Was heißt »ver­ses­sen« auf Englisch?

Das Adjektiv ver­ses­sen lässt sich wie folgt von Deutsch auf Englisch übersetzen:

  • obsessed
  • intent

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Die Jugend ist ganz versessen auf Technik.

The youth is in love with technology.

Oft waren meine Kameraden so versessen auf Geschichten, dass ich ihnen mitten in einer Geschichte einschlief, mitten im Satz, zwischen den Silben.

Many's the time my mates were so yarn-hungry they had me falling asleep in the middle of a tale, halfway through a sentence, between syllables.

Tom ist ganz versessen auf gestürzten Ananaskuchen.

Tom just loves pineapple upside-down cake.

Toms Katze ist versessen auf Kartons.

Tom's cat is obsessed with boxes.

Er ist ganz versessen aufs Radfahren.

He's mad about cycling.

Synonyme

be­geh­ren:
covet
crave
desire
long
wish
yearn
bren­nen:
burn
dürs­ten:
be thirsty
thirst
er­picht:
be very keen on
geil:
horny
randy
gie­ren:
be greedy for
lust after
lust for
heiß:
hot
her:
from
here
hither
hun­gern:
be hungry
hunger
starve
lech­zen:
drool
lust
scharf:
acrid
attack dog
caustic
fierce
harsh
hot
live
pungent
severe
sharp
sharp-edged
spicy
stiff
strident
seh­nen:
long
spit­zen:
sharpen
süch­tig:
addicted
hooked
ver­ge­hen:
elapse
pass
proceed
ver­lan­gen:
demand
request
ver­rückt:
crazy
mad
wild:
wild

Sinnverwandte Wörter

gie­rig:
greedy

Englische Beispielsätze

  • My niece is obsessed with rainbows and unicorns.

  • Tom is obsessed with the number three.

  • Why are you so obsessed with her?

  • Tom is obsessed with religiosity.

  • I became obsessed with learning Berber.

  • Why is my dog obsessed with squirrels?

  • Mary is completely obsessed with Ancient Egypt.

  • Tom is obsessed with Ancient Egypt.

  • Why are girls so obsessed with clothes?

  • Tom became obsessed with space and astronomy.

  • Mary was obsessed with Japan.

  • Whilst they were at their meal, more intent on kissing than on eating, they caught sight of a fishing boat proceeding along the coast.

  • Whilst they were at their meal, more intent on kissing than on eating, they descried a fishing boat proceeding along the coast.

  • Why are you so obsessed with cars?

  • Tom is obsessed with power and money.

  • Mary is obsessed with fashion.

  • My friend is obsessed with this.

  • Tom is obsessed with cleanliness.

  • Mary is obsessed with animals, and especially squirrels.

  • I never alluded to an intent to marry.

Quellen:
  1. [Übersetzungen] Wiktionary-Autoren: versessen. In: Wiktionary – Das freie Wörterbuch, 2023, [online] de.wiktionary.org, CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. [Thesaurus] OpenThesaurus-User: versessen. In: OpenThesaurus – Das freie Wörterbuch für Synonyme, 2024, [online] openthesaurus.de, CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. [Satzbeispiele] User-generated content: Satz Nr. 1172571, 2532591, 8567098, 10293225, 12271045, 10262803, 10172552, 10155919, 8557828, 7757710, 7697553, 7411465, 7411464, 7274387, 6976151, 6379539, 6213127, 6213126, 5379023, 5287410, 5262201, 4483908, 3431176, 3419459 & 3210664. In: tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR