# translation

lexentry: eng/shoot_from_the_hip__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: shoot from the hip
trans_list: einschätzen
sense:
(figuratively) To speak or act quickly based on first impressions, without carefully studying the background information, wider context, etc.


lexentry: eng/shoot_the_moon__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: shoot the moon
trans_list: durch die Decke gehen
sense:
(figuratively, by extension) To attain great heights, a high value, or a numerically high measurement.


lexentry: eng/shooter__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: shooter
trans_list: Schütze | Schützin | Schießerin | Schießer
sense:
(slang) An associate willing to act in one's defence or to act against one's enemies, especially by force.


lexentry: eng/shooter__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: shooter
trans_list: Schütze | Schützin | Schießerin | Schießer
sense:
(professional wrestling, _, slang) A professional wrestler who uses actual fighting moves as part of his style, or who speaks his mind during a live or televised event (instead of speaking from a script).


lexentry: eng/shooting_gallery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shooting gallery
trans_list: Schiessbude | Schießbude
sense:
A carnival game typically featuring a pellet gun and numerous moving mechanical tracks with small targets to be shot for prizes.


lexentry: eng/shooting_star__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shooting star
trans_list: Sternschnuppe
sense:
A meteor, especially a streak of light in the night sky, caused by a meteoroid burning up as it enters the Earth’s atmosphere.


lexentry: eng/shop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shop
trans_list: Geschäft | Laden
sense:
An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.


lexentry: eng/shop__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shop
trans_list: einkaufen | shoppen
sense:
(intransitive) To visit stores or shops to browse or explore merchandise, especially with the intention of buying such merchandise.


lexentry: eng/shop_floor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: shop floor
trans_list: Fabrikhalle | Produktionsstätte
sense:
The area of a factory or workshop where the operatives work, as distinct from the administrative areas.


lexentry: eng/shop_talk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shop talk
trans_list: Fachgespräch
sense:
(uncountable) A discussion about one's trade, business, or employment that only others in the same field can understand.


lexentry: eng/shopkeeper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shopkeeper
trans_list: Händler | Händlerin | Ladenbesitzer | Einzelhändler | Geschäftsinhaber | Geschäftsinhaberin
sense:
A trader who sells goods in a shop, or by retail, in distinction from one who sells by wholesale, or sells door to door.


lexentry: eng/shoplift__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shoplift
trans_list: klauen | stehlen
sense:
(transitive) To steal something from a shop or store during business hours, usually by means of hiding merchandise.


lexentry: eng/shopping_bag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shopping bag
trans_list: Einkaufstasche | Einkaufsbeutel
sense:
A strong bag with handles used to put purchases in; usually made of plastic, paper or fabric, sometimes given away with a purchase.


lexentry: eng/short__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: short
trans_list: kurz (für)
sense:
(followed by for) Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another).


lexentry: eng/short_circuit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: short circuit
trans_list: Kurzschluss
sense:
(electrical engineering) A usually unintentional connection of low resistance or impedance in a circuit such that excessive and often damaging current flows in it.


lexentry: eng/short_form__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: short form
trans_list: Kurzform | Kurzwort
sense:
(phonetics) A word with the same meaning as another formed by removing one or more of the syllables of the longer word, and considered a word in its own right rather than an abbreviation.


lexentry: eng/short_list__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: short list
trans_list: Shortlist | engere Auswahl
sense:
a list of candidates selected from a longer list, and from which one or more successful candidates are in turn selected.


lexentry: eng/short_ton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: short ton
trans_list: Amerikanische Tonne
sense:
A unit of ship capacity or weight equal to 2000 U.S. or avoirdupois pounds, approximately 907 kilograms.


lexentry: eng/short_twentieth_century__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: short twentieth century
trans_list: kurzes 20. Jahrhundert
sense:
(historical period, specifically) The period between 1914 and 1991, from the beginning of World War I to the fall of the Soviet Union. [from 1990s]


lexentry: eng/shortbread__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shortbread
trans_list: Butterkeks
sense:
A type of biscuit (cookie), popular in Britain, traditionally made from one part sugar, two parts butter and three parts flour.


lexentry: eng/shortchange__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: shortchange
trans_list: beschwindeln
sense:
(transitive, by extension) To deprive (someone) of something due; to treat unfairly; to cheat, deceive.


lexentry: eng/shortcut__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: shortcut
trans_list: Verknüpfung | Dateiverknüpfung
sense:
(computing, in the Microsoft family of operating systems) A file that points to the location of another file and serves as a quick way to access it.


lexentry: eng/shortening__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shortening
trans_list: Backfett | Pflanzenfett
sense:
(US, cooking) Fat that is solid at room temperature, especially hydrogenated vegetable oil (known as vegetable shortening), used to make shortcrust pastry and in deep fat frying.


lexentry: eng/shortfall__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shortfall
trans_list: Fehlen
sense:
An instance of falling short, of not meeting a quota, an obligation, or more generally any expected target.


lexentry: eng/shortstop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shortstop
trans_list: shortstop
sense:
(baseball) The infield defensive player that stands between the second baseman and the third baseman.


lexentry: eng/shortwave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shortwave
trans_list: Kurzwelle
sense:
(physics) An electromagnetic wave having a wavelength between approximately 10 and 100 meters, corresponding to frequencies between 3 and 30 MHz.


lexentry: eng/shot__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: shot
trans_list: Kurzer | Shot
sense:
A measure of alcohol, usually spirits, as taken either from a shot-glass or directly from the bottle, equivalent to about 44 milliliters; 1.5 ounces. ("pony shot"= 30 milliliters; 1 fluid ounce)


lexentry: eng/shot__Noun__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: shot
trans_list: Kurzer | Aufnahme | Shot
sense:
(photography, film) A single snapshot or an unbroken sequence of photographic film exposures, or the digital equivalent; an unedited sequence of frames.


lexentry: eng/shot_across_the_bow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shot across the bow
trans_list: Schuss vor den Bug
sense:
(idiomatic) A warning that negative consequences will be faced if something is carried out or allowed to continue.


lexentry: eng/shot_put__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shot put
trans_list: Kugelstoßen
sense:
(athletics, uncountable) An athletics event where a competitor must hurl a heavy metal orb ("shot") as far as possible. Because of the weight of the ball this is done with a pushing ("putting") motion rather than a throwing motion.


lexentry: eng/shotgun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shotgun
trans_list: Flinte | Schrotflinte
sense:
(firearms) A gun which fires loads typically consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge.


lexentry: eng/shotgun__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: shotgun
trans_list: Beifahrersitz
sense:
(slang) The front passenger seat in a vehicle, next to the driver; so called because the position of the shotgun-armed guard on a horse-drawn stage-coach, wagon train, or gold transport was next to the driver on a forward-mounted bench seat. Can also be used in situations of claiming other resources such as bedrooms.


lexentry: eng/shoulder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shoulder
trans_list: Schulter | Achsel
sense:
(anatomy) The joint between the arm and the torso, sometimes including the surrounding muscles, tendons, and ligaments.


lexentry: eng/shoulder_pad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shoulder pad
trans_list: Schulterpolster
sense:
a type of padding sometimes used in clothing to give the wearer the illusion of less sloping shoulders.


lexentry: eng/shout__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shout
trans_list: Schrei
sense:
A loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and sudden outcry, especially that of a multitude expressing joy, triumph, exultation, anger, or great effort.


lexentry: eng/shout__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shout
trans_list: schreien | rufen
sense:
(intransitive) To utter a sudden and loud cry, as in joy, triumph, exultation or anger, or to attract attention, to animate others, etc.


lexentry: eng/shout_down__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shout down
trans_list: niederbrüllen
sense:
(transitive) To shout louder than (someone) in order to force through one's argument or point of view.


lexentry: eng/shove_it_up_your_ass__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: shove it up your ass
trans_list: fick dich
sense:
(idiomatic, colloquial, vulgar, in the imperative) An exclamation of extreme anger, disgust, hatred; often accompanied by an obscene gesture.


lexentry: eng/shovel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shovel
trans_list: Schaufel | Schüppe
sense:
A hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. Not to be confused with a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots.


lexentry: eng/show,_don't_tell__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: show, don't tell
trans_list: zeigen, nicht erzählen
sense:
Advice to writers: convey an impression by the way that events are described in the narrative, and not by explicitly stating facts.


lexentry: eng/show_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: show off
trans_list: angeben | renommieren | aufschneiden | prangen | sich aufblasen | sich wichtigmachen
sense:
(transitive, and, intransitive, idiomatic) To attract attention to for the purpose of bragging or personal exhibitionism; to demonstrate a skill, talent or property for the purpose of bragging or personal exhibitionism.


lexentry: eng/show_one's_true_colors__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: show one's true colors
trans_list: Farbe bekennen | sein wahres Gesicht zeigen
sense:
To reveal how one really is, as opposed to how one has been portrayed or after having been deceptively and deliberately misleading.


lexentry: eng/show_someone_the_door__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: show someone the door
trans_list: erbitten
sense:
(idiomatic) To escort someone to the exit of the premises; to expel someone from a room, gathering, etc.


lexentry: eng/show_trial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: show trial
trans_list: Schauprozess
sense:
(legal) A trial held for appearance's sake, but whose verdict is predetermined, especially a "guilty" verdict with the purpose of making an example of the accused. [1937]


lexentry: eng/showcase__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: showcase
trans_list: Vitrine | Schaufenster
sense:
A setting, occasion, or medium for exhibiting something or someone, especially in an attractive or favorable aspect.


lexentry: eng/shred__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: shred
trans_list: Lumpen
sense:
A long, narrow piece (especially of fabric) cut or torn off; a strip; specifically, a piece of cloth or clothing.


lexentry: eng/shredder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shredder
trans_list: Aktenvernichter | Reißwolf | Schredder
sense:
A machine that tears up objects into smaller pieces, especially a paper shredder, garbage shredder or gardening or farming shredder.


lexentry: eng/shrew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shrew
trans_list: Spitzmaus
sense:
Any of numerous small, mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family Soricidae (order Soricomorpha).


lexentry: eng/shriek__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shriek
trans_list: Kreischen
sense:
A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.


lexentry: eng/shriek__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shriek
trans_list: kreischen
sense:
(intransitive) To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish.


lexentry: eng/shrike__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shrike
trans_list: Würger
sense:
Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae which are known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns.


lexentry: eng/shrimp_paste__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shrimp paste
trans_list: Garnelenpaste
sense:
A fermented condiment made from salted shrimp and commonly used in the cuisines of Southeast Asian and South China.


lexentry: eng/shrimp_plant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shrimp plant
trans_list: Garnele
sense:
A tropical Mexican shrub, Justicia brandegeeana, grown ornamentally for the colorful bracts surrounding its flowers.


lexentry: eng/shrine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shrine
trans_list: Schrein | Heiligtum | Bildstock | Grabkirche | Heiligenkapelle | Wegekreuz
sense:
A holy or sacred place dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, or similar figure of awe and respect, at which said figure is venerated or worshipped.


lexentry: eng/shrine__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: shrine
trans_list: Schrein
sense:
A case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint.


lexentry: eng/shrink-wrap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shrink-wrap
trans_list: Schrumpffolie
sense:
A plastic film that is used to protect an item and which during application contracts so it tightly enclose it.


lexentry: eng/shrinkage__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: shrinkage
trans_list: Schrumpeln
sense:
(slang) The reduction in size of the male genitalia when cold, such as from immersion in cold water.


lexentry: eng/shroud__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: shroud
trans_list: Want
sense:
(nautical) One of a set of ropes or cables (rigging) attaching a mast to the sides of a vessel or to another anchor point, serving to support the mast sideways; such rigging collectively.


lexentry: eng/shrug__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shrug
trans_list: mit den Achseln zucken | mit den Schultern zucken
sense:
(ambitransitive) To raise (the shoulders) to express uncertainty, lack of concern, (formerly) dread, etc.


lexentry: eng/shuffle__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: shuffle
trans_list: schlurfen
sense:
To change one's position; to shift ground; to evade questions; to resort to equivocation; to prevaricate.


lexentry: eng/shunt__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: shunt
trans_list: Shunt
sense:
(surgery) A passage between body channels constructed surgically as a bypass; a tube inserted into the body to create such a passage.


lexentry: eng/shunt__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: shunt
trans_list: rangieren
sense:
(transitive, rail transport) To move a train from one track to another, or to move carriages, etc. from one train to another.


lexentry: eng/shutter__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: shutter
trans_list: Fensterladen | Rollladen
sense:
(usually, in the plural) Protective panels, usually wooden, placed over windows to block out the light.


lexentry: eng/shutter__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: shutter
trans_list: Verschluss
sense:
(photography) The part of a camera, normally closed, that opens for a controlled period of time to let light in when taking a picture.


lexentry: eng/shuttle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: shuttle
trans_list: Webschützen | Schützen
sense:
The sliding thread holder in a sewing machine, which carries the lower thread through a loop of the upper thread, to make a lock stitch.


lexentry: eng/shuttle_bus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shuttle bus
trans_list: Shuttlebus
sense:
A short-haul, limited-passenger bus, typically privately owned, such as by hotels, retirement villages, etc.


lexentry: eng/shuttlecock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shuttlecock
trans_list: Federball
sense:
(countable) A lightweight object that is conical in shape with a cork or rubber-covered nose, used in badminton the way a ball is used in other racquet games. [from early 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/shyster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shyster
trans_list: Gauner | Rechtsverdreher | Winkeladvokat
sense:
Someone who acts in a disreputable, unethical, or unscrupulous way, especially in the practice of law and politics.


lexentry: eng/siblicide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: siblicide
trans_list: Kainismus
sense:
(chiefly, zoology) The killing of a sibling, especially as observed among certain species of animals. [from 1980s]


lexentry: eng/sic__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sic
trans_list: sic | so
sense:
Thus; as written; used to indicate, for example, that text is being quoted as it is from the source.


lexentry: eng/sick_bay__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sick bay
trans_list: Krankenzimmer | Sanitätsbereich | Sanitätszimmer | Schiffshospital
sense:
A room in an institution, or compartment on a vessel, where basic medical supplies are kept and medical attention can be sought.


lexentry: eng/sick_day__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sick day
trans_list: Arbeitsunfähigkeit
sense:
A paid personal day intended to be used due to illness either for recuperation or medical treatment.


lexentry: eng/sick_note__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sick note
trans_list: Krankenschein | Krankschreibung
sense:
(UK) A note from a doctor certifying the patient is ill, and therefore unable to go to work, school, etc.


lexentry: eng/sickle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sickle
trans_list: Sichel
sense:
(agriculture) An implement having a semicircular blade and short handle, used for cutting long grass and cereal crops.


lexentry: eng/sickle_cell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sickle cell
trans_list: Sichelzelle
sense:
(cytology) An abnormal erythrocyte (red blood cell) that has a crescent shape, characteristic of sickle-cell anemia.


lexentry: eng/side__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: side
trans_list: Seite
sense:
The portion of the human torso usually covered by the arms when they are not raised; the areas on the left and right between the belly or chest and the back.


lexentry: eng/side_cap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: side cap
trans_list: Schiffchen
sense:
A foldable military cap with straight sides and a creased or hollow crown sloping to the back where it is parted.


lexentry: eng/side_effect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: side effect
trans_list: Nebenwirkung | Nebeneffekt
sense:
An unintended consequence, or secondary result, of any action, in addition to the main or intended consequence of that action.


lexentry: eng/side_effect__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: side effect
trans_list: Nebenwirkung
sense:
(medicine) An adverse effect, an unintended consequence of a drug or therapy; usually not a beneficial effect.


lexentry: eng/sideband__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sideband
trans_list: Seitenband
sense:
The band of frequencies each side of the frequency of a carrier wave; formed as a result of modulation of the carrier.


lexentry: eng/sidebar__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: sidebar
trans_list: Seitenleiste
sense:
(US, legal) A short conference, between a judge and the attorneys of a case, held outside the hearing of the jury and the spectators at the court.


lexentry: eng/sidebar__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: sidebar
trans_list: Seitenleiste
sense:
A short conversation between a smaller portion of a group held outside the hearing of the rest of the group.


lexentry: eng/sidebearing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sidebearing
trans_list: Ansatz
sense:
(typography) The margin of empty space around a glyph in a font, measured from the glyph contour's leftmost, rightmost, topmost and bottommost points to the sides of its bounding box


lexentry: eng/sideboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sideboard
trans_list: Anrichte | Büfett | Sideboard
sense:
(furniture) A piece of dining room furniture having drawers and shelves for linen and tableware; originally for serving food.


lexentry: eng/sidecar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sidecar
trans_list: Beiwagen | Seitenwagen
sense:
A one-wheeled attachment to the side of a motorcycle to allow for a separate seat for a passenger or cargo space.


lexentry: eng/sidequest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sidequest
trans_list: Nebenquest | Seitenquest
sense:
(video games) A quest given to the player that has no direct bearing on the main story/campaign of the game.


lexentry: eng/sidereal_day__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sidereal day
trans_list: Sterntag | siderischer Tag
sense:
(astronomy) One day of sidereal time; the time in which Earth rotates once around its axis, relative to the point of the vernal equinox (about 23 hours, 56 minutes, 4 seconds).


lexentry: eng/sidereal_time__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sidereal time
trans_list: Sternzeit
sense:
(astronomy) Time measured by the apparent diurnal motion of the vernal equinox; approximated by that based on the rotation of planet Earth relative to the seemingly fixed stars.


lexentry: eng/siding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: siding
trans_list: Fassadenverkleidung | Außenverkleidung | Gebäudeverkleidung | Hausverkleidung | Verkleidung
sense:
(North America) A building material which covers and protects the sides of a house or other building.


lexentry: eng/siding__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: siding
trans_list: Abstellgleis | Nebengleis
sense:
(rail transport) A second, relatively short length of track just to the side of a railroad track, joined to the main track by switches at one or both ends, used either for loading or unloading freight, storing trains or other rail vehicles; or to allow two trains on a same track to meet (opposite directions) or pass (same direction) (the latter sense is probably an American definition).


lexentry: eng/sidle__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sidle
trans_list: schleichen
sense:
(ambitransitive, also, figuratively) In the intransitive sense often followed by up: to (cause something to) advance in a coy, furtive, or unobtrusive manner.


lexentry: eng/siege__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: siege
trans_list: Belagerung
sense:
(military) A prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition.


lexentry: eng/siege_engine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: siege engine
trans_list: Belagerungsgerät | Belagerungsmaschine
sense:
(artillery, historical) A large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.; specifically, a trebuchet or other type of catapult.


lexentry: eng/siege_mentality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: siege mentality
trans_list: Wagenburgmentalität
sense:
A collective feeling of victimization and defensiveness, in which a group of people believe themselves to be constantly attacked, oppressed, or isolated in the face of the negative intentions of the rest of the world.


lexentry: eng/siege_tower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: siege tower
trans_list: Belagerungsturm | Wandelturm
sense:
(historical) A siege weapon, consisting of a wheeled wooden tower with ladders inside, which was parked next to walls so assailants could safely scale them.


lexentry: eng/siege_warfare__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: siege warfare
trans_list: Belagerung
sense:
Warfare in which the defender is trapped in a position (such as a fort or castle) while the attacker bombards and/or barricades them from outside.


lexentry: eng/siemens__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: siemens
trans_list: Siemens
sense:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical conductance; the electric conductance in a body that has a resistance of one ohm. Symbol: S


lexentry: eng/sieve__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sieve
trans_list: Sieb
sense:
A device with a mesh bottom to separate, in a granular material, larger particles from smaller ones, or to separate solid objects from a liquid.


lexentry: eng/sieve_of_Eratosthenes__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sieve of Eratosthenes
trans_list: Sieb des Eratosthenes
sense:
(mathematics) An ancient algorithm for finding prime numbers that works by discarding multiples from a list of potential primes.


lexentry: eng/sievert__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sievert
trans_list: Sievert
sense:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of radiation dose; the dose received in one hour at a distance of 1 cm from a point source of 1 mg of radium in a 0.5 mm thick platinum enclosure. Symbol: Sv


lexentry: eng/sigh__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sigh
trans_list: Seufzer
sense:
An expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like, often used in casual written contexts.


lexentry: eng/sigh__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sigh
trans_list: Seufzer | Seufzen
sense:
A deep, prolonged audible inhale and exhale of breath; as when fatigued, frustrated, grieved, or relieved; the act of sighing.


lexentry: eng/sigh__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sigh
trans_list: seufzen
sense:
(intransitive) To inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it; to make a deep single audible respiration, especially as the result or involuntary expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like.


lexentry: eng/sight__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: sight
trans_list: Visier
sense:
(often, in the plural) A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.


lexentry: eng/siglum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: siglum
trans_list: Kürzel | Sigel
sense:
A letter or other symbol that stands for a name or word; specifically, one used in a modern literary work to refer to an early version of a text.


lexentry: eng/sigma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sigma
trans_list: Sigma
sense:
The eighteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets, the twentieth letter of Old and Ancient.


lexentry: eng/sign__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: sign
trans_list: Zeichen | Gebärde
sense:
A specific gesture or motion used to communicate by those with speaking or hearing difficulties; now specifically, a linguistic unit in sign language equivalent to word in spoken languages.


lexentry: eng/sign__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: sign
trans_list: Zeichen | Sonderzeichen
sense:
A semantic unit, something that conveys meaning or information (e.g. a word of written language); (linguistics, semiotics) a unit consisting of a signifier and a signified concept. (See sign (semiotics).)


lexentry: eng/sign__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sign
trans_list: unterschreiben | signieren
sense:
(transitive) More generally, to write one's signature on (something) as a means of identification etc. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/sign__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sign
trans_list: unterschreiben | signieren
sense:
(transitive) To bless (someone or something) with the sign of the cross; to mark with the sign of the cross. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/sign_of_the_cross__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sign of the cross
trans_list: Bekreuzigung | Kreuzzeichen
sense:
(Christianity) A gesture of the hand moving over the front of one's body in the shape of a cross made as part of ritual or to invoke divine protection.


lexentry: eng/sign_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sign up
trans_list: anmelden
sense:
(intransitive) To add one's own name to the list of people who are participating in something (including amateur, but not professional, teams)


lexentry: eng/signage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: signage
trans_list: Beschilderung
sense:
(uncountable) Signs, particularly those imparting commercial, directional, or road traffic information, taken collectively.


lexentry: eng/signal__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: signal
trans_list: Signal | Zeichen
sense:
A sign made to give notice of some occurrence, command, or danger, or to indicate the start of a concerted action.


lexentry: eng/signal__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: signal
trans_list: Signal
sense:
(of a radio, TV, telephone, internet, etc.) An electromagnetic action, normally a voltage that is a function of time, that conveys the information of the radio or TV program or of communication with another party.


lexentry: eng/signal_box__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: signal box
trans_list: Stellwerk
sense:
A building, typically adjacent to or spanning a railway line, from where signals, points and (sometimes) level crossings are controlled.


lexentry: eng/signal_crayfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: signal crayfish
trans_list: Signalkrebs
sense:
An American crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus, having a large claw that it waves to attract a mate.


lexentry: eng/signature__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: signature
trans_list: Unterschrift | Signatur
sense:
A person's name, written by that person, used as identification or to signify approval of accompanying material, such as a legal contract.


lexentry: eng/signature__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: signature
trans_list: Signatur
sense:
(computing) A pattern used for matching the identity of a virus, the parameter types of a method, etc.


lexentry: eng/signet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: signet
trans_list: Signet
sense:
(historical) An object (especially a ring) formerly used to impress a picture into the sealing wax of a document as a proof of its origin.


lexentry: eng/significant_figure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: significant figure
trans_list: signifikante Stelle
sense:
(mathematics) A digit that is meaningful with respect to the precision of a measurement: in other words a digit that is non-zero, followed by a non-zero digit, or (for trailing zeroes) justified by the precision of the derivation or measurement.


lexentry: eng/signifier__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: signifier
trans_list: Signifikant
sense:
(linguistics, philosophy) A sign, such as a written or spoken word, which refers to some concept, object or person, the signified.


lexentry: eng/signum_function__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: signum function
trans_list: Signumfunktion
sense:
(mathematics) The function that determines the sign of a real number, yielding -1 if negative, +1 if positive, or otherwise zero.


lexentry: eng/siheyuan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: siheyuan
trans_list: Haus
sense:
A traditional type of Chinese residence consisting of four houses with a courtyard in the middle; a Chinese quadrangle.


lexentry: eng/silent_majority__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silent majority
trans_list: schweigende Mehrheit
sense:
(chiefly, US politics) The largest portion of a demographic group or of the population of a political jurisdiction, which is considered to possess political and social views that are not openly declared, but that can nevertheless significantly affect voting patterns and social behavior.


lexentry: eng/silent_treatment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silent treatment
trans_list: anschweigen | mit Schweigen strafen
sense:
A form of social sanction that consists of ignoring a particular individual, neither speaking to that person nor responding to his or her words.


lexentry: eng/silhouette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silhouette
trans_list: Silhouette | Schattenriss
sense:
An illustrated outline filled in with a solid color(s), usually only black, and intended to represent the shape of an object without revealing any other visual details; a similar appearance produced when the object being viewed is situated in relative darkness with brighter lighting behind it; a profile portrait in black, such as a shadow appears to be. [mid 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/silica_gel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silica gel
trans_list: Kieselgel
sense:
(chemistry) A granular, porous form of silica made synthetically from sodium silicate and used as a desiccant.


lexentry: eng/silicate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silicate
trans_list: Silikat | Silicate
sense:
(inorganic chemistry) Any salt of silica or of one of the silicic acids; any mineral composed of silicates


lexentry: eng/silicic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silicic acid
trans_list: Kieselsäure
sense:
(chemistry) any of a range of compounds, being hydrates of silica; they form silicates having complex polymeric structures


lexentry: eng/silicon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silicon
trans_list: Silizium | Silicium
sense:
(chemistry, uncountable) A nonmetallic element (symbol Si) with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855.


lexentry: eng/silicon_dioxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silicon dioxide
trans_list: Siliciumdioxid | Siliziumdioxid
sense:
(chemistry) A hard glassy mineral, SiO₂, occurring as quartz, sand, opal etc. Informally known as silica.


lexentry: eng/silicone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silicone
trans_list: Silikon
sense:
(chemistry) Any of a class of inert, semi-inorganic polymeric compounds (polysiloxanes), that have a wide range of thermal stability and extreme water repellence, used in a very wide range of industrial applications, and in prosthetic replacements for body parts.


lexentry: eng/silicosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silicosis
trans_list: Silikose
sense:
(disease) A disease of the lungs caused by the inhalation of crystalline silica dust. [from late 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/silique__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silique
trans_list: Schote
sense:
(botany) A long dry fruit (seed capsule), length more than twice the width, typical to cruciferous plants and consisting of two fused carpels that separate when ripe.


lexentry: eng/silk__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: silk
trans_list: Seide
sense:
Anything which resembles silk, such as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize, or the seed covering of bombaxes.


lexentry: eng/silk__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: silk
trans_list: Seide
sense:
(circus arts, in the plural) A pair of long silk sheets suspended in the air on which a performer performs tricks.


lexentry: eng/silk__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: silk
trans_list: Seide
sense:
(horse racing, usually, in the plural) The garments worn by a jockey displaying the colors of the horse's owner.


lexentry: eng/silkworm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silkworm
trans_list: Seidenraupe | Seidenspinner
sense:
Any of various caterpillars of moths that produce silk cocoons, especially Bombyx mori, the source of most commercial silk.


lexentry: eng/sill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sill
trans_list: Fensterbank | Fensterbrett | Brüstung | Fensterbrüstung | Sims
sense:
(architecture, also "window sill") A breast wall; window breast; horizontal brink which forms the base of a window.


lexentry: eng/sill__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sill
trans_list: Fachwerkschwelle | Fussschwelle | Fußschwelle | Schwelle
sense:
(construction) A threshold; horizontal structural member of a building near ground level on a foundation or pilings, or lying on the ground, and bearing the upright portion of a frame; a sill plate.


lexentry: eng/sill__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sill
trans_list: Lagergang | Sill
sense:
(geology) A stratum of rock, especially an intrusive layer of igneous rock lying parallel to surrounding strata.


lexentry: eng/sillimanite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sillimanite
trans_list: Sillimanit
sense:
(mineral) A fibrous neosilicate mineral, polymorphic with andalusite and kyanite, with the chemical formula Al2SiO5.


lexentry: eng/silly_season__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silly season
trans_list: Sauregurkenzeit | Sommerloch
sense:
(idiomatic, journalism) A period, usually during the summertime, when news media tend to place increased emphasis on reporting light-hearted, offbeat, or bizarre stories.


lexentry: eng/silovik__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silovik
trans_list: Silowik
sense:
(politics) A member of the Russian military, police, or intelligence services (chiefly the KGB or, later, the FSB), or a politician with a background in such services.


lexentry: eng/silver__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: silver
trans_list: Silbergeschirr | Silberware
sense:
(collectively) Cutlery and other eating utensils, whether silver or made from some other white metal.


lexentry: eng/silver_birch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silver birch
trans_list: Silberbirke | Hängebirke
sense:
A European deciduous tree, Betula pendula, characterised by white peeling bark and drooping branches.


lexentry: eng/silver_bullet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silver bullet
trans_list: Silberkugel
sense:
(literally, folklore) A bullet made of silver, usually with reference to the folkloric belief that such bullets are the only weapons which can kill a werewolf, vampire, or other monster.


lexentry: eng/silver_bullet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: silver bullet
trans_list: Königsweg | Patentrezept
sense:
(figurative) Any straightforward solution perceived to have great effectiveness or bring miraculous results.


lexentry: eng/silver_goal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silver goal
trans_list: Silver Goal
sense:
(soccer) the first goal scored during the first half of extra time; giving victory to the scoring side if this rule is in effect


lexentry: eng/silver_nitrate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silver nitrate
trans_list: Silbernitrat
sense:
(inorganic compound) The silver salt of nitric acid, AgNO3; it is sensitive to light and is used in the preparation of silver halides for photography; it is used in laboratories as a reagent to test for chloride


lexentry: eng/silvering__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silvering
trans_list: silberfarbig
sense:
The process of coating a surface with a thin layer of silver (or a similar metal), especially so as to form a mirror.


lexentry: eng/silverside__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silverside
trans_list: Ährenfisch
sense:
Any of several small fish, mostly in families Atherinidae and Atherinopsidae, both in order Atheriniformes, that are characterized by bright, silvery scales.


lexentry: eng/silverweed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silverweed
trans_list: Gänsefingerkraut
sense:
Any of several species of low-growing flowering plants, the leaves of which are silvery underneath, some now assigned to the genus Argentina, most previously assigned to genus Potentilla.


lexentry: eng/similar__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: similar
trans_list: ähnlich
sense:
(mathematics) Having the same shape, in particular, having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional.


lexentry: eng/simmer__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: simmer
trans_list: schwelen
sense:
(intransitive, figurative) To be on the point of breaking out into anger; to be agitated. [from 1760s]


lexentry: eng/simony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: simony
trans_list: Simonie | Ämterkauf
sense:
The buying or selling of spiritual or sacred things, such as ecclesiastical offices, pardons, or consecrated objects.


lexentry: eng/simoom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: simoom
trans_list: Samum
sense:
A hot, dry, suffocating, dust-laden wind of the desert, particularly of Arabia, Syria, and neighboring countries, generated by the extreme heat of the parched deserts or sandy plains.


lexentry: eng/simple_past__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: simple past
trans_list: Präteritum
sense:
(grammar) A tense used to describe something that happened in the past, formed by the inflection of a single word, without any auxiliary verb such as be or have.


lexentry: eng/simplex__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: simplex
trans_list: Simplex
sense:
(geometry, algebraic, _, topology) An analogue in a space of arbitrary dimensionality of the triangle or tetrahedron; the convex hull of n+1 linearly independent points in n-dimensional space; in other words, the triangle, tetrahedron etc., generalized to an arbitrary number of dimensions.


lexentry: eng/simplify__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: simplify
trans_list: vereinfachen | einfacher werden | sich vereinfachen
sense:
(transitive) To make simpler, either by reducing in complexity, reducing to component parts, or making easier to understand.


lexentry: eng/simulator__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: simulator
trans_list: Simulator
sense:
A machine or system that simulates an environment (such as an aircraft cockpit), often for training purposes.


lexentry: eng/sin_bin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sin bin
trans_list: Bank
sense:
(sports) An area where players are temporarily confined while suspended from play following an infringement of the rules of the game.


lexentry: eng/since__Preposition__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: since
trans_list: seit
sense:
From: referring to a period of time ending in the present and defining it by the point in time at which it started, or the period in which its starting point occurred.


lexentry: eng/sine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sine
trans_list: Sinus
sense:
(trigonometry, mathematics) In a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the side opposite an angle to the length of the hypotenuse.


lexentry: eng/sing_along__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sing along
trans_list: mitsingen
sense:
(idiomatic, music) To sing some music while someone else is singing or playing the same piece of music or while it is being broadcast or performed


lexentry: eng/singe__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: singe
trans_list: absengen
sense:
(transitive) To remove the nap of (cloth), by passing it rapidly over a red-hot bar, or over a flame, preliminary to dyeing it.


lexentry: eng/singer-songwriter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: singer-songwriter
sense:
A musician who both sings and composes, especially when recording or performing his or her own compositions.

trans_list:
Liedermacher | Liedermacherin | Singer-Songwriter | Singer-Songwriterin | Sänger-Liedschreiber | Sängerin-Liedschreiberin


lexentry: eng/single-click__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: single-click
trans_list: Einzelklick
sense:
(computing) The action of pushing the button on a mouse once in order to perform a different task that would be performed from a double-click or triple-click.


lexentry: eng/single-lens_reflex__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: single-lens reflex
trans_list: Spiegelreflexkamera
sense:
(photography) Denoting or relating to a type of camera which allows the photographer to view the subject through the same lens that will be used to take a photograph, usually by incorporating a moving mirror and prism.


lexentry: eng/single__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: single
trans_list: Single | Singleauskopplung
sense:
(music) A popular song released and sold (on any format) nominally on its own though usually having at least one extra track.


lexentry: eng/single_market__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: single market
trans_list: Binnenmarkt
sense:
a trade bloc with some common product-regulation policies in which most trade barriers have been removed


lexentry: eng/single_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: single out
trans_list: aussondern | auswählen | gesondert behandeln
sense:
(transitive) To select (someone or something) from a group and highlight them or treat them differently.


lexentry: eng/single_responsibility_principle__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: single responsibility principle
trans_list: Eine-Verantwortlichkeit-Prinzip | Single-Responsibility-Prinzip
sense:
(programming, object-oriented) The principle that every class should have a single responsibility entirely encapsulated by that class.


lexentry: eng/single_transferable_vote__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: single transferable vote
trans_list: übertragbare Einzelstimmgebung
sense:
A voting system where each voter lists the candidates in order of preference and there is provision to transfer the votes of the less popular candidates and a proportion of the votes of candidates who are elected with more than a certain quota.


lexentry: eng/singleton__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: singleton
trans_list: Singleton
sense:
(computing) A class that may not be instantiated more than once, i.e. that implements the singleton design pattern.


lexentry: eng/singleton_pattern__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: singleton pattern
trans_list: Singleton
sense:
(software, object-oriented) A creational design pattern that restricts the instantiation of a class to one object.


lexentry: eng/singular__Adjective__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: singular
trans_list: ungewöhnlich
sense:
(linear algebra, of transformation) Having the property that the matrix of coefficients of the new variables has a determinant equal to zero.


lexentry: eng/singular_value_decomposition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: singular value decomposition
trans_list: Singulärwertzerlegung
sense:
(linear algebra) A particular type of factorisation of a matrix into a product of three matrices, of which the second is a diagonal matrix that has as the entries on its diagonal the singular values of the original matrix.


lexentry: eng/singulare_tantum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: singulare tantum
trans_list: Singularetantum | Singularwort
sense:
(grammar) A noun (in any specific sense) that has no plural form and is only used with singular verbs. Frequently for mass nouns.


lexentry: eng/singularity__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: singularity
trans_list: Singularität
sense:
(physics) Ellipsis of gravitational singularity: a point or region in spacetime in which gravitational forces cause matter to have an infinite density; associated with black holes.


lexentry: eng/sinister__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: sinister
trans_list: links | sinister | linker | linksseitig
sense:
(heraldry) On the left side of a shield from the wearer's standpoint, and the right side to the viewer.


lexentry: eng/sinkhole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sinkhole
trans_list: Doline | Erdfall | Flussschwinde | Schluckloch | Schwalgloch | Schwinde
sense:
(geology) A hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage.


lexentry: eng/sinkwa_towelsponge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sinkwa towelsponge
trans_list: Flügelgurke
sense:
A gourd of species Luffa acutangula, whose fruits are eaten when half-ripe and when mature can be dried out to form a loofah.


lexentry: eng/sinoatrial_node__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sinoatrial node
trans_list: Sinusknoten | Sinuatrial-Knoten
sense:
(anatomy) A group of cells located in the wall of the right atrium of the heart that originates the impulses stimulating the heartbeat.


lexentry: eng/sintering__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sintering
trans_list: Sintern
sense:
A process in which the particles of a powder are welded together by pressure and heating to a temperature below its melting point.


lexentry: eng/sinus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sinus
trans_list: Sinus | Nasennebenhöhle
sense:
(anatomy, zootomy) A pouch or cavity in a bone or other tissue, especially one in the bones of the face or skull connecting with the nasal cavities (the paranasal sinus).


lexentry: eng/siphon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: siphon
trans_list: Heber
sense:
A bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which hydrostatic pressure exerted due to the force of gravity moves liquid from one reservoir to another.


lexentry: eng/siphon__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: siphon
trans_list: absahnen | unterschlagen
sense:
(transitive, figurative, often with "off") To steal or skim off money in small amounts; to embezzle.


lexentry: eng/sir__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sir
trans_list: Herr | mein Herr
sense:
A respectful term of address to an adult male (often older), especially if his name or proper title is unknown.


lexentry: eng/sire__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sire
trans_list: Herr
sense:
A lord, master, or other person in authority, most commonly used vocatively: formerly in speaking to elders and superiors, later only when addressing a sovereign.


lexentry: eng/sire__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sire
trans_list: Hengst | Kater | Männchen | Rammler | Rüde
sense:
A male animal that has fathered a particular offspring (especially used of domestic animals and/or in biological research).


lexentry: eng/siren__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: siren
trans_list: Sirene
sense:
A device, either mechanical or electronic, that makes a piercingly loud sound as an alarm or signal, or the sound from such a device (first recorded 1879).


lexentry: eng/sirloin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sirloin
trans_list: Roastbeef | Rumpsteak
sense:
(US) A cut of beef from the lower part of the back, where the last ribs are (called rump in UK English).


lexentry: eng/sirloin__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sirloin
trans_list: Roastbeef | Rumpsteak
sense:
(UK) A cut of beef from the middle of the back (corresponding to short loin and partly rib in US English).


lexentry: eng/sirocco__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sirocco
trans_list: Schirokko | Scirocco
sense:
A hot and often strong southerly to southeasterly wind on the Mediterranean that originates in the Sahara and adjacent North African regions.


lexentry: eng/sirrah__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sirrah
trans_list: Bursche | Knabe
sense:
(obsolete) A term of address to an inferior male or more commonly a child. A modern-day equivalent would be "little man". [from c. 1520-1530]


lexentry: eng/sister__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sister
trans_list: Schwester | Nonne
sense:
A female member of a religious order; especially one devoted to more active service; (informally) a nun.


