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View days

11:01 Jan 3, 2024
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Greetings
English term or phrase: View days
Christmas Greetings: belated Christmas and New Years Greatings

One sentence was as follows: I hope you enjoyed the view days.

I have to admit that I have never heard this before.

The days between Christmas and the New Year? And if so, does this expression exclusively refer to these days or does it have a more general meaning?

Thanks for your help and a Happy and Successful New Year to you all

Inge
IngePreiss
Germany
Local time: 08:33


SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
5 -1The past days
Corine van Ewijk
4 -1view days" is commonly expressed as "a few days" or "several days." This phrase is used to convey a
Ghulam Mustafa
2a day on which a formal inspection or view (view, n. I.1) is held...
Yasutomo Kanazawa


Discussion entries: 7





  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
view days
a day on which a formal inspection or view (view, n. I.1) is held...


Explanation:
Found one hit listing for "view days".

Now rare (a) a day on which a formal inspection or view (view, n. I.1) is held; (b) a day on which an exhibition is held.

https://www.oed.com/search/dictionary/?scope=Entries&q=view ...

I'm just guessing since there are no sentences around the phrase you mentioned above.

HTH

Yasutomo Kanazawa
Japan
Local time: 15:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 19

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  AllegroTrans: Too much of a guess
2 hrs
  -> Yes, that's why I wrote I'm just guessing. With almost no context, this is the best I could do.
neutral  philgoddard: It could be something like this, but Inge should know the importance of context by now.
4 hrs
  -> Thanks for your comment.
neutral  Yvonne Gallagher: really a disagree as a) don't see how this could be right in the bit of context given and b) the adjective is "viewing" for the definition you give, hence why only 1 Ghit!
1 day 1 hr
  -> Thanks for your input.
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21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
The past days


Explanation:
I think you're looking at an incorrect English translation of a text, as 'view days' doesn't make sense in this context. Do you know the original language? For instance, if I translate 'view days' into Dutch, it would be 'geziene dagen' and that is a synonym for 'the past days' or 'the last few days'. In my view, that would be a natural and logical translation in this belated greetings text.

Corine van Ewijk
Italy
Local time: 08:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Yvonne Gallagher: really a disagree. 100% CL for incorrect English?
4 hrs
disagree  AllegroTrans: We don't say "the past days" in English - it's a common error among non-native En speakers unfortunately. As YG says, your CL is OTT
4 hrs
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1 day 32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
view days
view days" is commonly expressed as "a few days" or "several days." This phrase is used to convey a


Explanation:
view days" is commonly expressed as "a few days" or "several days." This phrase is used to convey a short, unspecified period of time without specifying an exact duration. It is a flexible expression often employed when discussing plans, deadlines, or waiting periods.

Ghulam Mustafa
Pakistan
Local time: 11:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Yvonne Gallagher: really a disagree because "view days" is not correct English, so it's not "commonly expressed" as anything! Nor is this the proper way to give an answer
1 hr
disagree  AllegroTrans: "View days" is NOT commonly expressed as "a few days" - sorry, but this is nonsense
1 hr
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