within sight of the harbour

Dutch translation: in zicht van de haven

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English term or phrase:within sight of the harbour
Dutch translation:in zicht van de haven
Entered by: kaydee

16:21 Mar 7, 2010
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English term or phrase: within sight of the harbour
Hallo,
I am reading a book in English (about Homer's Odyssey) and the writer, who is Dutch, says at one point:

Odysseus meets with disaster 'within sight of the harbour', as the Dutch expression goes.

I can guess, more or less, but I wouldn't mind some help.

Many thanks.
kaydee
Local time: 01:21
in zicht van de haven
Explanation:
old metaphor, like a proverb;
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Richard Sanders
United States
Local time: 19:21
Grading comment
Many thanks.
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5 +5in zicht van de haven
Richard Sanders


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in zicht van de haven


Explanation:
old metaphor, like a proverb;

Example sentence(s):
  • "gestrand in zicht van de haven"
Richard Sanders
United States
Local time: 19:21
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Many thanks.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Many thanks; could you please tell me how it is used, or in what contexts?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ron Willems: definitely - but it needs an article: In het zicht van de haven
1 min

agree  Jan Willem van Dormolen (X): In HET zicht, indeed
10 mins

agree  Saskia Steur (X): in het zicht van de haven
52 mins

agree  vixen: in het zicht van de haven
1 hr

agree  Carolien de Visser: in het zicht van de haven
12 hrs
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