# translation

lexentry: eng/omega__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: omega
trans_list: Omega
sense:
The twenty-fourth letter of the Classical and the Modern Greek alphabet, and the twenty-eighth letter of the Old and the Ancient Greek alphabet, i.e. the last letter of every Greek alphabet. Uppercase version: Ω; lowercase: ω.


lexentry: eng/omelette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: omelette
trans_list: Omelett
sense:
A dish made with beaten eggs cooked in a frying pan without stirring, flipped over to cook on both sides, and sometimes filled or topped with other foodstuffs, for example cheese or chives.


lexentry: eng/omen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: omen
trans_list: Omen
sense:
Something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future, or which causes a foreboding; a portent or augury.


lexentry: eng/omertà__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: omertà
trans_list: Omertà
sense:
(crime) A code of silence amongst members of a criminal organization (especially the Mafia) that forbids divulging insider secrets to law enforcement, often also followed outside of the organization in fear of retaliation; (by extension) any code of silence.


lexentry: eng/omission__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: omission
trans_list: Auslassung
sense:
(countable) An instance of those acts, or the thing left out thereby; something deleted or left out.


lexentry: eng/omission__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: omission
trans_list: Unterlassung | Auslassung | Unterlassen
sense:
(grammar) The shortening of a word or phrase, using an apostrophe ( ' ) to replace the missing letters, often used to approximate the sound of speech or a specific dialect.


lexentry: eng/omnibenevolent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: omnibenevolent
trans_list: allgütig
sense:
All-loving, or infinitely good, usually in reference to a deity or supernatural being, for example, God.


lexentry: eng/omnipresence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: omnipresence
trans_list: Allgegenwart | Allgegenwärtigkeit | Ubiquität
sense:
The ability to be, or the characteristic of being, at all places at the same time (usually only attributed to God).


lexentry: eng/on-message__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: on-message
trans_list: gleichgeschaltet
sense:
(politics) Publicly reiterating and supporting the official party policy; conforming to the party’s agreed policies.


lexentry: eng/on-ramp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: on-ramp
trans_list: Auffahrtsrampe
sense:
(North America, Australia) A segment of roadway that directs vehicular traffic from local roads onto a freeway.


lexentry: eng/on__Preposition__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: on
trans_list: über | auf
sense:
Denoting performance or action by contact with the surface, upper part, or outside of anything; hence, by means of; with.


lexentry: eng/on__Preposition__1
sense_num: 37
written_rep: on
trans_list: an | aufgrund | bei | in | wegen
sense:
To the account or detriment of; denoting imprecation or invocation, or coming to, falling, or resting upon.


lexentry: eng/on_a_first-name_basis__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: on a first-name basis
trans_list: per Du
sense:
(idiom) Having enough familiarity with another person to call them by their first name, as opposed to their surname.


lexentry: eng/on_a_par__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
sense: On a level; in the same condition, circumstances, position, rank, etc.; equal.
written_rep: on a par
trans_list:
auf Augenhöhe mit | auf der gleichen Stufe | auf einer Ebene mit | auf einer Höhe mit | ebenbürtig | gleichauf


lexentry: eng/on_earth__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
sense: Expletive used for emphasis after an interrogative word.
written_rep: on earth
trans_list:
in Gottes Namen | in Herrgotts Namen | in aller Welt | um Himmels Willen | um Himmels willen | um alles in der Welt


lexentry: eng/on_foot__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: on foot
trans_list: zu Fuß | auf Schusters Rappen
sense:
On one's feet; walking, jogging or running but not in a vehicle or on the back of an animal. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/on_pain_of__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: on pain of
trans_list: bei Meidung
sense:
Used to warn of consequences if a specified act is done or not done: subject to the punishment of (some penalty); or (generally) subject to the circumstance of (some thing).


lexentry: eng/on_site__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: on site
trans_list: vor Ort
sense:
At the site of a job, or at the location of the customer of a product or service, as opposed to at the vendor's factory or office.


lexentry: eng/on_steroids__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: on steroids
trans_list: auf Anabolika | auf Speed
sense:
(idiomatic, informal) (usually after the name of a place or thing), to a greater degree, exaggerating the characteristics of the previously named object.


