superstition
Aberglauben · Aberglaube
A belief that certain actions or objects can bring good or bad luck, even though there is no natural or logical reason for it.
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Examples
Many people in the village still believe in that old superstition.noun
Viele Menschen im Dorf glauben immer noch an diesen alten Aberglauben.
She laughed at the superstition about opening umbrellas indoors.noun
Sie lachte über den Aberglauben, dass man in Innenräumen keine Regenschirme öffnen dürfe.
Is breaking a mirror just a silly superstition?noun
Ist es nur ein alberner Aberglaube, einen Spiegel zu zerbrechen?
His superstition made him avoid black cats.noun
Sein Aberglaube ließ ihn schwarzen Katzen aus dem Weg gehen.
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