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feuchte Augen bekommen

to get teary-eyed

Türkçe: gözleri dolmak

Noun
Augen Pl.
Verb
bekommen
Topic
Körper und Gesundheit

In a sentence

Die Großmutter bekommt feuchte Augen, als sie das Baby sieht.

How it is used

Means 'to get teary-eyed' (core: eyes moist with emotion). Neutral register. Use at a wedding or sad movie. Nuance: implies visible but not full crying; often positive or bittersweet.

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