kiezen is verliezen

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, “to choose is to lose.”

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈki.zə(n) ɪs vərˈli.zə(n)/

Proverb[edit]

kiezen is verliezen

  1. to choose is to forsake; one can't have one's cake and eat it too (when you make a choice, you have to give up on something else)