lexentry: eng/sister__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: sister
trans_list: Schwester
sense:
Any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt through the same biological sex, gender or common membership in a community, race, profession, religion, organization, or ism.


lexentry: eng/sister__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: sister
trans_list: Partner- | Schwester-
sense:
(attributively) An entity that has a special or affectionate, non-hierarchical relationship with another.


lexentry: eng/sister__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sister
trans_list: aufdoppeln | verstärken
sense:
(transitive, construction) To strengthen (a supporting beam) by fastening a second beam alongside it.


lexentry: eng/sister_ship__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sister ship
trans_list: Schwesterschiff
sense:
(nautical) A ship built to the same design and dimensions as another or belongs to the same owners as another.


lexentry: eng/sisterhood__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sisterhood
trans_list: Schwesterschaft
sense:
The quality of being sisterly; sisterly companionship; especially, the sense that women have of being in solidarity with one another.


lexentry: eng/sistrum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sistrum
trans_list: Sistrum
sense:
An ancient Egyptian musical instrument, to be shaken, consisting of a metal frame holding percussive metal beads.


lexentry: eng/sit-up__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sit-up
trans_list: Rumpfbeuge | Rumpfbeugen | Rumpfheben | Sit-up
sense:
An exercise in which the abdominal muscles are contracted, bringing the torso of a person lying down to a more upright position.


lexentry: eng/sit__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sit
trans_list: sitzen
sense:
(intransitive, copulative, of a person) To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.


lexentry: eng/sit_on_one's_hands__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sit on one's hands
trans_list: (nur) dumm rumsitzen
sense:
(idiomatic) To remain idle when action is needed, perhaps because of fear, ignorance, complacency, indecisiveness, or dislike of the person(s) or situation.


lexentry: eng/sitar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sitar
trans_list: Sitar
sense:
(musical instruments) A Hindustani/Indian classical stringed instrument, typically having a gourd as its resonating chamber.


lexentry: eng/situation_comedy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: situation comedy
trans_list: Situationskomik
sense:
An episodic comedy radio or television program with a plot or storyline based around a particular humorous situation with the same set of characters.


lexentry: eng/situationism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: situationism
trans_list: Personismus | Situationismus
sense:
(psychology) A school of thought which holds that personality is more influenced by external factors than by internal traits or motivations.


lexentry: eng/six__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: six
trans_list: sechs
sense:
A numerical value equal to 6; the number following five and preceding seven. This many dots: (••••••).


lexentry: eng/six_hundred__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: six hundred
trans_list: sechshundert
sense:
The cardinal number occurring after five hundred ninety-nine and before six hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 600.


lexentry: eng/six_o'clock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: six o'clock
trans_list: sechs Uhr
sense:
(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the seventh hour of the day; 6:00 a.m. (06:00).


lexentry: eng/six_of_one,_half_a_dozen_of_the_other__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: six of one, half a dozen of the other
trans_list: Jacke wie Hose | ein und dasselbe | einerlei | gehüpft wie gesprungen
sense:
(idiomatic) The two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent; it doesn't matter which one we choose.


lexentry: eng/six_perfections__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: six perfections
trans_list: sechs Tugenden | sechs Vollkommenheiten
sense:
In Mahayana Buddhism, the six virtues which the bodhisattva must practice in their avowed pursuit of bringing all beings to enlightenment through bodhicitta; they are dana (munificence), sila (ethicality), ksanti (patience), virya (determination), dhyana (meditation), and prajna (wisdom).


lexentry: eng/sixteen__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sixteen
trans_list: sechzehn
sense:
The cardinal number occurring after fifteen and before seventeen, represented in Arabic numerals as 16 and in Roman numerals as XVI.


lexentry: eng/sixth__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sixth
trans_list: Sexte
sense:
(music) The interval between one note and another, five notes higher in the scale, for example C to A, a major sixth, or C to A flat, a minor sixth. (Note that the interval covers six notes counting inclusively, for example C-D-E-F-G-A.)


lexentry: eng/sixth_form__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sixth form
trans_list: Oberstufe | Sekundarstufe II
sense:
(education) In England, the final two years of secondary school, during which students are about sixteen to eighteen years of age.


lexentry: eng/sixty-eighth__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sixty-eighth
trans_list: achtundsechzigste
sense:
The ordinal form of the number sixty-eight, describing a person or thing in position number 68 of a sequence.


lexentry: eng/sixty-first__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sixty-first
trans_list: einundsechzigste
sense:
The ordinal form of the number sixty-one, describing a person or thing in position number 61 of a sequence.


lexentry: eng/sixty-ninth__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sixty-ninth
trans_list: neunundsechzigste
sense:
The ordinal form of the number sixty-nine, describing a person or thing in position number 69 of a sequence.


lexentry: eng/sixty-second__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sixty-second
trans_list: zweiundsechzigste
sense:
The ordinal form of the number sixty-two, describing a person or thing in position number 62 of a sequence.


lexentry: eng/sixty__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sixty
trans_list: sechzig
sense:
The cardinal number occurring after fifty-nine and before sixty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LX and in Arabic numerals as 60.


lexentry: eng/ska__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ska
trans_list: Ska
sense:
(music genre) A style of Jamaican dance music originating in the late 1950s, combining elements of Caribbean calypso and mento with American jazz and rhythm and blues; it was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae.


lexentry: eng/skate__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skate
trans_list: Rochen
sense:
A fish of the family Rajidae in the superorder Batoidea (rays) which inhabit most seas. Skates generally have small heads with protruding muzzles, and wide fins attached to a flat body.


lexentry: eng/skateboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skateboard
trans_list: Skateboard
sense:
(sports, recreation) A narrow, wooden or plastic platform mounted on pairs of wheels, on which one stands and propels oneself by pushing along the ground with one foot.


lexentry: eng/skeg__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skeg
trans_list: Scheg
sense:
(nautical) A fin-like structure to the rear of the keel of a vessel that supports the rudder and protects a propeller.


lexentry: eng/skein__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skein
trans_list: Strang | Gebinde
sense:
A quantity of yarn, thread, etc. put up together in an oblong shape, after it is taken from the reel. A skein of cotton yarn is formed by eighty turns of the thread around a fifty-four inch reel.


lexentry: eng/skein__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: skein
trans_list: Schar
sense:
(zoology, UK, dialect, collective) A group of wild fowl (e.g. geese, goslings) when they are in flight.


lexentry: eng/skeletal_muscle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skeletal muscle
trans_list: Skelettmuskel
sense:
(muscle) The voluntary muscle of vertebrates, which is striated and anchored by tendons to bone and is used to effect skeletal movement such as locomotion.


lexentry: eng/skeleton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skeleton
trans_list: Skelett | Gerippe
sense:
(anatomy) The system that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in some other animals.


lexentry: eng/skeleton__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skeleton
trans_list: Skeleton
sense:
(sports, uncountable) A type of tobogganing in which competitors lie face down, and descend head first.


lexentry: eng/skeptic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skeptic
trans_list: Skeptiker | Skeptikerin
sense:
Someone who doubts beliefs, claims, plans, etc that are accepted by others as true or appropriate, especially one who habitually does so.


lexentry: eng/skepticism__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: skepticism
trans_list: Skepsis | Skeptizismus
sense:
A methodology that starts from a neutral standpoint and aims to acquire certainty through scientific or logical observation.


lexentry: eng/sketch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sketch
trans_list: Skizze
sense:
A rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not intended as a finished work, often consisting of a multitude of overlapping lines.


lexentry: eng/sketch__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: sketch
trans_list: Sketch
sense:
A brief, light, or unfinished dramatic, musical, or literary work or idea; especially a short, often humorous or satirical scene or play, frequently as part of a revue or variety show.


lexentry: eng/skeuomorphic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skeuomorphic
trans_list: skeuomorph
sense:
(originally, archaeology) Pertaining to skeuomorphs, obsolete design elements which are retained for familiarity or out of tradition, even though they no longer serve any functional purpose.


lexentry: eng/skeuomorphism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skeuomorphism
trans_list: Skeumorphismus
sense:
The incorporation of obsolete or skeuomorphic elements into a design, for familiarity or out of tradition, even though they no longer serve any functional purpose.


lexentry: eng/skew-symmetric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skew-symmetric
trans_list: schiefsymmetrisch
sense:
(linear algebra) Of a matrix, satisfying A^\textsf{T}=-A, i.e. having entries on one side of the diagonal that are the additive inverses of their correspondents on the other side of the diagonal and having only zeroes on the main diagonal.


lexentry: eng/skewer__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: skewer
trans_list: Spieß
sense:
(chess) A scenario in which a piece attacks a more valuable piece which, if it moves aside, reveals a less valuable piece.


lexentry: eng/ski__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ski
trans_list: Ski fahren | Ski laufen | Schi fahren | Schi laufen
sense:
(transitive) To travel over (a slope, etc.) on skis; to travel on skis at (a place), (especially as a sport).


lexentry: eng/ski_boot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ski boot
trans_list: Skistiefel | Skischuhe
sense:
Specialized footwear used in skiing to provide a way to attach the skier to skis using ski bindings.


lexentry: eng/ski_mask__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ski mask
trans_list: Skimaske
sense:
A warm cap shielding the neck and head, often made out of wool and used in skiing, or stereotypically while committing a robbery.


lexentry: eng/ski_wax__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ski wax
trans_list: Schiwachs
sense:
A material applied to the bottom of skis or snowboards, in order to improve their gliding and gripping properties.


lexentry: eng/skid__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: skid
trans_list: Kufe
sense:
A ski-shaped runner or supporting surface as found on a helicopter or other aircraft in place of wheels.


lexentry: eng/skid_row__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skid row
trans_list: Armenviertel | heruntergekommenes Viertel
sense:
(derogatory) An especially dilapidated section of a city, characterized by abandoned or run-down buildings and vices such as drug dealing and prostitution, and frequented by homeless people.


lexentry: eng/skill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skill
trans_list: Fertigkeit | Fähigkeit | Kunst | Geschicklichkeit | Kompetenz | Talent
sense:
Capacity to do something well; technique, ability. Skills are usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities, which are often thought of as innate.


lexentry: eng/skimmer__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: skimmer
trans_list: Scherenschnabel
sense:
Any of three species of bird in the genus Rynchops of the family Laridae, that feed by skimming the surface of water bodies with their bills in flight.


lexentry: eng/skin__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: skin
trans_list: Design
sense:
(countable, computing, graphical user interface) A set of resources that modifies the appearance and/or layout of the graphical user interface of a computer program.


lexentry: eng/skinhead__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: skinhead
trans_list: Skinhead
sense:
A member of a subculture that arose among working-class youth in late 1960s England or its diaspora, defined by close-cropped or shaven heads and working-class clothing, and often incorrectly associated with violence and white-supremacist or anti-immigrant principles.


lexentry: eng/skink__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skink
trans_list: Skink
sense:
A lizard of the family Scincidae, having small or reduced limbs or none at all and long tails that are regenerated when shed; a sandfish.


lexentry: eng/skinny__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skinny
trans_list: mager
sense:
(informal) Thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense).


lexentry: eng/skinny_jeans__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skinny jeans
trans_list: Röhrenjeans | Röhrenhose
sense:
A style of form-fitting jeans with very narrow, straight legs, which often taper inward at the ankles.


lexentry: eng/skipper__Noun__2
sense_num: 04
written_rep: skipper
trans_list: Dickkopffalter
sense:
Any of various butterflies of the families Hesperiidae and its subfamily Megathyminae, having a hairy mothlike body, hooked tips on the antennae, and a darting flight pattern.


lexentry: eng/skipping_rope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skipping rope
trans_list: Springseil | Sprungseil
sense:
An item for play or physical exercise consisting of a length of rope with a handle attached to each end, intended to be swung over and under a person jumping in a continual rhythm.


lexentry: eng/skirt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skirt
trans_list: Rock
sense:
An article of clothing, usually worn by women and girls, that hangs from the waist and covers the lower part of the body.


lexentry: eng/skirting_board__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skirting board
trans_list: Scheuerleiste | Fußbodenleiste | Fußleiste
sense:
(UK, AU, NZ, finish carpentry, interior decorating) A panel, normally made of wood, between the floor and the interior wall of a structure, or placed in a position that is subject to repeated knocks


lexentry: eng/skua__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skua
trans_list: Raubmöwe | Skua
sense:
Any of various predatory seabirds of the family Stercorariidae that often chase other seabirds to steal their catches.


lexentry: eng/skull__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skull
trans_list: Schädel | Kranium
sense:
(anatomy) The main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible.


lexentry: eng/skull_and_crossbones__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skull and crossbones
trans_list: Totenkopf
sense:
A depiction of a human skull and two crossed femurs (thighbones), a symbol of death traditionally used on the Jolly Roger pirate flag, but now as a warning of toxicity or other dangers.


lexentry: eng/skullcap__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: skullcap
trans_list: Helmkraut
sense:
(botany) Any of several species of flowering plants of the genus Scutellaria, in the Lamiaceae family.


lexentry: eng/skunk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skunk
trans_list: Stinktier | Skunk
sense:
Any of various small mammals, of the family Mephitidae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black with a white coat and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure.


lexentry: eng/sky__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sky
trans_list: Himmel
sense:
The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the place where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen.


lexentry: eng/sky__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sky
trans_list: Himmel
sense:
With a descriptive word: the part of the sky which can be seen from a specific place or at a specific time; its climate, condition, etc.


lexentry: eng/sky__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sky
trans_list: Himmel
sense:
(chiefly, literary, and, poetic, archaic) Usually preceded by the: the abode of God or the gods, angels, the souls of deceased people, etc.; heaven; also, powers emanating from heaven.


lexentry: eng/sky_burial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sky burial
trans_list: Himmelsbestattung
sense:
A funeral practice in which a human corpse is placed atop a mountain or other outdoor structure to decompose or be eaten by scavenging animals.


lexentry: eng/sky_lantern__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sky lantern
trans_list: Himmelslaterne
sense:
An ornament consisting of a small hot air balloon made of paper, with an opening at the bottom where a small fire is suspended.


lexentry: eng/skyhook__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: skyhook
trans_list: Skyhook
sense:
(tennis) A form of the overhead smash in which the eastern grip is used to hit the ball farther behind the body than usually possible.


lexentry: eng/skyjacking__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skyjacking
trans_list: Flugzeugentführung
sense:
The kidnapping of the passengers of an airplane by threat of force. The hijacking of an airplane, especially in flight.


lexentry: eng/skylarking__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skylarking
trans_list: Lärm
sense:
(originally, _, nautical) Playing around; frolicking; originally, running about the rigging of a vessel for fun; horseplay.


lexentry: eng/skyr__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skyr
trans_list: Skyr
sense:
A yogurt-like product made of curdled milk, curds stored up for food; a thick dairy product unique to Icelandic cuisine.


lexentry: eng/skyrmion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skyrmion
trans_list: Skyrmion
sense:
(physics, solid state physics, string theory) Any of a particular class of topological soliton that can be used to model certain properties of a nucleon.


lexentry: eng/skyrocket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skyrocket
trans_list: Feuerwerksrakete
sense:
A type of firework that uses a solid rocket engine to rise quickly into the sky where it emits a variety of effects such as stars, bangs, crackles, etc.


lexentry: eng/skywriter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skywriter
trans_list: Himmelsschreiber | Himmelsschreiberin
sense:
One who does skywriting. A pilot who writes messages, by leaving a trail of smoke from the plane, that are visible from the ground.


lexentry: eng/slackline__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slackline
trans_list: Slackline
sense:
(forestry, mining, sports) A length of cable, rope, or webbing that hangs loosely from its points of suspension.


lexentry: eng/slacks__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slacks
trans_list: Slacks
sense:
(dated) Semi-formal trousers which are less formal than those that are part of a suit but nowadays are considered suitable casualwear in most offices. (Takes a plural verb even when referring to a single pair; may be referred to as a pair of slacks.)


lexentry: eng/slag_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: slag off
trans_list: hinter jemandes Rücken reden
sense:
(British, Irish, Australia, slang, transitive) To talk insultingly to or about someone or something; usually one who is not present.


lexentry: eng/slake__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: slake
trans_list: ermüden | nachlassen
sense:
(intransitive, obsolete) Of a person: to become less energetic, to slacken in one's efforts. [11th–17thc.]


lexentry: eng/slaked_lime__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slaked lime
trans_list: Calciumhydroxid | Kalkhydrat | Löschkalk | Sumpfkalk | Weißkalkhydrat
sense:
Calcium hydroxide, a soft white powder, produced by adding water to quicklime. It is used in making mortar and cement, and has many industrial uses.


lexentry: eng/slander__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slander
trans_list: (mündliche) Verleumdung | Lästerung
sense:
A false or unsupported, malicious statement (spoken, not written), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement.


lexentry: eng/slant-eyed__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slant-eyed
trans_list: schlitzäugig
sense:
(derogatory) Specifically refers to having the eyes of most East Asians; with epicanthic folds, as opposed to the downturned eyes of Europeans.


lexentry: eng/slant__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: slant
trans_list: Ausrichtung | Neigung | Richtung | Tendenz
sense:
(typography) Synonym of slash ⟨ / ⟩, particularly in its use to set off pronunciations from other text.


lexentry: eng/slant__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: slant
trans_list: Ausrichtung | Neigung | Richtung | Tendenz
sense:
(Australia, slang) A crime committed for the purpose of being apprehended and transported to a major settlement.


lexentry: eng/slap_in_the_face__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slap in the face
trans_list: Ohrfeige | Maulschelle | Backpfeife | Watsche
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see slap,‎ in,‎ the,‎ face. (This sense is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/slap_in_the_face__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: slap in the face
trans_list: Schlag ins Gesicht
sense:
(figuratively) Something unexpectedly said or done which causes shock or offense; an insult, rebuke, or rebuff.


lexentry: eng/slap_shot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slap shot
trans_list: Schlagschuss
sense:
(ice hockey) The fastest shot in hockey, which typically involves levering the stick above the head before swinging it down to strike the puck with maximum power.


lexentry: eng/slapstick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slapstick
trans_list: Slapstick
sense:
(uncountable) A style of humor focusing on physical comedy, such as slipping on a banana peel, and with foolish characters who get into humiliating situations.


lexentry: eng/slash__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: slash
trans_list: Hieb
sense:
(fashion) A slit in an outer garment exposing a lining or inner garment, usually of a contrasting color or design; any intentional long vertical cut in a garment.


lexentry: eng/slash__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: slash
trans_list: Schrägstrich | Bruchstrich
sense:
(originally, _, US, typography) The slash mark: the punctuation mark ⟨/⟩, sometimes (often, _, proscribed) inclusive of any mark produced by a similar slashing movement of the pen, as the backslash ⟨\⟩.


lexentry: eng/slash_and_burn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slash and burn
trans_list: Brandrodung | Schwenden
sense:
A technique in agriculture where plant matter is roughly cut down and then burned over to prepare fields for the next crop.


lexentry: eng/slate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slate
trans_list: Schiefer | Schiefertafel
sense:
(uncountable, geology) A fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed so that it cleaves easily into thin layers.


lexentry: eng/slate__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: slate
trans_list: Schiefertafel | Tafel
sense:
(countable) A chalkboard, sheet of slate for writing on with chalk or with a thin rod of slate (a slate pencil) formerly commonly used by both students and teachers in schools.


lexentry: eng/slattern__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: slattern
trans_list: Luder
sense:
(dated) One who is uncareful or unconcerned about appearance or surroundings, usually said of a dirty and untidy woman.


lexentry: eng/slave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slave
trans_list: Sklave | Sklavin
sense:
A person who is held in servitude as the property of another person, and whose labor (and often also whose body and life) is subject to the owner's volition and control.


lexentry: eng/slave__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: slave
trans_list: Sklave | Sklavin
sense:
(BDSM) A submissive partner in a BDSM relationship who (consensually) submits to (sexually and/or personally) serving one or more masters or mistresses.


lexentry: eng/slave__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: slave
trans_list: Sklave | Sklavin | Sexsklave | Sexsklavin
sense:
A sex slave, a person who is forced against their will to perform, for another person or group, sexual acts on a regular or continuing basis.


lexentry: eng/slave__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: slave
trans_list: Folgegerät | Slave
sense:
(engineering, computing, photography) A device (such as a secondary flash or hard drive) that is subject to the control of another (a master).


lexentry: eng/slavery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slavery
trans_list: Sklaverei
sense:
An institution or social practice of owning human beings as property, especially for use as forced laborers.


lexentry: eng/sledgehammer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sledgehammer
trans_list: Vorschlaghammer
sense:
A hammer that consists of a large, heavy, broad and flat block of metal (the head) attached to a handle typically 0.5 meter to 1 meter long. The sledgehammer's design is meant to allow it to be swung powerfully, and to distribute force over a wide area upon impact.


lexentry: eng/sleep-in__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sleep-in
trans_list: langer Schlaf | langes Schlafen
sense:
An instance of sleeping in, sleeping late, sleeping until one feels fully refreshed rather than rising at a prespecified time.


lexentry: eng/sleep__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sleep
trans_list: Schlaf
sense:
(uncountable) The state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm.


lexentry: eng/sleep__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: sleep
trans_list: Schlaf | Augenbutter | Augenpopel | Augenschleim | Groikerl | Matzel
sense:
(uncountable) Rheum, crusty or gummy discharge found in the corner of the eyes after waking, whether real or a figurative objectification of sleep (in the sense of reduced consciousness).


lexentry: eng/sleep__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: sleep
trans_list: schlafen | unterbringen
sense:
(intransitive) To be, or appear to be, in repose; to be quiet; to be unemployed, unused, or unagitated; to rest; to lie dormant.


lexentry: eng/sleep_deprivation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sleep deprivation
trans_list: Schlafentzug
sense:
The condition of being kept awake and not getting enough sleep (perhaps forcibly by someone else, or by a sleep disorder), to the point of noticeably lower alertness.


lexentry: eng/sleep_mode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sleep mode
trans_list: Bereitschaftszustand
sense:
(computing) the state of a computer system in which the drives and interfaces are switched off, and the only task running is monitoring external activity, particularly a key press which restores the system to its active state from the random access memory.


lexentry: eng/sleep_paralysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sleep paralysis
trans_list: Schlaflähmung | Schlafparalyse | Schlafstarre
sense:
A situation where a person is not fully awake, and although conscious of their surroundings, unable to move or speak, often accompanied by hallucinations and feelings of terror.


lexentry: eng/sleep_rough__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sleep rough
trans_list: unter freiem Himmel
sense:
(idiomatic) Of a homeless person, to sleep outdoors, particularly as opposed to sleeping in a shelter or similar.


lexentry: eng/sleeper__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sleeper
trans_list: Schläfer
sense:
A spy, saboteur, or terrorist who lives unobtrusively in a community until activated by a prearranged signal; may be part of a sleeper cell.


lexentry: eng/sleeper__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sleeper
trans_list: Fusspfette | Futterholz | Fußpfette | Fußschwelle | Lagerbalken | Lagerholz
sense:
(carpentry) A structural beam in a floor running perpendicular to both the joists beneath and floorboards above.


lexentry: eng/sleeper_cell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sleeper cell
trans_list: Schläferzelle
sense:
A group of people (sleepers) who inconspicuously remain dormant in a community until activated, by a prearranged signal, in order to perform acts of espionage, sabotage, or terrorism.


lexentry: eng/sleeping_bag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sleeping bag
trans_list: Schlafsack
sense:
A padded or insulated bag large enough to surround the whole body and which keeps the user warm while sleeping, used as a substitute for bedclothes.


lexentry: eng/sleeping_partner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sleeping partner
trans_list: stiller Gesellschafter | stiller Teilhaber
sense:
(UK) A business partner who doesn't play an active role in running the day-to-day operations of a business, who instead, finances the business in the form of capital investment.


lexentry: eng/sleeping_sickness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sleeping sickness
trans_list: Schlafkrankheit
sense:
especially, African sleeping sickness, an endemic infectious disease of humans and animals in tropical Africa, caused by a parasitic trypanosome, transmitted by the tsetse fly and characterized by fever, severe headache, joint pains and lymph node swelling in the early stages, followed by a neurological phase of extreme weakness, sleepiness, and deep coma leading to death


lexentry: eng/sleepover__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sleepover
trans_list: Übernachtung
sense:
The act of spending the night as a guest in another's house, especially when the participants are children.


lexentry: eng/sleet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sleet
trans_list: Graupel
sense:
(chiefly, United States) Pellets of ice made of mostly frozen raindrops or refrozen melted snowflakes.


lexentry: eng/sleeve__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sleeve
trans_list: bekleiden | eintüten | überziehen
sense:
(transitive) To fit and attach a sleeve to an upper garment (e.g. to a shirt, blouse, sweater, jacket, coat, etc.) or to a folder.


lexentry: eng/sleeve_garter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sleeve garter
trans_list: Ärmelhalter
sense:
A garter worn on the sleeve of a shirt above the elbow to hold the lower part of the sleeve tight and keep the cuff in the correct position.


lexentry: eng/sleight__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sleight
trans_list: Taschenspielertrick | Trick | Täuschung | Volte | Zauberei
sense:
(countable) An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation.


lexentry: eng/slender-billed_gull__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slender-billed gull
trans_list: Dünnschnabelmöwe
sense:
Chroicocephalus genei, a mid-sized gull which breeds very locally around the Mediterranean and the north of the western Indian Ocean.


lexentry: eng/sleuth__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sleuth
trans_list: beschatten | nachspüren | schnüffeln | untersuchen
sense:
(intransitive, transitive) To act as a detective; to try to discover who committed a crime, or, more generally, to solve a mystery.


lexentry: eng/slice__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: slice
trans_list: Slice
sense:
(golf) A shot that (for the right-handed player) curves unintentionally to the right. See fade, hook, draw.


lexentry: eng/slide__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: slide
trans_list: Erdrutsch
sense:
The falling of large amounts of rubble, earth and stones down the slope of a hill or mountain; avalanche.


lexentry: eng/slide__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: slide
trans_list: Bottleneck | Rutsche
sense:
An inclined plane on which heavy bodies slide by the force of gravity, especially one constructed on a mountainside for conveying logs by sliding them down.


lexentry: eng/slide__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: slide
trans_list: Objektträger
sense:
(sciences) A flat, usually rectangular piece of glass or similar material on which a prepared sample may be viewed through a microscope Generally referred to as a microscope slide.


lexentry: eng/slide__Verb__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: slide
trans_list: rutschen
sense:
(intransitive) To pass along smoothly or unobservedly; to move gently onward without friction or hindrance.


lexentry: eng/slide_rule__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slide rule
trans_list: Rechenschieber
sense:
An analog calculator consisting of three interlocking strips marked with logarithmic scales, such that multiplication, division etc. can be performed by the equivalent of addition and subtraction.


lexentry: eng/slight__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: slight
trans_list: abschätzig behandeln | beleidigen | geringschätzig behandeln | kränken | missachten | verachten
sense:
(transitive) To treat (someone or something) with disdain or neglect, usually out of prejudice, hatred, or jealousy; to ignore disrespectfully; to skimp on one's duties toward.


lexentry: eng/slime__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: slime
trans_list: Schleim
sense:
Any mucilaginous substance; or a mucus-like substance which exudes from the bodies of certain animals, such as snails or slugs.


lexentry: eng/slimeball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slimeball
trans_list: Schleimball
sense:
(helminthology, specifically) A mucus-coated lump containing the cercariae of a liver fluke (of the phylum Platyhelminthes).


lexentry: eng/slimy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: slimy
trans_list: aalglatt | schleimig | schmierig
sense:
(slang, figuratively) Friendly in a false, calculating way; underhanded; two-faced; sneaky; slick; smarmy.


lexentry: eng/sling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sling
trans_list: Schleuder | Schulterriemen | Tragetuch
sense:
(weapon) An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to one end and a light stick to the other.


lexentry: eng/slingshot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slingshot
trans_list: Zwille | Schleuder | Steinschleuder
sense:
(chiefly, American) A Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles.


lexentry: eng/slip__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: slip
trans_list: Unterkleid | Unterrock
sense:
A woman's undergarment worn under a skirt or dress to conceal unwanted nudity that may otherwise be revealed by the skirt or dress itself; a shift.


lexentry: eng/slip__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: slip
trans_list: Schlupf
sense:
(nautical) A difference between the theoretical distance traveled per revolution of the propeller and the actual advance of the vessel.


lexentry: eng/slip__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: slip
trans_list: Bootsrampe | Slipanlage
sense:
(cricket) Any of several fielding positions to the off side of the wicket keeper, designed to catch the ball after being deflected from the bat; a fielder in that position (See first slip, second slip, third slip, fourth slip and fifth slip.)


lexentry: eng/slip__Noun__1
sense_num: 24
written_rep: slip
trans_list: Ausrutschen | Ausrutscher | Schlupf
sense:
(engineering) The motion of the centre of resistance of the float of a paddle wheel, or the blade of an oar, through the water horizontally, or the difference between a vessel's actual speed and the speed it would have if the propelling instrument acted upon a solid; also, the velocity, relatively to still water, of the backward current of water produced by the propeller.


lexentry: eng/slip__Noun__2
sense_num: 05
written_rep: slip
trans_list: Bon | Kassenbon | Kassenzettel | Papierstreifen
sense:
A small piece of paper, especially one longer than it is wide, typically a form for writing on or one giving printed information.


lexentry: eng/slip_knot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slip knot
trans_list: Laufknoten | Schlinge | Schlippstek
sense:
A knot which attaches a line to an object and tightens when pressure is applied. Also called a running knot.


lexentry: eng/slip_lane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slip lane
trans_list: Ausfahrkeil
sense:
(UK, Australia, transport) A short one-way lane allowing traffic to turn onto the cross street at an intersection without entering the intersection.


lexentry: eng/slipcover__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slipcover
trans_list: das Futteral, (за мебели и пр.) - der Bezug, die Husse, (тех.) - die Hülle
sense:
A fitted protective or decorative cover that may be slipped off and on a piece of upholstered furniture, usually made of cloth.


lexentry: eng/slipjoint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slipjoint
trans_list: Slipjointverschluss
sense:
(mostly, attributive) A type of joint#Noun for a folding knife, involving a spring that helps hold the blade open against some pressure but does not lock it open in the sense of any positive engagement by the parts of any lock#Noun mechanism; it is thus a nonlocking#Adjective type of joint.


lexentry: eng/slipped_disc__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slipped disc
trans_list: Bandscheibenvorfall
sense:
(pathology) A vertebral disc that protrudes into the spinal canal, exerting pressure on spinal nerves and causing backache or sciatica.


lexentry: eng/slippery__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slippery
trans_list: rutschig | glitschig | glatt
sense:
Of a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a non-viscous liquid, and therefore hard to grip, hard to stand on without falling, etc.


lexentry: eng/slippery_jack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slippery jack
trans_list: Butterröhrling | Butterpilz
sense:
A mushroom in genus Suillus, family Boletaceae, especially Suillus luteus; boletes, they have no gills, but release spores from tubes ending in open pores.


lexentry: eng/slippery_slope__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: slippery slope
trans_list: Dammbruchargument
sense:
(by extension) A logical fallacy in which a party asserts that a particular result will probably follow from a given decision or circumstance, without necessarily providing any rational argument for the likelihood of the assumed consequence.


lexentry: eng/slipway__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slipway
trans_list: Helge | Helgen | Helling | Stapel
sense:
(nautical) A sloping surface, leading down to the shore or to a river, on which ships are built, repaired or stored and from which they are launched.


lexentry: eng/sliver__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sliver
trans_list: Band | Faserband
sense:
A strand, or slender roll, of cotton or other fiber in a loose, untwisted state, produced by a carding machine and ready for the roving or slubbing which precedes spinning.


lexentry: eng/slivovitz__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slivovitz
trans_list: Sliwowitz
sense:
(countable, uncountable) A type of rakija made mostly in Eastern European countries from distilled, fermented plum juice.


lexentry: eng/sloe__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sloe
trans_list: Schlehe
sense:
Any of various other plants of the genus Prunus, as a shrub or small tree, Prunus alleghaniensis, bearing dark-purple fruit.


lexentry: eng/slop__Noun__2
sense_num: 05
written_rep: slop
trans_list: Schlamm
sense:
Water or other liquid carelessly spilled or thrown about, as upon a table or a floor; a puddle; a soiled spot.


lexentry: eng/slope__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: slope
trans_list: Steigung
sense:
(mathematics) The ratio of the vertical and horizontal distances between two points on a line; zero if the line is horizontal, undefined if it is vertical.


lexentry: eng/slope__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: slope
trans_list: Dachschräge
sense:
The angle a roof surface makes with the horizontal, expressed as a ratio of the units of vertical rise to the units of horizontal length (sometimes referred to as run).


lexentry: eng/slope__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: slope
trans_list: ausschrägen
sense:
(transitive) To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to incline or slant.


lexentry: eng/sloppy_seconds__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sloppy seconds
trans_list: Schlammschieben
sense:
(vulgar, plurale tantum) Having sex with someone soon after the person has had sex with someone else.


lexentry: eng/slot__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: slot
trans_list: Türriegel
sense:
(Scotland, Northern England) An implement for barring, bolting, locking or securing a door, box, gate, lid, window or the like.


lexentry: eng/slot__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slot
trans_list: Schlitz | Nut
sense:
A narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; especially, one for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding in it.


lexentry: eng/sloth__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sloth
trans_list: Faultier
sense:
(countable) A herbivorous, arboreal South American mammal of the families Megalonychidae and Bradypodidae, noted for its slowness and inactivity.


lexentry: eng/slouch_hat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slouch hat
trans_list: Schlapphut
sense:
A broad-brimmed felt hat worn by soldiers, often with a clasp on the left side to allow a rifle to be carried over the shoulder.


lexentry: eng/slow__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slow
trans_list: langsam
sense:
Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.


lexentry: eng/slow_cooker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slow cooker
trans_list: Schongarer
sense:
A kitchen appliance consisting of a clay pot and its housing with self-contained electrical heating, characterized by a loose-fitting lid, relatively low temperatures, and long cooking times, and used especially in the preparation of stews.


lexentry: eng/slow_dance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slow dance
trans_list: Drucker
sense:
A kind of slow, swaying dance performed by couples, often with the lead partner holding their hands against the sides of the following partner's hips or waist while the follower drapes their hands on the leader's shoulders.


lexentry: eng/slow_motion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slow motion
trans_list: Zeitlupe
sense:
A technique of film, photography, and video to stretch time and allow visibility of things normally happening too fast to be conveniently examined.


lexentry: eng/slow_news_day__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slow news day
trans_list: Sauregurkenzeit | Sommerloch
sense:
(journalism) A time when media organizations publish trivial stories due to the lack of more substantial topics.


lexentry: eng/slowpoke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slowpoke
trans_list: Trödler | Trödlerin
sense:
(US, Canada, informal, mildly, derogatory) A person who moves slowly or takes a long time to do something.


lexentry: eng/slowworm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slowworm
trans_list: Blindschleiche | Hartwurm | Haselwurm
sense:
A small Old World lizard, Anguis fragilis, often mistaken for a snake, having no legs and small eyes.


lexentry: eng/sludge__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sludge
trans_list: Abwasserschlamm | Matsch | Schlamm
sense:
A residual semi-solid material left from industrial, water treatment, or wastewater treatment processes.


lexentry: eng/slug__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slug
trans_list: Nacktschnecke | Schnecke
sense:
Any of many terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell. [from early 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/sluice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sluice
trans_list: Schleuse | Schleusentor | Siel
sense:
An artificial passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate, for example in a canal lock or a mill stream, for stopping or regulating the flow.


lexentry: eng/sluice_gate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sluice gate
trans_list: Schleusentor
sense:
A portal which may be opened or closed to allow or prevent the passage of water through a man-made channel.


lexentry: eng/slump__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slump
trans_list: Kollaps | Zusammenbruch | Zusammenfall
sense:
A heavy or helpless collapse; a slouching or drooping posture; a period of poor activity or performance, especially an extended period.


lexentry: eng/slump__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: slump
trans_list: Ausbreitmaß
sense:
A measure of the fluidity of freshly mixed concrete, based on how much the concrete formed in a standard slump cone sags when the cone is removed.


lexentry: eng/slur__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: slur
trans_list: Bindebogen
sense:
(music) The symbol indicating a legato passage, written as an arc over the slurred notes (not to be confused with a tie).


lexentry: eng/slurry__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: slurry
trans_list: Gülle | Jauche
sense:
(agriculture) A mixture of animal waste, other organic material and sometimes water, stored in a slurry pit and used as fertilizer; also used in combination, as pig slurry, etc.


lexentry: eng/slype__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slype
trans_list: die Galerie, (пасаж) - die Passage, die Laube, der Kreuzgang, der Umgang
sense:
(architecture) A covered passageway, especially one connecting the transept of a cathedral or monastery to the chapter house.


lexentry: eng/smack__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smack
trans_list: Schmack
sense:
A small sailing vessel, commonly rigged as a sloop, used chiefly in the coasting and fishing trade and often called a fishing smack


lexentry: eng/small-minded__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: small-minded
trans_list: kleingeistig
sense:
Selfish, petty; constrained in thought, limited in scope of consideration, not mindful of the big picture.


lexentry: eng/small_business__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: small business
trans_list: Kleingewerbe
sense:
A privately-owned and operated business with relatively small turnover and staff numbers, typically seen as constituting part of a specific commercial or economic sector.


lexentry: eng/small_caps__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: small caps
trans_list: Kapitälchen
sense:
(typography) Capital letters shown in the same form but in small size (typically of the same size as lower-case letters).


lexentry: eng/small_category__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: small category
trans_list: kleine Kategorie
sense:
(category theory) A category such that all of its objects form a set and all of its morphisms form a set.


lexentry: eng/small_forward__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: small forward
trans_list: Flügel
sense:
(basketball) A forward who is the shorter of the two forward positions, and often plays behind the power forwards.


lexentry: eng/small_fry__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: small fry
trans_list: kleine Fische
sense:
(idiomatic) One or more relatively small and insignificant individuals or things of relatively little consequence, importance, or value.


lexentry: eng/small_intestine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: small intestine
trans_list: Dünndarm
sense:
(anatomy) The upper part of the intestine, between the stomach and the large intestine, divided into the duodenum, the jejunum and the ileum.


lexentry: eng/small_screen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: small screen
trans_list: Bildschirm
sense:
(broadcasting) The broadcast or cable television screen, as opposed to the cinema screen (or big screen); by extension, the television programs themselves.


lexentry: eng/small_talk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: small talk
trans_list: Smalltalk | Plauderei | Alltagsgespräch | Plaudern | belanglose Unterhaltung | belangloses Gespräch
sense:
(idiomatic) Idle conversation, typically on innocuous or unimportant subjects, usually engaged in at social gatherings out of politeness.


lexentry: eng/small_white__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: small white
trans_list: kleiner Kohlweißling
sense:
A small, white butterfly Pieris rapae, of the family Pieridae, that damages Brassica rapa crops in temperate regions worldwide.


lexentry: eng/small_wonder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: small wonder
trans_list: kein Wunder (dass ...)
sense:
(idiomatic) An event or fact whose cause or rationale is not difficult to discern; an unsurprising occurrence.


