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so bad I can taste it

Dutch translation: zo erg dat ik het kan ruiken

10:35 May 8, 2005
English to Dutch translations [Non-PRO]
Linguistics / sayings
English term or phrase: so bad I can taste it
I want it so bad I can taste it!

Another one, I cannot find
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Dutch translation:zo erg dat ik het kan ruiken
Explanation:
Ik wil het zo graag (hebben) dat ik het (als het ware) kan ruiken.
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Jan Willem van Dormolen (X)
Netherlands
Local time: 01:38
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3zo erg dat ik het kan ruiken
Jan Willem van Dormolen (X)
3 +1Het water komt me ervan in de mond
Paul Peeraerts


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
so bad i can taste it
Het water komt me ervan in de mond


Explanation:
... was mijn eerste idee.

Paul Peeraerts
Local time: 01:38
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Leo te Braake | dutCHem: In de vraag ligt besloten, dat het verlangen maakt dat je de geur -in gedachten- al kunt ruiken. Het water loopt je in de mond bij de fysieke confrontatie met iets heerlijks (of dat nu plantaardig, dierlijk of ook menselijk is :-))
10 mins
agree  mariette (X): eens met Leo, in nederland is het de uitdrukking: Het water loopt je in de mond.
12 hrs
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
so bad i can taste it
zo erg dat ik het kan ruiken


Explanation:
Ik wil het zo graag (hebben) dat ik het (als het ware) kan ruiken.

Jan Willem van Dormolen (X)
Netherlands
Local time: 01:38
Native speaker of: Dutch
Grading comment
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Leo te Braake | dutCHem: zo graag dan wel...
2 mins
agree  Paul Peeraerts
16 mins
agree  Iris70
8 hrs
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