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sigh
A deep, audible exhalation that often expresses feelings such as sadness, relief, tiredness, or longing.
Mit einem tiefen Seufzer der Erleichterung ließ er sich in den Sessel fallen.
With a deep sigh of relief, he sank into the armchair.
meringue
A regional or old-fashioned term for a small, light pastry usually made from sweetened beaten egg whites (meringue).
Zum Kaffee reichte die Großmutter selbstgebackene Seufzer mit Mandelsplittern.
Grandmother served homemade meringues with slivered almonds with the coffee.
The noun 'der Seufzer' (sigh) is derived directly from the verb 'seufzen' (to sigh). When someone sighs, the sound they make is a 'Seufzer' (sigh).
Man konnte hören, wie er leise seufzte.
You could hear him sigh quietly.
A 'Seufzer' (sigh) is often described with an adjective such as 'tief' (deep), 'leise' (quiet), or 'schwer' (heavy). To express the reason, a genitive construction is often used: 'ein Seufzer der Erleichterung' (a sigh of relief) or 'ein Seufzer der Enttäuschung' (a sigh of disappointment).
Als sie die Prüfungsergebnisse sah, stieß sie einen tiefen Seufzer der Erleichterung aus.
When she saw the exam results, she let out a deep sigh of relief.
You can recognize the meaning 'Gebäck' (pastry) from the context. If there is talk of 'backen' (baking), 'Kaffee' (coffee), 'Kuchen' (cake), 'süß' (sweet), or 'Bäckerei' (bakery), it probably refers to the small meringues and not the exhalation.
Meine Oma backt die besten Seufzer nach einem alten Familienrezept.
My grandma bakes the best meringues from an old family recipe.
The use of 'Seufzer' (sigh) for a meringue pastry is rather old-fashioned or regionally limited. In most parts of Germany, the term 'Baiser' (meringue) is more common for it.
In dem alten Kochbuch fand sie ein Rezept für „Seufzer mit Schokolade“.
In the old cookbook, she found a recipe for 'Seufzer mit Schokolade' (meringues with chocolate).
to sigh
Both words refer to a deep, audible exhalation that can express a feeling. „Seufzen“ refers to the action or process, while „der Seufzer“ refers to the individual audible event. Use the verb for the action and the noun for the expression that is heard.
Nach dem anstrengenden Gespräch war aus dem Wohnzimmer ein tiefer Seufzer zu hören.
After the exhausting conversation, a deep sigh could be heard from the living room.
Nach dem anstrengenden Gespräch seufzte sie tief und setzte sich auf das Sofa.
After the exhausting conversation, she sighed deeply and sat down on the sofa.
