Fingerspitzengefühl #Vokabel (Podcast S01E02)Fingerspitzengefühl #vocab (Podcast S01E02)

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Heute sprechen wir über das deutsche Wort „Fingerspitzengefühl“. Was bedeutet „Fingerspitzengefühl“?Today, we talk about the German word “Fingerspitzengefühl”. What does “Fingerspitzengefühl” mean?

Fingerspitzengefühltact, knack; literally: finger tips feeling

Substantiv, nNoun, n

WorttrennungHyphenation

Fin·ger·spit·zen·ge·fühl, kein PluralFin·ger·spit·zen·ge·fühl, kein Plural

AussprachePronunciation

IPA: [ˈfɪŋɐʃpɪʦn̩ɡəˌfyːl]IPA: [ˈfɪŋɐʃpɪʦn̩ɡəˌfyːl]

HerkunftOrigin:

Kombination aus Fingerspitze, -n und GefühlCombination of Fingerspitze (finger tip), -n (for plural) and Gefühl (feeling)

BedeutungenMeanings

[1] feines Gespür dafür, wie etwas gemacht werden soll[1] a fine sense of how something should be done

[2] feines Gespür dafür, wie man sich jemandem gegenüber verhalten soll[2] a fine sense of how to behave towards someone

SynonymeSynonyms

[1] Geschick[1] knack

[2] Einfühlungsvermögen, Feingefühl, Takt[2] empathy, sensitivity, tact

BeispieleExamples

[1] „Das verlangt viel Fingerspitzengefühl und auch etwas Erfahrung.“[1] “This requires a lot of tact and also some experience.”

[2] Gespräche mit Gewaltopfern verlangen Fingerspitzengefühl.[2] Talks with victims of violence require tact.

(Quelle: Wiktionary)(Source: Wiktionary)


Beim Erstellen von Code für meine Webseite brauche ich viel Fingerspitzengefühl, weil ein Fehler im Code große Auswirkungen haben kann.When creating code for my website, I need to be careful because a bug in the code can have a big impact.

Wenn man sich in einer fremden Kultur mit anderen Sitten befindet, braucht man manchmal Fingerspitzengefühl. Die Deutschen fühlen sich zum Glück nicht sehr schnell beleidigt, also keine Sorge. 😉If you are in a foreign culture with other customs, you sometimes need tact. The Germans are fortunately not easily offended, so don’t worry. 😉

SchlussEnd

Das war’s für heute.That’s it for today.

Ich bin Mark, dein Deutschlehrer und Mitschüler des Lebens.I am Mark, your German teacher and fellow student of life.

Mit Ruhe wirst du die deutsche Sprache meistern.With tranquility you will master the German language.

Bis zum nächsten Mal. Bis bald!Until next time. See you soon!

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