"het is vijf voor twaalf" meaning in Dutch

{
  "etymology_text": "Literally \"it's five minutes to twelve\". The meaning probably derives from the Doomsday Clock warning for man-made catastrophy.",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "A rucus yesterday as if Judgement had come. Many people promptly looked at the clock, but it wasn't \"five to twelve\". And yet the air was full of humming airplanes and it seemed to be an ordinary weekday evening during the occupation.",
          "ref": "1948 December 17, “Bomben auf Helgoland”, in Het Binnenhof, page 2",
          "text": "'n Herrie als 'n oordeel gisteravond. Vele mensen keken van de weeromstuit op de klok, maar „vijf voor twaalf” was 't niet. Toch zat de lucht vol brommende toestellen en 't leek 'n doordeweekse vliegavond in bezettingstijd.",
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          "english": "From previously leaked documents an image arises of a coalition that wants to invest heavily in the nitrogen crisis, the housing crisis, childcare and education, and the battle against global warming. That is no superfluous luxury. For the climate it's five minutes to midnight\".",
          "ref": "2021 December 14, “Geld voor plannen hebben, is één. Ze daadwerkelijk uitvoeren wordt de echte uitdaging voor Rutte IV”, in de Volkskrant, archived from the original on 2023-12-12",
          "text": "Uit eerder gelekte documenten doemt het beeld op van een coalitie die fors wil investeren in de stikstofcrisis, woningnood, kinderopvang en onderwijs en de strijd tegen de opwarming van de aarde. Dat is geen overbodige luxe. Voor het klimaat is het vijf voor twaalf.",
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        "it's almost too late, it's five minutes to midnight"
      ],
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "de tijd dringt"
        },
        {
          "word": "het is twee voor twaalf"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "het is vijf voor twaalf"
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{
  "etymology_text": "Literally \"it's five minutes to twelve\". The meaning probably derives from the Doomsday Clock warning for man-made catastrophy.",
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        {
          "english": "A rucus yesterday as if Judgement had come. Many people promptly looked at the clock, but it wasn't \"five to twelve\". And yet the air was full of humming airplanes and it seemed to be an ordinary weekday evening during the occupation.",
          "ref": "1948 December 17, “Bomben auf Helgoland”, in Het Binnenhof, page 2",
          "text": "'n Herrie als 'n oordeel gisteravond. Vele mensen keken van de weeromstuit op de klok, maar „vijf voor twaalf” was 't niet. Toch zat de lucht vol brommende toestellen en 't leek 'n doordeweekse vliegavond in bezettingstijd.",
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          "english": "From previously leaked documents an image arises of a coalition that wants to invest heavily in the nitrogen crisis, the housing crisis, childcare and education, and the battle against global warming. That is no superfluous luxury. For the climate it's five minutes to midnight\".",
          "ref": "2021 December 14, “Geld voor plannen hebben, is één. Ze daadwerkelijk uitvoeren wordt de echte uitdaging voor Rutte IV”, in de Volkskrant, archived from the original on 2023-12-12",
          "text": "Uit eerder gelekte documenten doemt het beeld op van een coalitie die fors wil investeren in de stikstofcrisis, woningnood, kinderopvang en onderwijs en de strijd tegen de opwarming van de aarde. Dat is geen overbodige luxe. Voor het klimaat is het vijf voor twaalf.",
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        "it's almost too late, it's five minutes to midnight"
      ],
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          "it's five minutes to midnight"
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        {
          "word": "de tijd dringt"
        }
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    }
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "het is twee voor twaalf"
    }
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  "word": "het is vijf voor twaalf"
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