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fantasy
A genre in literature, film, and art characterized by magical or supernatural elements in a fictional world.
Romane wie „Der Herr der Ringe“ sind klassische Werke der Fantasy.
Novels like 'The Lord of the Rings' are classic works of fantasy.
'Fantasy' (fantasy) is a word that was borrowed directly from English. In German, it is used as a noun with the feminine article 'die' and is pronounced similarly to English.
Die Fantasy ist eines der beliebtesten Genres bei jungen Lesern.
Fantasy is one of the most popular genres among young readers.
The word is very often used as the first part of compound nouns to describe the type of a medium, e.g. 'Fantasy-Roman' (fantasy novel), 'Fantasy-Film' (fantasy film), or 'Fantasy-Welt' (fantasy world).
Am Wochenende schauen wir eine neue Fantasy-Serie.
At the weekend, we're watching a new fantasy series.
As a genre label, 'Fantasy' (fantasy) is often combined with verbs such as 'lesen' (to read), 'schreiben' (to write), 'mögen' (to like), or 'schauen' (to watch).
In meiner Freizeit lese ich am liebsten Fantasy.
In my free time, I prefer reading fantasy.
imagination / fantasy
Fantasie refers to the ability to imagine invented things. Fantasy, by contrast, is the genre of books, films, or works of art with magical or supernatural elements. Creating a magical world requires Fantasie; the finished work may belong to the Fantasy genre.
Der Roman über diese magische Welt gehört zur Fantasy.
The novel about this magical world belongs to the fantasy genre.
Die Autorin braucht viel Fantasie, um diese magische Welt zu erfinden.
The author needs a great deal of imagination to create this magical world.
