Translation of Czech word "touha" to English
touha
/touha/
Meaning
NounAn earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.
How to use
Feminine, 'žena' paradigm: touhu (acc.), po touze (loc., h→z softening before -e). toužit = to long for. A core vocabulary item frequently encountered in standard conversational and written Czech.
🇬🇧 English
longing
Example
Měl velkou touhu procestovat celý svět.
He had a strong desire to travel the whole world.
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- silná touha— strong desire / longing
- Měl velkou touhu procestovat celý svět.— He had a strong desire to travel the whole world.
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The Czech word "touha" means "longing" in English.
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