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    Nostalgie (en. Nostalgia)

    /nɔs.tal.ʒi/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    noun
    State of sadness caused by the memory of a bygone time.
    Nostalgia hits me every time I listen to that old song.
    La nostalgie me frappe chaque fois que j'écoute cette vieille chanson.
    A fervent desire to return to the past.
    He feels a deep nostalgia for his childhood.
    Il ressent une profonde nostalgie pour son enfance.
    The sweetness and bitterness of forgotten memories.
    That photo evokes an inexplicable nostalgia in me.
    Cette photo évoque en moi une nostalgie inexplicable.

    Etymology

    Of Greek origin, from the word 'nostos' meaning 'return' and 'algos' meaning 'pain'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to feel nostalgia
    to feel a melancholy for the past.
    avoir de la nostalgie
    to be nostalgic
    to be beset by sad memories.
    être nostalgique
    a feeling of nostalgia
    an emotion connected to memories of the past.
    un sentiment de nostalgie

    Related Words

    melancholy
    State of prolonged sadness.
    mélancolie
    memories
    Images or impressions left by the past.
    souvenirs
    regrets
    Desires to have acted differently.
    regrets

    Slang Meanings

    Happy nostalgia
    My summer vacations give me a happy nostalgia.
    Mes vacances d'été me donnent une nostalgie heureuse.
    Nostalgia for the 80s
    We often talk about 80s nostalgia in current fashion.
    On parle souvent de nostalgie des années 80 dans la mode actuelle.