| English to Dutch translations [Non-PRO] | | English term or phrase: Good food, good drink, good friends | | a saying |
| | | Het was (heel) gezellig | Explanation:
Hi Jessica,
I think this calls for the Dutch word 'gezellig'. Everybody in Holland says there is no English word for "gezellig" but "Good food, good drink, good friends" sounds 'gezellig' to me.
Google came up with:
Derek's was full of fun, good times, laughter and the Canadian wilderness.
Well, okay, cottage country anyway. Good food, good drink, good friends.
www.derekandheidi.com/original/other.html
Rancho AnaGregoria Activities. Rest, relaxation, good food, good drink, good
friends, and good times are the order of the day at Rancho AnaGregoria. ...
www.anagregoria.com/active.asp
We enjoyed Thanksgiving and Christmas parties just like last year - good food,
good drink, good friends. Well, that's just about all the major stuff. ...
www.qsl.net/w1ors/1995reviewyear.htm
It would be nice if they aren't all dirty and muddy. Club House. Dick
Pilz. To sum it up-Good food. Good drink. Good friends. Let's eat. ...
www.osfci.org/wester48/pr4.html
So it depends on the context. If the sentence sort of sums up the text (talking about the food and who was there etc), then you could simply say "het was (heel) gezellig".
Of course if you want a literal translation of the term then Chanti's answer should do.
HTH
Ellemiek
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 Ellemiek Drucker
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43 mins confidence:   goed eten, goed drinken, goede vrienden
Explanation:
This is the literal translation but being a native Dutch-speaking person I couldn't think of a saying that is an alternative. It sounds good anyway.
Regards,
Chanti
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10 hrs confidence: Het was (heel) gezellig
Explanation:
Hi Jessica,
I think this calls for the Dutch word 'gezellig'. Everybody in Holland says there is no English word for "gezellig" but "Good food, good drink, good friends" sounds 'gezellig' to me.
Google came up with:
Derek's was full of fun, good times, laughter and the Canadian wilderness.
Well, okay, cottage country anyway. Good food, good drink, good friends.
www.derekandheidi.com/original/other.html
Rancho AnaGregoria Activities. Rest, relaxation, good food, good drink, good
friends, and good times are the order of the day at Rancho AnaGregoria. ...
www.anagregoria.com/active.asp
We enjoyed Thanksgiving and Christmas parties just like last year - good food,
good drink, good friends. Well, that's just about all the major stuff. ...
www.qsl.net/w1ors/1995reviewyear.htm
It would be nice if they aren't all dirty and muddy. Club House. Dick
Pilz. To sum it up-Good food. Good drink. Good friends. Let's eat. ...
www.osfci.org/wester48/pr4.html
So it depends on the context. If the sentence sort of sums up the text (talking about the food and who was there etc), then you could simply say "het was (heel) gezellig".
Of course if you want a literal translation of the term then Chanti's answer should do.
HTH
Ellemiek
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11 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +2 lekker eten, lekker drinken, goed gezelschap
Explanation:
I agree that there is no such saying un Dutch.
I think that "good" can also be translated by "lekker", but then of course the three "good"s are lost.
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22 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
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