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Many Dutch people speak or understand a few languages, like English and German and a bit of French.
But there is one, very common Dutch word that is notoriously hard to translate or even explain: 'gezellig'.
'Gezellig' is a feeling, an atmosphere. It is usually translated as 'cozy', but it's more than cozy. A situation or room can be 'gezellig', but also people and objects. It's warm, peaceful, you forget time, there is togetherness, no complications or problems.
Some could even say Neatorama has a 'gezellige' quality to it.
But there is one, very common Dutch word that is notoriously hard to translate or even explain: 'gezellig'.
'Gezellig' is a feeling, an atmosphere. It is usually translated as 'cozy', but it's more than cozy. A situation or room can be 'gezellig', but also people and objects. It's warm, peaceful, you forget time, there is togetherness, no complications or problems.
Some could even say Neatorama has a 'gezellige' quality to it.
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Greasy, fat smoked eel has such a great taste. I love eating eel from a newspaper with friends and a bottle of Dutch Jenever.
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Great link! Thanks!
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Three words: Jean 'Toots' Thielemans (http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu0hO3BpFpg)
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It happened to me too here in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The first 30 pages or so every searchresult had the warning (in Dutch).
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@Adam Stanhope: except Fridays. Life is hard on Fridaynight in Penistone.
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Penistone: your happy place.
Come and stay in Penistone.
Wake up to the sound of the mighty organ of Penistone.
Come and stay in Penistone.
Wake up to the sound of the mighty organ of Penistone.
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Don't worry about English. It is the only language that is truly international. The Esperanto of our time.
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Sander Plug is actually Dutch (and living in Amsterdam), not Danish.
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Just resized the picture to about 10 inches. Could be for opening bottles, not jars?
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Maybe for taking of the top or lid of a jar? Or unscrewing a lid.
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Maybe it's for handling logs in a fire place?
It just looks like tongs you can use for anything you need tongs for: hold something hot, remove a big bullet, deliver a baby, cut of a ball or two, stripping some leaves, pour some acid, pick your nose or a pocket. Great invention, tongs.
It just looks like tongs you can use for anything you need tongs for: hold something hot, remove a big bullet, deliver a baby, cut of a ball or two, stripping some leaves, pour some acid, pick your nose or a pocket. Great invention, tongs.
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It's torture not to know what Miss Cellania thinks it could be.
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Could be for getting laundry out of the hot water, or turning it around, etc.
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Dutch illustrator Siegfried Woldhek studied all Leonardos artwork and claims to have found 3 self-portraits. It's very convincing.
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/siegfried_woldhek_shows_how_he_found_the_true_face_of_leonardo.html