Ik zie het wel zitten + context

English translation: I see my/our/the way clear

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Dutch term or phrase:Ik zie het wel zitten + context
English translation:I see my/our/the way clear
Entered by: Charline Helsmoortel

18:04 Jun 21, 2009
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / cartoon
Dutch term or phrase: Ik zie het wel zitten + context
3 beestjes hebben een culturele bril aan:

A zegt: "Ik zie het wel zitten."
B: "Ik zie alleen maar beren op de weg."
C:"Ik zie niets."

Nu moet ik "ik zie het wel zitten" in het Engels hebben, maar 'het zien' moet er in blijven. Iemand een suggestie?
Charline Helsmoortel
Belgium
Local time: 22:47
I see my/our/the way clear
Explanation:
The expression is used in situations of perplexity and means something like "I can see a solution." "I can see a way forward." The opposite "Ik zie het niet meer zitten" is kind of like "I can't see a way out."
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Textpertise
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:47
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2I see my/our/the way clear
Textpertise
4I consider / see it perfectly possible
Etienne Muylle Wallace
3 +1I can see this working
Oliver Pekelharing
4I see possibilities
Jennifer Barnett
3I see our chance
Lianne van de Ven
3I can see it happening
Laura Morwood


Discussion entries: 2





  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
I consider / see it perfectly possible


Explanation:
It is easy to say it is non pro, when one does not even give an opinion. This, in any case, is the idea.

Etienne Muylle Wallace
Spain
Local time: 22:47
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in FrenchFrench
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
I see our chance


Explanation:
Een speling... als dat past bij de vertaling van de andere zinnen...

Uit "The adventures of Huckleberry Finn:"
"The duke he begun to abuse him for an old fool, and the king begun to sass back; and the minute they were fairly at it, I lit out, and shook the reefs out of my hind legs, and spun down the river road like a deer - for I see our chance; and I made up my mind that it would be a long day before they ever see me and Jim again."


Lianne van de Ven
United States
Local time: 16:47
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 8
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
I see my/our/the way clear


Explanation:
The expression is used in situations of perplexity and means something like "I can see a solution." "I can see a way forward." The opposite "Ik zie het niet meer zitten" is kind of like "I can't see a way out."

Textpertise
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 11

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway: I assume asker knows the NL meaning. just doesn't know how to express it in English. anyway, with so little context, it's anyone's guess.
5 hrs

agree  Siobhan Schoonhoff-Reilly
12 hrs
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
I can see it happening


Explanation:
Nog een oplossing, maar ik vind die van textpertise ook goed.

Laura Morwood
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:47
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 4
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
I can see this working


Explanation:
Another suggestion, depending on context. Another option: 'I can see opportunities/possibilities'

Oliver Pekelharing
Netherlands
Local time: 22:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Chris Hopley: most idiomatic option IMO
3 hrs
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
I see possibilities


Explanation:
Taken in the context of the 'culturele bril' and the alternatives presented by B (I see only obstacles) and C ( I see nothing).

Jennifer Barnett
France
Local time: 22:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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