rapture

rapture
noun
1) (ecstatic delight)

[state of] rapture — Verzückung, die

2) in pl.

be in raptures — entzückt sein (over, about über + Akk.)

go into raptures — [überschwänglich] schwärmen (over, about von)

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['ræp ə]
noun
(great delight.) das Entzücken
- academic.ru/60287/rapturous">rapturous
- rapturously
- in raptures
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rap·ture
[ˈræptʃəʳ, AM -ɚ]
n
1. no pl (bliss) Verzückung f, Entzücken nt
his supporters greeted his speech with \rapture seine Anhänger begrüßten seine Rede mit wahren Begeisterungsstürmen
2. (expression of joy)
\raptures pl:
to be in \raptures about [or over] sth entzückt [o außer sich dat vor Freude] über etw akk sein
to go into \raptures [richtig] ins Schwärmen geraten
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['rptʃə(r)]
n
(= delight) Entzücken nt; (= ecstasy) Verzückung f

to be in raptures — entzückt sein (over über +acc, about von)

she was in raptures when she heard he was returning — sie war außer sich vor Freude, als sie hörte, dass er zurückkommt

to go into raptures (about sb/sth) — (über jdn/etw) ins Schwärmen geraten

to send sb into raptures — jdn in Entzücken versetzen

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rapture [ˈræptʃə(r)] s
1. Entzücken n, Verzückung f, Begeisterung f:
be in raptures hingerissen oder verzückt sein (at, about, over von);
go (oder fall) into raptures in Verzückung geraten (at, about, over über akk);
rapture of the deep (oder depth) Tiefenrausch m (eines Tauchers)
2. meist pl Ausbruch m des Entzückens, Begeisterungstaumel m, Ekstase f
3. Entrückung f
4. Anfall m:
in a rapture of forgetfulness
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noun
1) (ecstatic delight)

[state of] rapture — Verzückung, die

2) in pl.

be in raptures — entzückt sein (over, about über + Akk.)

go into raptures — [überschwänglich] schwärmen (over, about von)

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n.
Begeisterung f.
Entzücken n.
Taumel - m.
Verzückung f.

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