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Schadenfreude (/ ˈ ʃ ɑː d ən f r ɔɪ d ə /; German: [ˈʃaːdn̩ˌfʁɔʏ̯də] ⓘ; lit. Tooltip literal translation "harm-joy") is the experience of pleasure, joy, or self-satisfaction that comes from learning of or witnessing the troubles, failures, pain, suffering, or humiliation of another.
Herr – in modern German either the equivalent of Mr. (Mister), to address an adult man, or "master" over something or someone (e.g. Sein eigener Herr sein: to be his own master). Derived from the adjective hehr , meaning "honourable" or "senior", it was historically a nobleman's title, equivalent to "Lord".
A First World War Canadian electoral campaign poster. Hun (or The Hun) is a term that originally refers to the nomadic Huns of the Migration Period.Beginning in World War I it became an often used pejorative seen on war posters by Western Allied powers and the basis for a criminal characterization of the Germans as barbarians with no respect for civilization and humanitarian values having ...
“We want to keep them around—and this is a powerful way to say, ‘I really do love you, and you’re special to me.’” “If I were given the choice of choosing my family, I would still ...
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andersrum - the other way around; anderswo - elsewhere; andocken - docking; aneinandergeraten - to come to blows with/clash with; an einem tag - in one day; anerkannt - accepted; anerkennen - to recognize; Anerkennung - recognition; Anfang - Beginning; anfangen - to begin; anfechten - to contest/appeal; Anforderer - Requester; anfordern - to ...
Some philosophers believe happiness can be understood as the moral goal of life or as an aspect of chance; indeed, in most European languages the term happiness is synonymous with luck. [1] Thus, philosophers usually explicate on happiness as either a state of mind, or a life that goes well for the person leading it. [2]
Sehnsucht (1997) is the title of the second album, and title track of that album, by the German metal band Rammstein. Sehnsucht (2009) is the title of an album by the German gothic metal band Lacrimosa. In 2011, the film director Badran Roy Badran treated the concept of Sehnsucht in his feature film A Play Entitled Sehnsucht. [9] [10]