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a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down in Dutch

a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down in Dutch is een klein schepje suiker wordt een bittere pil zoet.

a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down in Dutch

een klein schepje suiker wordt een bittere pil zoet

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An otherwise unpleasant situation can be pleasant when a pleasant aspect is deliberately introduced.

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C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

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What is "a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down" in Dutch?

"a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down" in Dutch is een klein schepje suiker wordt een bittere pil zoet.

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