English-German translation for "yearn"

"yearn" German translation

yearn
[jəː(r)n]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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sich sehnen, heftig verlangen fühlen, empfinden, Mitleid empfinden
yearn
[jəː(r)n]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t <impersonal | unpersönlichunpers>

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quälen, betrüben
Was wir als Menschen wirklich anstreben ist, für die anderen sichtbar zu sein.
What we really yearn for as human beings is to be visible to each other.
Source: TED
Er dachte, dass sie sich nach Ruhm sehnen.
He thought of them yearning for fame.
Source: Tatoeba
Würden sie meine Anerkennung haben wollen. meine Liebe, meine Stimme?
Would they yearn for my approval, my love, my voice?
Source: TED
Er schenkte uns die väterliche Fürsoge, nach der wir uns als jugendliche Rebellen so sehr sehnten.
He offered all the fatherly regard we yearned for in the clamour of youth.
Source: GlobalVoices
Die Menschen in Palästina sehnen sich nach Frieden und einer Linderung ihrer Not.
The people of Palestine yearn for peace and relief from suffering.
Source: News-Commentary
Es ist der Teil von uns, der sich wahrhaftig nach Gott sehnt.
It's the part of you that yearns, really, for God.
Source: TED
Der Exilant sehnte sich nach seiner Heimat.
The exile yearned for his home.
Source: Tatoeba
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