English-German translation for "lust"

"lust" German translation

lust
[lʌst]noun | Substantiv s

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sinnliche Begierde, Wollust, Sinnlichkeit, Lust Hang, Sucht, Gier, Gelüste, leidenschaftliches Verlangen Genuss, Vergnügen
  • Hangmasculine | Maskulinum m
    lust
    Suchtfeminine | Femininum f
    lust
    Gierfeminine | Femininum f
    lust
    Gelüst(e)neuter | Neutrum n
    lust
    leidenschaftliches Verlangen
    lust
    lust
examples
  • Genussmasculine | Maskulinum m
    lust pleasure obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    Vergnügenneuter | Neutrum n
    lust pleasure obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    lust pleasure obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
lust
[lʌst]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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Gelüste
examples
  • they lust for (or | oderod after) power
    es gelüstet sie nach Macht
    they lust for (or | oderod after) power
Man kann also alles ausdrücken, von Bewunderung und Lust zu Beunruhigung und Angst.
So they can express everything from admiration and lust to anxiety and angst.
Source: TED
Hier sprechen Rockstars über die Lehrer, in die sie in der Schule verschossen waren.
This is rockstars talking about teachers they had lusted after in school.
Source: TED
Diese drei Gehirnstrukturen: Lust, romantische Liebe und Bindung arbeiten nicht immer zusammen.
In these three brain systems: lust, romantic love and attachment-- don't always go together.
Source: TED
Nun, das war ein Objekt des Neids und der Begierde.
Now, this was an object of much envy and lust.
Source: TED
Da ist Lust, einfach nur Sex wollen.
There's lust, which is just wanting to have sex.
Source: TED
Wie kommt es, dass, sobald jemand das Wort Liebe sagt, Lust sich zur Leidenschaft wandelt?
Why is it that, as soon as someone says the word love, lust metamorphoses into passion?
Source: Tatoeba
Nehmen Sie diese Haltung nicht aus reinem Machtbewusstsein ein?
Is it not lust for power leading them to take this attitude?
Source: Europarl
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