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Gemuetlich

    18-Apr-94 15:47:52
Sb: Gemuetlich
Fm: John Tissavary 71054,15
To: David Geffen 100065,1654
Langenscheidts Taschenwoerterbuch, English, Neubearbeitung 1990: Gemuetlich: Comfortable, cosy, snug, pleasant. While I didn't list every possible translation of the word, I don't think multiple variations qualifies it, for an instant, as "difficult to translate". The authors of Langenscheidts, I would hazard to guess, have come across much more difficult translations in their tasks <g>. I'll bet most people (non-german) who could understand "gemuetlich" in different german sentences/contexts would be able to understand the variations of the word based on any _one_ of those definitions. They are, after all, commonly associated in any thesaurus. John Tissavary (LUNA cie)