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Gefühl

feeling

noun ge-FÜÜL Less Common
Mind & Emotions Emotions

Also means

sense

Usage Note

Gefühl is both an emotion and a physical or intuitive sense, as in ein gutes Gefühl ('a good feeling'). The idiom etwas im Gefühl haben means to have a knack or gut sense for something.

Examples

"Ich habe ein gutes Gefühl."

Natural Translation

I have a good feeling.

Literal Translation

I have a good feeling.

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