dat ziet er niet in

English translation: We won't be doing that any time soon.

18:34 Sep 24, 2020
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Dutch term or phrase: dat ziet er niet in
Taken from some audio about Mars.

The Dutch is not 100% clear, but sounds like "Even een luchtje schep op mars, dat ziet er niet in."
Adam Dean
Local time: 04:39
English translation:We won't be doing that any time soon.
Explanation:
The translation is of course debatable, though I think this comes fairly close (unless the context is a strange one I don't know).

The Dutch should be 'dat zit er niet in'.
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Kirsten Bodart
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:39
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3there's no chance of that
Astrid Homan
4 +3We won't be doing that any time soon.
Kirsten Bodart
4I don't see that- I can not understand that
Mohammed Abd El Aziz
4of course we know for a fact that is not going to happen.
Cillie Swart


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
We won't be doing that any time soon.


Explanation:
The translation is of course debatable, though I think this comes fairly close (unless the context is a strange one I don't know).

The Dutch should be 'dat zit er niet in'.

Kirsten Bodart
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:39
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 6
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway: Would be nice to hear the video. Without more context and/or hearing what is actually being said, it's hard to be sure. Agree this should be fairly close It means what it means
2 mins

agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
2 hrs

agree  Elsje Apostel: helemaal eens
2 hrs
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
I don't see that- I can not understand that


Explanation:
I don't see that- I can not understand that

Mohammed Abd El Aziz
Egypt
Local time: 06:39
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
there's no chance of that


Explanation:
figurative. Also: mispelling: it should be 'dat zit er niet in'

Example sentence(s):
  • that zit er niet in
  • there's no chance of that
Astrid Homan
United States
Local time: 23:39
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Barend van Zadelhoff: een luchtje scheppen op mars zit er niet in: inderdaad, er is daar geen lucht en vrij rond lopen is er niet bij.
9 hrs

agree  Joan Brouwers-Oosterbaan
1 day 21 hrs

agree  Kitty Brussaard: This translation seems to make most sense in the given context, for the reasons already explained by Barend.
6 days
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1 day 2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
of course we know for a fact that is not going to happen.


Explanation:
even just getting a breath of fresh air...of course we know for a fact that is not going to happen.

Cillie Swart
South Africa
Local time: 06:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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