English-German translation for "sigh"

"sigh" German translation

sigh
[sai]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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seufzen, ächzen, stöhnen aufseufzen, tief atmen
  • (auf)seufzen, tief (auf)atmen
    sigh
    sigh
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examples
  • seufzen, ächzen, stöhnen
    sigh of wind figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    sigh of wind figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
sigh
[sai]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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hinausseufzen... mit Seufzen zubringen mit einem Seufzer seine Seele aushauchen...
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examples
sigh
[sai]noun | Substantiv s

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Seufzer, AufSeufzen
  • Seufzermasculine | Maskulinum m
    sigh
    (Auf)Seufzenneuter | Neutrum n
    sigh
    sigh
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a profound sigh
ein tiefer Seufzer
a profound sigh
to fetch a sigh
to fetch a sigh
deep-drawn sigh
tiefer Seufzer
deep-drawn sigh
to draw a sigh
to draw a sigh
to heave a sigh
tief (auf)seufzen
to heave a sigh
Immer, wenn ich zu ihm hineinsah, hat er geseufzt, als mache ihm das Lesen viel Mühe.
Whenever I looked in on him he sighed as if this reading was a lot of work for him.
Source: Books
Dieser Seufzer schien Nikolai noch mehr zu reizen.
The sigh seemed to irritate Nicholas still more.
Source: Books
Dolly antwortete nicht und seufzte nur.
Dolly made no answer and only sighed.
Source: Books
So gab er es schließlich mit einem Seufzer auf und gähnte.
So at last, with a sigh and a yawn, he gave it up.
Source: Books
Ich seufzte erleichtert auf, als ich es hörte.
I sighed with relief to hear it.
Source: Tatoeba
Schließlich stand er seufzend auf und schlich in die Finsternis hinaus.
At last he rose up sighing and departed in the darkness.
Source: Books
Sergei Iwanowitsch seufzte und gab keine Antwort.
Koznyshev sighed and did not speak.
Source: Books
Ljewin seufzte und erwiderte nichts darauf.
Levin sighed and did not answer.
Source: Books
Und selbst dann können wir noch lange nicht aufatmen.
Even then, we will be a long way from being able to breathe a sigh of relief.
Source: Europarl
An diesem Punkt stieß die Welt einen kollektiven Seufzer der Erleichterung aus.
At that point, the world breathed a collective sigh of relief.
Source: News-Commentary
Nach acht Jahren Rückschritt werden wir erleichtert aufatmen.
We will breathe a sigh of relief after eight years of going backwards.
Source: Europarl
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