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Welches Wort wird oft in Listen „unübersetzbarer“ deutscher Wörter genannt und beschreibt die Sehnsucht nach fernen Orten?

Translation: Which word is often named in lists of "untranslatable" German words and describes a longing for faraway places?

  • A Kummerspeck Kummerspeck (grief bacon)
  • B Heimweh Heimweh (homesickness)
  • C Feierabend Feierabend (end of the working day)
  • ✓ Fernweh Fernweh (wanderlust, longing for far places) Your answer

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Fernweh ist das Gegenstück zu Heimweh: der Wunsch, in die Ferne zu reisen. Solche Wörter verbreiten sich im Netz gern in Listen über schöne deutsche Wörter.

Fernweh is the counterpart to Heimweh: the wish to travel far away. Words like this often spread online in lists of beautiful German words.

Source: Duden: Fernweh

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