No. 15,575 in German
wegzudenken
"To imagine away" or "to think of as no longer existing or necessary."
In a sentence
Das Internet ist heute aus unserer Welt nicht mehr wegzudenken.
The internet can no longer be imagined away from our world.
The word 'wegzudenken' is used here to express that the concept of the internet is so integrated into our current society that imagining its absence is inconceivable.
In einer modernen Küche ist ein Kühlschrank kaum wegzudenken.
A refrigerator is hardly unimaginable in a modern kitchen.
In this sentence, 'wegzudenken' conveys the idea that a refrigerator is an essential and integral part of a modern kitchen.
Dieses Lied ist aus meiner Jugend nicht wegzudenken.
This song is inseparable from my youth.
Here, 'wegzudenken' signifies that the song is deeply connected and symbolically integral to the speaker's memories of their youth.
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