lexentry: eng/smallpox__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smallpox
trans_list: Pocken | Blattern
sense:
(disease) An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s, but still exists in laboratories. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.


lexentry: eng/smallsword__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smallsword
trans_list: der Degen
sense:
A light one-handed sword, designed for thrusting, which evolved out of the longer and heavier rapier of the late Renaissance.


lexentry: eng/smash_and_grab__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smash and grab
trans_list: Schaufenstereinbruch
sense:
(often, attributively) A robbery where a window of a shop or other premises is smashed and items are grabbed as quickly as possible.


lexentry: eng/smattering__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: A superficial or shallow knowledge of a subject.
written_rep: smattering
trans_list:
Halbwissen | Vorkenntnis | bruchstückhafte Kenntnis | oberflächliche Kenntnis | rudimentäre Kenntnis


lexentry: eng/smear__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: smear
trans_list: verleumden | diffamieren
sense:
(transitive) To damage someone's reputation by slandering, misrepresenting, or otherwise making false accusations about them, their statements, or their actions.


lexentry: eng/smear_campaign__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smear campaign
trans_list: Hetzkampagne | Schmutzkampagne
sense:
(idiomatic) An effort to damage or call into question someone's reputation, by propounding negative propaganda.


lexentry: eng/smell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smell
trans_list: Geruchssinn | Riechen
sense:
A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.


lexentry: eng/smell__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: smell
trans_list: Geruch
sense:
A conclusion or intuition that a situation is wrong, more complex than it seems, or otherwise inappropriate.


lexentry: eng/smell__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: smell
trans_list: riechen | stinken
sense:
(intransitive, copulative) Followed by like or of if descriptive: to have a particular smell, whether good or bad.


lexentry: eng/smelling_salt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smelling salt
trans_list: Riechsalz
sense:
(usually, in the plural) ammonium carbonate, sometimes with added perfume, that is inhaled as a mild irritant to the mucous membranes, to help restore consciousness.


lexentry: eng/smelly__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: smelly
trans_list: stinkend
sense:
(figuratively, computing, slang, in extreme programming) Having signs that suggest a design problem; having a code smell.


lexentry: eng/smelt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smelt
trans_list: Stint
sense:
Any small anadromous fish of the family Osmeridae, found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and in lakes in North America and northern part of Europe.


lexentry: eng/smelt__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: smelt
trans_list: Schmelze
sense:
Any of the various liquids or semi-molten solids produced and used during the course of such production.


lexentry: eng/smelter_dust__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smelter dust
trans_list: Hüttenrauch
sense:
A smoke or dust released during the refining of metals; often contains volatile elements such as arsenic


lexentry: eng/smew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smew
trans_list: Zwergsäger
sense:
A small compact diving duck, Mergellus albellus, that breeds in the northern taiga of Europe and Asia and winters on sheltered coasts or inland lakes.


lexentry: eng/smile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smile
trans_list: Lächeln
sense:
A facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth, often showing the front teeth, without vocalisation, and in humans is a common involuntary or voluntary expression of happiness, pleasure, amusement, goodwill, or anxiety.


lexentry: eng/smith__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smith
trans_list: Schmied | Schmiedin
sense:
A craftsperson who works metal into desired forms using a hammer and other tools, sometimes heating the metal to make it more workable, especially a blacksmith.


lexentry: eng/smithsonite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smithsonite
trans_list: Smithsonit | Zinkspat
sense:
(mineral) A mineral form of zinc carbonate, ZnCO3, mined as an ore of zinc or as an ornamental stone.


lexentry: eng/smock_mill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smock mill
trans_list: Holländerwindmühle
sense:
A windmill of which only the cap turns round to meet the wind. It is different from a post mill, whose whole building turns on a post.


lexentry: eng/smocking__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smocking
trans_list: Smokarbeit
sense:
(sewing) An embroidery technique in which the fabric is gathered and then embroidered with decorative stitches to hold the gathers in place; the product of the use of this embroidery technique.


lexentry: eng/smoke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smoke
trans_list: Rauch | Qualm
sense:
(uncountable) The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material.


lexentry: eng/smoke_bomb__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: smoke bomb
trans_list: Rauchbombe
sense:
(military) An explosive or incendiary device designed to produce smoke in order to mark a position or produce a smokescreen.


lexentry: eng/smoke_signal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smoke signal
trans_list: Rauchzeichen
sense:
(often, pluralized) A method of long-distance communication sometimes used in ancient and undeveloped societies, consisting of messages conveyed by means of columns or intermittent puffs of smoke.


lexentry: eng/smoked_beer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smoked beer
trans_list: Rauchbier
sense:
A kind of beer with a distinctive smoky flavour imparted by using malted barley dried over an open flame.


lexentry: eng/smoking__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: smoking
trans_list: Rauchen
sense:
The act of exposing (something) to smoke; (by extension) the process by which foods are cured or flavoured by smoke


lexentry: eng/smoking_jacket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smoking jacket
trans_list: Smoking
sense:
A men's jacket designed to be worn while smoking tobacco, typically made of soft fabric with a tie belt.


lexentry: eng/smoko__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smoko
trans_list: Rauchpause
sense:
(colloquial, AU, NZ, and, nautical) A cigarette break from work or military duty; a brief cessation of work to have a smoke, or (more generally) to take a small rest, snack etc. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/smooth__Adjective__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: smooth
trans_list: glatt
sense:
(mathematics, of a function) Having derivatives of all finite orders at all points within the function’s domain.


lexentry: eng/smooth__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: smooth
trans_list: glätten
sense:
(statistics, image processing, digital audio) To capture important patterns in the data, while leaving out noise.


lexentry: eng/smooth_breathing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smooth breathing
trans_list: Spiritus lenis
sense:
(orthography) A diacritic mark (᾿/◌̓) in Ancient, Medieval and Modern Greek used to indicate absence of aspiration for an initial vowel, and sometimes for rho, e.g. ἀ, ῤ


lexentry: eng/smooth_muscle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smooth muscle
trans_list: glatte Muskulatur
sense:
(muscle) Involuntary muscle which is found within the intestines, throat, uterus, and blood vessel walls.


lexentry: eng/smorgasbord__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smorgasbord
trans_list: Smörgåsbord | kaltes Büfett auf skandinavische Art | skandinavisches Büfett
sense:
A Swedish-style buffet comprising a variety of cold sandwiches and other dishes; (by extension) any buffet with a wide selection of dishes.


lexentry: eng/smother__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: smother
trans_list: ersticken
sense:
(transitive) To extinguish or deaden, as fire, by covering, overlaying, or otherwise excluding the air.


lexentry: eng/smother__Verb__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: smother
trans_list: ersticken
sense:
(intransitive, figuratively) to perish, grow feeble, or decline, by suppression or concealment; be stifled; be suppressed or concealed.


lexentry: eng/smuggle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smuggle
trans_list: schmuggeln
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To import or export, illicitly or by stealth, without paying lawful customs charges or duties


lexentry: eng/smurf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smurf
trans_list: Schlumpf
sense:
(comics, fictional character) A blue pixie with white stocking cap, from the media franchise The Smurfs.


lexentry: eng/smut__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: smut
trans_list: Brand
sense:
Any of a range of fungi, mostly Ustilaginomycetes, that cause plant disease in grasses, including cereal crops; the disease so caused.


lexentry: eng/snag__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: snag
trans_list: Baumstumpf
sense:
A tree, or a branch of a tree, fixed in the bottom of a river or other navigable water, and rising nearly or quite to the surface, by which boats are sometimes pierced and sunk.


lexentry: eng/snail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snail
trans_list: Schnecke | Gehäuseschnecke
sense:
Any of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class Gastropoda, having a coiled shell.


lexentry: eng/snake_charming__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snake charming
trans_list: Schlangenbeschwörung
sense:
The practice of hypnotising a snake by playing an instrument, the performance of which may also include handling the snakes or performing other seemingly dangerous acts.


lexentry: eng/snake_gourd__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snake gourd
trans_list: Schlangengurke | Schlangenhaargurke | Schlangenkürbis
sense:
The vine Trichosanthes cucumerina, found across much of southern and southeastern Asia, from Pakistan to southern China to northern Australia.


lexentry: eng/snake_pit__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: snake pit
trans_list: Schlangengrube
sense:
(figurative) Any institution (such as a school, prison, hospital, etc.) run in an inept or inhumane way, or full of hostile or treacherous people.


lexentry: eng/snap__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: snap
trans_list: Fingerschnippen | Schnalzen | Schnippen
sense:
The act of snapping the fingers; making a sound by pressing a finger against the thumb and suddenly releasing to strike the hand.


lexentry: eng/snap__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: snap
trans_list: Augenblick | Moment
sense:
A very short period of time (figuratively, the time taken to snap one's fingers), or a task that can be accomplished in such a period.


lexentry: eng/snap__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: snap
trans_list: Snap
sense:
(American football) A backward pass or handoff of a football from its position on the ground that puts the ball in play; a hike.


lexentry: eng/snap__Noun__1
sense_num: 16
written_rep: snap
trans_list: Schnipp Schnapp
sense:
(uncountable) A card game, primarily for children, in which players cry "snap" to claim pairs of matching cards as they are turned up.


lexentry: eng/snap__Verb__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: snap
trans_list: losgehen
sense:
(intransitive, computing, graphical user interface) To jump to a fixed position relative to another element.


lexentry: eng/snap__Verb__1
sense_num: 17
written_rep: snap
trans_list: schnalzen | schnippen | schnipsen | zurückpassen | zusammenschnappen | zuschanppen
sense:
(transitive) A video of a person snapping their fingers.
Alternative snapping technique
To snap one's fingers: to make a snapping sound, often by pressing the thumb and an opposing finger of the same hand together and suddenly releasing the grip so that the finger hits against the palm; alternatively, by bringing the index finger quickly down onto the middle finger and thumb.


lexentry: eng/snap_one's_fingers__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snap one's fingers
trans_list: mit den Fingern schnippen
sense:
To create a cracking or clicking sound with one’s fingers by building tension between the thumb and another finger (middle, index, or ring) and then moving that finger forcefully downward so it hits the thenar eminence of the same hand at a high speed.


lexentry: eng/snap_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snap up
trans_list: schnappen
sense:
(transitive, colloquial) To buy quickly, usually because the item is a bargain or in short supply or something one has been searching for.


lexentry: eng/snapping_turtle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snapping turtle
trans_list: Schnappschildkröte
sense:
Any of several large American freshwater turtles of the family Chelydridae, which have powerful hooked jaws that close with a snap.


lexentry: eng/snare_drum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snare drum
trans_list: kleine Trommel | Rührtrommel | Schnarrtrommel | Snare
sense:
A tubular drum with skins stretched over the top and bottom, and having a set of chains that can be applied to the bottom skin to create a rattling sound.


lexentry: eng/snarl__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snarl
trans_list: knurren | Zähne fletschen
sense:
(intransitive) To growl angrily by gnashing or baring the teeth; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds.


lexentry: eng/snatch__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: snatch
trans_list: Reißen
sense:
(weightlifting) A competitive weightlifting event in which a barbell is lifted from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement.


lexentry: eng/sneak__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sneak
trans_list: schleichen | stehlen
sense:
(intransitive) To creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen.


lexentry: eng/sneakernet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sneakernet
trans_list: Turnschuhnetzwerk
sense:
(uncountable) A method of transferring a computer file from one computer to another by copying it to a floppy disk, thumb drive, or some other external storage device, carrying the device to the other computer, and saving the file there, in contrast to electronic methods used by networked computers to transfer data. [from 1980s]


lexentry: eng/sneezewort__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sneezewort
trans_list: Sumpf-Schafgarbe
sense:
Achillea ptarmica, a hardy flowering plant, poisonous to cattle, sheep and horses, but with various herbal applications in humans.


lexentry: eng/snell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snell
trans_list: Mundschnur
sense:
A short line of horsehair, gut, monofilament, etc., by which a fishhook or lure is attached to a longer (and usually heavier) line.


lexentry: eng/sniffles__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sniffles
trans_list: Schnupfen
sense:
(colloquial, plurale tantum, the sniffles) The symptom of a runny or congested nose accompanying a cold.


lexentry: eng/snipe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snipe
trans_list: Schnepfe | Bekassine
sense:
Any of various limicoline game birds of the genera Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.


lexentry: eng/snob__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snob
trans_list: Snob | Wichtigtuer | Schickimicki | Schnösel
sense:
(informal, derogatory) A person who wishes to be seen as a member of the upper classes and who looks down on those perceived to have inferior or unrefined tastes. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/snobbish__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snobbish
trans_list: snobistisch | hochnäsig | versnobt | blasiert | bourgeois | dünkelhaft
sense:
Having the property of being a snob; arrogant and pretentious; smugly superior or dismissive of perceived inferiors.


lexentry: eng/snood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snood
trans_list: Haarband | Haarnetz
sense:
A band or ribbon for keeping the hair in place, including the hair-band formerly worn in Scotland and northern England by young unmarried women.


lexentry: eng/snood__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: snood
trans_list: Mundschnur
sense:
A short line of horsehair, gut, monofilament, etc., by which a fishhook is attached to a longer (and usually heavier) line; a snell.


lexentry: eng/snoot__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: snoot
trans_list: Aufnahmetubus
sense:
(theater, photography) A cylindrical or conical attachment used on a spotlight to restrict spill light.


lexentry: eng/snoring__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snoring
trans_list: Schnarchen
sense:
The action or sound of breathing during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate.


lexentry: eng/snorkel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snorkel
trans_list: Schnorchel
sense:
(underwater diving) A hollow tube, held in the mouth, or mounted on and opening into a diving mask, used by swimmers for breathing underwater.


lexentry: eng/snow__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: snow
trans_list: Schnee | Grieß
sense:
(uncountable) The moving pattern of random dots displayed on a television, etc., when no transmission signal is being received.


lexentry: eng/snow_angel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snow angel
trans_list: Schneeengel
sense:
A design made in fresh snow by lying on one's back and moving the arms up and down and the legs from side to side.


lexentry: eng/snow_cone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snow cone
trans_list: Schneekegel | rasiert Eis
sense:
(US) A confection of crushed ice covered with flavored syrup or fruit juice, usually served in a paper cone or a plastic glass.


lexentry: eng/snow_cream__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snow cream
trans_list: Schneemilch
sense:
A dessert made by mixing clean, fresh snow with a small amount of milk or cream and flavouring agents such as vanilla and sugar, causing the snow to melt and congeal into an ice-cream-like substance.


lexentry: eng/snow_globe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snow globe
trans_list: Schneekugel
sense:
A decorative object or toy containing a model of a landscape, fluid and suspended white flakes that emulate snowfall when shaken.


lexentry: eng/snow_in__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snow in
trans_list: einschneien
sense:
(transitive, usually passive) To prevent from moving (from a building, in a city, etc) by a large snowfall.


lexentry: eng/snow_leopard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snow leopard
trans_list: Schneeleopard | Irbis
sense:
A large feline mammal, Panthera uncia (syn. Uncia uncia), native to mountain ranges of central Asia.


lexentry: eng/snow_load__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snow load
trans_list: Schneelast
sense:
(roofing) The live load due to the weight of snow on a structure, such as a roof; included in the design calculations.


lexentry: eng/snow_petrel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snow petrel
trans_list: Schneesturmvogel
sense:
A small, pure white fulmarine petrel with black underdown, coal-black eyes, small black bill and bluish gray feet.


lexentry: eng/snow_scoop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snow scoop
trans_list: Schneehexe | Schneewanne
sense:
manual snow removal tool with a large scoop and wide handle, used to move snow by pushing and sliding


lexentry: eng/snow_shed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snow shed
trans_list: Lawinengalerie
sense:
(rail transport, road transport) A tunnel-like structure that provides roads and railroad tracks with protection from avalanches and heavy snowfalls that cannot be easily removed.


lexentry: eng/snowball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snowball
trans_list: Schneeball
sense:
A ball of snow, usually one made in the hand and thrown for amusement in a snowball fight; also a larger ball of snow made by rolling a snowball around in snow that sticks to it and increases its diameter.


lexentry: eng/snowblower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snowblower
trans_list: Schneefräse
sense:
A motorized vehicle that picks up snow off the ground and blows it to one side in order to clear a path.


lexentry: eng/snowboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snowboard
trans_list: Snowboard
sense:
A board, somewhat like a broad ski, or a very long skateboard with no wheels, used in the sport of snowboarding.


lexentry: eng/snowcone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snowcone
trans_list: Schneekegel | rasiert Eis
sense:
A frozen dessert consisting of crushed ice and colored fruit flavoring, usually served in a cone or a cup.


lexentry: eng/snowdrop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snowdrop
trans_list: Schneeglöckchen
sense:
Any of the 20 species of the genus Galanthus of the Amaryllidaceae, bulbous flowering plants, bearing a solitary, pendulous, white, bell-shaped flower that appears, depending on species, between autumn and late winter or early spring, all native to temperate Eurasia.


lexentry: eng/snowdropper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snowdropper
trans_list: Unterwäschedieb | Unterwäschediebin
sense:
(Australia, slang) One who snowdrops (one who steals clothing (especially women's underwear) from a clothesline.


lexentry: eng/snowman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snowman
trans_list: Schneemann
sense:
A humanoid figure made with large snowballs stacked on each other. Human traits like a face and arms may be fashioned with sticks (arms), a carrot (nose), and stones or coal (eyes, mouth).


lexentry: eng/snowmobile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snowmobile
trans_list: Schneemobil
sense:
(vehicle) A vehicle with skis at the front and a caterpillar track at the rear, used for travelling over snow, sometimes as sport.


lexentry: eng/snowplow__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: snowplow
trans_list: Pizzastück | Stemmbogen
sense:
(skiing, skating) A maneuver in which the tips of the skis or skates point inwards and the back ends point outwards.


lexentry: eng/snubber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snubber
trans_list: Dämpfer
sense:
A device used to suppress ("snub") voltage transients in electrical systems, pressure transients in fluid systems, or excess force or rapid movement in mechanical systems.


lexentry: eng/snus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snus
trans_list: Snus
sense:
A type of tobacco snuff consumed in the form of a moist powder which is placed under the upper lip, without chewing, for extended periods of time.


lexentry: eng/so__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: so
trans_list: so | also | damit | na und | sehr | sodass
sense:
In that state or manner; with that attribute. A proadjective that replaces the aforementioned adjective phrase.


lexentry: eng/so__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: so
trans_list: so | also | damit | na und | sehr | sodass
sense:
Used after a pause for thought to introduce a new topic, question or story, or a new thought or question in continuation of an existing topic.


lexentry: eng/so__Interjection__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: so
trans_list: so | also | damit | na und | sehr | sodass
sense:
Used as a question to ask for further explanation of something said, often rhetorically or in a dismissive or impolite manner.


lexentry: eng/so_be_it__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: so be it
trans_list: so sei es | sei's drum
sense:
(idiomatic, subjunctive) An indication of acceptance, especially of a situation which is not entirely favorable.


lexentry: eng/so_much_for__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: so much for
trans_list: so viel dazu | so viel zum Thema ...
sense:
(idiomatic) An expression of dismissiveness, disappointment, disregard, or resignation; something said upon rejecting, giving up on, quitting, or disposing of something.


lexentry: eng/so_what__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: so what
trans_list: ja und? | na und?
sense:
(colloquial, rhetorical question, impolite) A reply to an unimportant or irrelevant statement, indicating indifference on the part of the speaker.


lexentry: eng/soap__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: soap
trans_list: Seife
sense:
(countable, uncountable, informal, by extension) Some other substance, often a detergent or another surfactant, able to mix with both oil and water, used for cleaning.


lexentry: eng/soap_dispenser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soap dispenser
trans_list: Seifenspender
sense:
A simple device, often wall-mounted, that dispenses liquid soap when the user presses on it, or in some designs by sensing hand motions.


lexentry: eng/soap_opera__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soap opera
trans_list: Seifenoper | soap
sense:
(countable) A radio or television serial, typically broadcast in the afternoon or evening, about the lives of melodramatic characters, which are often filled with strong emotions, highly dramatic situations and suspense.


lexentry: eng/soapbox__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: soapbox
trans_list: Hupe
sense:
(figuratively) Any physical or media platform which gives prominence to the person on it and the views they espouse.


lexentry: eng/soapbox__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: soapbox
trans_list: -schlusses
sense:
(figuratively) A talk about one's pet topic (or the topic itself), especially when only tangentially relevant to an ongoing discussion.


lexentry: eng/soapstone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soapstone
trans_list: Speckstein
sense:
(geology) A soft rock, rich in talc, also containing serpentine and either magnetite, dolomite or calcite.


lexentry: eng/soar__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: soar
trans_list: hochfliegen
sense:
To mount upward on wings, or as on wings, especially by gliding while employing rising air currents.


lexentry: eng/sobriquet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sobriquet
trans_list: Spitzname | Beiname
sense:
A familiar name for a person or thing; a nickname (sometimes assumed by the person, but often given by others), that is descriptive.


lexentry: eng/socage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: socage
trans_list: Frondienst | Robath | Robot
sense:
(historical) In the Middle Ages (and chiefly but not exclusively medieval England), a legal system whereby a tenant would pay a rent or do some agricultural work for the landlord.


lexentry: eng/soccer_mom__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: soccer mom
trans_list: Eislaufmutti
sense:
(US) A stereotypical woman, typically middle-class, who is overprotective of her children and often overambitious and bragging about their success.


lexentry: eng/social_Darwinism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social Darwinism
trans_list: Sozialdarwinismus
sense:
(science) The theory that the laws of evolution by natural selection also apply to social structures.


lexentry: eng/social_anxiety_disorder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social anxiety disorder
trans_list: soziale Angststörung
sense:
(clinical psychology, psychiatry) The most common anxiety disorder, characterized by intense fear in one or more social situations, causing considerable distress and impaired ability to function in at least some parts of daily life.


lexentry: eng/social_capital__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social capital
trans_list: Sozialkapital
sense:
The goodwill, sympathy, and connections created by social interaction within and between social networks.


lexentry: eng/social_climber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social climber
trans_list: Karrierist
sense:
(derogatory) One who tries to improve his or her social standing, especially by means of obsequious behaviour.


lexentry: eng/social_construct__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social construct
trans_list: soziales Konstrukt
sense:
(sociology) A social convention or perception, such as class or gender, used by a particular society to describe human behavior.


lexentry: eng/social_contract__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social contract
trans_list: Gesellschaftsvertrag
sense:
(philosophy, politics) An implicit agreement or contract among members of a society governing such matters as submission of individuals to the rule of law and acceptable conduct.


lexentry: eng/social_credit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social credit
trans_list: Social Credit
sense:
(politics, economics) a political and economic philosophy originated by C. H. Douglas which envisages an "aristocracy of producers, serving and accredited by a democracy of consumers".


lexentry: eng/social_democracy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social democracy
trans_list: Sozialdemokratie
sense:
(political) A moderate political philosophy or ideology that aims to achieve socialist (socialistic) goals within a democratic society and a liberal democracy such as by means of a strong welfare state and regulation of private industry.


lexentry: eng/social_democrat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social democrat
trans_list: Sozialdemokrat | Sozialdemokratin
sense:
(politics) A supporter of social democracy, a political ideology in which a socialist system of government is achieved by democratic means.


lexentry: eng/social_distancing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social distancing
trans_list: räumliche Distanzierung | Social Distancing | räumliche Trennung | soziale Distanzierung
sense:
(epidemiology) The practice of maintaining physical distance between people to reduce the spread of communicable diseases by isolating those with such diseases in quarantines, maintaining space between individuals, and prohibiting certain activities.


lexentry: eng/social_engineering__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: social engineering
trans_list: Social Engineering
sense:
(political science) Efforts to influence attitudes and social behaviors on a large scale, in order to produce desired characteristics in a target population.


lexentry: eng/social_engineering__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: social engineering
trans_list: Social Engineering
sense:
(computer security) The practice of tricking a user into giving, or giving access to, sensitive information, thereby bypassing most or all protection.


lexentry: eng/social_group__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social group
trans_list: soziale Gruppe
sense:
A collection of humans or animals who share certain characteristics, interact with one another, accept expectations and obligations as members of the group, and share a common identity.


lexentry: eng/social_housing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social housing
trans_list: Sozialwohnung | sozialer Wohnungsbau
sense:
(UK) Rental housing owned and managed by the government, non-profit organizations, or by a combination of the two, with the aim of providing affordable housing, often focusing on disadvantaged groups such as low-income earners, social-security recipients, the elderly and people with disabilities.


lexentry: eng/social_insurance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social insurance
trans_list: Sozialversicherung
sense:
Government-mandated provision for the unemployed, injured, or aged, typically funded by a combination of government spending, individual contributions, and employer contributions.


lexentry: eng/social_justice_warrior__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: social justice warrior
trans_list: Gesinnungskrieger | Gutmensch
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see social justice,‎ warrior; a social justice activist.


lexentry: eng/social_liberalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social liberalism
trans_list: Linksliberalismus | Sozialliberalismus
sense:
A political ideology that endorses a market economy, individual liberty, and the role of government in addressing economic and social issues such as poverty, health care, and education.


lexentry: eng/social_mobility__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social mobility
trans_list: soziale Mobilität
sense:
(sociology) The degree to which, in a given society, an individual's, family's, or group's social status can change throughout the course of their life through a system of social hierarchy or stratification.


lexentry: eng/social_murder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social murder
trans_list: sozialer Mord
sense:
(politics) The knowing causing of the inevitable premature death of members of an oppressed class by deliberately and structurally exposing them to potentially lethal conditions.


lexentry: eng/social_network__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social network
trans_list: soziales Netzwerk
sense:
(collective, sociology) A network of personal or business contacts, especially as facilitated by social networking on the Internet.


lexentry: eng/social_network__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: social network
trans_list: Social Network | soziales Netzwerk
sense:
(internet) A service allowing users to manage and interact with their network of friends or contacts on the Internet.


lexentry: eng/social_science__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social science
trans_list: Sozialwissenschaft
sense:
A branch of science that studies the society and human behavior in it, including anthropology, communication studies, criminology, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, social studies, and sociology.


lexentry: eng/social_service__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social service
trans_list: Sozialhilfe
sense:
A government-run program meant to benefit society as a whole, with a particular view to the less economically fortunate.


lexentry: eng/social_status__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social status
trans_list: sozialer Status
sense:
(sociology) One's position within a social hierarchy, one's social class along with any personal social advantages or disadvantages, one's value relative to society.


lexentry: eng/social_studies__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social studies
trans_list: Gemeinschaftskunde
sense:
The study of history, geography, civics, sociology, economics, and other social-science subjects, especially in primary and secondary school.


lexentry: eng/social_welfare__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social welfare
trans_list: soziale Sicherheit
sense:
The provision of a minimal level of well-being and support for citizens and other eligible residents who lack current means to support basic needs.


lexentry: eng/socialism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: socialism
trans_list: Sozialismus
sense:
(Marxism-Leninism) The intermediate phase of social development between capitalism and communism in Marxist theory in which the state has control of the means of production.


lexentry: eng/socialism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: socialism
trans_list: Sozialismus
sense:
Any of a group of later political philosophies such democratic socialism and social democracy which do not envisage the need for full state ownership of the means of production nor transition to full communism, and which are typically based on principles of community decision making, social equality and the avoidance of economic and social exclusion, with economic policy giving first preference to community goals over individual ones.


lexentry: eng/socialist_realism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: socialist realism
trans_list: sozialistischer Realismus
sense:
(art) A Stalinist idealization of the dictatorship of the proletariat applied to art that used realistic techniques to show the struggle for socialism in a positive and optimistic manner.


lexentry: eng/socialization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: socialization
trans_list: Sozialisation
sense:
(sociology, psychology) The process of learning how to live in a way acceptable to one's own society, said especially about children.


lexentry: eng/society__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: society
trans_list: Gesellschaft | Gemeinschaft
sense:
(countable) A long-standing group of people sharing cultural aspects such as language, dress, norms of behavior and artistic forms.


lexentry: eng/society__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: society
trans_list: Gesellschaft
sense:
(countable) A group of people who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest; an association or organization.


lexentry: eng/sociobiology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sociobiology
trans_list: Soziobiologie
sense:
The science that applies the principles of evolutionary biology to the study of social behaviour in both humans and animals.


lexentry: eng/sociogram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sociogram
trans_list: Soziogramm
sense:
A graphic representation of the structure of interpersonal relations in a group situation; a depiction of the social links that a person has.


lexentry: eng/sociography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sociography
trans_list: Soziographie
sense:
(sociology) The branch of sociology that concentrates on the descriptive analysis of social phenomena.


lexentry: eng/sociolect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sociolect
trans_list: Soziolekt
sense:
(sociolinguistics) The variant of language used by a social group such as a socioeconomic class, an ethnic group, an age group, etc.


lexentry: eng/sociology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sociology
trans_list: Soziologie | Gesellschaftskunde
sense:
A social science that studies society, human social interaction, patterns of social relationships, and the interactions of culture. Through both theory and applied research, it engages subject matters across a range of microanalysis, mesoanalysis, and macroanalysis.


lexentry: eng/sociopathy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sociopathy
trans_list: Soziopathie
sense:
(psychiatry) The property of being a sociopath—a person showing antisocial behavior as part of psychiatric pathology.


lexentry: eng/socket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: socket
trans_list: Steckdose | Buchse | Fassung | Sockel
sense:
(mechanics) An opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit (e.g. a light bulb socket).


lexentry: eng/sod__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sod
trans_list: Grasnarbe | Grassode | Plagge | Rasensode | Rasenziegel | Sode
sense:
(uncountable) That stratum of the surface of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass, or any portion of that surface; turf; sward.


lexentry: eng/soda__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: soda
trans_list: Limonade | Brause | süßer Sprudel | Sprudel | Sprudelwasser | Soda
sense:
(uncountable) Carbonated water (water impregnated with pressurised carbon dioxide, originally made with sodium bicarbonate).


lexentry: eng/soda_siphon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soda siphon
trans_list: Siphon
sense:
A stout glass bottle containing soda water under pressure, at one time found in bars. A lever-operated valve at the top is used to dispense the liquid.


lexentry: eng/soda_water__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soda water
trans_list: Sodawasser | Sprudelwasser | Sprudel
sense:
Carbonated water, water that has carbon dioxide dissolved in it and has been stored under pressure in a bottle. Usually mixed before drinking with another beverage.


lexentry: eng/sodalite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sodalite
trans_list: Sodalith
sense:
(mineral) A mineral of alkaline igneous and plutonic rocks that are low in silica, of the chemical composition of sodium aluminum silicate with chlorine, Na4Al3Si3O12Cl. Pink sodalite is sometimes called hackmanite. Sodalite and lazurite form the sodalite Group of silicate minerals.


lexentry: eng/sodium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sodium
trans_list: Natrium
sense:
The chemical element (symbol Na) with an atomic number of 11 and atomic weight of 22.990. It is a soft, waxy, silvery, reactive alkali metal that is never found unbound in nature.


lexentry: eng/sodium_bisulfite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sodium bisulfite
trans_list: Natriumbisulfit | Natriumhydrogensulfit
sense:
(inorganic compound) The mono sodium salt of sulfurous acid, NaHSO3, used as a food preservative and as a reagent in organic synthesis.


lexentry: eng/sodium_carbonate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sodium carbonate
trans_list: Natriumcarbonat | Natriumkarbonat
sense:
(chemistry) A salt, Na2CO3 formally derived from sodium hydroxide and carbonic acid; it is a white powder, soluble in water, with domestic, commercial and industrial uses; it occurs naturally as natrite.


lexentry: eng/sodium_chloride__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sodium chloride
trans_list: Natriumchlorid | Kochsalz
sense:
(inorganic compound) Common table salt, a compound composed of equal number of sodium and chlorine atoms. Chemical formula TemplateParserError:LuaError.


lexentry: eng/sodium_hydroxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sodium hydroxide
trans_list: Natriumhydroxid
sense:
(inorganic compound) A strong, caustic alkali (NaOH) used in the manufacture of soap, detergents, paper, textiles and having many other industrial applications.


lexentry: eng/sodium_nitrate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sodium nitrate
trans_list: Chilesalpeter | Natriumnitrat | Natronsalpeter | Salpeter
sense:
(inorganic chemistry) the sodium salt of nitric acid, NaNO3; used as a food preservative, and as an oxidizing agent in explosives such as sodatol.


lexentry: eng/sodium_sulfate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sodium sulfate
trans_list: Natriumsulfat
sense:
(inorganic compound) The sodium salt of sulfuric acid, Na2SO4; it is a mild laxative (as Glauber's salt), and is used in the manufacture of paper, detergents and many other products.


lexentry: eng/sodium_thiosulfate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sodium thiosulfate
trans_list: Fixiersalz | Natriumthiosulfat
sense:
An inorganic compound that is typically available as the pentahydrate, Na2S2O3·5H2O. It is used in iodometry, photographic processing, gold extraction, etc.


lexentry: eng/sodomise__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sodomise
trans_list: sodomisieren
sense:
(transitive) To engage in sodomy with (someone); to engage in anal (or, rarely, oral) sex as the penetrator (especially without consent).


lexentry: eng/sodomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sodomy
trans_list: Analverkehr | Sodomie
sense:
Any of several forms of sexual intercourse held to be unnatural, particularly bestiality or homosexuality, but also (sometimes) anal or oral sex.


lexentry: eng/sofa__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sofa
trans_list: Sofa | Couch
sense:
(furniture, chiefly, UK, India) An upholstered seat with a raised back and one or two raised ends, long enough to comfortably accommodate two or more people.


lexentry: eng/soffit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soffit
trans_list: Soffitte
sense:
(architectural element) The visible underside of an arch, balcony, beam, cornice, staircase, vault or any other architectural element.


lexentry: eng/soft-pedal__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soft-pedal
trans_list: herunterspielen
sense:
(figuratively) To reduce the force or impact of (something); to damp, to mute; especially, to minimize the less desirable aspects of (something); to play down, to tone down.


lexentry: eng/soft-shell_turtle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soft-shell turtle
trans_list: Weichschildkröte
sense:
Any turtle of the family Trionychidae, such turtles having a carapace that has no scutes and is leathery and pliable at the sides.


lexentry: eng/soft_cheese__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soft cheese
trans_list: Weichkäse
sense:
A type of rennet cheese that is not firm owing to the curds not having been pressed or comminuted to a large degree, so that much whey or liquid is left, and it has not ripened long.


lexentry: eng/soft_drink__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soft drink
trans_list: Limonade | Erfrischungsgetränk | Brause | Sprudel | Sprudelsaft | alkoholfreies Getränk
sense:
Any non-alcoholic drink that is carbonated, and usually also sweet. (In this sense, juice, milk, tea and coffee are not soft drinks.)


lexentry: eng/soft_hyphen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soft hyphen
trans_list: bedingter Trennstrich | bedingtes Trennzeichen | weicher Trennstrich | weiches Trennzeichen
sense:
(computing, typography) A generally invisible text character marking a point where hyphenation can occur without forcing a line break in an inconvenient place if the text is later reflowed.


lexentry: eng/soft_landing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soft landing
trans_list: weiche Landung
sense:
(countable, aeronautics) A landing that does not result in the destruction of the payload and/or the vehicle.


lexentry: eng/soft_mutation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soft mutation
trans_list: Lenierung
sense:
(linguistics) An alteration of the initial consonant of a word which occurs in certain Celtic languages under particular linguistic circumstances; lenition.


lexentry: eng/soft_power__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soft power
trans_list: Soft Power | weiche Macht
sense:
(politics) Political influence that is extended by means of diplomacy, media, international assistance, cultural exchanges, etc., rather than by such "hard" means as military intervention or punitive economic measures.


lexentry: eng/soft_science__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soft science
trans_list: inexakte Wissenschaft | weiche Wissenschaft
sense:
A field of scientific inquiry that is limited by the nature of its subject matter in its ability to establish strictly measurable criteria.


lexentry: eng/soft_serve__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soft serve
trans_list: Softeis
sense:
A frozen dessert or snack, similar to ice cream but softer, as a result of air being introduced during freezing.


lexentry: eng/soft_sign__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soft sign
trans_list: Weichheitszeichen | weiches Zeichen
sense:
The Cyrillic letter Ь/ь (transliterated in English with an apostrophe (’) or prime (′)), which in modern languages using the Cyrillic alphabet serves to denote a soft (palatized) consonant.


lexentry: eng/soft_skill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soft skill
trans_list: Soft Skill | soziale Kompetenz
sense:
(human resources, originally, military) A personal skill that is usually interpersonal, non-specialized, and difficult to quantify, such as leadership or responsibility.


lexentry: eng/soft_toy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soft toy
trans_list: Kuscheltier
sense:
(Britain, Australia) A toy made of a soft material, usually stuffed with cotton, straw, beans, or other materials, and typically intended as a plaything for children.


lexentry: eng/soft_water__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soft water
trans_list: weiches Wasser
sense:
(chemistry) Water with a low concentration of dissolved minerals, especially calcium, making it easier to lather with soap.


lexentry: eng/softball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: softball
trans_list: Softball
sense:
(sports) A game similar to baseball but played with a larger and softer ball which can be thrown overhand or underhand.


lexentry: eng/software__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: software
trans_list: Software
sense:
(computing) Encoded computer instructions, usually modifiable (unless stored in some form of unalterable memory such as ROM).


lexentry: eng/software_engineering__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: software engineering
trans_list: Softwaretechnik
sense:
The subfield of engineering concerned with applying a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software.


lexentry: eng/software_framework__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: software framework
trans_list: Framework | Programmiergerüst
sense:
(computing) an abstraction used in software development to provide generic functionality for application-specific software.


lexentry: eng/softwood__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: softwood
trans_list: Bauholz | Holz
sense:
(countable, in more general use) Wood of this kind, but limited to those that are commercial timbers.


lexentry: eng/soigneur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soigneur
trans_list: Betreuer
sense:
(cycle racing) A non-riding member of a racing team whose role is to provide support (such as massages, supplies, and transportation) for the cyclists.


lexentry: eng/soil__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: soil
trans_list: Boden | Erde
sense:
(uncountable) The unconsolidated mineral or organic material on the immediate surface of the earth that serves as a natural medium for the growth of land plants.


lexentry: eng/soil__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: soil
trans_list: Erde | Grund
sense:
(uncountable) The unconsolidated mineral or organic matter on the surface of the earth that has been subjected to and shows effects of genetic and environmental factors of: climate (including water and temperature effects), and macro- and microorganisms, conditioned by relief, acting on parent material over a period of time. A product-soil differs from the material from which it is derived in many physical, chemical, biological, and morphological properties and characteristics.


lexentry: eng/soil_science__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soil science
trans_list: Bodenkunde | Bodenwissenschaft
sense:
The scientific study of the formation, classification, mapping, and the physical, chemical and biological properties of soil.


lexentry: eng/sokha__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sokha
trans_list: Zoche
sense:
(historical) Russian ard (a type of wooden plough with high, horizontal draft-poles and usually two metal-tipped ploughshares, originating in Northern Russia in medieval times and widely used in Russia and nearby countries until the early 20th century)


lexentry: eng/solanine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solanine
trans_list: Solanin
sense:
(organic compound) A poisonous glycoalkaloid found in many species of the nightshade family Solanaceae, including potato and tomato.


lexentry: eng/solanum__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: solanum
trans_list: Nachtschatten
sense:
(East Africa) A traditional green vegetable in the genus Solanum, specifically Solanum nigrum, and sometimes Solanum macrocarpon, Solanum scabrum, and Solanum villosum.


