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* https://www.proz.com/kudoz/dutch-to-english/engineering-general/1338385-haken-en-ogen.html ("Daar zitten veel haken en ogen aan" is an idiomatic way of saying that something is not as easy as it first appears and that there are many details to take care of.) | * https://www.proz.com/kudoz/dutch-to-english/engineering-general/1338385-haken-en-ogen.html ("Daar zitten veel haken en ogen aan" is an idiomatic way of saying that something is not as easy as it first appears and that there are many details to take care of.) | ||
Latest revision as of 18:43, 29 November 2023
Literal meaning (= sewing term)
- hook & eye, hooks & eyes, hook and eye, hooks and eyes
Figurative meaning (= problemen/moeilijkheden)
- snags (Berkien, J.A.M.: Lexicon Financieel Management)
- difficulties
- stumbling blocks
- complications
- drawbacks
- issues
- implications
- barriers (maar aan de industrialisering ervan zitten nog wat haken en ogen = although there are still technological barriers to bringing it into industrial operation)
- obstacles and difficulties
- challenges
External links
- https://www.proz.com/kudoz/dutch-to-english/engineering-general/1338385-haken-en-ogen.html ("Daar zitten veel haken en ogen aan" is an idiomatic way of saying that something is not as easy as it first appears and that there are many details to take care of.)