Nouns | |||||||
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| sensual delights | die Sinnesfreuden | ||||||
| sensual pleasures pl. | die Sinnesfreuden | ||||||
| joy (about (or: over) sth.) | die Freude (über etw.acc.) no plural | ||||||
| pleasure | die Freude no plural | ||||||
| delight | die Freude no plural | ||||||
| happiness | die Freude no plural | ||||||
| enjoyment | die Freude no plural | ||||||
| gladness | die Freude no plural | ||||||
| blitheness | die Freude no plural | ||||||
| cheer no plural | die Freude pl. | ||||||
| fun | die Freude no plural | ||||||
| joyousness | die Freude no plural | ||||||
| elation | die Freude no plural | ||||||
| glee - happiness | die Freude pl. | ||||||
Possible base forms | |||||||
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| freuden | |||||||
| die Freude (Noun) | |||||||
Adjectives / Adverbs | |||||||
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| thrilled adj. | außer sichdat. vor Freude | ||||||
| cock-a-hoop adj. | außer sichdat. vor Freude | ||||||
| giddy with pleasure | außer sichdat. vor Freude | ||||||
| ablaze with excitement [fig.] | vor Freude leuchten | ||||||
| giddy with pleasure | ganz außer sichdat. vor Freude | ||||||
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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| To Joy | An die Freude - Gedicht von Schiller | ||||||
| delirious with joy | außer sichdat. vor Freude | ||||||
| Ode to Joy | Ode an die Freude - Beethovens Sinfonie Nr. 9; Europahymne | ||||||
| to be beside oneself with joy | sichacc. vor Freude kaum mehr halten können | ||||||
| to jump for joy | vor Freude an die Decke springen | ||||||
| to be beside oneself with joy | vor Freude ganz aus dem Häuschen sein | ||||||
| to be on cloud nine | trunken von (or: vor) Freude sein [fig.] | ||||||
Examples | |||||||
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| His eyes were shining with joy. | Seine Augen leuchteten vor Freude. | ||||||
| His eyes were sparkling with joy. | Seine Augen leuchteten vor Freude. | ||||||








