fortune of war

Dutch translation: het kan verkeren

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English term or phrase:fortune of war
Dutch translation:het kan verkeren

15:07 Oct 20, 2012
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English term or phrase: fortune of war
In the Sherlock Holmes story 'The Spiderwoman' there's a scene in a casino.
A woman stands next to a man at the roulette table, she's supposed to bring hem luck.
As it turns out, he loses. She says to him: 'How ghastly.'
He replies: 'The fortune of war, madam.'

What does he mean by that?

In het Sherlock Holmes verhaal "The Spiderwoman' is er een scene in het casino.
Een vrouw staat naast een man, ze zou hem geluk moeten brengen.
Dat is niet zo, hij verliest. Ze zegt tegen hem: 'Wat vreselijk.'
Hij antwoordt: 'The fortune of war, madam.'

Wat betekent (hier) 'fortune of war'?
M.Goldnick
het kan verkeren
Explanation:
In de betekenis van "soms zit het mee, soms zit het tegen".
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Max Nuijens
Netherlands
Local time: 12:11
Grading comment
Bedankt Max! Ben er erg blij mee.
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3 +9het kan verkeren
Max Nuijens
3geluk bij een ongeluk
Joelle Glas


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +9
het kan verkeren


Explanation:
In de betekenis van "soms zit het mee, soms zit het tegen".

Max Nuijens
Netherlands
Local time: 12:11
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Bedankt Max! Ben er erg blij mee.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
13 mins
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agree  Ron Willems: the fortunes of war -- the unpredictable, haphazard events of war ( http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/american_english/fo... )
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  -> bedankt Ron

agree  sindy cremer
5 hrs
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agree  Josephine Isaacs (X): Mooi bedacht
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agree  Theo Bernards (X): Goed gevonden
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agree  Jack den Haan: Prima vertaling
1 day 2 hrs
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agree  Michel de Ruyter: simpel maar doeltreffend
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agree  Jan Willem van Dormolen (X)
1 day 15 hrs
  -> Bedankt Jan Willem

agree  Wiard Sterk: komt er het dichtst bij
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
geluk bij een ongeluk


Explanation:
Usually having been in a war is not a great experience. This time the experience proved handy...

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Note added at 14 hrs (2012-10-21 05:20:00 GMT)
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not really...


Joelle Glas
Local time: 20:41
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
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