lexentry: eng/solar_calendar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solar calendar
trans_list: Sonnenkalender
sense:
A calendar based on the movement of the Earth around the Sun, which defines the year. Dates indicate the position of the Earth during this revolution.


lexentry: eng/solar_constant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solar constant
trans_list: Solarkonstante
sense:
The amount of incoming solar radiation per unit area, measured on the outer surface of Earth's atmosphere, in a plane perpendicular to the rays.


lexentry: eng/solar_day__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solar day
trans_list: Sonnentag | Solartag
sense:
(astronomy) One day of solar time; the time in which a planet such as Earth apparently rotates once around its axis relative to the Sun; the time taken for the Sun to seem to be in the same place in the sky twice (on Earth about 24 hours as an average - the length of solar day is not constant throughout the year)


lexentry: eng/solar_energy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solar energy
trans_list: Solarenergie | Sonnenenergie
sense:
Energy in the form of electromagnetic radiation emitted from the Sun; especially that part of this energy that is converted into usable thermal or electrical energy by man.


lexentry: eng/solar_mass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solar mass
trans_list: Sonnenmasse
sense:
(astronomy) A unit, equal to the mass of the sun, used to express the mass of other stars etc. 1 M☉ = 2 × 1030 kg.


lexentry: eng/solar_power__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solar power
trans_list: Solarstrom
sense:
(energy) The conversion of energy from sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics, indirectly using concentrated solar power, or a combination of the two.


lexentry: eng/solar_radiation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solar radiation
trans_list: Sonnenstrahlung
sense:
(astronomy) All the electromagnetic radiation and subatomic particles radiated from the Sun, especially that part that reaches the Earth


lexentry: eng/solar_sail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solar sail
trans_list: Solarsegel | Sonnensegel
sense:
(astronautics) A sail-like structure on a spacecraft consisting of very large ultrathin mirrors, with propulsion being achieved by the radiation pressure of light from a star or laser.


lexentry: eng/solar_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solar system
trans_list: Sonnensystem
sense:
Any collection of heavenly bodies including a star or binary star, and any lighter stars, brown dwarfs, planets, and other objects in orbit.


lexentry: eng/solar_wind__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solar wind
trans_list: Sonnenwind
sense:
(astronomy) The outflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space. Because of the high temperature of the particles of the corona, they are moving at speeds higher than the solar escape velocity.


lexentry: eng/solder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solder
trans_list: Lot | Lötdraht | Lötmetall | Lötzinn
sense:
Any of various easily-melted alloys, commonly of tin and lead, that are used to mend, coat, or join metal objects, usually small.


lexentry: eng/soldier_of_fortune__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: soldier of fortune
trans_list: Söldner | Glücksritter
sense:
(figuratively, by extension) A person willing to work for or ally himself with any person or institution who will take him on.


lexentry: eng/sole_custody__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sole custody
trans_list: alleiniges Sorgerecht
sense:
(legal) An arrangement whereby only one parent has physical and legal custody of a child while the other parent has visitation rights.


lexentry: eng/solemnity__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: solemnity
trans_list: Hochfest
sense:
(Catholicism) A feast day of the highest rank celebrating a mystery of faith such as the Trinity, an event in the life of Jesus, the Virgin Mary, or another important saint.


lexentry: eng/solenodon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solenodon
trans_list: Schlitzrüssler
sense:
Any of the family Solenodontidae of small nocturnal, burrowing, insectivorous mammals, with a long snout and venomous saliva.


lexentry: eng/solfège__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solfège
trans_list: Solfège
sense:
(music) A method of sight singing that uses the syllables do (originally ut), re, mi, fa, sol (or so), la, and si (or ti) to represent the seven principal pitches of the scale, most commonly the major scale. The fixed-do system uses do for C, and the moveable-do system uses do for whatever key the melody uses (thus B is do if the piece is in the key of B). The relative natural minor of a scale may be represented by beginning at la.


lexentry: eng/solicitous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: solicitous
trans_list: besorgt | fürsorglich
sense:
(Usually followed by about, for, etc., or a clause) Showing care, concern, or attention, in any of several ways; thus:


lexentry: eng/solicitude__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solicitude
trans_list: Besorgnis
sense:
The state of being solicitous; uneasiness of mind occasioned by fear of evil or desire for good; anxiety.


lexentry: eng/solid__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solid
trans_list: bündig
sense:
(of an object or substance) That can be picked up or held, having a texture, and usually firm. Unlike a liquid, gas or plasma.


lexentry: eng/solid__Adjective__1
sense_num: 16
written_rep: solid
trans_list: fest | solide | einfarbig | robust
sense:
(of volumes of materials) Measured as a single solid, as the volumes of individual pieces added together without any gaps.


lexentry: eng/solid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solid
trans_list: Festkörper | Feststoff
sense:
(chemistry) A substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container (as opposed to a liquid or gas).


lexentry: eng/solid_angle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solid angle
trans_list: Raumwinkel
sense:
(geometry) The three-dimensional analog of an angle, equivalent to the area of that portion of the surface of a unit sphere that it subtends.


lexentry: eng/solid_rocket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solid rocket
trans_list: Feststoffrakete | Feststoffraketenantrieb | Feststoffraketentriebwerk
sense:
(rocketry) A rocket engine (rocket motor) that uses a solid propellant that, when combusted, generates gases which are used for rocket propulsion.


lexentry: eng/solidarity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solidarity
trans_list: Solidarität
sense:
(countable) A bond of unity or agreement between individuals, united around a common goal or against a common enemy, such as the unifying principle that defines the labor movement; mutual support within a group.


lexentry: eng/solidarity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: solidarity
trans_list: Solidarität | Unterstützung
sense:
(uncountable) Willingness to give psychological and/or material support when another person is in a difficult position or needs affection.


lexentry: eng/solidus__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: solidus
trans_list: Solidus
sense:
(historical) The weight of the Roman gold coin, 1/60 of a Roman pound under Diocletian or 1/72 lb. (about 4.5 grams) after Constantine.


lexentry: eng/soliloquy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soliloquy
trans_list: Selbstgespräch
sense:
(drama) The act of a character speaking to themselves so as to reveal their thoughts to the audience.


lexentry: eng/solitaire__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: solitaire
trans_list: Solitär
sense:
An extinct bird formerly believed to be related to the dodo, more precisely Réunion solitaire, Raphus solitarius, now preferably Réunion ibis, Threskiornis solitarius.


lexentry: eng/solitary_confinement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solitary confinement
trans_list: Einzelhaft | Isolationshaft
sense:
Forced isolation in a small space and the denial of contact with other persons, usually as a form of punishment for a prison inmate.


lexentry: eng/solo__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: solo
trans_list: Solo
sense:
(games) A card game similar to whist in which each player plays against the others in turn without a partner


lexentry: eng/solstice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solstice
trans_list: Sonnenwende | Solstitium
sense:
One of the two points in the ecliptic at which the sun is furthest from the celestial equator. This corresponds to one of two days in the year when the day is either longest or shortest.


lexentry: eng/solubility__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: solubility
trans_list: Löslichkeit
sense:
(chemistry) The amount of a substance that will dissolve in a given amount of a solvent, to give a saturated solution, under specified conditions.


lexentry: eng/solution__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solution
trans_list: Lösung
sense:
A homogeneous mixture, which may be liquid, gas or solid, formed by dissolving one or more substances.


lexentry: eng/solution_in_search_of_a_problem__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solution in search of a problem
trans_list: Lösung auf der Suche nach einem Problem
sense:
A proposal that does not solve any problem or provide any value; or one that is intended to fill a need which does not really exist.


lexentry: eng/solve__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: solve
trans_list: lösen
sense:
(mathematics) To algebraically manipulate an equation or inequality into a form that isolates a chosen variable on one side, so that the other side consists of an expression that may be used to generate solutions.


lexentry: eng/solvency__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solvency
trans_list: Solvenz | Zahlungsfähigkeit
sense:
(finance) The state of having enough funds or liquid assets to pay all of one's debts; the state of being solvent.


lexentry: eng/somatic_symptom_disorder__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: somatic symptom disorder
trans_list: Somatoforme Störung
sense:
(psychology, psychiatry) Any mental disorder that manifests as physical symptoms that suggest illness or injury, but cannot be explained fully by a general medical condition or by the direct effect of a substance, and are not attributable to another mental disorder.


lexentry: eng/somatoform_disorder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: somatoform disorder
trans_list: Somatoforme Störung
sense:
(medicine) A psychiatric disorder in which physical symptoms are experienced, but for which no apparent physical cause can be found


lexentry: eng/sombrero__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sombrero
trans_list: Sombrero
sense:
A kind of hat with a high conical or cylindrical crown and a saucer-shaped brim, highly embroidered, made of plush felt.


lexentry: eng/somersault__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: somersault
trans_list: Purzelbaum | Überschlag | Kopsibolter | Salto
sense:
Starting on one's feet, an instance of rotating one's body 360 degrees while airborne or on the ground, with one's feet passing over one's head.


lexentry: eng/something_is_rotten_in_the_state_of_Denmark__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: something is rotten in the state of Denmark
trans_list: etwas ist faul im Staate Dänemark
sense:
(idiomatic) Something is not right, seriously amiss, especially when leading to suspicion of motive.


lexentry: eng/sommelier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sommelier
trans_list: Sommelier | Sommelière | Weinkellnerin | Weinkellner
sense:
The member of staff at a restaurant who keeps the wine cellar and advises the guests on a choice of wines; a wine steward / stewardess, a wine waiter / waitress / server.


lexentry: eng/son__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: son
trans_list: Adoptivsohn | Sohn
sense:
A male person who has such a close relationship with an older or otherwise more authoritative person that he can be regarded as a son of the other person.


lexentry: eng/sonar__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sonar
trans_list: Sonar
sense:
(nautical) A device that uses hydrophones (in the same manner as radar) to locate objects underwater.


lexentry: eng/sonata__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sonata
trans_list: Sonate
sense:
(music) A musical composition for one or a few instruments, one of which is frequently a piano, in three or four movements that vary in key and tempo.


lexentry: eng/sonata_form__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sonata form
trans_list: Sonatenform | Sonatensatzform
sense:
(music) A form of classical music consisting of a single movement divided into three main sections, the exposition, development and recapitulation, sometimes followed by a coda.


lexentry: eng/songthaew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: songthaew
trans_list: Songtaeo
sense:
A type of share taxi in Southeast Asia made out of an altered pickup truck with two benches in the back down each side.


lexentry: eng/songwriter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: songwriter
trans_list: Liedermacher | Songwriter
sense:
(music) A musician who composes songs; especially writing the song's lyrics and/or creating a melody or a tune for the song.


lexentry: eng/sonic_boom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sonic boom
trans_list: Überschallknall
sense:
(physics, aerodynamics) The audible effect of a shock wave in the air, especially one caused by an aircraft flying faster than the speed of sound.


lexentry: eng/sonic_hedgehog__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sonic hedgehog
trans_list: Sonic hedgehog
sense:
(biochemistry, sometimes, capitalized) A morphogenic protein that controls cell division of adult stem cells and has been implicated in the development of some cancers.


lexentry: eng/sonnet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sonnet
trans_list: Sonett
sense:
A fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of fourteen lines that are typically five-foot iambics and rhyme according to one of a few prescribed schemes.


lexentry: eng/sonny__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sonny
trans_list: Freundchen
sense:
(colloquial, dated, pejorative) Form of address to a boy or man, to express contempt, warning etc. [1852]


lexentry: eng/sonorant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sonorant
trans_list: Klanglaut | Sonorant
sense:
(phonetics) A speech sound that is produced without turbulent airflow in the vocal tract; the generic term of vowel, approximant, nasal consonant, etc.


lexentry: eng/soot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soot
trans_list: Ruß | Russ
sense:
Fine black or dull brown particles of amorphous carbon and tar, produced by the incomplete combustion of coal, oil etc.


lexentry: eng/sophisticated__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sophisticated
trans_list: raffiniert | kultiviert
sense:
Of art or other things: appealing to the tastes of an intellectual or sophisticated (sense 1) person; cerebral; also, cultured, elegant, refined.


lexentry: eng/sophistry__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sophistry
trans_list: Haarspalterei
sense:
(countable) An argument that seems plausible, but is fallacious or misleading, especially one devised deliberately to be so; a sophism.


lexentry: eng/sophomore__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sophomore
trans_list: Nachfolger | zweiter
sense:
(US) The second in a series, especially, the second of an artist’s albums or the second of four years in a high school (tenth grade) or university.


lexentry: eng/sophomore__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sophomore
trans_list: Drittsemester | Student im zweiten Jahr | Viertsemester
sense:
(US, Philippines) A second-year undergraduate student in a college or university, or a second-year student in a four-year secondary school or high school.


lexentry: eng/sophrology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sophrology
trans_list: Sophrologie
sense:
A technique consisting of a set of physical and mental exercises for reducing stress and promoting well-being.


lexentry: eng/soprano_saxophone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soprano saxophone
trans_list: Sopransaxophon
sense:
A member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments that is smaller than the alto saxophone but larger than the sopranino saxophone, with a range of A♭3 to E6 or similar.


lexentry: eng/sordine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sordine
trans_list: Dämpfer
sense:
A mute for musical instruments. For example, the mute instrument for the violin or the damper on the pianoforte.


lexentry: eng/sore_loser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sore loser
trans_list: schlechter Verlierer | jemand, der nicht verlieren kann
sense:
(informal) One who complains or blames others for one's loss; one who is easily angered by losing a game or contest, or because of some other misfortune or bad luck.


lexentry: eng/sore_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sore point
trans_list: wunder Punkt
sense:
(idiomatic) An action, belief, or state of affairs which is an enduring basis for disagreement or dissatisfaction.


lexentry: eng/sorghum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sorghum
trans_list: Durra | Sorghum | Sorghumhirse
sense:
A cereal, Sorghum genus and species, the grains of which are cultivated to make flour and feed cattle. Almost all cultivated ones as well as some wild ones belong to the species Sorghum bicolor (syn. Sorghum vulgare).


lexentry: eng/sorority__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sorority
trans_list: Verbindung von College-Studentinnen | Schwesternschaft
sense:
(US) A social organization of female students at a college or university; usually identified by Greek letters.


lexentry: eng/sorry__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
sense: Expresses regret, remorse, or sorrow.
written_rep: sorry
trans_list:
Entschuldigung | Verzeihung | es tut mir leid | entschuldigen Sie bitte | ich bitte um Entschuldigung | sorry


lexentry: eng/sort__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: sort
trans_list: Letter
sense:
(typography) A piece of metal type used to print one letter, character, or symbol in a particular size and style.


lexentry: eng/sort__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sort
trans_list: sortieren
sense:
(transitive) To separate items into different categories according to certain criteria that determine their sorts.


lexentry: eng/sort_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: sort out
trans_list: helfen | sich jmdn. vorknöpfen | zeigen
sense:
(transitive, British, slang) To take action to stop someone who has been causing trouble, often by physically attacking them.


lexentry: eng/sotolon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sotolon
trans_list: Sotolon
sense:
(organic chemistry) A lactone and extremely powerful aroma compound, which smells of fenugreek or curry at high concentrations and maple syrup or caramel at lower concentrations.


lexentry: eng/soul__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soul
trans_list: Seele | Gemüt
sense:
(religion, folklore) The spirit or essence of a person usually thought to consist of one's thoughts and personality, often believed to live on after the person's death.


lexentry: eng/soul_music__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soul music
trans_list: Soul
sense:
(music genre) A genre of music that originated in black American gospel, characterized by the use of secular lyrics, and an earthy, intensely emotional style.


lexentry: eng/soulmate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soulmate
trans_list: Seelenverwandte | Seelenverwandter
sense:
Someone, especially a romantic partner, with whom one is exceptionally or uniquely compatible or has a special, almost spiritual connection.


lexentry: eng/sound__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sound
trans_list: Sund | Belt
sense:
(geography, landforms) A long narrow inlet, or a strait between the mainland and an island; also, a strait connecting two seas, or connecting a sea or lake with the ocean.


lexentry: eng/sound__Noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sound
trans_list: Sonde
sense:
(medicine) A long, thin probe for sounding or dilating body cavities or canals such as the urethra; a sonde.


lexentry: eng/sound__Verb__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sound
trans_list: sondieren
sense:
To ascertain, or to try to ascertain, the thoughts, motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try; to test; to probe.


lexentry: eng/sound_barrier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sound barrier
trans_list: Schallmauer
sense:
(uncountable) Sonic barrier, the sudden increase in drag (resistance) and other effects experienced by moving objects when their speed approaches that of sound or becomes supersonic (which used to be considered a barrier to higher speeds).


lexentry: eng/sound_change__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sound change
trans_list: Lautwandel
sense:
(phonology) Any process of language change that affects pronunciation (phonetic change) or sound system structures (phonological change).


lexentry: eng/sound_effect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sound effect
trans_list: Soundeffekt
sense:
An artificially created or enhanced sound, used to accompany the action of a dramatic production, such as a film, play or video game


lexentry: eng/sound_law__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sound law
trans_list: Lautgesetz
sense:
(phonology) A rule that describes historical sound change (the change in pronunciation of a given sound or cluster of sounds) in the development of a language. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/sound_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sound out
trans_list: aushorchen
sense:
(transitive) To question and listen attentively in order to discover a person's opinion, intent, or preference, especially by using indirect conversational remarks.


lexentry: eng/sound_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sound out
trans_list: artikulieren | aussprechen
sense:
(transitive) To pronounce a word or phrase by articulating each of its letters or syllables slowly in sequence.


lexentry: eng/sound_plural__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sound plural
trans_list: gesunder Plural
sense:
In Semitic and other Afro-Asiatic languages, a regular plural formed by adding a suffix, without changes to the stem. An example in Arabic is , the plural form of , formed by adding the suffix ـُونَ, and مُسْلِمَاتٌ, formed by adding the suffix ـَاتٌ.


lexentry: eng/sound_post__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sound post
trans_list: Stimmstock
sense:
(lutherie) A wooden rod located inside the body of a violin-family instrument, close to the treble-side bridge foot.


lexentry: eng/sound_wave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sound wave
trans_list: Schallwelle
sense:
(physics) The longitudinal wave of pressure that is transmitted through any plastic material; audible sound.


lexentry: eng/soundproofing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soundproofing
trans_list: Schallisolation
sense:
Something that prevents sound from traveling through it, such as is put on walls so adjacent areas are not disturbed by noise.


lexentry: eng/soundtrack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soundtrack
trans_list: Tonspur
sense:
A narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures.


lexentry: eng/soup__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: soup
trans_list: Suppe
sense:
(UK, informal, often with "the") An unfortunate situation; trouble, problems (a fix, a mess); chaos.


lexentry: eng/soup_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soup up
trans_list: aufmotzen | frisieren | tunen
sense:
(informal, transitive) To modify the engine of (a motor vehicle) to give a higher performance than the specifications.


lexentry: eng/soupspoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soupspoon
trans_list: Suppenlöffel | Esslöffel | Löffel
sense:
A spoon for eating soup, typically smaller than a tablespoon and larger than a dessert spoon, characterised by having a round bowl rather than the usual oval bowl of other types of spoon.


lexentry: eng/souq__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: souq
trans_list: Souk | Souq
sense:
A street market, particularly in Arabic- and Somali-speaking countries; a place where people buy and sell goods.


lexentry: eng/sour_cherry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sour cherry
trans_list: Sauerkirsche | Weichsel
sense:
Species of Prunus subg. Cerasus, (cherries), native to much of Europe and southwest Asia, especially, Prunus cerasus, Prunus pseudocerasus, and Prunus cerasoides.


lexentry: eng/sour_cream__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sour cream
trans_list: Schmand | saure Sahne | Sauerrahm
sense:
Cream which has been treated with a benign bacterium to turn it slightly sour, often used as a condiment, or a topping for baked potatoes.


lexentry: eng/sour_milk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sour milk
trans_list: Dickmilch | Sauermilch | Setzmilch | Stockmilch
sense:
A kind of dairy product produced by causing raw milk to somewhat congeal by addition of acid or fermentation through bespoke acidification cultures.


lexentry: eng/source_code__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: source code
trans_list: Quellcode | Quelltext | Kode | Quellkode
sense:
(programming) Human-readable instructions in a programming language, to be transformed into machine instructions by a compiler, assembler or other translator, or to be carried out directly by an interpreter.


lexentry: eng/source_configuration_management__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: source configuration management
trans_list: Quellkodekonfigurationsmanagement
sense:
(computing) The management of changes to files such as source code, documents, large web sites, or other collections of information.


lexentry: eng/source_document__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: source document
trans_list: Beleg
sense:
(accounting) A document that provides official notification of a credit or debit to an account, such as a bank statement, bill of sale, invoice, receipt, etc.


lexentry: eng/sousaphone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sousaphone
trans_list: Sousafon | Sousaphon
sense:
A valved brass instrument with the same length as a tuba, but shaped differently so that the bell is above the head, that the valves are situated directly in front of the musical instruments and a few inches above the waist, and that most of the weight rests on one shoulder.


lexentry: eng/soutane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soutane
trans_list: Soutane | Sutane
sense:
A long gown with sleeves and buttons at the front, particularly when worn by Roman Catholic clerics.


lexentry: eng/south__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: south
trans_list: Süden | Süd
sense:
The direction towards the pole to the right-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 180°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the southern side of the invariable plane.


lexentry: eng/south_by_east__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: south by east
trans_list: Süd zu Ost
sense:
The compass point halfway between south and south-southeast, specifically 168.75°, abbreviated as SbE.


lexentry: eng/south_by_west__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: south by west
trans_list: Süd zu West
sense:
The compass point halfway between south and south-southwest, specifically 191.25°, abbreviated as SbW.


lexentry: eng/southeast_by_east__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: southeast by east
trans_list: Südost zu Ost
sense:
The compass point halfway between southeast and east-southeast, specifically 123.75°, abbreviated as SEbE.


lexentry: eng/southeast_by_south__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: southeast by south
trans_list: Südost zu Süd
sense:
The compass point halfway between southeast and south-southeast, specifically 146.25°, abbreviated as SEbS.


lexentry: eng/southerner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: southerner
trans_list: Südländer | Bewohner des Südens | Bewohnerin des Südens | Südländerin
sense:
A native or inhabitant of the south of a region (or of the world as a whole), such as the United Kingdom.


lexentry: eng/southwest_by_south__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: southwest by south
trans_list: Südwest zu Süd
sense:
The compass point halfway between southwest and south-southwest, specifically 213.75°, abbreviated as SWbS.


lexentry: eng/southwest_by_west__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: southwest by west
trans_list: Südwest zu West
sense:
The compass point halfway between southwest and west-southwest, specifically 236.25°, abbreviated as SWbW.


lexentry: eng/southwester__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: southwester
trans_list: Südwester
sense:
(more often sou'wester) A waterproof hat, often of oilskin and with a long brim at the back covering the neck, designed to repel wind and rain.


lexentry: eng/souvenir_sheet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: souvenir sheet
trans_list: Gedenkblock
sense:
(philately) A small block or sheet of postage stamps, including a single value or a series of stamps, often without gum or perforations, having a wide margin with an inscription or design identifying an event being commemorated, printed as a souvenir or for collecting purposes.


lexentry: eng/sovereign_state__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sovereign state
trans_list: souveräner Staat
sense:
A state (country) which has sovereignty over a defined geographic area, is independent of any other country, and has its own government.


lexentry: eng/sovereignty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sovereignty
trans_list: Souveränität | Hoheit | Eigenstaatlichkeit | Eigenständigkeit | Hoheitsgewalt | Landeshoheit
sense:
(by extension) Of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities.


lexentry: eng/soviet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soviet
trans_list: Sowjet
sense:
(historical) A workers' council, an institution first formed during the 1905 Russian Revolution and then instituted as the main form of communist government at all levels in the Soviet Union; by extension, a similar organization in early Chinese communism and elsewhere.


lexentry: eng/sow_one's_wild_oats__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: sow one's wild oats
trans_list: sich die Hörner abstoßen
sense:
(by extension, often, of young adults or the recently divorced) To indulge in a period of irresponsible behavior.


lexentry: eng/sow_the_wind,_reap_the_whirlwind__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sow the wind, reap the whirlwind
trans_list: wer Wind sät, wird Sturm ernten
sense:
Every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them; if one starts trouble or takes actions in spite of the discontent they cause, one will incur negative consequences.


lexentry: eng/soy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soy
trans_list: Soja
sense:
A common East Asian liquid sauce, made by subjecting boiled beans to long fermentation and then long digestion in salt and water.


lexentry: eng/soy_milk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soy milk
trans_list: Sojamilch
sense:
(uncountable) A milky liquid made from soy beans and used as a beverage, cooking ingredient or substitute for dairy milk.


lexentry: eng/soy_sauce__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soy sauce
trans_list: Sojasoße
sense:
A condiment sauce and ingredient, common in Asian cuisine, made from fermented soybeans, salt, and sometimes wheat.


lexentry: eng/space__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: space
trans_list: Weltraum | All | Weltall
sense:
The near-vacuum in which planets, stars and other celestial objects are situated; the universe beyond the earth's atmosphere. [from 17thc.]


lexentry: eng/space__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: space
trans_list: Freiraum | Raum
sense:
The physical and psychological area one needs within which to live or operate; personal freedom. [from 20thc.]


lexentry: eng/space__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: space
trans_list: Raum
sense:
(countable, mathematics) A generalized construct or set whose members have some property in common; typically there will be a geometric metaphor allowing these members to be viewed as "points". Often used with a restricting modifier describing the members (e.g. vector space), or indicating the inventor of the construct (e.g. Hilbert space). [from 20thc.]


lexentry: eng/space__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: space
trans_list: Raum
sense:
(geometry) A set of points, each of which is uniquely specified by a number (the dimensionality) of coordinates.


lexentry: eng/space__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: space
trans_list: Leerschritt | Zwischenraum
sense:
(metal type) A piece of metal type used to separate words, cast lower than other type so as not to take ink, especially one that is narrower than one en (compare quad). [from 17thc.]


lexentry: eng/space__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: space
trans_list: Leerzeichen | Leerstelle
sense:
A gap in text between words, lines etc., or a digital character used to create such a gap. [from 16thc.]


lexentry: eng/space_age__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: space age
trans_list: Weltraumzeitalter
sense:
The period from the about the time of the launch of Sputnik in 1957 to the present day, during which people ventured into space.


lexentry: eng/space_bar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: space bar
trans_list: Leertaste
sense:
(computing) A key, in the shape of a bar, near the bottom of a keyboard, that generates a space character when pressed.


lexentry: eng/space_blanket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: space blanket
trans_list: Rettungsdecke
sense:
A blanket made of a plastic material covered with a reflective metal agent; designed to reduce heat loss from a person's body following trauma, or used on the exterior of a spacecraft for thermal control.


lexentry: eng/space_capsule__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: space capsule
trans_list: Raumkapsel
sense:
A vehicle (or a compartment of a vehicle) designed to transport, and provide life support for people in space, and during reentry through the Earth's atmosphere


lexentry: eng/space_debris__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: space debris
trans_list: Weltraummüll | Weltraumschrott
sense:
All the objects in orbit around the Earth that were created by human activity, but now have no useful purpose.


lexentry: eng/space_exploration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: space exploration
trans_list: Weltraumforschung
sense:
Investigation of interplanetary or interstellar space, its properties, biology and the bodies within it; usually with the use of spacecraft.


lexentry: eng/space_mission__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: space mission
trans_list: Weltraummission
sense:
A journey, by a human or robotic spacecraft, into space for a specific reason (normally to gather scientific data)


lexentry: eng/space_science__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: space science
trans_list: Raumfahrtwissenschaft | Raumforschung
sense:
Any scientific discipline concerned with the study of phenomena occurring in space, or with space flight.


lexentry: eng/space_shuttle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: space shuttle
trans_list: Raumfähre | Weltraumfähre | Spaceshuttle
sense:
Any vehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between the Earth's surface and outer space carrying people or cargo.


lexentry: eng/space_suit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: space suit
trans_list: Raumanzug
sense:
A system of protective and pressurized clothing, together with environmental equipment, worn by astronauts when in space.


lexentry: eng/spacelike__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: spacelike
trans_list: raumartig
sense:
(physics, of the interval between two events in spacetime) lying outside each other's light cone, so that no information can pass from one to the other


lexentry: eng/spacelike__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: spacelike
trans_list: raumartig
sense:
(mathematics, of a four-vector) having a space component of greater magnitude than its time component multiplied by the speed of light


lexentry: eng/spacetime__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: spacetime
trans_list: Raumzeit
sense:
(physics) An n-dimensional continuum consisting of dimensions of both space and time. Normally spacetime is considered as having 4 dimensions (x, y, z, t), but higher-dimensional spacetimes are often encountered in theoretical physics, e.g. the 5-dimensional spacetime of Kaluza-Klein theory or the 11 dimensions of spacetime in M-theory.


lexentry: eng/spacewalk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spacewalk
trans_list: Weltraumspaziergang
sense:
Any activity by an astronaut outside of a spacecraft or space station in space; extravehicular activity.


lexentry: eng/spackle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spackle
trans_list: Spachtel
sense:
Any powder (originally containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste, which is used to fill cracks and holes in plaster.


lexentry: eng/spade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spade
trans_list: Spaten
sense:
A garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging. Not to be confused with a shovel which is used for moving earth or other materials.


lexentry: eng/spadix__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spadix
trans_list: Kolben
sense:
(botany) A fleshy spike (inflorescence) with reduced flowers, usually enclosed by a spathe, characteristic of aroids.


lexentry: eng/spaghetti__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spaghetti
trans_list: Spaghetti
sense:
(by extension, countable, uncountable) A dish that has spaghetti (sense 1) as a main part of it, such as spaghetti bolognese.


lexentry: eng/spaghetti_western__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spaghetti western
trans_list: Italowestern | Spaghettiwestern
sense:
(film genre) A motion picture depicting a story of cowboys and desperadoes set in the American Old West, but produced by an Italian-based company and filmed in Europe, notably in Italy.


lexentry: eng/spaghettification__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spaghettification
trans_list: Spaghetti-Effekt | Spaghettifizierung | Spaghettisierung
sense:
(astrophysics) The gravitational stretching of objects into long, thin shapes, usually near a black hole. [from late 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/spallation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spallation
trans_list: Ausbruch
sense:
(engineering, materials science) Fragmentation due to stress or impact, or any pattern of surface damage created thereby.


lexentry: eng/spam__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: spam
trans_list: spammen
sense:
(transitive, intransitive, computing, Internet) To send messages repeatedly, often with disruptive effect; to flood.


lexentry: eng/spamdexing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spamdexing
trans_list: Index-Spamming | Suchmaschinen-Spamming
sense:
(SEO) The inclusion of deliberately misleading terms on a website in order to manipulate its ranking in a search engine.


lexentry: eng/span__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: span
trans_list: Spanne
sense:
The full width of an open hand from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger used as an informal unit of length.


lexentry: eng/spandrel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spandrel
trans_list: Spandrille | Zwickel | Bogenzwickel | Pedentif
sense:
(architectural element) The space (often more or less triangular) between the outer curve of an arch (the extrados) and a straight-sided figure that bounds it; the space between two contiguous arches and a straight feature above them.


lexentry: eng/spangle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spangle
trans_list: Flitter | Flitterblättchen | Glanzplättchen | Glitzer | Paillette
sense:
A small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration; a sequin.


lexentry: eng/spangled_kookaburra__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spangled kookaburra
trans_list: Aruliest
sense:
A kookaburra of the Aru Islands, with blue wings and tail, a white chest and belly, dark eyes, and a striking white-spotted black head, Dacelo tyro.


lexentry: eng/spaniel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spaniel
trans_list: Spaniel
sense:
Any of various small to medium-sized breeds of gun dog having a broad muzzle, long, wavy fur and long ears that hang at the side of the head, bred for flushing and retrieving game.


lexentry: eng/spank__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spank
trans_list: den Hintern versohlen | auf das Gesäß schlagen
sense:
(transitive) To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks or anything vulnerable to human body part like cheeks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, gesture, or form of sexual interaction.


lexentry: eng/spanner__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: spanner
trans_list: Knüppel (zwischen den Beinen) | Sand (im Getriebe)
sense:
(UK) A problem, dilemma or obstacle; something unexpected or troublesome (in the phrase spanner in the works)


lexentry: eng/spanner_barb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spanner barb
trans_list: Schwarzbandfleckbarbe
sense:
A freshwater, open-water, substrate egg-scatterer fish commonly found in the Malay Peninsula and Borneo, Systomus lateristriga syn. Puntius lateristriga.


lexentry: eng/spar__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: spar
trans_list: Flügelholm | Holm
sense:
(aeronautics) A beam-like structural member that supports ribs in an aircraft wing or other airfoil.


lexentry: eng/spare__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: spare
trans_list: überflüssig | überschüssig
sense:
Being more than what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous.


lexentry: eng/sparingly__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sparingly
trans_list: sparsam
sense:
In a sparing manner; with frugality, moderation, scantiness, reserve, forbearance, or the like; sparsely.


lexentry: eng/spark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spark
trans_list: Funke
sense:
A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire, resulting from an electrical surge or excessive heat created by friction.


lexentry: eng/spark_plug__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spark plug
trans_list: Zündkerze
sense:
The part of an internal combustion engine which forms a high-voltage electric spark which ignites the fuel-air mixture to begin the power stroke.


lexentry: eng/spark_testing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spark testing
trans_list: Funkenprobe
sense:
A method of determining the general classification of ferrous materials that normally requires taking a piece of metal, usually scrap, to a grinding wheel and observing the sparks emitted.


lexentry: eng/sparkle__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sparkle
trans_list: funkeln
sense:
(by extension) To shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle


lexentry: eng/sparkling__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sparkling
trans_list: prickelnd | sprudelnd
sense:
Of a beverage, especially an alcoholic beverage, containing dissolved carbon dioxide (either naturally or that has been added) that comes out of solution in the form of many tiny bubbles.


lexentry: eng/sparkling_wine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sparkling wine
trans_list: Schaumwein | Sekt
sense:
Any wine that is effervescent because of dissolved carbon dioxide; either because of fermentation in bottle or by physical carbonation.


lexentry: eng/spat__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: spat
trans_list: Kotflügel
sense:
(automotive, UK, Australia) A piece of bodywork that covers the upper portions of the rear tyres of a car.


lexentry: eng/spate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spate
trans_list: Flut
sense:
(countable) A (sudden) flood or inundation of water; specifically, a flood in or overflow of a river or other watercourse due to heavy rain or melting snow; (uncountable, archaic) flooding, inundation.


lexentry: eng/spate__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: spate
trans_list: Schwall
sense:
(countable, figurative) A sudden increase or rush of something; a flood, an outburst, an outpouring.


lexentry: eng/spatula__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spatula
trans_list: Pfannenwender | Spachtel
sense:
A kitchen utensil consisting of a flat surface attached to a long handle, used for turning, lifting, or stirring food.


lexentry: eng/spatula__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: spatula
trans_list: Spatel
sense:
(chemistry) A thin hand tool, often made of nickel, for handling chemicals or other materials, when weighing, etc.


lexentry: eng/spawn__Verb__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: spawn
trans_list: erscheinen | spawnen
sense:
(ergative, video games, of a character or object) (To cause) to appear spontaneously in a game at a certain point and time.


lexentry: eng/spay__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spay
trans_list: Eierstöcke oder Gebärmutter entfernen | kastrieren | sterilisieren
sense:
(transitive) To destroy or remove the ovaries and/or uterus (of a female animal) to prevent pregnancy.


lexentry: eng/speak__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: speak
trans_list: kommunizieren
sense:
(by extension) To communicate or converse by some means other than orally, such as writing or facial expressions.


lexentry: eng/speak_in_tongues__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speak in tongues
sense:
To speak in a language unknown to the speaker, especially when in a state of religious ecstasy; glossolalia.

trans_list:
Sprachenrede praktizieren | Zungenrede praktizieren | Zungenreden praktizieren | glossolalieren | in Sprachen reden | in fremden Sprachen reden


lexentry: eng/speak_of_the_devil__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speak of the devil
trans_list: wenn man vom Teufel spricht, dann ist er nicht weit | wenn man vom Teufel spricht, dann kommt er
sense:
(idiomatic, humorous) An expression sometimes used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive on the scene.


lexentry: eng/speaker__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: speaker
sense:
(politics) The chair or presiding officer of certain legislative bodies, such as the U.K. House of Commons or the U.S. House of Representatives.

trans_list:
Parlamentspräsident | Parlamentspräsidentin | Vorsitzende | Vorsitzender | Bundestagspräsident | Bundestagspräsidentin


lexentry: eng/speaking_in_tongues__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speaking in tongues
trans_list: Glossolalie | Glossolalieren | Glottolalie | Zungenrede | Zungenreden
sense:
The act of speaking a language one does not know, or speaking elaborate but apparently meaningless speech, while in a trance-like state (or, supposedly, under the influence of a deity or spirits); glossolalia.


lexentry: eng/spear__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spear
trans_list: Speer
sense:
A long stick with a sharp tip used as a weapon for throwing or thrusting, or anything used to make a thrusting motion.


lexentry: eng/spearmint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spearmint
trans_list: grüne Minze | krause Minze
sense:
A herb of the mint family (Mentha spicata), commonly used in herb tea, candy and to treat mild stomach ache.


lexentry: eng/special_drawing_right__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: special drawing right
trans_list: Sonderziehungsrecht
sense:
A monetary unit of account maintained by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the value of which is based on a basket of major currencies, currently (since 2016) consisting of the US dollar, the euro, the renminbi, the Japanese yen, and the pound sterling.


lexentry: eng/special_education__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: special education
trans_list: Sonderpädagogik
sense:
Any of several educational services designed for students with learning difficulties, mental health problems, or other disabilities.


lexentry: eng/special_effect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: special effect
trans_list: Spezialeffekt
sense:
(film, television) An effect that cannot be reasonably achieved by normal means, as for example by the digital manipulation of previously filmed footage.


lexentry: eng/special_forces__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: special forces
trans_list: Sondereinheit
sense:
Elite military forces engaged in unconventional operations such as guerrilla warfare or counterterrorism.


lexentry: eng/special_relativity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: special relativity
trans_list: Spezielle Relativitätstheorie | spezielle Relativitätstheorie
sense:
(relativity) A theory that (neglecting the effects of gravity) reconciles the principle of relativity with the observation that the speed of light is constant in all frames of reference.


lexentry: eng/specialization__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: specialization
trans_list: Spezialisierung
sense:
(biology) The adaptation of an organism to a specific environment, or adaptation of an organ to a particular function.


lexentry: eng/speciation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: speciation
trans_list: Speziierung
sense:
(chemistry) The formation of different (inorganic) species (especially of ions) as the environment changes.


lexentry: eng/specie__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: specie
trans_list: Geld
sense:
Money, especially in the form of coins made from precious metal, that has an intrinsic value; coinage.


lexentry: eng/species__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: species
trans_list: Art | Spezies | Species
sense:
(biology, taxonomy) A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below genus; a taxon at that rank.


lexentry: eng/species__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: species
trans_list: Art | Spezies
sense:
A group of plants or animals in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction, usually having similar appearance.


lexentry: eng/species_barrier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: species barrier
trans_list: Artenbarriere | Artengrenze
sense:
(pathology, zoology) The inability of a disease to be transmitted from one species to a different one.


