Deutsch → English
German vocabulary B2: Joy, love, emotions
B2
Catalogue
72 cards
Feelings and how people show them, from joy and pride to tenderness, relief and temptation. Typical words: die Freude, die Erleichterung, rührend, zärtlich, begeistern, trösten.
72 German words at level B2, with their translation.
Start a session Read a text with these words
Create an account to see example sentences and notes on the translations, and to review this list. Already have an account? Sign in.
DeutschEnglish
erfüllt
fulfilled
emotional
emotional (about feelings)
rühren (jdn.)
to move (sb emotionally)
gerührt
moved (emotionally)also: touched
rührend
touchingalso: heart-warming
trösten
to comfortalso: to console
innerlich
inwardlyalso: within
reagieren
to react
die Reaktion
reaction
das Mitleid (mit jdm.)
pity (for sb)
das Mitgefühl
sympathyalso: compassion
die Versuchung
temptation
der Stolz
pride
das Verlangen
desirealso: craving
die Leidenschaft
passion
ahnen
to suspect (have a feeling)also: to sense
die Vorliebe
preferencealso: liking, fondness
die Begeisterung
enthusiasm
die Freude
joyalso: delight
erleichtert
relieved
strahlend
bright (cheerful)also: radiant, beaming
die Erleichterung
relief (feeling)
beeindrucken (jdn.)
to impress (sb)
beeindruckt
impressed
begeistern
to thrillalso: to excite, to enthuse
erstaunen
to astonishalso: to amaze
das Erstaunen
amazementalso: astonishment
amüsieren (jdn.)
to amuse (make sb laugh)
amüsiert
amused
unfassbar
unbelievable (beyond understanding)also: inconceivable, beyond belief
hängen (an jdm.)
to be attached (to sb)
leidenschaftlich
passionatealso: passionately
zärtlich
tenderalso: tenderly, affectionate
glühend
ardentalso: fervent, fierce, burning
das Streicheln
caress (gentle touch)also: stroke, stroking
schätzen (jdn./etw.)
to value (sth)
zu schätzen wissen (etw.)
to appreciate (sth good)
die Zufriedenheit
satisfactionalso: contentment
zumute
in the mood (feeling a certain way)
ermutigend
encouraging
zufriedenstellen (jdn.)
to satisfy (sb)
dazugehören
to belong (be part of a group)also: to fit in
die Emotion
emotion
bestrebt (etw. zu tun)
at pains (to do sth)also: anxious, keen
die Besessenheit
obsession
gern bereit (etw. zu tun)
glad (willing to do sth)also: happy
der Wunschtraum
fantasy (wished-for dream)also: pipe dream
aus tiefstem Herzen
from the bottom of your heartalso: from the bottom of one's heart, from the bottom of my heart
verblüffen
to astoundalso: to amaze, to baffle
die Bewunderung
admiration
die Belustigung
amusement (feeling)
die Verblüffung
bafflementalso: astonishment
jubelnd
exultantalso: jubilant
die Fröhlichkeit
cheerfulnessalso: gaiety, merriness
euphorisch
euphoricalso: ecstatic
die diebische Freude
glee
liebevoll
lovingalso: affectionate
vergöttern
to adorealso: to idolise, to idolize
bewundernd
admiring
anerkennend
appreciativealso: approving
mit Bewunderung
admiringlyalso: with admiration
der Verehrer / die Verehrerinalso: der Verehrer, die Verehrerin
admirer
bewegend
moving
gefühlsmäßig
emotionally
nahegehen (jdm.)
to affect (sb emotionally)
fasziniert
fascinated
mit Begeisterung
enthusiasticallyalso: with enthusiasm
gute Laune haben
to be in a good mood
wenig begeistert
unenthusiasticalso: not very enthusiastic
das Interesse verlieren (an etw.)
to lose interest (in sth)
liebgewinnen (jdn./etw.)
to grow fond of (sb/sth)
die Distanziertheit
detachmentalso: aloofness
This catalogue is protected by the EU database right (Directive 96/9/EC): extracting or reusing a substantial part of it is not permitted. Legal notice