Meaning

1 senses
  1. The spirit of the age; the taste, outlook, and spirit characteristic of a period.

    Zeitgeist

    дух вре́мениdux vrémeni, цайтга́йстcajtgájst

    дух ча́суdux čásu, цайтґа́йстcajtgájst

    the spirit of the time; the spirit characteristic of an age or generation

Examples

6 sentences
  1. English has no word for "Zeitgeist".

    ruВ английском языке нет аналога слову "Zeitgeist".

    deEnglisch hat kein Wort für Zeitgeist.

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  2. People's opinions depend on the Zeitgeist.

    deDie Auffassungen der Menschen hängen vom Zeitgeist ab.

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  3. Youth is contaminated by the Zeitgeist.

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  4. If you want to change a society, you must first change the Zeitgeist.

    deWenn man eine Gesellschaft verändern will, muss man als Erstes den Zeitgeist verändern.

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  5. A person who gets married to the Zeitgeist will become a widow quite fast.

    deWer sich mit dem Zeitgeist verheiratet, der wird ganz schnell Witwer.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
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the spirit of the age:
Русский
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the spirit of the age:
Deutsch
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the spirit of the age:

Origin

Unadapted borrowing from German Zeitgeist (literally “spirit of the age”).

Unadapted borrowing from German Zeitgeist (literally “spirit of the age”).

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