lexentry: eng/specific__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: specific
trans_list: spezifisch
sense:
Serving to identify a particular thing (often a disease or condition), with little risk of mistaking something else for it.


lexentry: eng/specific_epithet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: specific epithet
trans_list: Art-Epitheton | Artbeiname | Artepithet | Artepitheton | Artname | Artzusatz
sense:
(taxonomy) The second (uncapitalized) word in the scientific name of a species, following the name of the genus.


lexentry: eng/specific_gravity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: specific gravity
trans_list: spezifisches Gewicht
sense:
(physics) The ratio of the mass of a substance to that of an equal volume of water at 4°C (or to some other reference substance)


lexentry: eng/specificity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: specificity
trans_list: Spezifität
sense:
(statistics) The probability, in a binary classification test, of a true negative being correctly identified.


lexentry: eng/specificker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: specificker
trans_list: Spezifiker
sense:
(history, homeopathy, originally, _, pejorative, obsolete) A homoeopathic practitioner who sought to ascertain the aetiologies of diseases, focusing on the symptoms most regularly associated with their diagnosis (to the exclusion of peripheral and occasional symptoms), and who, for their treatment, selected remedies (administered in more-or-less undiluted form) on the basis of their general physiological effects, ignoring incidental and side-effects. [mid-19th–late 19th c., first attested in 1847 and common in the 1860s]


lexentry: eng/specimen_signature__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: specimen signature
trans_list: Musterunterschrift | Musterzeichnungserklärung | Zeichnungsmuster
sense:
(law) A document (often authenticated by a notary public or a lawyer) with a sample signature handwritten by a person, kept by a bank or another organization, which lets them verify that other signatures were also written by the same person.


lexentry: eng/spectacle_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spectacle case
trans_list: Brillenetui
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see spectacles,‎ case. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/spectacles__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spectacles
trans_list: Brille
sense:
(plural only, formal) A pair of lenses set in a frame worn on the nose and ears in order to correct deficiencies in eyesight or to ornament the face.


lexentry: eng/spectral_class__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spectral class
trans_list: Spektralklasse
sense:
(star) A classification of stars depending on their spectra and luminosity; usually one of O, B, A, F, G, K, M.


lexentry: eng/spectral_line__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spectral line
trans_list: Spektrallinie
sense:
(physics) a dark or bright line in an otherwise continuous spectrum caused by the absorption or emission of light, at a single wavelength, by the movement of electrons between energy levels of an atom or molecule


lexentry: eng/spectrometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spectrometer
trans_list: Spektrometer
sense:
(analytical chemistry) An optical instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances; typically it will plot a graph of absorption versus wavelength or frequency, and the patterns produced are used to identify the substances present, and their internal structure.


lexentry: eng/spectrum__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: spectrum
trans_list: Spektrum
sense:
Specifically, a range of colours representing light (electromagnetic radiation) of contiguous frequencies; hence electromagnetic spectrum, visible spectrum, ultraviolet spectrum, etc. [from later 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/spectrum__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: spectrum
trans_list: Spektrum
sense:
(chemistry) The pattern of absorption or emission of radiation produced by a substance when subjected to energy (radiation, heat, electricity, etc.).


lexentry: eng/spectrum__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: spectrum
trans_list: Spektrum
sense:
(mathematics, functional analysis) Of a bounded linear operator A, the set of scalar values λ such that the operator A—λI, where I denotes the identity operator, does not have a bounded inverse; intended as a generalisation of the linear algebra sense.


lexentry: eng/speculate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speculate
trans_list: spekulieren
sense:
(obsolete, intransitive) To think, meditate or reflect on a subject; to consider, to deliberate or cogitate.


lexentry: eng/speculate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: speculate
trans_list: spekulieren
sense:
(intransitive, business, finance) To make a risky trade in the hope of making a profit; to venture or gamble.


lexentry: eng/speculation__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: speculation
trans_list: Spekulation
sense:
(business, finance) An investment involving higher-than-normal risk in order to obtain a higher-than-normal return.


lexentry: eng/speculation__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: speculation
trans_list: Spekulation
sense:
The act or practice of buying land, goods, shares, etc., in expectation of selling at a higher price, or of selling with the expectation of repurchasing at a lower price; a trading on anticipated fluctuations in price, as distinguished from trading in which the profit expected is the difference between the retail and wholesale prices, or the difference of price in different markets.


lexentry: eng/speculative_fiction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speculative fiction
trans_list: Fantastik | Phantastik
sense:
(uncountable) A class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements, including fantasy, horror, and science fiction, dealing with worlds, themes, and characters not part of everyday life. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/speculator__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: speculator
trans_list: Spekulant | Spekulantin
sense:
(business, finance) One who speculates; as in investing, one who is willing to take volatile risks upon invested principal for the potential of substantial returns.


lexentry: eng/speculum__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: speculum
trans_list: Flügelspiegel
sense:
(ornithology) A bright, lustrous patch of colour found on the wings of ducks and some other birds, usually situated on the distal portions of the secondary quills, and much more brilliant in the adult male than in the female.


lexentry: eng/speech__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speech
trans_list: Sprache | Rede
sense:
(uncountable) The ability to speak; the faculty of uttering words or articulate sounds and vocalizations to communicate.


lexentry: eng/speech__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: speech
trans_list: Rede | Ansprache
sense:
(countable) A formal session of speaking, especially a long oral message given publicly by one person.


lexentry: eng/speech_act__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speech act
trans_list: Sprechakt
sense:
(linguistics) An act carried out by speech, such as promising, ordering, greeting, warning, inviting and congratulating.


lexentry: eng/speech_from_the_throne__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speech from the throne
trans_list: Thronrede
sense:
A ceremonial event in some monarchies having parliamentary systems of government, occurring at the opening of a new parliamentary session or at some other interval, in which a king, queen, or designated official reads a prepared speech to the members of parliament outlining the government's agenda.


lexentry: eng/speech_is_silver,_silence_is_golden__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speech is silver, silence is golden
trans_list: Reden ist Silber, Schweigen ist Gold
sense:
(idiom) Not saying anything is often better than speaking too much or saying something inappropriate.


lexentry: eng/speech_recognition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speech recognition
trans_list: Spracherkennung
sense:
(computing) The function of a front-end software system which processes input in the form of spoken language into a sequence of phonemes or characters, or into electronic commands for a computing system.


lexentry: eng/speed__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: speed
trans_list: Geschwindigkeit | Schnelligkeit
sense:
(mathematics, physics) The rate of motion or action, specifically the magnitude of the velocity; the rate distance is traversed in a given time.


lexentry: eng/speed__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: speed
trans_list: Amphe | Pep | Speed
sense:
(slang, uncountable) Amphetamine or any amphetamine-based drug (especially methamphetamine) used as a stimulant, especially illegally.


lexentry: eng/speed__Verb__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: speed
trans_list: rasen
sense:
To cause to make haste; to dispatch with celerity; to drive at full speed; hence, to hasten; to hurry.


lexentry: eng/speed_bump__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speed bump
trans_list: Bremsschwelle | Bodenschwelle | Fahrbahnschwelle | Hubbel | Verkehrshubbel
sense:
A traffic calming measure, consisting of a transverse ridge in the road, to limit the speed of vehicles.


lexentry: eng/speed_camera__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speed camera
trans_list: Blitzer | Radarfalle | Radarsäule | Starenkasten
sense:
A roadside camera, triggered by a speeding vehicle, that takes a photograph of the offending vehicle and records its speed.


lexentry: eng/speed_cushion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speed cushion
trans_list: Berliner Kissen
sense:
A form of speed bump, often one of a series, that allows larger (especially emergency) vehicles to straddle them without slowing down


lexentry: eng/speed_dating__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speed dating
trans_list: Speed-Dating
sense:
An organized event in which prospective romantic partners meet each other through a series of short one-to-one meetings


lexentry: eng/speed_dial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speed dial
trans_list: Kurzwahl
sense:
A function on some telephones allowing a phone number to be dialed by pressing only one or two keys.


lexentry: eng/speed_of_light__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speed of light
trans_list: Lichtgeschwindigkeit
sense:
(physics) The speed of electromagnetic radiation; in a perfect vacuum it is defined as 299,792,458 metres per second


lexentry: eng/speedometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speedometer
trans_list: Tachometer | Geschwindigkeitsmesser | Tacho
sense:
An instrument located within the dashboard of a vehicle that measures and indicates the current speed of the vehicle.


lexentry: eng/speedrun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speedrun
trans_list: Speedrun
sense:
(video games) A playthrough of a computer or video game in which the whole game or a select part of it, such as a single level, is played with the intent of completing it as quickly as possible, optionally with certain prerequisites.


lexentry: eng/speedway__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speedway
trans_list: Schlacke
sense:
(uncountable) A form of motorcycle racing on flat (without camber) oval dirt tracks using motorcycles with neither brakes nor gears.


lexentry: eng/speedy_delete__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speedy delete
trans_list: schnelllöschen
sense:
(WMF) To summarily delete one or more pages without having a discussion on whether to keep or to delete, almost always if the page is obviously worthy of uncontroversial deletion.


lexentry: eng/spell__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: spell
trans_list: Weilchen | Weile | Zeitdauer | kurze Periode
sense:
(colloquial) An indefinite period of time (usually with a qualifier); by extension, a relatively short distance. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/spell__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spell
trans_list: buchstabieren | schreiben | bilden | ergeben
sense:
(intransitive, transitive, sometimes with “out”) To write or say the letters that form a word or part of a word. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/spell__Verb__2
sense_num: 05
written_rep: spell
trans_list: bedeuten | vorhersagen
sense:
(transitive) To indicate that (some event) will occur; typically followed by a single-word noun. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/spelling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spelling
trans_list: Rechtschreibung | Buchstabieren | Orthografie
sense:
(uncountable) The act, practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography.


lexentry: eng/spelling_alphabet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spelling alphabet
trans_list: Buchstabieralphabet | Buchstabiertafel
sense:
A set of code words that stand for the usual names of the letters of an alphabet, usually for clarity of communication when spelling out words, especially over the radio#Noun and especially despite any static#Noun thereon.


lexentry: eng/spelling_bee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spelling bee
trans_list: Buchstabierwettbewerb | Rechtschreibwettbewerb
sense:
A spelling contest or competition where contestants, usually children, are asked to spell out words (orally, letter by letter); the individual or team spelling the most words correctly wins.


lexentry: eng/spelling_pronunciation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spelling pronunciation
trans_list: Buchstabenaussprache | Schriftaussprache | buchstabengetreue Aussprache
sense:
A pronunciation that has been modified from its traditional form in order to reflect the spelling of the word in question.


lexentry: eng/spelt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spelt
trans_list: Dinkel | Spelz
sense:
A grain, considered either a subspecies of wheat, Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta, or a separate species Triticum spelta or Triticum dicoccon.


lexentry: eng/spermatozoid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spermatozoid
trans_list: Spermatozoon
sense:
(biology) A motile, ciliated male gamete produced in the antheridium of an alga, fern or gymnosperm.


lexentry: eng/spermatozoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spermatozoon
trans_list: Spermium | Samenzelle
sense:
(cytology) A reproductive cell or gamete of a male, carried in semen, that fertilizes an ovum to produce a zygote.


lexentry: eng/spessartine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spessartine
trans_list: Spessartin
sense:
(mineral) A type of garnet, a neosilicate of manganese and aluminium with the chemical formula Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3.


lexentry: eng/sphalerite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sphalerite
trans_list: Sphalerit | Zinkblende
sense:
(mineral) A yellow, brown or black, sometimes red, green white or colorless mineral with cubic crystals, of a chemical formula (Zn,Fe)S, often containing also minor metals, such as cadmium, gallium, germanium and indium.


lexentry: eng/sphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: sphere
trans_list: Sphäre | Bereich | Kugel
sense:
(figuratively) The region in which something or someone is active; one's province, domain. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/sphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: sphere
trans_list: Kugel | Sphäre
sense:
(logic, dated) The domain of reference of a proposition, subject, or predicate, or the totality of the particular subjects to which it applies.


lexentry: eng/sphere_of_influence__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sphere of influence
trans_list: Einflussbereich | Einflussphäre
sense:
(figurative, by extension) A concept division over which a person, organization, etc. exerts control.


lexentry: eng/spherical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: spherical
trans_list: kugelförmig | sphärisch
sense:
(astrology) Of or relating to the heavenly orbs, or to the sphere or spheres in which, according to ancient astronomy and astrology, they were set.


lexentry: eng/spherical_geometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spherical geometry
trans_list: Geometrie auf der Kugel | Kugelgeometrie | sphärische Geometrie
sense:
(geometry, uncountable) The geometry of the 2-dimensional surface of a sphere;(countable) a given geometry of the surface of a sphere; a geometry of the surface of a given sphere, regarded as distinct from that of other spheres.


lexentry: eng/spherical_triangle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spherical triangle
trans_list: Kugeldreieck
sense:
(geometry, spherical geometry) A triangle, described on the surface of the sphere, whose each side is an arc of some great circle.


lexentry: eng/sphericity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sphericity
trans_list: Sphärizität
sense:
(geometry, countable) The ratio of the surface area of a given particle to the surface area of a sphere with the same volume.


lexentry: eng/spice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spice
trans_list: Gewürz | Würze
sense:
(countable, uncountable) Aromatic or pungent plant matter (usually dried) used to season or flavour food.


lexentry: eng/spider__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spider
trans_list: Spinne
sense:
Any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey.


lexentry: eng/spiff__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: spiff
trans_list: Verkaufsprämie
sense:
(countable, commerce, slang) A bonus or other remuneration, given for reaching a sales goal or promoting the goods of a particular manufacturer. Originally from textile retailing, a percentage given for selling off surplus or out-of-fashion stock, of which the sales person could offer part as a discount to a customer.


lexentry: eng/spiff__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spiff
trans_list: herausputzen
sense:
(transitive, informal) (usually with up or out) To make spiffy (attractive, polished, or up-to-date)


lexentry: eng/spike__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: spike
trans_list: Ähre
sense:
(botany) A kind of inflorescence in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis.


lexentry: eng/spike__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: spike
trans_list: Nadel | Spitze
sense:
A surge in power or in the price of a commodity, etc.; any sudden and brief change that would be represented by a sharp peak on a graph.


lexentry: eng/spike__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: spike
trans_list: Schmetterball
sense:
(volleyball) An attack from, usually, above the height of the net performed with the intent to send the ball straight to the floor of the opponent or off the hands of the opposing block.


lexentry: eng/spike_addition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spike addition
trans_list: Standard-Addition
sense:
(chemistry) A calibration technique for quantification that involves adding known amounts of a substance to an aliquot of an analyte.


lexentry: eng/spike_protein__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spike protein
trans_list: Peplomer
sense:
(virology) A protein used to bind or connect membranes together, such as a transmembrane link between a virus and a cell.


lexentry: eng/spikelet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spikelet
trans_list: Ährchen
sense:
(botany) A small, or secondary spike, especially one of many in the inflorescence of a grass or sedge.


lexentry: eng/spillikins__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spillikins
trans_list: Mikado
sense:
A game in which players attempt to remove flat, carved sticks of ivory or wood (the individual spillikins of meaning 1) from a scattered pile without disturbing any stick other than the one currently being removed.


lexentry: eng/spin-off__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: spin-off
trans_list: Ableger
sense:
(fiction) A fictional work where the protagonist was introduced in a preceding work or at least shares the same setting, often in a different aspect.


lexentry: eng/spin-off__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: spin-off
trans_list: Ableger | Spin-off
sense:
The formation of a subsidiary company that continues the operations of part of the parent company; the company so formed.


lexentry: eng/spin__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: spin
trans_list: Spin
sense:
(physics) A quantum angular momentum associated with subatomic particles, which also creates a magnetic moment.


lexentry: eng/spin__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: spin
trans_list: Beschönigung | Schönfärberei | Zurechtlegung | passende Auslegung
sense:
(countable, uncountable) A favourable comment or interpretation intended to bias opinion on an otherwise unpleasant situation.


lexentry: eng/spin__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: spin
trans_list: Trudeln | Drall
sense:
(aviation) A condition of flight where a stalled aircraft is simultaneously pitching, yawing, and rolling in a spinning motion.


lexentry: eng/spin__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spin
trans_list: rotieren | schleudern
sense:
(ergative) To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.


lexentry: eng/spin__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: spin
trans_list: beschönigen | positiv darstellen | schönreden
sense:
(figurative) To present, describe, or interpret, or to introduce a bias or slant, so as to give something a favorable or advantageous appearance.


lexentry: eng/spin_doctor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spin doctor
trans_list: Imageberater | PR-Berater | Schönredner | Spindoktor | Tatsachenbeschöniger
sense:
(business, politics) A person employed to gloss over a poor public image (or present it in a better light) in business and politics, especially after unfavourable results have been achieved. A lobbyist; PR person.


lexentry: eng/spin_dryer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spin dryer
trans_list: Schleuder
sense:
A machine in which wet clothes are spun in a cylinder full of holes to remove water from them, taking advantage of centrifugal force.


lexentry: eng/spin_the_bottle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spin the bottle
trans_list: Flaschendrehen
sense:
(games) A party game in which the players sit in a circle and spin a bottle in the middle, having to kiss (or perform some other dare with) the person at whom the bottle points when it stops.


lexentry: eng/spina_bifida__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spina bifida
trans_list: Spina bifida
sense:
(pathology) A birth defect resulting in a cleft in the spinal column through which the spinal membranes and spinal cord may protrude. It is characterised by hydrocephalus and other neurological disorders.


lexentry: eng/spinal_canal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spinal canal
trans_list: Spinalkanal
sense:
(anatomy) The canal which runs down through the vertebrae and contains the spinal cord and spinal meninges.


lexentry: eng/spinal_cord__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spinal cord
trans_list: Rückenmark | Myelon
sense:
(anatomy) A thick, whitish cord of nerve tissue which is a major part of the vertebrate central nervous system. It extends from the brain stem down through the spine, with nerves branching off to various parts of the body.


lexentry: eng/spindle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spindle
trans_list: Spindel | Handspindel
sense:
(spinning) A rod used for spinning and then winding fibres (especially wool), usually consisting of a shaft and a circular whorl positioned at either the upper or lower end of the shaft when suspended vertically from the forming thread.


lexentry: eng/spindle__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: spindle
trans_list: Spindelstrauch
sense:
Certain of the species of the genus Euonymus, originally used for making the spindles used for spinning wool.


lexentry: eng/spindrift__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spindrift
trans_list: Gischt
sense:
(nautical) Sea spray (clouds of water droplets) blown from the tops of waves by the wind and whipped along the surface of the sea.


lexentry: eng/spine__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: spine
trans_list: Rückgrat | Wirbelsäule
sense:
Something resembling a backbone, such as a ridge, or a long, central structure from which other structures radiate.


lexentry: eng/spine__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: spine
trans_list: Buchrücken | Rücken
sense:
The narrow, bound edge of a book that encloses the inner edges of the pages, facing outwards when the book is on a shelf and typically bearing the title and the author's and publisher's name.


lexentry: eng/spine__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: spine
trans_list: Dorn | Stachel
sense:
(zootomy, botany) A pointed, fairly rigid protuberance or needlelike structure on an animal, shell, or plant.


lexentry: eng/spine_board__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spine board
trans_list: Schachbrettmuster
sense:
(emergency medicine) A rigid carrying surface for an injured person, designed to prevent the movement of the spine during transportation in order to prevent further damage to it.


lexentry: eng/spinel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spinel
trans_list: Spinell
sense:
(mineral) Any of several hard minerals of cubic symmetry that are mixed oxides of magnesium and aluminium and are used as gemstones of various colours.


lexentry: eng/spinelessness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spinelessness
trans_list: Rückgratlosigkeit | Willenlosigkeit
sense:
The state or quality of being spineless (not having a spine (literally or figuratively)); cowardice.


lexentry: eng/spinnaker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spinnaker
trans_list: Falter
sense:
(nautical) A sail supplemental to the mainsail, especially a triangular one, used on yachts for running before the wind.


lexentry: eng/spinner__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: spinner
trans_list: Spinner
sense:
(computing, graphical user interface) An input control for entering a number, with accompanying arrowed buttons that increase or decrease the value.


lexentry: eng/spinning_top__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spinning top
trans_list: Kreisel | Brummkreisel
sense:
A toy with a tapering point that can be made to spin on its axis, either with a built-in pump-action handle, with the fingers or with a string.


lexentry: eng/spinning_wheel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spinning wheel
trans_list: Spinnrad
sense:
A domestic device for making yarn or thread; having a single spindle and a wheel driven by hand or foot.


lexentry: eng/spinor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spinor
trans_list: Spinor
sense:
(algebra) An element of the fundamental representation of a Clifford algebra that transforms to its negative when the space is rotated through a complete turn from 0° to 360°.


lexentry: eng/spinous_process__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spinous process
trans_list: Dornfortsatz
sense:
(anatomy) A bony process of a vertebra that projects posteriorly from the neural arch and serves as attachment for muscles and ligaments.


lexentry: eng/spinster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spinster
trans_list: alte Jungfer | Junggesellin | unverheiratete Frau
sense:
(sometimes, derogatory) A woman who has never been married, especially one past the typical marrying age according to social traditions.


lexentry: eng/spintronics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spintronics
trans_list: Spintronik
sense:
(physics) The storage and transfer of information using the spin state of electrons as well as their charge.


lexentry: eng/spiny_dogfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spiny dogfish
trans_list: Dornhai
sense:
Squalus acanthias, one of the best known of the dogfish which are members of the family Squalidae in the order Squaliformes


lexentry: eng/spiral__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spiral
trans_list: Spirale
sense:
(geometry) A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.


lexentry: eng/spiral_galaxy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spiral galaxy
trans_list: Spiralgalaxie
sense:
(galaxy) A galaxy having a number of arms of younger stars that spiral out from the centre containing older ones.


lexentry: eng/spire__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: spire
trans_list: Turmspitze | Turmhelm
sense:
(architectural element) A tapering structure built on a roof or tower, especially as one of the central architectural features of a church or cathedral roof. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/spirit__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: spirit
trans_list: Sprit | Schnaps | Alkohol
sense:
(usually, in the plural) A volatile liquid, such as alcohol. The plural form spirits is a generic term for distilled alcoholic beverages.


lexentry: eng/spirit_level__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spirit level
trans_list: Wasserwaage
sense:
(tool) A tool employing a chamber with a colored liquid (usually alcohol, hence spirit) and an air bubble, used to determine a horizontal or vertical reference line.


lexentry: eng/spiritualism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spiritualism
trans_list: Spiritualismus
sense:
(philosophy) A doctrine, opposing materialism, that claims transcendency of the divine being, the altogether spiritual character of reality and the value of inwardness of consciousness.


lexentry: eng/spiritualism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: spiritualism
trans_list: Spiritismus
sense:
A belief that the dead communicate with the living, especially through a medium. Used in a broader sense than spiritism/Kardecism.


lexentry: eng/spiritualist__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: spiritualist
trans_list: Spiritualist | Spiritualistin
sense:
One who practises spiritism (a.k.a. spiritualism); a believer in the possibility of communication with the dead; one who attempts to communicate with the dead.


lexentry: eng/spirochete__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spirochete
trans_list: Spirochäte
sense:
Any of several coiled bacteria of the order Spirochaetales, most of which are pathogenic to both humans and other animals.


lexentry: eng/spit__Noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spit
trans_list: Spaten | Spatentiefe
sense:
The depth to which the blade of a spade goes into the soil when it is used for digging; a layer of soil of the depth of a spade's blade.


lexentry: eng/spit_it_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spit it out
trans_list: spuck's aus
sense:
(informal, often, imperative) To overcome reluctance to say something particular or to speak in general.


lexentry: eng/spit_roast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spit roast
trans_list: Spießbraten | Spießgrillen
sense:
The technique of roasting an animal, such as a pig, over a fire, where the cook sticks a wooden/metal rod through the animal and sets the ends on two sticks to suspend the animal over the fire.


lexentry: eng/spitchcock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spitchcock
trans_list: Brataal
sense:
(obsolete) A method of cooking an eel (or occasionally some other fish) by splitting it along the back, cutting it into pieces, and broiling or frying it. [late 16th – 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/spitchcock__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: spitchcock
trans_list: Brataal
sense:
(by extension, archaic, or, obsolete) An eel (or other fish) prepared in this way. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/spite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spite
trans_list: Boshaftigkeit | Gehässigkeit
sense:
Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the desire to unjustifiably irritate, annoy, or thwart; a want to disturb or put out another; mild malice


lexentry: eng/spitting_spider__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spitting spider
trans_list: Leimschleuderspinne | Speispinne
sense:
Any spider from the family Scytodidae. These spiders catch their prey by spitting an immobilizing fluid at them.


lexentry: eng/splash_screen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: splash screen
trans_list: Startbildschirm
sense:
(graphical user interface) An initial screen displayed by an application, usually containing a logo, version information, and a copyright notice.


lexentry: eng/splashback__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: splashback
trans_list: Küchenrückwand | Spritzschutz | Spritzwand
sense:
(countable) A shield of an easily-cleaned material, such as those placed behind an oven top or kitchen sink and at industrial facilities, construction sites, etc, in order to catch splashes of liquid.


lexentry: eng/splay__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: splay
trans_list: Abkantung | Abschrägung
sense:
A bevel, slant, or slope, especially of the frame or jamb of a door or window, by which an opening is made larger at one face of the wall than at the other, or larger at each of the faces than it is between them.


lexentry: eng/spleen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spleen
trans_list: Milz | Groll | Trübsinn
sense:
(anatomy, immunology) In vertebrates, including humans, a ductless vascular gland, located in the left upper abdomen near the stomach, which destroys old red blood cells, removes debris from the bloodstream, acts as a reservoir of blood, and produces lymphocytes.


lexentry: eng/splice__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: splice
trans_list: spleißen
sense:
To unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a particular manner of interweaving the strands, the union being between two ends, or between an end and the body of a rope.


lexentry: eng/spline__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: spline
trans_list: Polynomzug | Spline | Straklatte
sense:
A flexible strip of metal or other material, that may be bent into a curve and used in a similar manner to a ruler to draw smooth curves between points.


lexentry: eng/splinter_group__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: splinter group
trans_list: Splittergruppe
sense:
A group of members of a political party or of a similar organisation who have decided to create their own organisation.


lexentry: eng/split__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: split
trans_list: spalten
sense:
(transitive, ergative, of something solid) To divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line.


lexentry: eng/split__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: split
trans_list: spalten
sense:
(intransitive, of something solid, particularly wood) To break along the grain fully or partly along a more or less straight line.


lexentry: eng/split_pea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: split pea
trans_list: Schälerbse
sense:
(botany, culinary) An agricultural or culinary preparation consisting of the dried, peeled, and split seeds of Pisum sativum, the pea.


lexentry: eng/split_pin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: split pin
trans_list: Splint
sense:
A metal fastener with two tines, the ends of which project through an object being fastened and are bent back to hold it in place.


lexentry: eng/split_pin__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: split pin
trans_list: Musterbeutelklammer
sense:
A stationery fastener that is inserted into punched holes in a stack of paper before being bent to secure them.


lexentry: eng/splits__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: splits
trans_list: Spagat
sense:
(dance, cheerleading, gymnastics) A maneuver in which the legs are extended straight out and perpendicular to the body, either to the sides or in front and behind.


lexentry: eng/splitting_field__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: splitting field
trans_list: Zerfällungskörper
sense:
(algebra, Galois theory) (of a polynomial) Given a polynomial p over a field K, the smallest extension field L of K such that p, as a polynomial over L, decomposes into linear factors (polynomials of degree 1); (of a set of polynomials) given a set P of polynomials over K, the smallest extension field of K over which every polynomial in P decomposes into linear factors.


lexentry: eng/spodumene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spodumene
trans_list: Spodumen
sense:
(mineral) The mineral lithium aluminium inosilicate (LiAl(SiO3)2), a pyroxene and ore of lithium, sometimes regarded as a gemstone, which may be greenish, yellowish or pinkish in appearance.


lexentry: eng/spoil__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: spoil
trans_list: Abraum | Aushub | Schotter
sense:
(uncountable) Material (such as rock or earth) removed in the course of an excavation, or in mining or dredging. Tailings. Such material could be utilised somewhere else.


lexentry: eng/spoil__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spoil
trans_list: plündern
sense:
(transitive, archaic) To strip (someone who has been killed or defeated) of their arms or armour. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/spoil__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: spoil
trans_list: plündern
sense:
(transitive, archaic) To strip or deprive (someone) of their possessions; to rob, despoil. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/spoil__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: spoil
trans_list: verwöhnen | verziehen | verderben | ruinieren | kaputtmachen
sense:
(transitive) To ruin the character of, by overindulgence; to coddle or pamper to excess. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/spoil__Verb__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: spoil
trans_list: den Spaß verderben | spoilern
sense:
(transitive) To reveal the ending or major events of (a story etc.); to ruin (a surprise) by exposing it ahead of time.


lexentry: eng/spoiler__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: spoiler
trans_list: Spoiler
sense:
A document, review or comment that discloses the ending or some key surprise or twist in a story, or the internal rules controlling the behaviour of a video game, etc. [from 1970s]


lexentry: eng/spoils__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spoils
trans_list: Beute
sense:
That which is taken from another by violence; especially, the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage, booty.


lexentry: eng/spoke_wrench__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spoke wrench
trans_list: Speichenschlüssel
sense:
A wrench or tool used to adjust the tension in the spokes of a tension-spoked wheel, such as a typical bicycle wheel.


lexentry: eng/spokeshave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spokeshave
trans_list: Schinder | Schabhobel | Schweifhobel
sense:
A hand tool, mainly for woodworking, used to shape and smooth rods and shafts; often used in carving wheel spokes, chair legs, or arrows.


lexentry: eng/spokesmodel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spokesmodel
trans_list: Gesicht der Kampagne | Gesicht der Marke
sense:
(sometimes derogatory) A spokesperson hired based on appearance or celebrity rather than credibility.


lexentry: eng/spoliation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: spoliation
trans_list: Beweisvereitelung
sense:
(legal) The intentional destruction of or tampering with (a document) in such way as to impair evidentiary effect.


lexentry: eng/sponge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sponge
trans_list: Schwamm | Badeschwamm
sense:
(countable) Any of various marine invertebrates of the phylum Porifera, that have a porous skeleton often of silica.


lexentry: eng/sponge__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sponge
trans_list: Schwamm | Badeschwamm
sense:
(countable) A piece of porous material used for washing (originally made from the invertebrates, now often made of plastic).


lexentry: eng/sponge__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: sponge
trans_list: Schnorrer
sense:
(slang) A person who takes advantage of the generosity of others (abstractly imagined to absorb or soak up the money or efforts of others like a sponge).


lexentry: eng/sponge_cake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sponge cake
trans_list: Biskuit | Biskuitkuchen | Biskuitmasse
sense:
A light, soft, baked dessert (commonly layered with cream and jam) that is typically made with flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, and has a firm, yet well aerated structure, similar to that of a sea sponge.


lexentry: eng/sponsor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sponsor
trans_list: Sponsor | Sponsorin
sense:
A person or organisation with some sort of responsibility for another person or organisation, especially where the responsibility has a religious, legal, or financial aspect.


lexentry: eng/sponsor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sponsor
trans_list: Sponsor | Sponsorin
sense:
One that pays all or part of the cost of an event, a publication, or a media program, usually in exchange for advertising time.


lexentry: eng/spook__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: spook
trans_list: Gespenst
sense:
(blackjack, slang) A player who engages in hole carding by attempting to glimpse the dealer's hole card when the dealer checks under an ace or a 10 to see if a blackjack is present.


lexentry: eng/spoon-feed__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spoon-feed
trans_list: abnagen
sense:
(intransitive) To help somebody (usually a baby or elder) to eat using a spoon; to feed using a spoon.


lexentry: eng/spoon-feed__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: spoon-feed
trans_list: abnagen
sense:
(ambitransitive) To explain (something, to someone) in simple words; to explain (it, to them) in words of one syllable; to spell (it) out (for them).


lexentry: eng/spoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spoon
trans_list: Löffel
sense:
An implement for eating or serving; a scooped utensil whose long handle is straight, in contrast to a ladle.


lexentry: eng/spoonbill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spoonbill
trans_list: Löffler
sense:
Any of various large, long-legged wading birds in the ibis family Threskiornithidae, that have a large, flat, spatulate bill.


lexentry: eng/spoonerism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spoonerism
trans_list: Schüttelreim
sense:
A play on words on a phrase in which the initial (usually consonantal) sounds of two or more of the main words are transposed.


lexentry: eng/spore__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: spore
trans_list: Spore
sense:
A thick resistant particle produced by a bacterium or protist to survive in harsh or unfavorable conditions.


lexentry: eng/spork__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spork
trans_list: Göffel
sense:
An eating utensil shaped like a spoon, the bowl of which is divided into tines like those of a fork, and so has the function of both implements; some sporks have a serrated edge so they can also function as a knife.


lexentry: eng/sporophyte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sporophyte
trans_list: Sporophyt
sense:
(botany) A plant (or the diploid phase in its life cycle) which produces spores by meiosis in order to produce gametophytes.


lexentry: eng/sporran__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sporran
trans_list: Sporran
sense:
A small pouch, usually made of either fur or plain or fur-trimmed leather, which is worn, suspended from a belt or chain, on the front of a kilt and used to hold various items normally carried in trouser pockets.


lexentry: eng/sport__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sport
trans_list: Sport
sense:
(countable) Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.


lexentry: eng/sport_utility_vehicle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sport utility vehicle
trans_list: Geländelimousine | Sport Utility Vehicle
sense:
A passenger vehicle which combines the towing capacity of a pickup truck with the passenger-carrying space of a minivan or station wagon together with on- or off-road ability.


lexentry: eng/sports_bra__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sports bra
trans_list: Sport-BH
sense:
A type of bra that is more supportive than an everyday bra, worn when practising sports or other physical activities.


lexentry: eng/sports_drink__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sports drink
trans_list: Sportgetränk
sense:
(sports) A drink whose purpose is to replenish the body's water and energy levels when doing exercise.


lexentry: eng/sports_jacket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sports jacket
trans_list: Sakko
sense:
A tailored jacket that is not part of a suit; especially one of a sturdy fabric originally designed for outdoor sports.


lexentry: eng/sports_medicine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sports medicine
trans_list: Sportmedizin
sense:
(medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the effects of sport and exercise on the body, especially the treatment of injuries so received, and also studies the physiology of exercise


lexentry: eng/spot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spot
trans_list: Punkt | Fleck
sense:
A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.


lexentry: eng/spot_date__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spot date
trans_list: nächstmöglicher Buchungstag
sense:
(accounting) the normal settlement day when the transaction is carried out as soon as practical, i.e. "on the spot".


lexentry: eng/spotlight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spotlight
trans_list: Scheinwerfer
sense:
A bright, directional light or lamp, especially one used to illuminate the focus or center of attention on a stage.


lexentry: eng/spotted_bee_balm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spotted bee balm
trans_list: Pferdeminze
sense:
Monarda punctata, found in Quebec, Ontario, eastern and south-central United States, California, and northeastern Mexico.


lexentry: eng/spotted_whistling_duck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spotted whistling duck
trans_list: Tüpfelpfeifgans
sense:
A species of whistling duck, Dendrocygna guttata (family Anatidae), of the Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea, and northern Australia.


lexentry: eng/spotter__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: spotter
sense:
(weightlifting, gymnastics, climbing) One who supervises a person performing an activity, in order to help them should they be unable to complete it.

trans_list:
Beobachter | Beobachtungsoffizier | Kampfbeobachter | Kampfbeobachtungsoffizier | Waffensystemoffizier | Übungshelfer


lexentry: eng/spotter__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: spotter
trans_list: Einweiser
sense:
(US) A person who gives directions for a crane or vehicle (that is challenging to navigate) from a different point of view to the moved load.


lexentry: eng/spotter__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: spotter
trans_list: Fleckendelfin
sense:
Dolphins of the genus Stenella, and specifically Stenella attenuata distinguished from the streaker (Stenella coeruleoalba) and the spinner (Stenella longirostris).


lexentry: eng/spotting_scope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spotting scope
trans_list: Spektiv | Beobachtungsfernrohr
sense:
A compact high-power monocular telescope optimized for detailed observation of distant objects such as wildlife or the strike of a bullet on a target.


lexentry: eng/sprachbund__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sprachbund
trans_list: Sprachbund
sense:
(linguistics) A group of languages sharing a number of areal features (similar grammar, vocabulary, etc.) which are primarily due to language contact rather than cognation.


lexentry: eng/sprain__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sprain
trans_list: verstauchen
sense:
To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation


lexentry: eng/spray__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: spray
trans_list: Spray
sense:
(countable) Any of numerous commercial products, including paints, cosmetics, and insecticides, that are dispensed from containers in this manner.


lexentry: eng/spray__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: spray
trans_list: Blütenstand | Reisig
sense:
(metalworking, countable) A side channel or branch of the runner of a flask, made to distribute the metal to all parts of the mold.


lexentry: eng/spray_bottle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spray bottle
trans_list: Sprühflasche
sense:
An unpressurized canister equipped with a sprayer that is operated by pressing a handle; used e.g. for detergents.


lexentry: eng/spread__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: spread
trans_list: ausbreiten | verteilen | spreizen
sense:
(transitive) To extend (individual rays, limbs etc.); to stretch out in varying or opposing directions. [from 13th c.]


lexentry: eng/spread__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: spread
trans_list: verbreiten | ausbreiten
sense:
(transitive) To disseminate; to cause to proliferate, to make (something) widely known or present. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/spreader__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: spreader
trans_list: Rah
sense:
(nautical) A horizontal athwartships spar attached to the mast of a sailboat in order to extend the shrouds away from the mast.


lexentry: eng/spreadsheet__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: spreadsheet
trans_list: Kalkulationstabelle | Tabelle
sense:
(dated) A sheet of paper, marked with a grid, in which financial data is recorded and totals calculated manually.


lexentry: eng/spring__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: spring
trans_list: Quelle
sense:
(astronomy) The period from the moment of vernal equinox (around March 21 in the Northern Hemisphere) to the moment of the summer solstice (around June 21); the equivalent periods reckoned in other cultures and calendars.


lexentry: eng/spring__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: spring
trans_list: Frühling | Frühjahr | Lenz | Frühjahrszeit | Frühlingszeit
sense:
(countable) The season of the year in temperate regions in which plants spring from the ground and into bloom and dormant animals spring to life.


lexentry: eng/spring__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: spring
trans_list: Feder | Sprungfeder
sense:
A mechanical device made of flexible or coiled material that exerts force and attempts to spring back when bent, compressed, or stretched.


lexentry: eng/spring_constant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spring constant
trans_list: Federkonstante
sense:
(physics) A characteristic of a spring which is defined as the ratio of the force affecting the spring to the displacement caused by it.


lexentry: eng/spring_roll__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spring roll
trans_list: Frühlingsrolle
sense:
A type of savoury food consisting of shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake made from rice flour and then fried.


lexentry: eng/spring_tide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spring tide
trans_list: Springflut | Springtide
sense:
The tide which occurs when the moon is new or full; the effects of the Sun and moon being reinforced so that this tide is of maximum range.


