German-English translation for "schwelgen"

"schwelgen" English translation

schwelgen
[ˈʃvɛlgən]intransitives Verb | intransitive verb v/i <h>

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feast, banquet live on the fat of the land, luxuriate More examples...
  • feast
    schwelgen schlemmen
    banquet
    schwelgen schlemmen
    schwelgen schlemmen
  • live on the fat of the land
    schwelgen üppig leben
    luxuriate
    schwelgen üppig leben
    schwelgen üppig leben
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  • in (Dativ | dative (case)dat) etwas schwelgen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    to revel (oder | orod luxuriate, indulge, wallow) inetwas | something sth
    in (Dativ | dative (case)dat) etwas schwelgen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
  • sie schwelgt in seligen Gedanken
    she revels in delightful thoughts
    sie schwelgt in seligen Gedanken
  • der Maler schwelgt in Farben
    the artist wallows in colo(u)r
    der Maler schwelgt in Farben
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schwelgen
Neutrum | neuter n <Schwelgens>

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indulgence
in Gefühlen schwelgen
to indulge in fine sentiments, to sentimentalizeauch | also a. -s- britisches Englisch | British EnglishBr
in Gefühlen schwelgen
darin schwelgen
to revel (oder | orod luxuriate) in it
darin schwelgen
We drank cappuccinos and reminisced.
Wir tranken Cappuccino und schwelgten in Erinnerungen.
Source: Tatoeba
Moreover, the rest of Asia resented the Japanese for reveling in this difference.
Hinzukam, dass der Rest Asiens es den Japanern verübelte, in diesem Unterschied zu schwelgen.
Source: News-Commentary
Let us not give into interpretations of the European Court of Justice.
Lassen sie uns nicht in Interpretationen des Europäischen Gerichtshofs schwelgen.
Source: Europarl
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