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Translation

charming, lovely

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She is a charming girl with cheerful eyes.

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We spent a lovely evening in the garden.

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The cottage looked charming under the snow.

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He smiled charmingly and said nothing.

ĝia .

The charm of the place lies in its silence.

is prettiness with warmth in it, a step gentler than and much less grand than . It applies happily to people, places and evenings alike. The noun covers both the abstract quality and, in older or more literary texts, the old sense of a magic charm or spell, which is where the word came from in the first place. is to charm someone, and a exists for when restraint has gone entirely. Be aware that, as in English, calling a grown woman can land as patronising depending on who says it.

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This word is taught in chapter 6, lesson 6: ĉarma, regi, insulo and 7 more words.