lexentry: eng/springboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: springboard
trans_list: Sprungbrett
sense:
A diving board consisting of a flexible, springy, cantilevered platform, used for diving into water.


lexentry: eng/springboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: springboard
trans_list: Sprungbrett
sense:
(gymnastics) A small platform on springs and usually hinged at one end, used to launch or vault onto other equipment.


lexentry: eng/springboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: springboard
trans_list: Sprungbrett
sense:
(figuratively) Anything that gives a person or thing energy or impulse, or that serves to launch or begin something.


lexentry: eng/springed__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: springed
trans_list: gefedert
sense:
(usually with preceding modifier) Having (a given type of) springs; equipped with (a given type of) springs.


lexentry: eng/springwater__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: springwater
trans_list: Quellwasser
sense:
Water that is purportedly, and marketed as, originating from a spring, but is mostly or entirely filtered or tap water.


lexentry: eng/springy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: springy
trans_list: elastisch
sense:
That returns rapidly to its original form (as a spring does) after being bent, compressed, stretched, etc.


lexentry: eng/sprinkle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sprinkle
trans_list: sprühen | besprengen
sense:
(transitive) To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance).


lexentry: eng/sprite__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sprite
trans_list: Kobold | Sprite
sense:
(meteorology) A large electrical discharge that occurs high above the cumulonimbus cloud of an active thunderstorm, which appears as a luminous red or orange flash.


lexentry: eng/spritsail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spritsail
trans_list: Blinde
sense:
(nautical) A form of three- or four-sided fore-and-aft sail and its rig, supporting the leech of the sail by means of a sprit.


lexentry: eng/spruce__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spruce
trans_list: Fichte
sense:
Any of various large coniferous evergreen trees or shrubs from the genus Picea, found in northern temperate and boreal regions; originally and more fully spruce fir.


lexentry: eng/spruce_grouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spruce grouse
trans_list: Tannenhuhn
sense:
A medium-sized grouse closely associated with the coniferous boreal forests or taiga of North America (Dendrapagus canadensis, syn. Falcipennis canadensis).


lexentry: eng/sprung__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sprung
trans_list: hoffnungslos verknallt
sense:
(slang, African American Vernacular English) Utterly infatuated with someone; completely taken over by romantic interest.


lexentry: eng/spur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spur
trans_list: Sporn
sense:
A rigid implement, often roughly y-shaped, that is fixed to one's heel for the purpose of prodding a horse. Often worn by, and emblematic of, the cowboy or the knight.


lexentry: eng/spur__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: spur
trans_list: Sporn
sense:
A spiked iron worn by seamen upon the bottom of the boot, to enable them to stand upon the carcass of a whale to strip off the blubber.


lexentry: eng/spur__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: spur
trans_list: Eckblatt
sense:
(architecture) A projection from the round base of a column, occupying the angle of a square plinth upon which the base rests, or bringing the bottom bed of the base to a nearly square form. It is generally carved in leafage.


lexentry: eng/sputter__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sputter
trans_list: spucken
sense:
(intransitive) To emit saliva or spit from the mouth in small, scattered portions, as in rapid speaking.


lexentry: eng/sputter__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sputter
trans_list: mit feuchter Aussprache sprechen
sense:
(ambitransitive) To speak so rapidly as to emit saliva; to utter words hastily and indistinctly, with a spluttering sound, as in rage.


lexentry: eng/sputum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sputum
trans_list: Sputum
sense:
(physiology) Matter coughed up and expectorated from the mouth, composed of saliva and discharges from the respiratory passages such as mucus, phlegm or pus.


lexentry: eng/spy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spy
trans_list: Spion | Spionin | Schlapphut | Schnüffler | Spitzel
sense:
A person who secretly watches and examines the actions of other individuals or organizations and gathers information on them (usually to gain an advantage).


lexentry: eng/spyware__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spyware
trans_list: Spyware
sense:
(Internet) Programs that surreptitiously monitor and report the actions of a computer user. [from 1990s]


lexentry: eng/squacco__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squacco
trans_list: Rallenreiher
sense:
A species of pond heron, Ardeola ralloides, which is small, and brown and white in colour; it is found in Asia, Northern Africa, and Southern Europe. [from mid 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/squad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squad
trans_list: Kader
sense:
(cricket, soccer, rugby) A group of potential players from whom a starting team and substitutes are chosen.


lexentry: eng/squadron__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: squadron
trans_list: Schwadron
sense:
(military, historical, army) A body of cavalry comprising two companies or troops, averaging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred soldiers.


lexentry: eng/squadron__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: squadron
trans_list: Geschwader
sense:
(military, navy) A detachment of vessels employed on any particular service or station, under the command of the senior officer


lexentry: eng/squadron__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: squadron
trans_list: Staffel | Geschwader
sense:
(military, air force) A tactical air force unit; consists of at least two flights; multiple squadrons make up a group or wing (depending on particular air force).


lexentry: eng/squalene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squalene
trans_list: Squalen
sense:
(organic compound) A linear triterpene hydrocarbon found in shark liver oil and in human sebum; it plays a role in the biosynthesis of steroids.


lexentry: eng/square__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: square
trans_list: Quadrat | Platz | Scheibe
sense:
(printing) A certain number of lines, forming a portion of a column, nearly square; used chiefly in reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers.


lexentry: eng/square__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: square
trans_list: Platz
sense:
An open space or park, often in the center of a town, not necessarily square in shape, often containing trees, seating and other features pleasing to the eye.


lexentry: eng/square__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: square
trans_list: Quadrat | quadratisch
sense:
(mathematics) The product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; the second power of a number, value, term or expression.


lexentry: eng/square__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: square
trans_list: Normalo | Spießer | Stino
sense:
(1950s, _, slang) A socially conventional or conservative person; a person who has little or no interest in the latest fads or trends: still sometimes used in modern terminology.


lexentry: eng/square__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: square
trans_list: Quadrat
sense:
(real estate) A unit of measurement of area, equal to a 10 foot by 10 foot square, i.e. 100 square feet or roughly 9.3 square metres. Used in real estate for the size of a house or its rooms, though progressively being replaced by square metres in metric countries such as Australia.


lexentry: eng/square__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: square
trans_list: quadrieren
sense:
(transitive, mathematics) Of a value, term, or expression, to multiply by itself; to raise to the second power.


lexentry: eng/square_bracket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: square bracket
trans_list: eckige Klammer
sense:
Either of a pair of symbols, [ ], used for various purposes, e.g. to enclose text inserted or replaced by an editor, and to indicate various mathematical operations.


lexentry: eng/square_kilometre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: square kilometre
trans_list: Quadratkilometer
sense:
Standard unit of area, symbol km2, equal to the area of a square whose sides are one kilometre long; 106 square metres.


lexentry: eng/square_meal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: square meal
trans_list: Fressen
sense:
(idiomatic) A (nutritionally) complete and satisfying meal, especially one suitable for a person performing physical labour.


lexentry: eng/square_metre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: square metre
trans_list: Quadratmeter
sense:
(British spelling) A standard unit of area equal to the area of a square whose sides are one metre long (that is, an area one meter square) Symbol: m2


lexentry: eng/square_the_circle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: square the circle
trans_list: den Kreis quadrieren
sense:
(geometry) To construct a square with the same area as a given circle by using only a finite number of steps with compass and straightedge, a task which is mathematically impossible.


lexentry: eng/square_wave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: square wave
trans_list: Rechteckschwingung | Rechtecksignal
sense:
(maths, engineering, signal processing) A function or waveform that alternates regularly and instantaneously between two levels.


lexentry: eng/squash__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squash
trans_list: Squash
sense:
(uncountable) A sport played in a walled court with a soft rubber ball and bats like tennis racquets.


lexentry: eng/squash__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squash
trans_list: Kürbis
sense:
(botany, countable) A plant and its fruit of any of a few species of the genus Cucurbita, or gourd kind.


lexentry: eng/squat__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: squat
trans_list: Kniebeuge
sense:
(exercise) Any of various modes of callisthenic exercises performed by moving the body and bending at least one knee.


lexentry: eng/squat__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: squat
trans_list: Kniebeuge
sense:
(weightlifting) A specific exercise in weightlifting performed by bending deeply at the knees and then rising (back squat), especially with a barbell resting across the shoulders (barbell back squat).


lexentry: eng/squat__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: squat
trans_list: besetzen | hocken | kauern
sense:
To sit close to the ground; to stoop, or lie close to the ground, for example to escape observation.


lexentry: eng/squat_toilet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squat toilet
trans_list: Hockklo | Hocktoilette
sense:
A toilet, usually consisting of a hole in the ground and sometimes a tank, which is used while squatting instead of sitting.


lexentry: eng/squeak__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squeak
trans_list: Piepsen | Gequieke | Gequietsche | Knarren | Quietschen
sense:
(countable) A short, high-pitched sound, as of two objects rubbing together, or the sounds made by mice and other small animals.


lexentry: eng/squeal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squeal
trans_list: Kreischen | Quieken | Schrei
sense:
A high-pitched sound, such as the scream of a child or a female person, or noisy worn-down brake pads.


lexentry: eng/squeal__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: squeal
trans_list: kreischen | quieken
sense:
(intransitive, slang) To give sensitive information about someone to a third party; to rat on someone.


lexentry: eng/squeegee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squeegee
trans_list: Abzieher | Gummiabzieher | Gummiwischer
sense:
(nautical) A long-handled tool used on ships for swabbing the decks and spreading protective coatings. [1844]


lexentry: eng/squeegee_mop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squeegee mop
trans_list: Schwammwischer Multimop
sense:
A mop with a sponge at right angles to a handle, which is used for mopping floors and by use of a second levered arm may be squeezed out into a standard bucket with no grating or grill as required for a conventional mop.


lexentry: eng/squeeze__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: squeeze
trans_list: Abklatsch
sense:
A moulding, cast or other impression of an object, chiefly a design, inscription etc., especially by pressing wet paper onto the surface and peeling off when dry.


lexentry: eng/squelch__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: squelch
trans_list: Rauschsperre | Rauschunterdrückung
sense:
(radio technology) The suppression of the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting the gain of the receiver.


lexentry: eng/squicky__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squicky
trans_list: schmutzig
sense:
(slang) Engendering a feeling of disgust, distaste, nausea or revulsion, but without a judgment regarding the rightness or wrongness of the stimulus.


lexentry: eng/squid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squid
trans_list: Kalmar | Tintenfisch
sense:
Any of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles


lexentry: eng/squid__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: squid
trans_list: Kalmar | Tintenfisch
sense:
A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance fastened on its shank to imitate a squid.


lexentry: eng/squill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squill
trans_list: Blaustern
sense:
A European bulbous liliaceous plant, of the genus Scilla, used in medicine for its acrid, expectorant, diuretic, and emetic properties


lexentry: eng/squinch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squinch
trans_list: Trompe
sense:
(architecture) A structure constructed between two adjacent walls to aid in the transition from a polygonal to a circular structure, as when a dome is constructed on top of a square room.


lexentry: eng/squint__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squint
trans_list: blinzeln | die Augen zusammenkneifen
sense:
(intransitive) To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression.


lexentry: eng/squint__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: squint
trans_list: schielen
sense:
(intransitive) To look with, or have eyes that are turned in different directions; to suffer from strabismus.


lexentry: eng/squirrel_monkey__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squirrel monkey
trans_list: Totenkopfäffchen
sense:
(zoology, primatology) Any of several small New World monkeys, of the genus Saimiri, that live in Central and South America.


lexentry: eng/squishy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squishy
trans_list: matschig | nachgebend | pratschig | schwabbelig | watschig | weichlich
sense:
(of an object or substance) Yielding easily to pressure; very soft; especially, soft and wet, as mud.


lexentry: eng/stab__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stab
trans_list: stechen | erstechen | niederstechen
sense:
(transitive) To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a (usually pointed) tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.


lexentry: eng/stabilizer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stabilizer
trans_list: Stabilisator
sense:
Any substance added to something in order to stabilize it, as for example a fuel additive that prolongs the shelf life of petrol.


lexentry: eng/stabilizer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stabilizer
trans_list: Stabilisator
sense:
(mathematics) For a group operating on a set and an element x of the set, the set of all group elements fixing x.


lexentry: eng/stable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stable
trans_list: stabil | dauerhaft
sense:
Relatively unchanging, steady, permanent; firmly fixed or established; consistent; not easily moved, altered, or destroyed.


lexentry: eng/stable__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stable
trans_list: Pferdestall | Stall | Rennstall | Kuhstall | Ochsenstall
sense:
A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) ungulates, especially horses.


lexentry: eng/stable__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: stable
trans_list: Kuhstall | Ochsenstall
sense:
A group of people who are looked after, mentored, or trained in one place or for a particular purpose or profession.


lexentry: eng/stable_fly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stable fly
trans_list: Wadenstecher
sense:
Any of several medium-sized flies in the genus Stomoxys, of the family Muscidae that includes the housefly. The genus is unusual among members of that family, in that they suck blood from mammals.


lexentry: eng/stabling_siding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stabling siding
trans_list: Abstellgleis
sense:
(rail, UK) A storage siding for rolling stock, in particular passenger trains not being used in service.


lexentry: eng/staccato__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: staccato
trans_list: Stakkato
sense:
(music) An articulation marking directing that a note or passage of notes are to be played in an abruptly disconnected manner, with each note sounding for a very short duration, and a short break lasting until the sounding of the next note; as opposed to legato. Staccato is indicated by a dot directly above or below the notehead.


lexentry: eng/stack__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stack
trans_list: Stapelspeicher | Stapel
sense:
(computing, often with "the") A stack data structure stored in main memory that is manipulated during machine language procedure call related instructions.


lexentry: eng/stadion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stadion
trans_list: Stadion
sense:
(historical) A Greek unit of distance based on standardized footraces, equivalent to about 185.4 metres.


lexentry: eng/staff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: staff
trans_list: Stab
sense:
(plural staffs or staves) A long, straight, thick wooden rod or stick, especially one used to assist in walking.


lexentry: eng/staff__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: staff
trans_list: Notenlinien
sense:
(music, plural staffs or staves) A series of horizontal lines on which musical notes are written; a stave.


lexentry: eng/staff__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: staff
trans_list: Stab
sense:
(military) An establishment of officers in various departments attached to an army, to a section of an army, or to the commander of an army. The general's staff consists of those officers about his person who are employed in carrying his commands into execution.


lexentry: eng/stag__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: stag
trans_list: Konzertzeichner
sense:
(countable, finance) One who applies for the allotment of shares in new projects, with a view to sell immediately at a premium, and not to hold the stock.


lexentry: eng/stag_beetle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stag beetle
trans_list: Hirschkäfer
sense:
Any of numerous large beetles of the family Lucanidae, the males having elaborate mandibles resembling the antlers of a stag


lexentry: eng/stage-coach__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stage-coach
trans_list: Postkutsche
sense:
(historical) A horse-drawn coach that runs routinely between two destinations to transport passengers and mail.


lexentry: eng/stage__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stage
trans_list: Bühne | Brettl
sense:
(by extension) One of the portions of a device (such as a rocket or thermonuclear weapon) which are used or activated in a particular order, one after another.


lexentry: eng/stage_direction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stage direction
trans_list: Bühnenanweisung
sense:
An instruction given to an actor that tells the actor what should be done and in what manner to do it.


lexentry: eng/stage_diving__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stage diving
trans_list: Stagediving
sense:
The practice of jumping from the stage in a rock concert to be caught and carried aloft by the crowd.


lexentry: eng/stage_fright__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stage fright
trans_list: Lampenfieber | Rampenfieber
sense:
(uncountable) A state of nervousness about performing some action in front of a group of people, on or off of a stage; nerves; a lack of self-assurance before an audience.


lexentry: eng/stage_manager__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stage manager
trans_list: Inspizient
sense:
A person responsible for the organization of a stage production, and who is in charge of the stage during the performance


lexentry: eng/stage_race__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stage race
trans_list: Etappenrennen
sense:
(cycle racing) A multi-day cycle race consisting of a series of separate races (called stages) of various types (road races, criteriums, time trials) usually held one stage per day and all linked together by the general classification (GC).


lexentry: eng/stage_screw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stage screw
trans_list: Bühnenschraube | Theater-Schraube | Theaterschraube
sense:
(theater) A forged, or sometimes cast low thread count cut thread screw with a handle (sometimes made up of three holes) used to hold scenery in place in theaters (mostly prior to the 1990s).


lexentry: eng/stagger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stagger
trans_list: Schwanken | Wanken
sense:
An unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing as if one were about to fall; a reeling motion.


lexentry: eng/stagger__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stagger
trans_list: wanken | taumeln | torkeln | wackeln
sense:
(intransitive) In standing or walking, to sway from one side to the other as if about to fall; to stand or walk unsteadily; to reel or totter.


lexentry: eng/stagger__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stagger
trans_list: wanken | zweifeln
sense:
(transitive) To cause to doubt and waver; to make to hesitate; to make less steady or confident; to shock.


lexentry: eng/staging__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: staging
trans_list: Inszenierung | Regie | Aufführung
sense:
The classification of a case of a disease, usually a cancer, into its anatomic or prognostic stage, which is a category of severity.


lexentry: eng/stake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stake
trans_list: Pfahl | Pflock
sense:
A piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a marker or a support or stay.


lexentry: eng/stake__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stake
trans_list: Einsatz | Poule
sense:
A stick or similar object (e.g., steel channel or angle stock) inserted upright in a lop, eye, or mortise, at the side or end of a cart, flat car, flatbed trailer, or the like, to prevent goods from falling off; often connected in a grid forming a stakebody.


lexentry: eng/stake__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: stake
trans_list: Marterpfahl | Scheiterhaufen
sense:
(with definite article) The piece of timber to which a person condemned to death was affixed to be burned.


lexentry: eng/stake__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: stake
trans_list: Pfahl
sense:
(Mormonism) A territorial division comprising all the Mormons (typically several thousand) in a geographical area.


lexentry: eng/stakeholder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stakeholder
trans_list: Wetteinsatzverwalter
sense:
A person holding the stakes of bettors, with the responsibility of delivering the pot to the winner of the bet.


lexentry: eng/stakeholder__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stakeholder
trans_list: Treuhänder
sense:
(legal) A person such as a trustee, escrow agent or garnishee, who holds money or assets under trust for another party in a contractual agreement or as part of a claim.


lexentry: eng/stakeholder__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stakeholder
trans_list: Stakeholder | Stakeholderin | Zwischenklage
sense:
(business) A person or organisation with a legitimate interest in a given situation, action or enterprise.


lexentry: eng/stalactite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stalactite
trans_list: Stalaktit
sense:
(geology) A secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or another mineral, in shapes similar to icicles, that hangs from the roof of a cave.


lexentry: eng/stalagmite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stalagmite
trans_list: Stalagmit
sense:
(geology) A secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or other mineral, in shapes similar to icicles, that lies on the ground of a cave.


lexentry: eng/stale__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stale
trans_list: altbacken | abgestanden | abgedroschen | veraltet | schal | ausgelutscht
sense:
No longer fresh, new, or interesting, in reference to ideas and immaterial things; clichéd, hackneyed, dated.


lexentry: eng/stalemate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stalemate
trans_list: Patt | Pattstellung
sense:
(chess) The state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting in a draw.


lexentry: eng/stalker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stalker
trans_list: Pirschjäger | Pirschjägerin
sense:
A person who engages in stalking, i.e., quietly approaching animals to be hunted; a tracker or guide in hunting game.


lexentry: eng/stall__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stall
trans_list: Strömungsabriss
sense:
(aeronautics) Loss of lift due to an airfoil's critical angle of attack being exceeded, normally occurring due to low airspeed.


lexentry: eng/stall_handler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stall handler
trans_list: Aussteller
sense:
(horse racing) Someone responsible for manoeuvring the horse between the gates before the start of a race.


lexentry: eng/stamen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stamen
trans_list: Staubblatt | Stamen
sense:
(botany) In flowering plants, the structure in a flower that produces pollen, typically consisting of an anther and a filament.


lexentry: eng/stamina__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stamina
trans_list: Ausdauer | Durchhaltevermögen
sense:
The energy and strength for continuing to do something over a long period of time; power of sustained exertion, or resistance to hardship, illness etc.


lexentry: eng/stamp__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: stamp
trans_list: stempeln
sense:
(transitive) To give an official marking to, generally by impressing or imprinting a design or symbol.


lexentry: eng/stamp_duty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stamp duty
trans_list: Stempelsteuer
sense:
(economics) A tax levied upon certain documents, a stamp being applied to show that tax has been paid.


lexentry: eng/stamp_mill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stamp mill
trans_list: Pochwerk
sense:
type of mill machine that crushes material by pounding rather than grinding, either for further processing or for extraction of metallic ores


lexentry: eng/stamp_pad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stamp pad
trans_list: Stempelkissen
sense:
A porous pad, often made of a felt-like material, impregnated with ink, used for inking rubber stamps.


lexentry: eng/stampede__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stampede
trans_list: Massenpanik | Stampede
sense:
A situation in which many people in a crowd are trying to move in the same direction at the same time, especially in consequence of a panic.


lexentry: eng/stand-alone__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stand-alone
trans_list: autark | eigenständig | selbstständig
sense:
Operating, functioning, or existing without additions or assistance; independent; able to be separate or separated.


lexentry: eng/stand-in__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stand-in
trans_list: Double | Ersatz | Lichtdouble | Springer | Springerin
sense:
A person of similar size and shape to an actor who "stands in" for that actor during the lengthy process of setting up a shot, but who, unlike a double, does not appear in the film.


lexentry: eng/stand__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stand
trans_list: stellen | abstellen | aufstellen | hinstellen
sense:
(intransitive, copulative) To maintain an invincible or permanent attitude; to be fixed, steady, or firm; to take a position in resistance or opposition.


lexentry: eng/stand__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stand
trans_list: stehen
sense:
(intransitive, copulative) To maintain one's ground; to be acquitted; not to fail or yield; to be safe.


lexentry: eng/stand__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stand
trans_list: ausstehen | ertragen | aushalten
sense:
(intransitive, copulative, obsolete) To be in some particular state; to have essence or being; to be; to consist.


lexentry: eng/stand_back__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stand back
trans_list: zurückbleiben | zurücktreten
sense:
(intransitive, cricket) (of a wicket-keeper) to stand a long way behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a fast bowler


lexentry: eng/stand_corrected__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stand corrected
sense:
(idiomatic) To acknowledge, after someone else's correction of a statement one made, that this statement was indeed incorrect and that this correction is justified.

trans_list:
etwas zurücknehmen müssen | falsch gelegen haben | sich berichtigen müssen | sich eines Besseren belehren lassen müssen


lexentry: eng/stand_one's_ground__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stand one's ground
trans_list: standhaft bleiben
sense:
(idiomatic) To maintain or stick by an opinion or position; to remain resolute in the face of opposition.


lexentry: eng/stand_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stand out
trans_list: herausragen | herausstechen
sense:
(intransitive) To be extraordinary and different or to have features and qualities which make someone or something special.


lexentry: eng/stand_tall__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stand tall
trans_list: Rückgrat haben
sense:
(idiomatic) To behave in a brave, proud, or unyielding manner, without retreating from confrontation, danger, or adversity.


lexentry: eng/stand_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stand up
trans_list: sitzen lassen | versetzen
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic) (stand someone up) To avoid a prearranged meeting, especially a date, with (a person) without prior notification; to jilt or shirk.


lexentry: eng/stand_up_to__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stand up to
trans_list: Widerstand leisten | sich entgegenstellen
sense:
(transitive) To object to or interfere with the actions of (someone seen as bullying, pushy, or controlling).


lexentry: eng/standard_deviation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: standard deviation
trans_list: Standardabweichung
sense:
(statistics) A measure of how spread out data values are around the mean, defined as the square root of the variance. Represented with the Greek letter σ.


lexentry: eng/standard_gravity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: standard gravity
trans_list: Normfallbeschleunigung | Standard-Erdbeschleunigung | Standardschwerkraft
sense:
A measure of the nominal gravitational acceleration of an object in a vacuum near the surface of the Earth, defined by standard as 9.80665 m/s2.


lexentry: eng/standard_language__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: standard language
trans_list: Standardsprache | Hochsprache | Schriftsprache | Ausbausprache | Einheitssprache | Literatursprache
sense:
(sociolinguistics) A language that has a standard form as one of its varieties; a language that has undergone standardization.


lexentry: eng/standard_of_living__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: standard of living
trans_list: Lebensstandard
sense:
A relative measure of the quality of life a person or group has, often with per capita income (GNI or GDP) serving as a proxy measurement but with some notion of human development as the real (underlying) entity being measured.


lexentry: eng/standby__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: standby
trans_list: Bereitschaft
sense:
A state of readiness without immediate involvement; remaining in preparation for (a sudden or unforeseen event or situation).


lexentry: eng/standby__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: standby
trans_list: abwarten | dranbleiben | in Wartestellung bleiben | kurz warten
sense:
(proscribed, nonstandard, operations) To wait briefly, as for additional communication by radio or telephone;


lexentry: eng/standing_army__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: standing army
trans_list: stehendes Heer
sense:
A professional permanent army composed of full-time career soldiers, and not disbanded during times of peace.


lexentry: eng/standing_committee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: standing committee
trans_list: ständiger Ausschuss
sense:
An established parliamentary or congressional committee to which all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials and other matters regarding a defined scope of subjects get referred to and then returned to parliament or congress along with a recommended measure.


lexentry: eng/standing_order__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: standing order
trans_list: Dauerauftrag
sense:
(banking) Transfer of a fixed amount from one bank account to another at fixed intervals (e.g. monthly bill payment)


lexentry: eng/standing_wave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: standing wave
trans_list: Stehwelle | stehende Welle
sense:
(physics) A wave form which occurs in a limited, fixed medium in such a way that the reflected wave coincides with the produced wave. A common example is the vibration of the strings on a musical stringed instrument.


lexentry: eng/standoff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: standoff
trans_list: Abstandhalter | Halter
sense:
A device which maintains a fixed distance between two objects, especially between a surface and a sign or electrical wiring.


lexentry: eng/stannite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stannite
trans_list: Stannit
sense:
a dark-gray lustrous mineral, a mixed sulfide of copper, iron, and tin, Cu2FeSnS4, used as an ore of tin


lexentry: eng/stapler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stapler
trans_list: Tacker | Hefter | Heftgerät | Heftmaschine | Heftapparat
sense:
A device which binds together sheets of paper by driving a thin metal staple through the sheets and simultaneously folding over the ends of the staple against the back surface of the paper.


lexentry: eng/star-of-Bethlehem__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: star-of-Bethlehem
trans_list: Milchstern
sense:
Any of the genus Ornithogalum of perennial plants mostly native to southern Europe and southern Africa, with clusters of typically white star-shaped flowers.


lexentry: eng/star__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: star
trans_list: Stern | Star
sense:
(geometry) A concave polygon with regular, pointy protrusions and indentations, usually with four, five, or six points.


lexentry: eng/star__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: star
trans_list: Stern | Gestirn | Sonne
sense:
A simple dance, or part of a dance, where a group of four dancers each put their right or left hand in the middle and turn around in a circle. You call them right-hand stars or left-hand stars, depending on the hand which is in the middle.


lexentry: eng/star__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: star
trans_list: Stern | Star
sense:
A composition of combustible matter used in the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding in the air, presents a starlike appearance.


lexentry: eng/star__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: star
trans_list: die Hauptrolle spielen
sense:
(transitive) To feature (a performer or a headliner), especially in a movie or an entertainment program.


lexentry: eng/star_anise__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: star anise
trans_list: Sternanis
sense:
A plant, Illicium verum, used primarily for its star-shaped seed which resembles anise in scent and flavor, and which is used as a spice. Valued for its decorative shape as well as its flavor. Also used commercially as a source of shikimic acid for the production of Tamiflu.


lexentry: eng/star_cluster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: star cluster
trans_list: Sternhaufen
sense:
(astronomy) A group of gravitationally bound stars and other material (such as nebulae and planets), conventionally with one generation of similarly aged stars from the same pre-stellar nebula.


lexentry: eng/star_seed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: star seed
trans_list: Sternensaat
sense:
A person who lived a previous lifetime in one star system but was then reincarnated in another star system.


lexentry: eng/star_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: star system
trans_list: Sternsystem | Sternensystem
sense:
(star) A group of stars (and possibly smaller bodies such as planets or asteroids) that orbit one another.


lexentry: eng/starboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: starboard
trans_list: Steuerbord
sense:
The righthand side of a ship, boat or aircraft when facing the front, or fore or bow. Used to unambiguously refer to directions according to the sides of the vessel, rather than those of a crew member or object.


lexentry: eng/stardust__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stardust
trans_list: Sternenstaub
sense:
(informal, dated) A distant cluster of stars resembling a cloud of dust, especially if the individual stars of which cannot be resolved with a telescope.


lexentry: eng/stardust__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stardust
trans_list: kosmischer Staub
sense:
Small fragments of dust-like material found in space; specifically, a type of cosmic dust that formed from cooling gases ejected from presolar stars, which was then incorporated into the cloud from which the Solar System condensed.


lexentry: eng/starfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: starfish
trans_list: Seestern
sense:
Any of various asteroids or other echinoderms (not in fact fish) with usually five arms, many of which eat bivalves or corals by everting their stomach.


lexentry: eng/stargazer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stargazer
trans_list: Himmelsgucker | Sterngucker | Sternguckerin
sense:
(now, colloquial) Someone who gazes at the stars; an astronomer or astrologer (now especially an amateur one). [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/start__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: start
trans_list: starten | anfangen | beginnen | anlassen | zusammenzucken | auffahren
sense:
(transitive) To disturb and cause to move suddenly; to startle; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee or fly.


lexentry: eng/starter_dough__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: starter dough
trans_list: Sauerteig
sense:
(baking) A small amount of "live" dough used in traditional bakery to start the fermentation process necessary for preparing sourdough.


lexentry: eng/startle__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: startle
trans_list: erschrecken
sense:
(transitive) To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise.


lexentry: eng/stasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stasis
trans_list: Blutstau
sense:
(pathology) A slackening or arrest of the blood current, due not to a lessening of the heart’s beat, but to some abnormal resistance of the capillary walls.


lexentry: eng/state__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: state
trans_list: Zustand | Staat
sense:
(anthropology) A society larger than a tribe. A society large enough to form a state in the sense of a government.


lexentry: eng/state__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: state
trans_list: Staat | Land | Bundesland
sense:
A political division of a federation retaining a notable degree of autonomy, as in the United States, Mexico, Nigeria, or India.


lexentry: eng/state__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: state
trans_list: Zustand
sense:
(mathematics, stochastic processes) An element of the range of the random variables that define a random process.


lexentry: eng/state_capitalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: state capitalism
trans_list: Staatskapitalismus
sense:
The form of capitalism where for-profit commercial activities are undertaken by the state; either via corporatized government agencies, or via ownership or control of nominally private organizations.


lexentry: eng/state_of_emergency__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: state of emergency
trans_list: Notstand
sense:
An unusually difficult or dangerous situation in which a government gives itself special powers or suspends normal legal procedures so as to regain control.


lexentry: eng/state_of_grace__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: state of grace
trans_list: Gnadenzustand | Zustand der Gnade
sense:
(Christianity) A condition free from mortal sin, in which one has the favor of God and enjoys unmerited divine assistance.


lexentry: eng/state_of_matter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: state of matter
trans_list: Aggregatzustand
sense:
(sciences) Any of the different phases of matter whose properties are dependent on the motions and forces of the molecules of which they are composed.


lexentry: eng/state_of_mind__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: state of mind
trans_list: Geisteszustand | Gemütszustand | Gemütslage
sense:
The psychological state of someone's cognitive processes at a certain time; the condition or character of a person's thoughts or feelings.


lexentry: eng/state_of_siege__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: state of siege
trans_list: Belagerungszustand
sense:
(law) An exceptional legal condition in which constitutional limits on the powers of the government are suspended, usually owing to military necessity and implying martial law.


lexentry: eng/state_of_the_art__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: state of the art
trans_list: Stand der Technik | aktuelle Technik
sense:
The condition of scientific or technical knowledge, particularly the peak or highest level thereof, at a particular time. [from early 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/state_pattern__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: state pattern
trans_list: Zustand
sense:
(software, design) A behavioural design pattern similar to the strategy pattern that is used to represent the state of an object.


lexentry: eng/state_police__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: state police
trans_list: Landespolizei | Staatspolizei
sense:
Outside the USA or Australia, the national police, i.e. the police force belonging to the national (state) government.


lexentry: eng/state_secret__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: state secret
trans_list: Staatsgeheimnis
sense:
Information which pertains to the affairs of a country and access to which is restricted by the government.


lexentry: eng/stateful__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stateful
trans_list: zustandsorientiert
sense:
(computing) That supports different states, reacting to the same input differently depending on the current state.


lexentry: eng/statement__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: statement
trans_list: Anweisung
sense:
(computing) An instruction in a computer program, especially one that returns no value, as opposed to a function call.


lexentry: eng/static__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: static
trans_list: Schnee
sense:
(uncountable) Interference on a broadcast signal caused by atmospheric disturbances; heard as crackles on radio, or seen as random specks on television.


lexentry: eng/static_typing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: static typing
trans_list: statische Typisierung
sense:
(programming) A system in which typechecking is performed during compilation and not at run time, opposed to dynamic typing.


lexentry: eng/statin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: statin
trans_list: Statin
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) Any of a class of drugs (chiefly lactones or pyrroles) that lower the amount of cholesterol in the blood by inhibiting an enzyme involved in its biosynthesis.


lexentry: eng/station_wagon__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: station wagon
trans_list: Kombi | Kombiwagen
sense:
(US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, automotive) A body style for cars in which the roof is extended rearward to produce an enclosed area in the position and serving the function of the boot (trunk) of a sedan / saloon.


lexentry: eng/stationary_distribution__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stationary distribution
trans_list: stationäre Verteilung
sense:
(mathematics, stochastic processes, of a Markov chain) a row vector \pi whose entries sum to 1 that satisfies the equation \pi P=\pi, where P is the transition matrix of the Markov chain.


lexentry: eng/stationary_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stationary point
trans_list: stationären Punkt
sense:
(mathematics) A point on a curve where the gradient is zero. This point can be a maximum, a minimum, or a point of inflection.


lexentry: eng/stationmaster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stationmaster
trans_list: Bahnhofsvorsteher | Bahnhofsvorstand
sense:
(rail) The person in charge of a railroad station, usually an employee of a particular railroad by which the station is owned, but sometimes an employee of a separate corporation, such as one owning a station used by two or more railroads.


lexentry: eng/statism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: statism
trans_list: Etatismus
sense:
(often, _, pejorative) The belief that most or all political power should be centralized in national governments.


lexentry: eng/statistical_analysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: statistical analysis
trans_list: Analyse
sense:
The process of examining data to draw conclusions or insights, and determine cause-and-effect patterns between events; for example determining the safety and efficacy of new drugs by drawing out a probability as to whether the fact that a patient got better (or worse) was due to the drug or some other (perhaps random) factor.


lexentry: eng/statistical_inference__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: statistical inference
trans_list: statistische Inferenz
sense:
(statistics) Drawing conclusions about a population from a random sample drawn from it, or, more generally, about a random process from its observed behavior during a finite period of time.


lexentry: eng/statistics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: statistics
trans_list: Statistik
sense:
A discipline, principally within applied mathematics, concerned with the systematic study of the collection, presentation, analysis, and interpretation of data.


lexentry: eng/statistics__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: statistics
trans_list: Statistik
sense:
A systematic collection of data on measurements or observations, often related to demographic information such as population counts, incomes, population counts at different ages, etc.


lexentry: eng/statue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: statue
trans_list: Statue | Standbild
sense:
A three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting.


lexentry: eng/statuette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: statuette
trans_list: Statuette
sense:
A small statue, usually a figure much less than life size, especially when of marble or bronze, or of plaster or clay as a preparation for the marble or bronze, as distinguished from a figure in terra cotta etc.


lexentry: eng/status_quo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: status quo
trans_list: Status quo | Ausgangslage | Ausgangszustand
sense:
The state of things; the way things are, as opposed to the way they could be; the existing state of affairs.


lexentry: eng/statute_law__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: statute law
trans_list: Gesetzesrecht
sense:
(legal, countable) A law enacted by a legislative body, as opposed to a regulation made by the executive branch or case law made by court precedent.


lexentry: eng/statute_of_limitations__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: statute of limitations
trans_list: Verjährung
sense:
Any law that sets a time limit, after which a person may not be tried for a crime, or after which some other legal action may not take place.


lexentry: eng/stauropegion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stauropegion
trans_list: Stauropegia
sense:
(initially) In Eastern Orthodoxy, the placement of a cross by a bishop which symbolises his approval of the construction of a church or monastery on the site the cross is placed.


lexentry: eng/stave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stave
trans_list: Daube
sense:
One of a number of narrow strips of wood, or narrow iron plates, placed edge to edge to form the sides, covering, or lining of a vessel or structure; especially, one of the strips which form the sides of a cask, barrel, pail, etc.


lexentry: eng/stave__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stave
trans_list: Sprosse
sense:
One of the bars or rounds of a rack, rungs of a ladder, etc; one of the cylindrical bars of a lantern wheel


lexentry: eng/stave__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: stave
trans_list: Notenlinien | Notensystem
sense:
(music) The set of five horizontal and parallel lines on and between which musical notes are written or pointed; the staff.


lexentry: eng/stavesacre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stavesacre
trans_list: Stephanskraut
sense:
A highly toxic, perennial plant with purple flowers (Staphisagria macrosperma, syn. Delphinium staphisagria).


lexentry: eng/stay__Noun__3
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stay
trans_list: Stag | Abspannung | Strebe | Stütze
sense:
A guy, rope, or wire supporting or stabilizing a platform, such as a bridge, a pole, such as a tentpole, the mast of a derrick, or other structural element.


lexentry: eng/stay__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stay
trans_list: bleiben | aufhalten
sense:
(intransitive) To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.


lexentry: eng/stay__Verb__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: stay
trans_list: bleiben | aufhalten
sense:
(transitive, obsolete) To remain for the purpose of; to stay to take part in or be present at (a meal, ceremony etc.).


lexentry: eng/staysail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: staysail
trans_list: Stagsegel
sense:
(nautical) A fore-and-aft rigged sail whose luff can be affixed to a stay running forward from a mast to the deck, the bowsprit or to another mast.


lexentry: eng/steak_knife__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steak knife
trans_list: Steakmesser
sense:
A table knife with a sharp, narrow, and often serrated blade designed for cutting tougher foods such as cooked meats.


lexentry: eng/steal__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steal
trans_list: stehlen | klauen | entwenden | mopsen | rauben
sense:
(transitive) To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.


lexentry: eng/steal__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: steal
trans_list: stehlen | rauben
sense:
(transitive) To draw attention unexpectedly in (an entertainment), especially by being the outstanding performer. Usually used in the phrase steal the show.


lexentry: eng/steal__Verb__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: steal
trans_list: stehlen | klauen | entwenden | mopsen
sense:
(transitive, baseball) To advance safely to (another base) during the delivery of a pitch, without the aid of a hit, walk, passed ball, wild pitch, or defensive indifference.


lexentry: eng/stealth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stealth
trans_list: Heimlichkeit
sense:
(uncountable) The attribute or characteristic of acting in secrecy, or in such a way that the actions are unnoticed or difficult to detect by others.


