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Orientierung

orientation

noun oh-ri-en-TEE-roong Less Common
Travel & Places Directions

Origin: from Latin via French

Also means

sense of direction

Usage Note

Orientierung is the ability to know where you are and which way to go. The phrase die Orientierung verlieren (to lose one's bearings) is idiomatic; it also means general guidance or focus.

Examples

"Im dichten Nebel verloren wir völlig die Orientierung."

Natural Translation

In the thick fog we completely lost our bearings.

Literal Translation

In-the thick fog lost we completely the orientation.

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