guter Dinge

German

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  • IPA(key): /ˌɡuːtɐ ˈdɪŋə/
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Phrase

guter Dinge

  1. (idiomatic) in good spirits, confident, optimistic
    Ich bin guter Dinge, dass ich die Stelle bekomme. ― I'm confident I'll get the job.
    • 1779, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Jery und Bätely:
      Singe, Vogel, singe! / Blühe, Bäumchen, blühe! / Wir sind guter Dinge / Sparen keine Mühe / Spat und früh.
      Sing, bird, sing! / Bloom, little tree, bloom! / We are in good spirits / Spare no effort / Late and early.
    • 1909 [1901], Thomas Mann, chapter 5, in Buddenbrooks […] ‎[1], Berlin: Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, →OCLC, part 8, page 458:
      Die Vergangenheit zu feiern, ist hübsch, wenn man, was Gegenwart und Zukunft betrifft, guter Dinge ist …
      It is pleasant to celebrate the past, when one is gratified with the present and the future.
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