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What does Mick Jagger leest als een trein. mean?
What does Mick Jagger leest als een trein. mean?
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Aah could the testimonial be from Mick Jagger himself then? Like that he says 'leest als een trein'?
Anyway in that context it would be better translated as 'a nice quick and compelling read'.
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Literally: Mick Jagger reads like a train.
It's a figure of speech though, meaning that Mick Jagger reads really fast and efficiently.
Weird expression though, does this match the context?
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That makes more sense. But I can't really tell if it does in the context. This phrase was written on the back of Paul McCartney's biography book. You know, where testimonials are. I can't understand all the other parts so I can't really tell what it means in the context. But your explanation makes sense in me. So, it's OK. Thank you!
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Aah could the testimonial be from Mick Jagger himself then? Like that he says 'leest als een trein'?
Anyway in that context it would be better translated as 'a nice quick and compelling read'.
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I expect this same biographer wrote a book about Mick Jagger, called... 'Mick Jagger', so your sentence refers to this book. Then it makes perfect sense. It's a positive review about his previous book.
By the way, the following, similar expression is more common:
'Het loopt als een trein'
Meaning:
It's going smoothly, swimmingly, successfully.
You can use this when talking about all sorts of things: a project, a party, a business, or even about your Dutch studies. 😁
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