addiction

addiction
noun
Sucht, die; (fig. coll.) Fimmel, der (ugs.)

an addiction to something — die Sucht nach etwas

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[-ʃən]
noun die Sucht
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ad·dic·tion
[əˈdɪkʃən]
n
1. no pl (dependency) Abhängigkeit f (to von +dat), Sucht f (to nach +dat)
alcohol/drug \addiction Alkohol-/Drogenabhängigkeit f, Alkohol-/Drogensucht f
2. (craving) Sucht f
shopping can become an \addiction Einkaufen kann zur Sucht werden
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[ə'dIkSən]
n
Sucht f (to nach); (no pl = state of dependence) Sucht f, Süchtigkeit f

addiction to drugs/alcohol — Rauschgift-/Trunksucht f

addiction to sport — übermäßige Sportbegeisterung

to become an addiction — zur Sucht werden

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addiction s
1. Hingabe f (to an akk)
2. Sucht f, (Zustand auch) Süchtigkeit f:
addiction to alcohol (drugs, pleasure, smoking, television) Alkohol-(Drogen- oder Rauschgift-/Arzneimittel- oder Medikamenten-, Vergnügungs-, Nikotin-, Fernseh)sucht
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noun
Sucht, die; (fig. coll.) Fimmel, der (ugs.)

an addiction to something — die Sucht nach etwas

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(to) n.
Abhängigkeit (von) f. n.
Sucht ¨-e f.

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