close, but no cigar in Dutch
close, but no cigar in Dutch is bijna telt niet, het is net niks.
close, but no cigar in Dutch
bijna telt niet
(idiomatic, originally, US, colloquial) Used to indicate that one is almost correct or has almost succeeded, but not quite. [from early 20th c.]
het is net niks
(idiomatic, originally, US, colloquial) Used to indicate that one is almost correct or has almost succeeded, but not quite. [from early 20th c.]
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What is "close, but no cigar" in Dutch?
"close, but no cigar" in Dutch is bijna telt niet, het is net niks.
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Yes — Dutch has 2 translations listed for "close, but no cigar": bijna telt niet, het is net niks.
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