Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Frustfressen | Excessive eating because of frustration | German | food adverse habits | |
Zeitgeist | The "spirit of the time" is what's going on culturally, religiously, or intellectually during a certain period. | German | time society | |
Extrawurst | Someone who is slowing things down by being fussy, making everything more complicated than necessary | German | stress adverse action | |
Vorfreude | The joyful, intense anticipation that comes from imagining future pleasures | German | time awareness happiness | |
Weltschmerz | Feeling hopeless about the state our world is currently in ("world pain") | German | adverse society | |
Lebensmüde | Weary of life | German | adverse life stress | |
Treppenwitz | Literal: "staircase joke", because the witty retort usually hits you in the stairwell on your way out | German | funny | |
Fachidiot | Someone who knows a great deal about a very narrow subject | German | thinking attribute | |
Sturmfrei | Having the house or flat to oneself | German | event | |
Fingerspitzengefühl | Literal: “finger tips feeling", but means an intuitive feel or to have one's finger on the pulse | German | feeling | |
Schadenfreude | Pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune. | German | feeling adverse | |
Vorführeffekt | When you try to give some evidence in public that something works (or doesn't work), but you fail because the opposite happens. | German | funny event | |
Fuchsteufelswütend | Literal: 'Fox devil angry'; steaming with rage | German | adverse stress emotion | |
Schnapsidee | An idea so stupid the person must have thought of it while drunk | German | funny thinking creative | |
Gretchenfrage | A direct question with the intention of unveiling the underlying thoughts of the person being questioned | German | awareness connection | |
Feierabend | End of the work day | German | event | |
Gemütlichkeit | An atmosphere of belonging, relaxation, chilled music, great food and drink | German | music food life | |
Wegbier | A beer you're having on your way somewhere (i.e. a party) | German | friends event food | |
Beschaulich | Quiet, pensive; living a simple life; pleasantly contemplative, unhurried in a fashion that inspires mental well-being. | German | positive | |
Abendrot | The colour of the sky when the sun is setting | German | nature beauty | |
Spannungsbogen | A sequence of events which build up suspense and/or tension | German | event exciting | |
Spätzünder | A person who needs a long time to understands sth/ so who makes belated progress of personal development | German | adverse | |
Schnickschnack | Items of little value; empty words that people may utter | German | adverse | |
Frischluftfanatiker | literal translation: fresh air fanatic; referring to a person who tends to keep the windows open to get fresh air, even in winter or someone who always tries to be outside in the open air | German | nature | |
Schnapsdrossel | A person that drinks a lot but rarely gets drunk | German | food habits |
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