lexentry: eng/stealth_bomber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stealth bomber
trans_list: Tarnkappenbomber
sense:
(military, aviation) A bomber (military aircraft) with a smaller than usual radar signature, due to its body shape, outer coating, and thermal dissipation.


lexentry: eng/stealth_fighter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stealth fighter
trans_list: Stealthflugzeug | Tarnkappenflugzeug
sense:
(military, aviation) A fighter aircraft with a smaller-than-usual radar signature because of its unique body shape, outer coating, and thermal dissipation.


lexentry: eng/steam_power__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steam power
trans_list: Dampfantrieb | Dampfkraft
sense:
Power derived from water heated into steam, usually converted to motive power by a reciprocating engine (a steam engine) or turbine (a steam turbine).


lexentry: eng/steam_reforming__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steam reforming
trans_list: Dampfreformierung
sense:
(inorganic chemistry) The production of hydrogen (and carbon monoxide) from water and methane at high temperature


lexentry: eng/steam_turbine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steam turbine
trans_list: Dampfturbine
sense:
A system of angled and shaped blades arranged on a rotor through which steam is passed to generate rotational energy. Today, normally used in power stations.


lexentry: eng/steamer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steamer
trans_list: Dampfer
sense:
A vessel in which articles are subjected to the action of steam, as in washing and in various processes of manufacture.


lexentry: eng/steampunk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steampunk
trans_list: Steampunk
sense:
(uncountable) A subgenre of science fiction that depicts advanced technology combined with Victorian style and aesthetics, such as steam-powered machines and vehicles, visible gears and screws and people dressed in 19th-century attires.


lexentry: eng/stearic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stearic acid
trans_list: Stearinsäure
sense:
(fatty acid) octadecanoic acid; the most common saturated fatty acid; it is found in all animal and most vegetable oils and fats; it is used in the manufacture of soap etc.


lexentry: eng/steel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steel
trans_list: Stahl
sense:
(countable, uncountable) An artificial metal produced from iron, harder and more elastic than elemental iron; used figuratively as a symbol of hardness.


lexentry: eng/steel_guitar__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: steel guitar
trans_list: Hawaiigitarre
sense:
(musical instrument, countable) Any of several types of guitar designed to be played using this method.


lexentry: eng/steep__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steep
trans_list: steil
sense:
Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.


lexentry: eng/steeplechase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steeplechase
trans_list: Steeplechase
sense:
(chiefly, British, equestrianism) A horse race, either across open country, or over an obstacle course.


lexentry: eng/steeplechase__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: steeplechase
trans_list: Hindernislauf
sense:
(athletics) An athletics event in which the runners have to run 3000 metres round a track, jumping hurdles and a water obstacle along the way


lexentry: eng/steer__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steer
trans_list: steuern
sense:
(intransitive) To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).


lexentry: eng/steer__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: steer
trans_list: steuern
sense:
(transitive) To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).


lexentry: eng/steerage__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: steerage
trans_list: Zwischendeck
sense:
(countable) The section of a passenger ship that provided inexpensive accommodation with no individual cabins.


lexentry: eng/steering_committee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steering committee
trans_list: Lenkungsausschuss
sense:
A committee set up to determine the order of business for another body, or to manage the general course of an operation


lexentry: eng/steering_group__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steering group
trans_list: Lenkungsgruppe | Steuerungsgruppe
sense:
A committee whose function is to arrange the schedules of business for a legislative assembly or other organization


lexentry: eng/steering_wheel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steering wheel
trans_list: Lenkrad | Steuer | Steuerrad | Volant
sense:
A wheel-shaped control that is rotated by the driver to steer, existing in most modern land vehicles.


lexentry: eng/steganography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steganography
trans_list: Steganographie | Steganografie
sense:
The practice of hiding messages, so that the presence of the message itself is hidden, often by writing them in places where they may not be found until someone finds the secret message in whatever is being used to hide it.


lexentry: eng/stegosaur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stegosaur
trans_list: Stegosaurier
sense:
Any of several extinct herbivorous dinosaurs, of the suborder Stegosauria, having two rows of bony plates along the back. [from c. 1900]


lexentry: eng/stegosaurus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stegosaurus
trans_list: Stegosaurus
sense:
A stegosaur, a member of the suborder Stegosauria, of the order Ornithischia of the middle Jurassic to early Cretaceous period.


lexentry: eng/steinstrasse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steinstrasse
trans_list: Steinstraße
sense:
(medicine) A complication of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) in the treatment of kidney stones, in which multiple small stone fragments line up within the ureter, causing obstruction.


lexentry: eng/stele__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stele
trans_list: Stele
sense:
(architecture, archaeology, obsolete) An acroterion, the decoration on the ridge of an ancient Greek building such as a temple.


lexentry: eng/stellar_day__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stellar day
trans_list: Sterntag
sense:
(astronomy) The rotational period of Earth; the time in which Earth rotates exactly 360 degrees around its axis, measured relative to the stars (about 23 hours, 56 minutes, 4 seconds).


lexentry: eng/stellify__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stellify
trans_list: Star
sense:
(transitive, mythology) To transform from an earthly body into a celestial body; to place in the sky as such


lexentry: eng/stem__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: stem
trans_list: Stamm | Wortstamm | Stängel | Strunk | Stiel | Halm
sense:
A slender supporting member of an individual part of a plant such as a flower or a leaf; also, by analogy, the shaft of a feather.


lexentry: eng/stem__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: stem
trans_list: Vordersteven | Vorsteven | Steven
sense:
(nautical) The vertical or nearly vertical forward extension of the keel, to which the forward ends of the planks or strakes are attached.


lexentry: eng/stem__Verb__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stem
trans_list: ausstemmen | im Schneepflug fahren
sense:
(skiing) To move the feet apart and point the tips of the skis inward in order to slow down the speed or to facilitate a turn.


lexentry: eng/stem_cell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stem cell
trans_list: Stammzelle
sense:
(medicine, cytology) A primal undifferentiated cell from which a variety of other cells can develop through the process of cellular differentiation.


lexentry: eng/stencil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stencil
trans_list: Schablone
sense:
A thin sheet, either perforated or using some other technique, with which a pattern may be produced upon a surface; a utensil that contains a perforated sheet.


lexentry: eng/stenography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stenography
trans_list: Kurzschrift | Stenographie
sense:
The practice of transcribing speech (primarily for later dictation or testimony), usually using shorthand


lexentry: eng/stent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stent
trans_list: Stent
sense:
A slender tube inserted into a blood vessel, a ureter or the oesophagus in order to provide support and to prevent disease-induced closure.


lexentry: eng/step-__Prefix__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: step-
trans_list: stief-
sense:
A prefix used before father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, child, and so forth, to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative but is related through the marriage of a parent.


lexentry: eng/step-up__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: step-up
trans_list: Aufsteiger | Treppensteigen | Treppensteiger
sense:
(exercise) A workout movement wherein one leg stands on an elevated surface and lifts in the concentric part the rest of the body up onto it to target – depending on angle and starting distance of the other leg and weights applied by the arms – the femoral and gluteal muscles variously.


lexentry: eng/step__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: step
trans_list: Stufe | Sprosse
sense:
A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in ascending or descending, as a stair, or a rung of a ladder.


lexentry: eng/step__Noun__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: step
trans_list: Schritt
sense:
(machines) One of a series of offsets, or parts, resembling the steps of stairs, as one of the series of parts of a cone pulley on which the belt runs.


lexentry: eng/step__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: step
trans_list: treten | schreiten
sense:
(intransitive) To move the foot in walking; to advance or recede by raising and moving one of the feet to another resting place, or by moving both feet in succession.


lexentry: eng/step_ladder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: step ladder
trans_list: Stufenleiter | Bockleiter | Leitertritt | Stehleiter | Tritt | Trittleiter
sense:
A ladder with steps or treads instead of rungs that is hinged in the middle to form an inverted V, with stays to keep the two halves at a fixed angle.


lexentry: eng/step_over__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: step over
trans_list: Übersteiger
sense:
(football) A dribbling move, or feint, in football (soccer), used to fool a defensive player into thinking the offensive player, in possession of the ball, in which the foot is moved over the ball without making contact with it.


lexentry: eng/step_stool__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: step stool
trans_list: Trittschemel
sense:
A stool of various designs with one or more steps; in some designs the steps may be folded away underneath the seat when not in use.


lexentry: eng/stepchair__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stepchair
trans_list: Leiterstuhl | Treppenstuhl
sense:
A chair that has an inbuilt set of steps, allowing its use as a stepladder, or a child's highchair with the child climbing the steps.


lexentry: eng/stepfather__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stepfather
trans_list: Stiefvater | Stiefelternteil
sense:
(in the narrow sense) A husband of one's biological mother after her initial marriage to or relationship with one's biological father.


lexentry: eng/stepgrandfather__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stepgrandfather
trans_list: Stiefgrossvater | Stiefgroßvater | Stiefopa | Stiefopi
sense:
The stepfather of one's mother or father and the husband of one's grandmother, and not one's biological grandfather, especially following the divorce of one's grandparents or the death of one's grandfather.


lexentry: eng/stepgrandmother__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stepgrandmother
trans_list: Stiefgrossmutter | Stiefgroßmutter | Stiefoma | Stiefomi
sense:
The stepmother of one's father or mother and the wife of one's grandfather, usually a woman that one's grandfather marries after the divorce of one's grandparents or the death of one's grandmother.


lexentry: eng/stepgrandson__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stepgrandson
trans_list: Stiefenkel | Stiefenkelsohn
sense:
The grandson of one's stepgrandfather's wife or stepgrandmother's husband from previous marriage, or the stepson of one's child.


lexentry: eng/steppe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steppe
trans_list: Steppe
sense:
The grasslands of Eastern Europe and Asia. Similar to (North American) prairie and (African) savanna. [from 1671]


lexentry: eng/steppe_eagle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steppe eagle
trans_list: Steppenadler
sense:
Aquila nipalensis, a bird of prey of the family Accipitridae. Previously considered to be closely related to the non-migratory tawny eagle (Aquila rapax) and the two forms have previously been treated as conspecific.


lexentry: eng/stepping_motor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stepping motor
trans_list: Schrittmotor
sense:
An electromagnetic actuator that converts digital pulses of input into analog rotary motion, the degree of rotation being proportional to the number of pulses received.


lexentry: eng/steradian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steradian
trans_list: Steradiant
sense:
(geometry) In the International System of Units, the derived unit of solid angle; the solid angle subtended at the centre of a sphere of radius r by a portion of the surface of the sphere that has area r2. Symbol: sr


lexentry: eng/stercoranist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stercoranist
trans_list: Sterkoranist
sense:
(Christianity, derogatory, historical) One who believes that the Eucharist undergoes the process of digestion in, and eventually elimination from, the body of the recipient, not just in the empirical accidents of its elements, but as the body and blood of Christ. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/stereo__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stereo
trans_list: Stereoanlage
sense:
(by extension) Any object or device equipped with audio components that reproduces sound in stereo, such as a stereo console in the home.


lexentry: eng/stereochemistry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stereochemistry
trans_list: Stereochemie
sense:
(chemistry, uncountable) the branch of chemistry that involves the spatial arrangement of the atoms of molecules, and studies how this affects the physical and chemical properties of such species


lexentry: eng/stereolithography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stereolithography
trans_list: Stereolithographie
sense:
A means of rapid prototyping in which a laser hardens successive layers of a photopolymer to create a part with a shape defined by a computer model.


lexentry: eng/stereophonic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stereophonic
trans_list: stereofonisch
sense:
of or pertaining to sound reproduction using two channels to give a more natural two-dimensional sound distribution


lexentry: eng/stereotype__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stereotype
trans_list: Stereotyp | Klischee | Rollenklischee
sense:
A conventional, formulaic, and often oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of (a person or a group of people).


lexentry: eng/stereotype__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: stereotype
trans_list: Stereotyp
sense:
(software engineering) An extensibility mechanism of the Unified Modeling Language, allowing a new element to be derived from an existing one with added specializations.


lexentry: eng/sterilize__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sterilize
trans_list: sterilisieren | entkeimen
sense:
(transitive, biology) To kill, deactivate (denature), or destroy (break apart) all living, viable microorganisms and spores on a surface, in a fluid, or contained in a compound, such as culture media or a medical product.


lexentry: eng/steroid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steroid
trans_list: Steroid
sense:
(biochemistry, organic compound) A class of organic compounds having a structure of 17 carbon atoms arranged in four rings; they are lipids, and occur naturally as sterols, bile acids, adrenal and sex hormones, and some vitamins; many drugs are synthetic steroids.


lexentry: eng/stevia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stevia
trans_list: Honigkraut | Stevia | Stevie | Süßblatt | Süßkraut
sense:
Any of the sweet herbs of genus Stevia, native to tropical and subtropical regions of South America and western North America. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/steward__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: steward
trans_list: Verwalter
sense:
(higher education) An officer who provides food for the students and superintends the kitchen; also, an officer who attends to the accounts of the students.


lexentry: eng/stewardess__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stewardess
trans_list: Flugbegleiterin | Stewardess | Stewardeß
sense:
A female flight attendant (a member of the crew of an airplane who is responsible for the comfort and safety of its passengers).


lexentry: eng/stibnite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stibnite
trans_list: Stibnit
sense:
A grey mineral, Sb2S3, that is the main ore of antimony; used in ancient times as the cosmetic kohl.


lexentry: eng/stichomythia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stichomythia
trans_list: Stichomythie
sense:
(poetry) A technique in drama or poetry, in which alternating lines, or half-lines, are given to alternating characters, voices, or entities.


lexentry: eng/stick_'em_up__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stick 'em up
trans_list: Hände hoch
sense:
A command stereotypically given by robbers, particularly when pointing a gun: Put your hands in the air! Surrender!


lexentry: eng/stick__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stick
trans_list: Stock
sense:
a stick of butter
(chiefly, North America) A small rectangular block, with a length several times its width, which contains by volume one half of a cup of shortening (butter, margarine or lard).


lexentry: eng/stick__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: stick
trans_list: Stock
sense:
(figurative) A negative stimulus or a punishment. (This sense derives from the metaphor of using a stick, a long piece of wood, to poke or beat a beast of burden to compel it to move forward.)


lexentry: eng/stick_in_the_mud__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stick in the mud
trans_list: Beton
sense:
(idiomatic, pejorative) More generally, one who is slow, old-fashioned, or unprogressive; an old fogey.


lexentry: eng/stick_out_like_a_sore_thumb__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stick out like a sore thumb
trans_list: auffallen wie ein bunter Hund
sense:
(simile) Be very noticeably different, especially in a negative way; to be particularly obtrusive, conspicuous, blatant, or prominent; to attract undue attention or notice.


lexentry: eng/stick_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stick up
trans_list: bekleben
sense:
(transitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stick,‎ up. To put or post up by sticking.


lexentry: eng/stickleback__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stickleback
trans_list: Stichling
sense:
Any one of numerous species of small fish of the family Gasterosteidae. The back is armed with two or more sharp spines. They inhabit both salt and brackish water, and construct nests from weeds.


lexentry: eng/stickler__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stickler
trans_list: Pedant | Verfechter
sense:
Someone who insistently advocates for something, especially for strict observance of a formal rule. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/stiction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stiction
trans_list: Haftreibung
sense:
(physics) The static friction that needs to be overcome to enable relative motion of stationary objects in contact.


lexentry: eng/stiff__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stiff
trans_list: prellen
sense:
To fail to pay that which one owes (implicitly or explicitly) to another, especially by departing hastily.


lexentry: eng/stifle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stifle
trans_list: ersticken | erdrücken
sense:
(transitive, also, figuratively) To make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) death by preventing breathing; to smother, to suffocate.


lexentry: eng/stifle__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stifle
trans_list: unterdrücken
sense:
(transitive, also, figuratively) To prevent (a breath, cough, or cry, or the voice, etc.) from being released from the throat.


lexentry: eng/stigma__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stigma
trans_list: Narbe
sense:
(Christianity, chiefly, _, in the plural, _, stigmata) A mark on the body corresponding to one of the wounds of the Crucifixion on Jesus' body, and sometimes reported to bleed periodically.


lexentry: eng/stilbene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stilbene
trans_list: Stilben
sense:
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric hydrocarbons, diphenylethylene, but especially the trans isomer, used in the manufacture of dyes and many other compounds.


lexentry: eng/stile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stile
trans_list: Mauertritt | Zauntritt | Heckensteigleiter | Zaunübertritt
sense:
A set of one or more steps surmounting a fence or wall, or a narrow gate or contrived passage through a fence or wall, which in either case allows people but not livestock to pass.


lexentry: eng/still_waters_run_deep__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: still waters run deep
trans_list: stille Wasser sind tief
sense:
A person with a calm appearance has, or may have, considerable inner emotion, character, or intellect.


lexentry: eng/still_wine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: still wine
trans_list: Stillwein
sense:
A type of table wine, produced by a method of vinification that leaves it free from carbon dioxide and therefore not sparkling or effervescent.


lexentry: eng/stilt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stilt
trans_list: Stelze
sense:
Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers.


lexentry: eng/stilt__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stilt
trans_list: Stelzenläufer
sense:
Any of various wading birds of the genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus, related to the avocet, that have extremely long legs and long thin bills.


lexentry: eng/stilted__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stilted
trans_list: gestelzt
sense:
(figuratively) Elevated or raised in a contrived or unnatural way; stiff and artificially formal or pompous; also, depending on redundant, unnecessary elements.


lexentry: eng/stimulant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stimulant
trans_list: Stimulans
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A substance that acts to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body.


lexentry: eng/stimulus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stimulus
trans_list: Auslöseimpuls | Stimulus
sense:
An external phenomenon that has an influence on a system, by triggering or modifying an internal phenomenon; for example, a spur or incentive that drives a person to take action or change behaviour.


lexentry: eng/stimulus__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stimulus
trans_list: Stimulus
sense:
(physiology, psychology, medicine) Something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response, or that affects any of the sensory apparatuses.


lexentry: eng/sting__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: sting
trans_list: verdeckte Operation
sense:
(law enforcement) A police operation in which the police pretend to be criminals in order to catch a criminal.


lexentry: eng/stingray__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stingray
trans_list: Stachelrochen
sense:
Any of various large, venomous rays, of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes, having a barbed, whiplike tail.


lexentry: eng/stink_to_high_heaven__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stink to high heaven
trans_list: zum Himmel stinken
sense:
(figuratively) Of a person or situation: to be highly ethically dubious; also, of a person: to be very incompetent.


lexentry: eng/stinkbug__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stinkbug
trans_list: Baumwanze | Stinkwanze
sense:
(entomology) Any of various insects of the Hemiptera order (the "true bugs"), in the Heteroptera suborder, principally in the superfamilies Pentatomoidea and Coreoidea.


lexentry: eng/stint__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stint
trans_list: Strandläufer
sense:
Any of several very small wading birds in the genus Calidris. Types of sandpiper, such as the dunlin or the sanderling.


lexentry: eng/stipend__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stipend
trans_list: Gehalt | Besoldung | Stipendium
sense:
(archaic) A regular fixed payment made to someone (especially a clergyman, judge, soldier, or teacher) for services provided by them; a salary. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/stipule__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stipule
trans_list: Nebenblatt
sense:
(botany) A basal appendage of a typical leaf of a flowering plant, usually appearing paired beside the petiole although sometimes absent or highly modified.


lexentry: eng/stir-fry__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stir-fry
trans_list: pfannenrühren | anbraten | unter ständigem Rühren anbraten
sense:
(transitive) To fry quickly in hot oil whilst constantly stirring, especially in a wok or similar pan.


lexentry: eng/stir__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stir
trans_list: rühren | umrühren
sense:
(transitive) To disturb the relative position of the particles of (a liquid or similar) by passing an object through it.


lexentry: eng/stirrup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stirrup
trans_list: Steigbügel
sense:
(equestrianism) A ring or hoop suspended by a rope or strap from the saddle, for a horseman's foot while mounting or riding.


lexentry: eng/stishovite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stishovite
trans_list: Stishovit
sense:
(mineral) A fine-grained mineral, of SiO2, that is a polymorphic form of quartz formed under very high pressure.


lexentry: eng/stitch__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stitch
trans_list: Seitenstechen
sense:
(countable, and, uncountable) An intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage, brought on by exercise or laughing.


lexentry: eng/stochastic_differential_equation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stochastic differential equation
trans_list: stochastische Differentialgleichung
sense:
(calculus) a type of differential equation in which one or more of the terms is a stochastic process resulting in a solution which is itself a stochastic process


lexentry: eng/stochastic_matrix__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stochastic matrix
trans_list: stochastische Matrix | Übergangsmatrix
sense:
(linear algebra, probability theory, statistics) A matrix having the property that the entries in each column are non-negative, real and sum to 1.


lexentry: eng/stochastic_process__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stochastic process
trans_list: Zufallsprozeß | stochastischer Prozess
sense:
(mathematics, probability theory) A function that maps elements of an index set to elements of a collection of random variables; historically, a collection of random variables indexed by a set of numbers usually regarded as points in time.


lexentry: eng/stock__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stock
trans_list: Aktie
sense:
(finance) The capital raised by a company through the issue of shares. The total of shares held by an individual shareholder.


lexentry: eng/stock__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stock
trans_list: Brühe | Fond
sense:
(cooking, uncountable, countable) Broth made from meat (originally bones) or vegetables, used as a basis for stew or soup.


lexentry: eng/stock_character__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stock character
trans_list: Typus
sense:
(writing, theatre, cinema) Any fictional character drawn from some stereotype who is instantly recognizable.


lexentry: eng/stock_dove__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stock dove
trans_list: Hohltaube
sense:
A pigeon of species Columba oenas, found in much of Europe, in the family Columbidae of pigeons and doves).


lexentry: eng/stock_market_crash__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stock market crash
trans_list: Börsenkrach
sense:
(finance) A sudden dramatic decline of stock prices across a significant cross-section of a stock market.


lexentry: eng/stock_ticker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stock ticker
trans_list: Börsenticker
sense:
A device, used primarily in the 20th century, which printed prices and volumes of stock trades on paper tape as the data became available.


lexentry: eng/stockbroker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stockbroker
trans_list: Börsenmakler | Aktienhändler | Broker
sense:
(finance) A person who buys and sells shares (stock) on a stock exchange on behalf of clients. May also provide investment advice and/or company information, depending on the level of service offered (or chosen by the client).


lexentry: eng/stockpile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stockpile
trans_list: Lager | Lagerhalde | Vorrat
sense:
A supply (especially a large one) of something kept for future use, specifically in case the cost of the item increases or if there a shortage.


lexentry: eng/stocks__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stocks
trans_list: Pranger | Schandpfahl | Stapel
sense:
(plurale tantum) A device, similar to a pillory, formerly used for public humiliation and punishment.


lexentry: eng/stoic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stoic
trans_list: Stoiker
sense:
(philosophy) Proponent of stoicism, a school of thought, from in 300 B.C.E. up to about the time of Marcus Aurelius, who holds that by cultivating an understanding of the logos, or natural law, one can be free of suffering.


lexentry: eng/stoically__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stoically
trans_list: stoisch
sense:
In a manner that endures pain and hardship without outwardly showing suffering or expressing complaint.


lexentry: eng/stoich.__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stoich.
trans_list: stoich.
sense:
(in epigraphical publications, of a stoichedon inscription) Denotes that the inscription it annotates contains the specified number of letters per row.


lexentry: eng/stoichiometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stoichiometry
trans_list: Stöchiometrie
sense:
(uncountable, chemistry) The study and calculation of quantitative (measurable) relationships of the reactants and products in chemical reactions (chemical equations).


lexentry: eng/stoicism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stoicism
trans_list: Stoizismus
sense:
A school of philosophy popularized during the Roman Empire that emphasized reason as a means of understanding the natural state of things, or logos, and as a means of freeing oneself from emotional distress.


lexentry: eng/stole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stole
trans_list: Stola
sense:
A garment consisting of a decorated band worn on the back of the neck, each end hanging over the chest, worn in ecclesiastical settings or sometimes as a part of graduation dress.


lexentry: eng/stoma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stoma
trans_list: Stoma
sense:
(botany) One of the tiny pores in the epidermis of a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor pass.


lexentry: eng/stomachache__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stomachache
trans_list: Bauchschmerzen | Magenschmerzen | Leibschmerzen | Magendrücken | Magenweh
sense:
A pain in the abdomen, often caused by indigestion. (The pain is usually lower than the stomach and related to the intestines.)


lexentry: eng/stomatology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stomatology
trans_list: Stomatologie
sense:
(medicine) The study of the mouth and its disorders and diseases; increasingly called oral medicine in current usage.


lexentry: eng/stone__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: stone
trans_list: Stein
sense:
(British) A unit of mass equal to 14 pounds (≈6.3503 kilograms), formerly used for various commodities (wool, cheese, etc.), but now principally used for personal weight. Abbreviated as st.


lexentry: eng/stone__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: stone
trans_list: Kern
sense:
(botany) The central part of some fruits, particularly drupes; consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer.


lexentry: eng/stone__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: stone
trans_list: Stein
sense:
(board games) A playing piece made of any hard material, used in various board games such as backgammon and go.


lexentry: eng/stone_loach__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stone loach
trans_list: Bachschmerle
sense:
Barbatula barbatula, a species of ray-finned fish in the family Nemacheilidae or subfamily Nemacheilinae in family Balitoridae (hillstream loaches).


lexentry: eng/stone_paper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stone paper
trans_list: Steinpapier
sense:
a type of paper manufactured from calcium carbonate mixed with a high density polyethylene bonding agent


lexentry: eng/stonecrop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stonecrop
trans_list: Fetthenne | Mauerpfeffer
sense:
Any of various succulent plants of the Crassulaceae family, native to temperate zones, especially in genus Sedum


lexentry: eng/stonefish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stonefish
trans_list: Steinfisch
sense:
A venomous tropical marine fish resembling a piece of rock, of the genus Synanceia, found in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean


lexentry: eng/stool__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stool
trans_list: Hocker | Schemel | Taburett
sense:
(dated) A close-stool; a seat used for urination and defecation: a chamber pot, commode, outhouse seat, or toilet.


lexentry: eng/stoop__Noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stoop
trans_list: Treppeneingang
sense:
(chiefly, chiefly, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, also, Canada) The staircase and landing or porch leading to the entrance of a residence.


lexentry: eng/stop-motion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stop-motion
trans_list: Stop-Motion-Technik | Stop-Motion-Verfahren
sense:
(uncountable, photography) An animation technique wherein physical objects are slightly altered and photographed one picture at a time to give an illusion of movement when displayed in sequence.


lexentry: eng/stop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stop
trans_list: Haltestelle | Busstopp
sense:
A (usually marked) place where buses, trams or trains halt to let passengers get on and off, usually smaller than a station.


lexentry: eng/stop__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: stop
trans_list: Punkt
sense:
A symbol used for purposes of punctuation and representing a pause or separating clauses, particularly a full stop, comma, colon or semicolon.


lexentry: eng/stop__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: stop
trans_list: Stoppball
sense:
(tennis) A very short shot which touches the ground close behind the net and is intended to bounce as little as possible.


lexentry: eng/stop_at_nothing__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stop at nothing
trans_list: hör vor nichts auf
sense:
(idiomatic) To take any measures to do or achieve something, especially if it involves great risk or danger; to do everything in one's power.


lexentry: eng/stop_codon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stop codon
trans_list: Stopcodon
sense:
(biology, genetics, biochemistry) a sequence of three RNA nucleotides (A, C, G or U) that instruct the synthesis, or translation, of a protein to stop. The three-letter stop codon sequences have been given names: "UAG" is amber, "UGA" is opal, and "UAA" is ochre.


lexentry: eng/stop_sign__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stop sign
trans_list: Stoppschild
sense:
A sign by the side of a road or street, often at an intersection, instructing vehicle drivers to stop.


lexentry: eng/stop_the_car__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stop the car
trans_list: halten Sie den Wagen an
sense:
When giving directions to a person (for example, a taxi driver), indicates that he or she should stop the vehicle.


lexentry: eng/stopgap__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stopgap
trans_list: Lückenbüßer | Notlösung | Lochstopfer | Lückenfüller
sense:
A short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained; that which serves as an expedient in an emergency; a band-aid solution.


lexentry: eng/stopwatch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stopwatch
trans_list: Stoppuhr
sense:
A timepiece designed to measure the amount of time elapsed between a particular time when activated and when the piece is deactivated.


lexentry: eng/storage__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: storage
trans_list: Speicher | Lagerung
sense:
(usually, uncountable, computer hardware) Any computer device, including such as a disk, on which data is stored for a longer term than main memory.


lexentry: eng/storage_heater__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: storage heater
trans_list: Nachtspeicherheizung
sense:
An electrical heater which stores thermal energy during the evening or at night when electricity is available at lower cost, and releases the heat during the day as required.


lexentry: eng/storage_power_station__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: storage power station
trans_list: Speicherkraftwerk
sense:
A power station that generates a store of power when power is available from other sources, and releases it to the network when needed (normally by pumping water to a high-level reservoir)


lexentry: eng/store_brand__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: store brand
trans_list: Handelsmarke | Eigenmarke | Hausmarke
sense:
(US) A brand name that is associated with or owned by a place of business (often a supermarket - or other chain) that sells products under that name, usually for less money than other brands.


lexentry: eng/storm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: storm
trans_list: Sturm
sense:
Any disturbed state of the atmosphere causing destructive or unpleasant weather, especially one affecting the earth's surface involving strong winds (leading to high waves at sea) and usually lightning, thunder, and precipitation; a tempest.


lexentry: eng/storm__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: storm
trans_list: stürmen
sense:
(chiefly, military) To violently assault (a fortified position or stronghold, a building, etc.) with the aim of gaining control of it.


lexentry: eng/storm_drain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: storm drain
trans_list: Einlaufgitter
sense:
(US) An access point or conduit for rainwater that drains directly downstream in a (drainage) basin without going through sewers or water treatment in order to prevent or belay floods


lexentry: eng/storm_oil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: storm oil
trans_list: Wellenberuhigungsöl | Wellenöl
sense:
Oil carried by a ship and dispersed into an area of water to calm it (as it absorbs some of the energy of waves, and covers a large area in a slick film upon which wind can get less traction to produce waves).


lexentry: eng/storm_petrel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: storm petrel
trans_list: Sturmschwalbe
sense:
Any of several small seabirds, of the families Hydrobatidae (northern storm petrels) or Oceanitidae (southern storm petrels or Austral storm petrels), having dark plumage and a white rump.


lexentry: eng/stormy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stormy
trans_list: stürmisch
sense:
Characterized by, or proceeding from, a storm; subject to storms; agitated with strong winds and heavy rain.


lexentry: eng/story_arc__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: story arc
trans_list: Brillenfassung
sense:
An extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media such as television or comic books.


lexentry: eng/stovepipe__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stovepipe
trans_list: Silo
sense:
A channel for information which is compartmentalized in such a manner that some parties who might be interested in its use or be able to utilize it are restricted from accessing it.


lexentry: eng/strabismus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strabismus
trans_list: Strabismus | Schielen
sense:
A defect of vision in which one eye cannot focus with the other on an object because of imbalance of the eye muscles; a squint.


lexentry: eng/straddle__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: straddle
sense:
(transitive) To be on both sides of something; to have parts that are in different places, regions, etc.

trans_list:
abdecken | sich über beide Seiten erstrecken | überbrücken | überdecken | überspannen | überspreizen


lexentry: eng/straggler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: straggler
trans_list: Bummler | Nachzügler | Nachzüglerin | Versprengte | Versprengter
sense:
A person who straggles, or departs from the direct or proper course, or from the company to which they belong.


lexentry: eng/straight__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: straight
trans_list: gerade
sense:
(engineering, of an internal-combustion engine) Having all cylinders in a single straight line; in-line.


lexentry: eng/straight_flush__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: straight flush
trans_list: Straight Flush
sense:
(poker) A hand that is both straight (the cards are all in sequence) and flush (the cards are all of the same suit).


lexentry: eng/straight_line__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: straight line
trans_list: Gerade | Luftlinie
sense:
(geometry) A line with no curvature; a line with constant direction. The path of shortest length between two points.


lexentry: eng/straight_man__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: straight man
trans_list: Stichwortgeber | Stichwortgeberin
sense:
(idiomatic) A member (of any gender) of a team of comic performers who plays a supporting role by helping to set up jokes and punch lines through engaging in dialog with another comedian playing a more eccentric or otherwise more interesting character; a foil who plays such a role in theatrical comedy.


lexentry: eng/strain__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: strain
trans_list: Stamm | Erregerstamm | Form | Linie | Rasse | Sorte
sense:
(biology) A particular variety of a microbe, virus, or other organism, usually a taxonomically infraspecific one.


lexentry: eng/strain__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: strain
trans_list: Weise
sense:
(music, poetry) Any sustained note or movement; a song; a distinct portion of an ode or other poem; also, the pervading note, or burden, of a song, poem, etc.


lexentry: eng/strain__Noun__2
sense_num: 04
written_rep: strain
trans_list: Dehnung | Deformation | Verformung
sense:
(uncountable, engineering) A dimensionless measure of object deformation either referring to engineering strain or true strain.


lexentry: eng/strain__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: strain
trans_list: überbeanspruchen | überdehnen | überspannen | überstrapazieren | überstrecken
sense:
(ambitransitive) To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch (one's senses, faculties etc.) beyond what is normal or comfortable.


lexentry: eng/strainer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strainer
trans_list: Sieb | Durchschlag
sense:
A device through which a liquid is passed for purification, filtering or separation from solid matter; anything (including a screen or a cloth) used to strain a liquid.


lexentry: eng/strainer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: strainer
trans_list: Sieb | Durchschlag
sense:
A perforated screen or openwork (usually at the end of a suction pipe of a pump), used to prevent solid bodies from mixing in a liquid stream or flowline.


lexentry: eng/straitjacket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: straitjacket
trans_list: Zwangsjacke
sense:
A jacket-like garment with very long sleeves which can be secured in place, thus preventing the wearer from moving his or her arms. Often used in psychiatric hospitals to prevent patients from injuring themselves or others.


lexentry: eng/strake__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: strake
trans_list: Planke
sense:
(nautical) A continuous line of plates or planks running from bow to stern that contributes to a vessel's skin. (FM 55-501).


lexentry: eng/strange_bird__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strange bird
trans_list: komischer Vogel
sense:
An unusual person, especially an individual with an idiosyncratic personality or peculiar behavioral characteristics.


lexentry: eng/strange_quark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strange quark
trans_list: Strange-Quark
sense:
(particle) A quark having a fractional electric charge of -\frac{1}{3} and a mass of about 80 to 130 MeV.Symbol: s


lexentry: eng/strangle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strangle
trans_list: erwürgen | strangulieren
sense:
(transitive) To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply; to choke, suffocate or throttle.


lexentry: eng/strangler_fig__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strangler fig
trans_list: Würgefeige
sense:
Any of a number of kinds of figs (genus Ficus) that sprout on branches of other trees and crowd them out as they mature.


lexentry: eng/strangury__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strangury
trans_list: Blasenkrampf
sense:
(pathology, urology) A painful, frequent need to urinate, when the bladder is largely empty or with little urine production.


lexentry: eng/strap__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: strap
trans_list: Riemen | Achselklappe | Schultergurt | Schulterklappe | Streichriemen | Trageriemen
sense:
A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, used to hone the sharpened edge of a razor; a strop.


lexentry: eng/strappado__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strappado
trans_list: Strappado | Pendel
sense:
A form of torture in which the victim is hung from the ceiling by a rope attached to the hands, which are tied together behind the victim's back.


lexentry: eng/strategic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: strategic
trans_list: strategisch
sense:
Of or relating to military operations that are more large-scale or long-range than local or tactical ones.


lexentry: eng/strategy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strategy
trans_list: Strategie
sense:
(uncountable) The science and art of military command as applied to the overall planning and conduct of warfare.


lexentry: eng/strategy_game__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strategy game
trans_list: Strategiespiel
sense:
A game in which the players' decision-making skills have a high significance in determining the outcome, such as chess, checkers or go.


lexentry: eng/stratosphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stratosphere
trans_list: Stratosphäre
sense:
(meteorology) The region of the uppermost atmosphere where temperature increases along with the altitude due to the absorption of solar ultraviolet radiation by ozone. The stratosphere extends from the tropopause (10–15 kilometers) to approximately 50 kilometers, where it is succeeded by the mesosphere.


lexentry: eng/stratovolcano__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stratovolcano
trans_list: Schichtvulkan | Stratovulkan
sense:
(vulcanology) A tall conical volcano, composed of layers (or strata) of hardened lava, tephra and ash.


lexentry: eng/stratus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stratus
trans_list: -n
sense:
(meteorology) A principal, low-level cloud type in the form of a gray layer with a rather uniform base, usually not associated with precipitation, and capable of producing corona phenomena and a weak, uniform luminance; abbreviated St.


lexentry: eng/straw__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: straw
trans_list: Stroh | Halm
sense:
(uncountable) Such dried stalks considered collectively; this bulk matter may be a chief salable product, a by-product, fodder, bedding, or green manure, depending on region and on current market conditions.


lexentry: eng/straw_man__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: straw man
trans_list: Strohmann
sense:
(figurative) An innocuous person or someone of nominal or lesser importance, as a front man or straw boss.


lexentry: eng/straw_mushroom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: straw mushroom
trans_list: Dunkelstreifiger Scheidling
sense:
A small, edible mushroom used primarily in the cuisines of East and Southeast Asia, Volvariella volvacea.


lexentry: eng/straw_poll__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (idiomatic) A survey of opinion or a vote that is nonbinding, unofficial, casual, or ad hoc.
written_rep: straw poll
trans_list:
Blitzumfrage | Meinungsbild | Probeabstimmung | Probeumfrage | inoffizielle Umfrage | unverbindliche Abstimmung


lexentry: eng/strawberry_tree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strawberry tree
trans_list: Erdbeerbaum | westlicher Erdbeerbaum
sense:
A cane apple, an evergreen shrub or small tree (Arbutus unedo), in family Ericaceae, native to the Mediterranean region and western Europe north to western France and Ireland, which bears fruits which resemble strawberries.


lexentry: eng/stray__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stray
trans_list: Streuner
sense:
Any domestic animal that has no enclosure nor proper place and company, but that instead wanders at large or is lost; an estray.


lexentry: eng/stray__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stray
trans_list: sich verlaufen | verloren gehen
sense:
(intransitive) To wander from company or outside proper limits; to rove or roam at large; to go astray.


lexentry: eng/stream__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: stream
trans_list: streamen
sense:
(Internet) To push continuous data (e.g. music) from a server to a client computer while it is being used (played) on the client.


lexentry: eng/streamer__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: streamer
trans_list: Streamer
sense:
(Internet) A person who streams activities on their computer (especially video gaming) to a live online audience.


lexentry: eng/streaming__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: streaming
trans_list: Streaming
sense:
(computing) The transmission of digital audio or video, or the reception or playback of such data without first storing it.


lexentry: eng/streamlined__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: streamlined
trans_list: windschnittig
sense:
Designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid, especially by having sleek, graceful lines.


lexentry: eng/street-smart__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: street-smart
trans_list: bauernschlau
sense:
Having practical rather than theoretical knowledge, like that learned on the streets rather than in the classroom.


lexentry: eng/street_market__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: street market
trans_list: Messe
sense:
A temporary public market, normally set up outdoors on certain days of the week, often, but not always, in a street. Sometimes they can be found in a car park or in a market square.


