English-German translations for fetish

• Fetisch der
  Nicht bekenne ich mich zum Auto als Fetisch. I do not, however, believe in the car as a fetish.
  Lange schon haben diejenigen, für die der Stabilitätspakt kein Fetisch ist, auf diesen Augenblick gewartet. Those who do not treat the Stability and Growth Pact as a fetish have been waiting for this moment for a long time.
  Im Ausschuss habe ich stets gesagt, diese 50 % seien für mich kein Fetischismus. I have also always maintained in the committee that this 50% is not a fetish of mine.

Definition of fetish

• Something which is believed to possess, contain, or cause spiritual or magical powers; an amulet or a talisman.
• An irrational, or abnormal fixation or preoccupation; an obsession.

Examples

• I know a guy who has a foot fetish.
• a fetish for leather
• a fetish for deficit reduction

Related words

• fetishist
• fetishism
• fetishistic
• fetishize
• fetishizing
• fetishization
• necrofetishism
• fart fetish
• diaper fetishism