nostalgic
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nos·tal·gi·a
(nŏ-stăl′jə, nə-)n.
1. A bittersweet longing for things, persons, or situations of the past.
2. The condition of being homesick; homesickness.
nos·tal′gic (-jĭk) adj.
nos·tal′gi·cal·ly adv.
nos·tal′gist n.
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nostalgic
(nɒˈstældʒɪk)adj
of or characterized by nostalgia
n
a person who indulges in nostalgia
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Adj. | 1. | nostalgic - unhappy about being away and longing for familiar things or persons |
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nostalgic
adjective sentimental, longing, emotional, homesick, wistful, maudlin, regretful I got nostalgic the other night and dug out my old photos.
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Translations
حَنيني إلى الوَطَن
nostalgický
honvágytól szenvedõnosztalgikus
nostalgískur, angurvær
nostalgický
geçmişe özleme aitnostaljik
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nostalgic
[nɒˈstældʒɪk] adj [trip, memory, song, book] → nostalgiqueto be nostalgic [person] → être nostalgique
to be nostalgic about sth → avoir la nostalgie de qch
to be nostalgic for sth → avoir la nostalgie de qch
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nostalgic
adj → nostalgisch; (= wistful) → wehmütig; to feel/be nostalgic for or about something → sich nach etw zurücksehnen
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nostalgic
[nɒsˈtældʒɪk] adj → nostalgico/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
nostalgia
(noˈstӕldʒə) noun a longing for past times. She felt a great nostalgia for her childhood.
noˈstalgic adjectivenoˈstalgically adverb
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