lexentry: eng/street_organ__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: street organ
trans_list: Drehorgel | Leierkasten
sense:
(musical instrument) A type of mechanically-played barrel organ designed to be played in the street.


lexentry: eng/street_performer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: street performer
trans_list: Straßenkünstler
sense:
An artist (musician, actor, painter, etc), who performs in a public place, usually for donated money.


lexentry: eng/street_shoes__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: street shoes
trans_list: Alltagsschuhe
sense:
Ordinary shoes worn during everyday life, in contrast to those worn for some special occasion such as an athletic activity.


lexentry: eng/street_urchin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: street urchin
trans_list: Straßenkind | Straßenjunge
sense:
(British, obsolescent) A child who lives, or spends most of his or her time, in the streets; sometimes a petty thief or pickpocket.


lexentry: eng/streetscape__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: streetscape
trans_list: Straßenbild
sense:
The visual elements of a street, including the road, adjoining buildings, sidewalks, street furniture, trees and open spaces, etc, that combine to form the street's character.


lexentry: eng/strengthen__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strengthen
trans_list: stärken | verstärken
sense:
(transitive) To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify.


lexentry: eng/strepsirrhine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strepsirrhine
trans_list: Feuchtnasenaffe | Feuchtnasenprimat | Nacktnasenaffe
sense:
(zoology) Any member of the clade Strepsirrhini, one of the two suborders of primates, besides haplorhines (which includes monkeys and apes).


lexentry: eng/streptococcus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: streptococcus
trans_list: Streptokokken | Streptokokke
sense:
A spherical, gram-positive bacterium of the genus Streptococcus. Although commonly found benignly in the human mouth and gut, and though many species are non-pathogenic, other species can cause diseases including strep throat and more serious conditions.


lexentry: eng/stress__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stress
trans_list: Spannung
sense:
(countable, physics) The internal distribution of force across a small boundary per unit area of that boundary (pressure) within a body. It causes strain or deformation and is typically symbolised by σ or τ.


lexentry: eng/stress__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: stress
trans_list: Betonung
sense:
(uncountable) Emphasis placed on a particular point in an argument or discussion (whether spoken or written).


lexentry: eng/stress_accent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stress accent
trans_list: Druckakzent
sense:
(phonology) A method or application of realizing phonological prominence of a segment phonetically by loudness or duration.


lexentry: eng/stretch__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stretch
trans_list: weit hergeholt
sense:
A course of thought which diverts from straightforward logic, or requires extraordinary belief or exaggeration.


lexentry: eng/stretch__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: stretch
trans_list: dehnen | recken | strecken | stretchen
sense:
(intransitive, transitive) To extend one’s limbs or another part of the body in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles


lexentry: eng/stretch_mark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stretch mark
trans_list: Dehnungsstreifen
sense:
(dermatology) Any of a series of red, irregular stripes on the surface of the skin caused by rapid growth of the tissues lying just underneath. They usually appear as a result of pregnancy, puberty or obesity, but can also be caused by rapid muscle growth.


lexentry: eng/stretching__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stretching
trans_list: Dehngymnastik
sense:
A form of physical exercise in which a specific skeletal muscle (or muscle group) is deliberately elongated to its fullest length in order to improve the muscle's felt elasticity and reaffirm comfortable muscle tone.


lexentry: eng/strew__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strew
trans_list: streuen
sense:
(dated, except strewn) To distribute objects or pieces of something over an area, especially in a random manner.


lexentry: eng/striated_muscle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: striated muscle
trans_list: quergestreifte Muskulatur
sense:
Muscle tissue that appears striped under the microscope as a result of the myofibrils being organized into regular units (sarcomeres).


lexentry: eng/stridulate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stridulate
trans_list: zirpen
sense:
(intransitive) To make a high-pitched chirping, grating, hissing, or squeaking sound, as male crickets and grasshoppers do, by rubbing certain body parts together.


lexentry: eng/strike__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strike
trans_list: Strike
sense:
(baseball) A status resulting from a batter swinging and missing a pitch, or not swinging at a pitch when the ball goes in the strike zone, or hitting a foul ball that is not caught.


lexentry: eng/strike__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: strike
trans_list: prägen
sense:
(transitive) To cause to sound by one or more beats; to indicate or notify by audible strokes. Of a clock, to announce (an hour of the day), usually by one or more sounds.


lexentry: eng/strike_a_chord__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: strike a chord
trans_list: ansprechen
sense:
(idiomatic) To convey a feeling or meaning which someone personally internalizes and takes to heart.


lexentry: eng/strike_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: strike out
trans_list: gehen
sense:
(ergative, baseball, softball) Of a batter, to be retired after three strikes (missed swings, as opposed to any other way of becoming "out"); of a pitcher, to cause this to happen to the batter.


lexentry: eng/strike_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strike up
trans_list: schließen
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic) To start something with somebody else, such as a conversation or relationship.


lexentry: eng/string__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: string
trans_list: Saite
sense:
(musical instrument) A segment of wire (typically made of plastic or metal) or other material used as vibrating element on a musical instrument.


lexentry: eng/string__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: string
trans_list: Zeichenkette | String
sense:
(countable, programming) An ordered sequence of text characters stored consecutively in memory and capable of being processed as a single entity.


lexentry: eng/string__Noun__1
sense_num: 15
written_rep: string
trans_list: String | Saite
sense:
(countable, physics) A tiny one-dimensional string-like entity, the main object of study in string theory, a branch of theoretical physics.


lexentry: eng/string_quartet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: string quartet
trans_list: Streichquartett
sense:
(music) A group of four musicians playing string instruments, usually two violins, a viola and a cello.


lexentry: eng/string_quintet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: string quintet
trans_list: Streichquintett
sense:
(music) a group of five musicians playing string instruments, usually adding a second viola or cello to the string quartet's formation.


lexentry: eng/string_theory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: string theory
trans_list: Stringtheorie | Superstringtheorie
sense:
(physics) A candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles; a theory which suggests that subatomic particles are one-dimensional strings rather than zero-dimensional points. It also suggests that space-time can have up to nine dimensions, plus the dimension of time.


lexentry: eng/string_trimmer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: string trimmer
trans_list: Rasentrimmer
sense:
(horticulture) A powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc., without damaging other objects.


lexentry: eng/stringer__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: stringer
trans_list: Holm | freier Mitarbeiter
sense:
(journalism) A freelance correspondent not on the regular newspaper staff, especially one retained on a part-time basis to report on events in a particular place.


lexentry: eng/strip__Verb__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: strip
trans_list: strippen | abisolieren
sense:
(transitive) To fire (a bullet or ball) from a rifle such that it fails to pick up a spin from the rifling.


lexentry: eng/strip_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: strip off
trans_list: ausziehen
sense:
(intransitive, British, Ireland, idiomatic) To remove all of one's clothes (or sometimes to remove all except underclothes, or figuratively).


lexentry: eng/striped_skunk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: striped skunk
trans_list: Streifenskunk
sense:
A carnivore of the species Mephitis mephitis, known for the persistent pungent aroma of the scent it sprays when threatened.


lexentry: eng/stripling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stripling
trans_list: Jüngling
sense:
(archaic, also, attributive, sometimes, humorous) A young man in the state of adolescence, or just passing from boyhood to manhood; a lad. [from 14th c.].


lexentry: eng/stripper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stripper
trans_list: Stripperin | Stripper | Stripteasetänzer | Nackttänzer | Nackttänzerin | Striptease-Tänzer
sense:
Someone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner, especially as a form of paid entertainment.


lexentry: eng/striptease__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: striptease
trans_list: Striptease
sense:
The act of slowly taking off one's clothes to sexually arouse the viewer, often accompanied by music and in exchange for money.


lexentry: eng/strobilation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strobilation
trans_list: Strobilation
sense:
(biology) A form of asexual reproduction by division into body segments, as in tapeworms and jellyfish


lexentry: eng/strobilus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strobilus
trans_list: Zapfen
sense:
(botany) Sensu strictissimo a more-or-less cone-shaped fruiting body of any of various vascular Pteridophyta, such as horsetail, that bear spores;


lexentry: eng/stroboscope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stroboscope
trans_list: Stroboskop
sense:
Instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals.


lexentry: eng/stroke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stroke
trans_list: Schlag | Streich | Strich
sense:
(golf) A single act of striking at the ball with a club; also, at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player's score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system.


lexentry: eng/stroke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stroke
trans_list: Schlag
sense:
(tennis) The hitting of a ball with a racket; also, the movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact.


lexentry: eng/stroke__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stroke
trans_list: Schlagmann
sense:
(by extension) The rower who is nearest the stern of the boat, the movement of whose oar sets the rowing rhythm for the other rowers; also, the position in the boat occupied by this rower.


lexentry: eng/stroke__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stroke
trans_list: Schlag | Zug
sense:
(swimming) A specific combination of movements of the arms and legs which, when repeated, causes the swimmer to advance through the water; also, the manner in which such movements are made; a swimming style.


lexentry: eng/stroke__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stroke
trans_list: Hub
sense:
(technology) A single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; also, the length of this movement.


lexentry: eng/stroke__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stroke
trans_list: Schlag
sense:
The movement of an oar or paddle through water, either the pull which actually propels the boat, or a single entire cycle of movement including the pull; also, the manner in which such movements are made; a rowing style.


lexentry: eng/stroke__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stroke
trans_list: Strich
sense:
(linguistics) A line making up a written character; specifically, a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character.


lexentry: eng/stroke__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stroke
trans_list: Strich | Zug | Federstrich
sense:
A movement of a brush in painting, of a chisel in carving, of a pen, pencil, or such implement in drawing or writing, etc., in one direction; hence, a line or mark made on a surface by such an implement.


lexentry: eng/stroke__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: stroke
trans_list: Schlaganfall | Apoplexie | Apoplex | Hirninfarkt | Hirnschlag | Schlagerl
sense:
(medicine) The loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted.


lexentry: eng/stroke__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: stroke
trans_list: Strich | Schlag
sense:
(music) A bow or pluck of a string or strings of a stringed instrument; also, the manner in which a musical instrument is played; hence, a melody, a tune.


lexentry: eng/stroke__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stroke
trans_list: streichen | streicheln
sense:
To move one's hand or an object (such as a broom or brush) along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly; to caress.


lexentry: eng/stroller__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stroller
trans_list: Kinderwagen | Buggy
sense:
(US, Canada, Australia) A seat or chair on wheels, pushed by somebody walking behind it, typically used for transporting babies and young children.


lexentry: eng/strong__Adjective__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: strong
trans_list: stark
sense:
(grammar) Inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels.


lexentry: eng/strong__Adjective__1
sense_num: 16
written_rep: strong
trans_list: stark | kräftig
sense:
(mathematics, logic) Having a wide range of logical consequences; widely applicable. (Often contrasted with a weak statement which it implies.)


lexentry: eng/strong_declension__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strong declension
trans_list: starke Deklination
sense:
(linguistics) A class of words in many Germanic languages including English, which decline irregularly rather than by suffixation (for example goose, whose plural is geese).


lexentry: eng/strong_verb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strong verb
trans_list: starkes Verb | ablautendes Verb | ablautendes Verbum | ablautendes Zeitwort | starkes Verbum
sense:
(grammar) Any of a class of Germanic verbs which use ablaut as opposed to a dental affix to indicate tense.


lexentry: eng/strontium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strontium
trans_list: Strontium
sense:
The metallic chemical element (symbol Sr) with an atomic number of 38. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.


lexentry: eng/strop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strop
trans_list: Riemen
sense:
A strap; more specifically a piece of leather or a substitute (notably canvas), or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for honing a razor.


lexentry: eng/stroppy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stroppy
trans_list: beschränkt
sense:
(UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang) Ornery, fractious, belligerent, or obstreperous, and hence difficult to deal with.


lexentry: eng/structural_biology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: structural biology
trans_list: Strukturbiologie
sense:
(chemistry, biology) A branch of biochemistry or biophysics in which the three-dimensional structures of biomolecules, such as proteins, DNA, or RNA, are obtained using X-ray crystallography or nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR).


lexentry: eng/structural_formula__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: structural formula
trans_list: Strukturformel
sense:
(chemistry) Any of various diagrammatic representations of the structure of a molecule that shows how its atoms are linked to each other, with what type of bonds, and the presence of any charges


lexentry: eng/structuralism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: structuralism
trans_list: Strukturalismus
sense:
(linguistics) The theory that a human language is a self-contained structure related to other elements which make up its existence.


lexentry: eng/strum__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strum
trans_list: schrammeln
sense:
(ambitransitive) To play (a guitar or other stringed instrument) using various strings simultaneously.


lexentry: eng/strut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strut
trans_list: Stolzieren | Stratzen
sense:
(also, figuratively) A step or walk done stiffly and with the head held high, often due to haughtiness or pride; affected dignity in walking.


lexentry: eng/strut__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strut
trans_list: herumstolzieren | sich aufplustern | stolzieren
sense:
(intransitive) Of a peacock or other fowl: to stand or walk stiffly, with the tail erect and spread out.


lexentry: eng/strut__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: strut
trans_list: ausbeulen | herausstehen | hervorstehen | sich aufblähen | vorstehen
sense:
(intransitive, obsolete) Often followed by out: to protuberate or stick out due to being full or swollen; to bulge, to swell.


lexentry: eng/strut__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strut
trans_list: verstreben
sense:
(transitive, chiefly, construction, also, figuratively) To brace or support (something) by a strut or struts; to hold (something) in place or strengthen by a diagonal, transverse, or upright support.


lexentry: eng/strut_one's_stuff__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strut one's stuff
trans_list: angeben
sense:
(idiomatic, intransitive) To behave or perform in a showy or ostentatious manner, as if to impress others; to show off.


lexentry: eng/strychnine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strychnine
trans_list: Strychnin
sense:
(organic compound) A very toxic, colourless crystalline alkaloid, derived from nux vomica, used as a pesticide


lexentry: eng/stub__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stub
trans_list: Abreißzettel
sense:
A piece of certain paper items, designed to be torn off and kept for record or identification purposes.


lexentry: eng/stub__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: stub
trans_list: Stub | Stutzen
sense:
(computing, middleware) A procedure that translates requests from external systems into a format suitable for processing and then submits those requests for processing.


lexentry: eng/stub__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: stub
trans_list: Abriss
sense:
(chiefly, WMF) A Wikipedia article providing only minimal information and intended for later development.


lexentry: eng/stub__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stub
trans_list: roden
sense:
(transitive) To remove most of a tree, bush, or other rooted plant by cutting it close to the ground.


lexentry: eng/stubborn__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stubborn
trans_list: stur | dickköpfig
sense:
Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting; persistent in doing something.


lexentry: eng/stuck_up__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stuck up
trans_list: eingebildet
sense:
(idiomatic) snobbish, conceited; believing oneself to be better than others, usually because of abundant success; haughty; arrogant or egotistical.


lexentry: eng/stud__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stud
trans_list: Pfosten | Holzständer | Holzstütze | Nasenstecker | Ohrstecker | Piercing
sense:
(construction) A vertical post, especially one of the small uprights in the framing for lath and plaster partitions, and furring, and upon which the laths are nailed.


lexentry: eng/stud__Noun__2
sense_num: 06
written_rep: stud
trans_list: Achsbolzen | Bolzen | Buckel | Bundbolzen | Gewindebolzen | Knauf
sense:
(engineering) A short rod or pin, fixed in and projecting from something, and sometimes forming a journal.


lexentry: eng/student__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: student
trans_list: Student | Studentin | Studierende | Hochschüler | Hochschülerin | Studierender
sense:
(in particular) A person who is enrolled at a college or university (as contrasted with a pupil or schoolchild attending a primary or secondary school).


lexentry: eng/student__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: student
trans_list: Student | Studentin | Studierende | Hochschüler | Hochschülerin | Lernende
sense:
A person who is formally enrolled at a school, a college or university, or another educational institution.


lexentry: eng/student_council__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: student council
trans_list: Schülervertretung
sense:
In elementary and secondary schools, an elected student body which mediates between students and staff and also organizes school-wide activities.


lexentry: eng/students'_union__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: students' union
trans_list: Studentenschaft
sense:
(UK) A student organization present in many colleges, universities, and high schools. In higher education, the students' union is often accorded its own building on the campus, dedicated to social, organizational activities, and representation.


lexentry: eng/study__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: study
trans_list: Arbeitszimmer | Studierzimmer
sense:
A room in a house intended for reading and writing; traditionally the private room of the male head of household.


lexentry: eng/study__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: study
trans_list: studieren | lernen | erforschen
sense:
(transitive) To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder.


lexentry: eng/study_hall__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: study hall
trans_list: Verfügungsstunde
sense:
(North America) A class period, usually in boarding school or high school, where students are afforded the time for independent study and homework assignments, as part of the curriculum or after hours, the last notably as a punishment called detention.


lexentry: eng/stuff__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stuff
trans_list: füllen | ausstopfen
sense:
(transitive) To fill by packing or crowding something into; to cram with something; to load to excess.


lexentry: eng/stuffed_shirt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stuffed shirt
trans_list: Wichtigmacher | Wichtigtuer
sense:
(idiomatic, informal) One who is pompous or self-important, especially one who is officious in a position of authority.


lexentry: eng/stump__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stump
trans_list: Stumpf | Stubben
sense:
The remains of something that has been cut off; especially the remains of a tree, the remains of a limb.


lexentry: eng/stump__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: stump
trans_list: Estompe
sense:
(drawing) An artists’ drawing tool made of rolled paper used to smudge or blend marks made with charcoal, Conté crayon, pencil or other drawing media.


lexentry: eng/stumped__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stumped
trans_list: perplex
sense:
(cricket, of a batsman, not comparable) out as a result of the wicket-keeper breaking the wicket with the ball while the batsman is out of his crease.


lexentry: eng/stunt_double__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stunt double
trans_list: Stuntman
sense:
(film, television) A type of body double: a skilled stand-in used for dangerous film or video sequences such as jumping out of a building, leaping from vehicle to vehicle, and fight sequences.


lexentry: eng/stuntman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stuntman
trans_list: Stuntman | Kaskadeur
sense:
In films, someone who performs stunts that are deemed too dangerous or physically difficult for the main actors to attempt.


lexentry: eng/stupefy__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stupefy
trans_list: betäuben
sense:
(transitive) To dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to dazzle or stun.


lexentry: eng/stupor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stupor
trans_list: Sopor
sense:
A state of greatly dulled or completely suspended consciousness or sensibility; (particularly, symptom) a chiefly mental condition marked by absence of spontaneous movement, greatly diminished responsiveness to stimulation, and usually impaired consciousness.


lexentry: eng/sturgeon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sturgeon
trans_list: Stör
sense:
Any marine or freshwater fish of the family Acipenseridae that are prized for their roe and are endemic to temperate seas and rivers of the northern hemisphere, especially central Eurasia.


lexentry: eng/style__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: style
trans_list: Stil
sense:
(by extension from sense 1.1) A particular manner of expression in writing or speech, especially one regarded as good.


lexentry: eng/style__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: style
trans_list: Stil
sense:
A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art.


lexentry: eng/stylesheet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stylesheet
trans_list: Formatvorlage | Stilblatt | Stilvorlage | Stylesheet
sense:
(web design) A document consisting of markup that describes the layout and presentation to be used when displaying other documents.


lexentry: eng/stylist__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stylist
trans_list: Stilist | Stilistin
sense:
A writer or speaker distinguished for excellence or individuality of style; one who cultivates, or is a master or critic of, literary style.


lexentry: eng/stylite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stylite
trans_list: Säulenheiliger | Stylit
sense:
(Christianity, historical) A Christian ascetic in ancient times who lived alone on top of a tall pillar.


lexentry: eng/stylization__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stylization
trans_list: Abstrahieren | Schematisieren | Schematisierung
sense:
Simplified representation; reduction to a pattern or conventional form; abstraction; decorative generalization.


lexentry: eng/stylobate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stylobate
trans_list: Stylobat
sense:
(Classical Greek, _, architecture) The top step of the crepidoma, i.e. the platform upon which the superstructure of the building is erected.


lexentry: eng/stylus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stylus
trans_list: Eingabestift | Schreibgriffel | Schreibspitze | Stilus | Stylus | Touchpen
sense:
(writing) An ancient writing implement consisting of a small rod with a pointed end for scratching letters on clay, wax-covered tablets or other surfaces, and a blunt end for obliterating them.


lexentry: eng/stylus__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stylus
trans_list: Grammofonnadel | Saphir
sense:
A hard point, typically of diamond or sapphire, following a groove in a phonograph and transmitting the recorded sound for reproduction.


lexentry: eng/styptic_pencil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: styptic pencil
trans_list: Alaunstift | Blutstillstift | Rasierstift
sense:
A short medicated stick, typically containing alum, used to stop bleeding from small wounds (as in shaving).


lexentry: eng/styrene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: styrene
trans_list: Cinnamol
sense:
(chemistry) An aromatic hydrocarbon; a colourless, oily liquid, used in the manufacture of polymers such as polystyrene.


lexentry: eng/stød__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stød
trans_list: Stoßlaut | Stoßton
sense:
(phonology) a phenomenon of most Danish accents, in which stressed long vowels or consonants are laryngealised in certain contexts; sometimes a simple glottal stop that follows said vowel/consonant


lexentry: eng/sub-Saharan_Africa__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sub-Saharan Africa
trans_list: Schwarzafrika
sense:
Africa south of the Sahara, particularly used to distinguish the areas chiefly populated by dark-skinned peoples.


lexentry: eng/sub-lieutenant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sub-lieutenant
trans_list: Leutnant
sense:
(Australia, Canada, New Zealand) A commissioned officer of the navy ranking above an acting sub-lieutenant and below a lieutenant.


lexentry: eng/sub__Noun__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: sub
trans_list: Atom-U-Boot | U-Boot
sense:
(colloquial, internet) A subscription (or (by extension) a subscriber) to an online channel or feed.


lexentry: eng/subaltern__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subaltern
trans_list: Subaltern | Subalternoffizier
sense:
Of a lower rank or position; inferior or secondary; especially (military rank) ranking as a junior officer, below the rank of captain.


lexentry: eng/subaltern_studies__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subaltern studies
trans_list: Geschichte von unten
sense:
(historiography) The study and writing of history with a particular focus on the experiences and perspectives of common people, rather than that of political leaders or the elite.


lexentry: eng/subarachnoid_space__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subarachnoid space
trans_list: Subarachnoidalraum
sense:
(neuroanatomy) The space between the arachnoid mater and the pia mater that surrounds the brain and spinal cord, through which the cerebrospinal fluid circulates and major blood vessels pass, and across which extend delicate trabeculae of connective tissue.


lexentry: eng/subatomic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subatomic
trans_list: subatomar
sense:
(physics) Relating to particles that are constituents of the atom, or are smaller than an atom; such as proton, neutron, electron, etc.


lexentry: eng/subcarrier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subcarrier
trans_list: Hilfsträger
sense:
(telecommunications) A separate signal carried on a main radio transmission, often carrying additional information such as voice or data.


lexentry: eng/subcategory__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: subcategory
trans_list: Unterkategorie
sense:
(category theory) A subclass of a category which is itself a category, whose arrows are a restriction of the arrows of the parent category, and whose composition rule is a restriction of the parent category's


lexentry: eng/subclass__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: subclass
trans_list: Subklasse | Unterklasse | Kindklasse
sense:
(object-oriented programming) An object class derived from another class (its superclass) from which it inherits a base set of properties and methods.


lexentry: eng/subcontinent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subcontinent
trans_list: Subkontinent
sense:
A large landmass which is either smaller than a continent (such as Greenland), or part of an even larger continent (such as the Indian subcontinent).


lexentry: eng/subcontractor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subcontractor
trans_list: Subunternehmer | Subunternehmen
sense:
A contractor hired by a general contractor employed by the contractor rather than directly hired by the customer.


lexentry: eng/subculture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subculture
trans_list: Subkultur
sense:
A portion of a culture distinguished by its customs or other features, often in contrast to the larger mainstream culture.


lexentry: eng/subdeacon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subdeacon
trans_list: Subdiakon
sense:
(Catholicism, chiefly, historical) A Catholic clerical rank in the major orders below that of a deacon.


lexentry: eng/subgroup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subgroup
trans_list: Untergruppe
sense:
A group within a larger group; a group whose members are some, but not all, of the members of a larger group.


lexentry: eng/subheading__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: subheading
trans_list: Haupttitel
sense:
a heading or caption subordinate to a main headline, heading, or title especially when inserted as a divider between sections (as of a newspaper or periodical article or story or text of a book)


lexentry: eng/subitize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subitize
trans_list: simultanerfassen
sense:
(transitive, intransitive, psychology) To judge (the number of objects in a group) rapidly, accurately and confidently without counting them. [from 1949]


lexentry: eng/subject__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subject
trans_list: Subjekt | Satzgegenstand | Thema
sense:
(grammar) The noun, pronoun or noun phrase about whom the statement is made. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject is the actor. In clauses in the passive voice the subject is the target of the action.


lexentry: eng/subject__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: subject
trans_list: Subjekt
sense:
(philosophy) A being that has subjective experiences, subjective consciousness, or a relationship with another entity.


lexentry: eng/subject__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subject
trans_list: aussetzen | unterziehen
sense:
(transitive, construed with to) To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially one that is unpleasant or unwanted.


lexentry: eng/subject_matter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subject matter
trans_list: Inhalt
sense:
The matter or thought presented for consideration in some statement or discussion; that which is made the object of thought or study.


lexentry: eng/subjective__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subjective
trans_list: subjektiv
sense:
Formed, as in opinions, based upon a person's feelings or intuition, not upon observation or reasoning; coming more from within the observer than from observations of the external environment.


lexentry: eng/subjective_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subjective case
trans_list: Subjektfall
sense:
(grammar) The form of a noun or pronoun used as the subject of a finite verb. In the active_voice this is the agent, in the passive_voice the subject is the receiver of the action. In both cases the subject is the thing subjected to what is said about it, it is the “topic of the statement”.


lexentry: eng/subjectivism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: subjectivism
trans_list: Subjektivismus
sense:
(ethics) The doctrine that values and moral principles come from attitudes, convention, whim, or preference.


lexentry: eng/subjunctive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subjunctive
trans_list: subjunktiv | subjunktivisch
sense:
(grammar, of a verb) Inflected to indicate that an act or state of being is possible, contingent or hypothetical, and not a fact.


lexentry: eng/subjunctive_mood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subjunctive mood
trans_list: Konjunktiv | Möglichkeitsform | Subjunktiv
sense:
(grammar) Mood expressing an action or state which is hypothetical or anticipated rather than actual, including wishes and commands.


lexentry: eng/sublative__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sublative
trans_list: Sublativ
sense:
(grammar) A case of nouns in Finno-Ugric languages used to express the destination of movement, originally onto the surface of something (e.g. climb onto a tree), and, by extension, in other figurative meanings as well (e.g. to university).


lexentry: eng/sublicense__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sublicense
trans_list: Unterlizenz
sense:
(legal) a license granted by a licensee to a third party, under the authority of the license originally granted by a licensor to the licensee


lexentry: eng/sublimate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sublimate
trans_list: sublimieren
sense:
(figurative, psychoanalysis) To modify (the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct) in a socially acceptable manner; to divert the energy of (such an instinct) into some acceptable activity.


lexentry: eng/sublimate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sublimate
trans_list: sublimieren
sense:
(generally) To change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/sublimate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sublimate
trans_list: sublimieren
sense:
(figurative, psychoanalysis) To modify the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct in a socially acceptable manner; to divert the energy of such an instinct into some acceptable activity.


lexentry: eng/sublimation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sublimation
trans_list: Sublimation | Sublimierung
sense:
(chemistry) The transition of a substance from the solid phase directly to the vapor state such that it does not pass through the intermediate liquid phase. [from late 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/sublime__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sublime
trans_list: grandios | vortrefflich
sense:
Of an aspect of art or nature: causing awe or deep respect due to its beauty or magnificence; awe-inspiring, impressive.


lexentry: eng/subliminal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subliminal
trans_list: unterschwellig | subtil | unterbewusst
sense:
(physiology) Of a stimulus: below the limen or threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response; also (generally) , below the threshold where a response can be produced. [from late 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/subliminal_message__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subliminal message
trans_list: unterschwellige Werbung
sense:
A signal or message embedded in another object, designed to pass below the normal limits of perception.


lexentry: eng/submenu__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: submenu
trans_list: Untermenü
sense:
(computing, graphical user interface) A secondary menu available through another menu, especially one that branches off the first.


lexentry: eng/submersible__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: submersible
trans_list: Tauchboot
sense:
(US) A very small "baby" submarine designed for specific localized missions, usually while tethered to a submarine or ship for life support and communications. Slang synonyms: midget-submarine, anchor.


lexentry: eng/submit__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: submit
trans_list: unterwerfen
sense:
(transitive, mixed martial arts, professional wrestling) To win a fight against (an opponent) by submission.


lexentry: eng/subnet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: subnet
trans_list: Netzwerkbereich | Subnetz | Teilnetz
sense:
(networking) A portion of a network that shares a network address in which each component is identified by a number.


lexentry: eng/subnival__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subnival
trans_list: subnival
sense:
Of a habitat: of an altitude, latitude, or type just below that which would be permanently covered by snow (the snow line).


lexentry: eng/suborbital__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suborbital
trans_list: suborbital
sense:
Not reaching orbit; having a trajectory that does not reach orbital velocity and so must return to ground eventually.


lexentry: eng/subordinate_clause__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subordinate clause
trans_list: Nebensatz
sense:
(grammar) A clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence, but functions as either a noun, adjective or adverb in a sentence.


lexentry: eng/subrogation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subrogation
trans_list: Surrogation
sense:
(legal) Substitution of a different person in place of a creditor or claimant with respect to certain rights and duties.


lexentry: eng/subscribe__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subscribe
trans_list: abonnieren
sense:
(ergative) To sign up to have copies of a publication, such as a newspaper or a magazine, delivered for a period of time.


lexentry: eng/subscript__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (typography) A type of lettering form written lower than the things around it.
written_rep: subscript
trans_list:
Subskript | Tiefstellung | tiefgestelltes Druckzeichen | tiefgestelltes Zeichen | tiefstehendes Zeichen


lexentry: eng/subside__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: subside
trans_list: abklingen | abschwellen | nachlassen
sense:
(intransitive) To fall into a state of calm; to be calm again; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate.


lexentry: eng/subsidence__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: subsidence
trans_list: Absenkung | Senkung | Setzung
sense:
(geology) A sinking of something to a lower level, especially of part of the surface of the Earth due to underground excavation, seismic activity or underground or ground water depletion.


lexentry: eng/subsidiarity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subsidiarity
trans_list: Subsidiarität
sense:
The principle that initiative (whether in government, business or religion) ought to reside at the lowest feasible level (i.e. at the local or regional level, instead of the national or supranational level, unless the latter presents clear advantages)


lexentry: eng/subsidiary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subsidiary
sense:
A company owned by a parent company or a holding company, also called daughter company or sister company.

trans_list:
Tochtergesellschaft | Tochterfirma | Tochterunternehmen | Tochter | Zweigniederlassung | Zweigunternehmen


lexentry: eng/substantia_nigra__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: substantia nigra
trans_list: Substantia nigra
sense:
(anatomy) A brain structure located in the mesencephalon (midbrain) that plays an important role in reward, addiction, and movement, damage to which occurs in Parkinson's and Parkinsonian patients. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/substation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: substation
trans_list: Umspannwerk | Unterwerk
sense:
A site where electricity supplied by long-distance (high-voltage) transmission lines is transformed and/or regulated for local (low-voltage) distribution.


lexentry: eng/substituent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: substituent
trans_list: Substituent
sense:
(chemistry) any atom, group, or radical substituted for another, or entering a molecule in place of some other part which is removed.


lexentry: eng/substitute__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: substitute
trans_list: Auswechselspieler | Ersatzspieler | Austauschspieler
sense:
(sports) A player who is available to replace another if the need arises, and who may or may not actually do so.


lexentry: eng/substitute__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: substitute
trans_list: ersetzen
sense:
(transitive, formerly, _, proscribed, in the phrase "substitute X with/by Y") To use Y in place of X; to replace X with Y.


lexentry: eng/substitution__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: substitution
trans_list: Substituierung | Substitution
sense:
(chemistry, especially, organic chemistry) The replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another.


lexentry: eng/substitution__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: substitution
trans_list: Ersetzung | Substitution | lexikalische Ersetzung
sense:
(linguistics) The expansion of the lexicon of a language by native means in correspondence to a foreign term.


lexentry: eng/substrate__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: substrate
trans_list: Substrat | Substratsprache
sense:
(linguistics) A language that is replaced in a population by another language and that influences the language imposed on its speakers.


lexentry: eng/subsume__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subsume
trans_list: einordnen | fassen | klassifizieren | subsumieren | zusammenfassen
sense:
To place (any one cognition) under another as belonging to it; to include or contain something else.


lexentry: eng/subtend__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: subtend
trans_list: abschneiden | begrenzen | gegenüberliegen | sich erstrecken gegenüber von
sense:
(transitive, also mathematics) To extend or stretch opposite something; to be part of a straight or curved line that is opposite to and delimits an angle.


lexentry: eng/subterfuge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subterfuge
trans_list: Trick | Täuschung
sense:
(countable) An indirect or deceptive device or stratagem; a blind. Refers especially to war and diplomatics.


lexentry: eng/subtitle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: subtitle
trans_list: Untertitel
sense:
(cinematography, television) Textual versions of the dialogue in films (and similar media such as television or video games), usually displayed at the bottom of the screen.


lexentry: eng/subtlety__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subtlety
trans_list: Subtilität | Feinheit | Feinsinn | Feinsinnigkeit | Geschicklichkeit | Raffinesse
sense:
The quality of being done in a clever way that is not obvious or not direct; the quality of being carefully thought out. (of things)


lexentry: eng/suburb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suburb
trans_list: Vorstadt | Vorort
sense:
A residential area located on the outskirts of a city or large town that usually includes businesses that cater to its residents; such as schools, grocery stores, shopping centers, restaurants, convenience stores, etc.


lexentry: eng/subvert__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: subvert
trans_list: untergraben | unterlaufen
sense:
(transitive) To upturn convention from the foundation by undermining it (literally, to turn from beneath).


lexentry: eng/subway-surface__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subway-surface
trans_list: Stadtbahn
sense:
(rail, US) streetcar lines whose sections in the city center operate in tunnels like subway lines; typically built to speed up streetcar service by bypassing congested streets, as provision for future conversion to rapid transit, or both.


lexentry: eng/subway__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: subway
trans_list: U-Bahn | Untergrundbahn
sense:
(Canada, US) A rapid transit system, regardless of the elevation of its right of way; a metro system.


lexentry: eng/succeed__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: succeed
trans_list: nachfolgen | gelingen | geraten
sense:
(intransitive) To come in the place of another person, thing, or event; to come next in the usual, natural, or prescribed course of things; to follow; hence, to come next in the possession of anything; (often with to).


lexentry: eng/successful__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: successful
trans_list: erfolgreich
sense:
Resulting in success; assuring, or promoting, success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect


lexentry: eng/succinic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: succinic acid
trans_list: Bernsteinsäure
sense:
(carboxylic acid) A colourless crystalline dicarboxylic acid, (CH2COOH)2, that occurs naturally in amber and is important in the metabolic Krebs cycle.


lexentry: eng/succubus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: succubus
trans_list: Sukkubus
sense:
(medieval folklore) A female demon which comes to men, especially monks, in their dreams to seduce them and have sexual intercourse, drawing energy from the men to sustain themselves, often until the point of exhaustion or death.


lexentry: eng/such__Determiner__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: such
trans_list: solch | derartig | so ein
sense:
(demonstrative) Like this, that, these, those; used to make a comparison with something implied by context.


lexentry: eng/suck__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suck
trans_list: saugen
sense:
(transitive) To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast). [from 9th c.]


lexentry: eng/suck__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: suck
trans_list: lutschen | saugen
sense:
(transitive) To work the lips and tongue on (an object) to extract moisture or nourishment; to absorb (something) in the mouth. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/suck__Verb__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: suck
trans_list: Scheiße sein | mies sein | zum Kotzen sein
sense:
(chiefly, North American, , intransitive, stative, colloquial, sometimes) To be inferior or objectionable: a general term of disparagement, sometimes used with at to indicate a particular area of deficiency. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/suck_it_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suck it up
trans_list: ausstehen
sense:
(idiomatic) To put up with something; to deal with something, such as pain or misfortune, without complaining.


lexentry: eng/sucker__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: sucker
trans_list: Säufer | Wurzelbrut | Wurzelschössling | Wurzelspross | Wurzeltrieb
sense:
A small piece of leather, usually round, having a string attached to the center, which, when saturated with water and pressed upon a stone or other body having a smooth surface, adheres, by reason of the atmospheric pressure, with such force as to enable a considerable weight to be thus lifted by the string; formerly used by children as a plaything.


lexentry: eng/sucker__Noun__1
sense_num: 16
written_rep: sucker
trans_list: Blödmann | Depp | Dummkopf | Naivling | Volltrottel
sense:
(American, slang) A person who is easily deceived, tricked or persuaded to do something; a naive or gullible person. [from 1830s]


lexentry: eng/sucrose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sucrose
trans_list: Saccharose
sense:
(carbohydrate) A disaccharide with formula C12H22O11, consisting of two simple sugars, glucose and fructose; normal culinary sugar.


lexentry: eng/suction__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suction
trans_list: lutschen
sense:
To create an imbalance in pressure between one space and another in order to draw matter between the spaces.


lexentry: eng/sudden_infant_death_syndrome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sudden infant death syndrome
trans_list: Kindstod
sense:
(pathology) The sudden and unexplained death of an infant aged one month to one year, normally while sleeping.


lexentry: eng/sudoku__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sudoku
trans_list: Sudoku
sense:
(games, puzzles) A type of pencil puzzle played on a square grid, requiring each of the columns, each of the rows, and each of the subregions (called "boxes" or "regions") to contain the lowest whole numbers up to the dimension of the puzzle, usually 1 to 9, once each. The subregions are rectangular or square except in variants.


lexentry: eng/suede__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suede
trans_list: Veloursleder | Wildleder
sense:
A type of soft leather, made from calfskin, with a brushed texture to resemble fabric, often used to make boots, clothing and fashion accessories.


lexentry: eng/suet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suet
trans_list: Flomenschmalz
sense:
The fatty tissue that surrounds and protects the kidneys; that of sheep and cattle is used in cooking and in making tallow.


lexentry: eng/suet_cake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suet cake
trans_list: Meisenknödel | Meisenring
sense:
A nutritional supplement for wild birds, commonly made of sunflower seeds and wheat or oat flakes mixed with suet, pork fat, or coconut oil.


lexentry: eng/suffice__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suffice
trans_list: ausreichen | genügen | reichen | genug sein
sense:
(intransitive) To be enough or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be adequate; to be good enough.


lexentry: eng/suffix__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suffix
trans_list: Suffix | Nachsilbe | Suffixum | Postfix | Affixum | Affix
sense:
(grammar, linguistic morphology) A morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning.


lexentry: eng/suffragette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suffragette
trans_list: Suffragette
sense:
(historical) A female supporter, often militant, of women's right to vote in the early 20th century, especially in Great Britain.


