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“The Dutch word gezellig can be described as a cozy, communal feeling, like the warm sensation one has surrounded by good friends at a long meal, with the conversation flowing.”
“It felt like an old-fashioned family B-day, with aunts and cousins and two little kids and people telling each other they didn't like the decisions they made but remaining polite and "gezellig" anyway.”
“They are so lovely, real "gezellig" Means comfy cozy or something alike in Dutch.”
“Van der Sar is looking forward to what the Dutch know as some gezellig – cosy, homey time out – but not quite yet.”
The Guardian: 'I want to finish at the top playing well,' says Edwin van der Sar
“In Holland they have a word which celebrates the cultivation of a tolerant, relaxed atmosphere: gezellig.”
The Guardian: World Cup 2010: Holland hope for harmony from their feuding stars
“Ik zou dus graag dat gesigneerde exemplaar willen ontvangen, zodat ik gezellig met mijn vriendin kan kleten over je avonturen in Parijs!”
“Call me a shlimazl, or even a klloshar, but i have this altahmam, this saudade for gezellig.”
“The Rose was a comfortable but slightly down-at-heel pub in Bow: gezellig, in the beautiful Dutch word.”
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
“And, just as in San Francisco, diners in Amsterdam seem drawn to restaurants that are gezellig - cozy and sociable - feelings that are also reflected in their food.”
“Twitter is gezellig en handig, maar wat me opvalt is dat ik zo weinig seks tegenkom.”
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radioustukacz, shlimazl, gezellig, saudade, selathirupavar, pochernuchka, klloshar, ilunga, filotimo, plenipotentiary, taarradhin, guanxi and 33 more...
acediscovery I love gezellig - lots of European languages (except English) have this concept, but the Dutch version's the most guttural. Nov 28, 2008
stpeter A notoriously untranslatable Dutch word meaning the combination of cozy, warm, comfortable, enjoyable, sociable, pleasant, et alia. Dec 8, 2006