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Entfaltung

development

Plural: die Entfaltungen/ɛntˈfaltʊŋ/

A feminine noun meaning 'unfolding', personal or creative growth.

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die Entfaltungdie Entfaltungen/ɛntˈfaltʊŋ/

Example Sentences

Die freie Entfaltung der Persönlichkeit.

Free development of personality.

Raum zur Entfaltung geben.

To give room for development.

Die Entfaltung seiner Talente.

The unfolding of his talents.

Compound Words

Persönlichkeitsentfaltung (die) — personality development

Common Mistakes

Confusing with 'Entwicklung'

'Entfaltung' = organic unfolding, 'Entwicklung' = general development

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