Katarina Ristic

May 23, 20211 min

Word of the week: die Gefühlsduselei

die Gefühlsduselei

noun: sentimentalism

This colloquialism is used to refer to ‘exaggerated sentimentalism or touchy-feely talk’.

  • Manche mögen das als unnötige Gefühlsduselei abtun, aber Zusammenarbeit wird bei uns sehr wichtig genommen. = Some may dismiss this as unnecessary sentimentality, but teamwork is very important to us.
     

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