déjà vu in German
déjà vu in German is Déjà-vu-Erlebnis — déjà vu means the strange feeling that you have already lived through the present moment before, even though you know you have not.
déjà vu in German
Déjà-vu-Erlebnis
Loosely or humorously, anything one has done before or is being repeated.
What does "déjà vu" mean?
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noun The strange feeling that you have already lived through the present moment before, even though you know you have not.
"Walking into the empty station, I had a powerful sense of deja vu."
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noun The tiresome sense that something happening now is a repeat of something that happened before.
"Another leadership crisis in October — it was deja vu all over again."
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déjà vu in a sentence
- Walking into the empty station, I had a powerful sense of deja vu.
- Deja vu usually lasts only a few seconds and then fades.
- Another leadership crisis in October — it was deja vu all over again.
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What is "déjà vu" in German?
"déjà vu" in German is Déjà-vu-Erlebnis. déjà vu means: The strange feeling that you have already lived through the present moment before, even though you know you have not.
How do you use "déjà vu" in a sentence?
Example: "Walking into the empty station, I had a powerful sense of deja vu." In German, "déjà vu" is Déjà-vu-Erlebnis.
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