lexentry: eng/on_the_bias__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: on the bias
trans_list: schief | schräg
sense:
(textiles) Describing the method of cutting fabric diagonally across the grain (so as to make the clothing cling to the body)


lexentry: eng/on_the_blink__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: on the blink
trans_list: am Ende sein | hinüber sein | im Arsch sein | im Eimer sein | kaputt sein
sense:
(UK, AU, informal) functioning erratically, malfunctioning; not working or not working well. Usually refers to a mechanical or electrical device.


lexentry: eng/on_the_wagon__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: on the wagon
trans_list: trocken sein
sense:
(idiomatic) Abstaining from drinking any alcoholic drink, usually in the sense of having given it up (as opposed to never having partaken); teetotal.


lexentry: eng/on_track__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: on track
trans_list: auf dem besten Weg
sense:
(idiomatic) Proceeding as planned, as expected, or in a manner consistent with an established pattern.


lexentry: eng/onager__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: onager
trans_list: Onager | Asiatischer Esel
sense:
The Asiatic wild ass or hemione (Equus hemionus), an animal of the horse family native to Asia; specifically, the Persian onager, Persian wild ass, or Persian zebra (Equus hemionus onager).


lexentry: eng/onager__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: onager
trans_list: Onager | Asiatischer Esel
sense:
(military, historical) A military engine acting like a sling which threw stones from a bag or wooden bucket powered by the torsion from a bundle of ropes or sinews operated by machinery; a torsion catapult.


lexentry: eng/once_upon_a_time__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: once upon a time
trans_list: es war einmal
sense:
A long time ago; at some time in the past (a traditional beginning of children's stories, especially fairy tales).


lexentry: eng/oncology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oncology
trans_list: Onkologie
sense:
The branch of medicine concerned with tumors, including study of their development, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.


lexentry: eng/one-armed_bandit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: one-armed bandit
trans_list: einarmiger Bandit
sense:
(originally, US, gambling) A gaming machine having a long arm-like handle at one side that a player pulls down to make reels spin; the player wins money or tokens when certain combinations of symbols line up on these reels.


lexentry: eng/one-child_policy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: one-child policy
trans_list: Ein-Kind-Politik
sense:
(historical) A policy of population control in China, whereby a married couple is allowed only one child.


lexentry: eng/one-horse_town__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: one-horse town
trans_list: Kuhdorf
sense:
(US, idiomatic) A very small town, especially one of a rural nature and/or offering very few or no attractions.


lexentry: eng/one-night_stand__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: one-night stand
trans_list: One-Night-Stand | einmalige Angelegenheit
sense:
(idiomatic) A single sexual encounter between two individuals, where at least one of the partners has no immediate intention or expectation of establishing a longer-term sexual or romantic relationship. As the phrase implies, the relationship lasts for only one night.


lexentry: eng/one-off__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: one-off
trans_list: Entwurf | Kostprobe | Muster
sense:
(idiomatic) Something that is done, created, etc. only once, and often quickly, simply, or improvisationally.


lexentry: eng/one-party_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: one-party system
trans_list: Einparteiensystem
sense:
A political system in which only one political party has the right to form the government, usually based on the existing constitution.


lexentry: eng/one-track_mind__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: one-track mind
trans_list: Tunnelblick
sense:
(idiomatic) That said to be possessed by someone who is obsessed with something or only able to think of one thing.


lexentry: eng/one-way_mirror__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: one-way mirror
trans_list: Einwegspiegel
sense:
A mirror reflecting images on one side and transparent on the other, often used by the police during interrogations.


lexentry: eng/one_another__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: one another
trans_list: einander | gegenseitig | aufeinander
sense:
(reciprocal pronoun) Used of a reciprocal relationship among a group of two or more people or things; compare each other.


lexentry: eng/one_by_one__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: Individually in succession.
written_rep: one by one
trans_list:
Stück für Stück | der Reihe nach | eine nach dem anderen | einer nach dem anderen | eines nach dem anderen | eins nach dem anderen


lexentry: eng/one_for_all,_all_for_one__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: one for all, all for one
trans_list: einer für alle, alle für einen
sense:
Each individual should act for the benefit of the group, and the group should act for the benefit of each individual.


lexentry: eng/one_o'clock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: one o'clock
trans_list: ein Uhr
sense:
(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the second hour of the day; 1:00 a.m. (01:00).


lexentry: eng/one_swallow_does_not_a_summer_make__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: one swallow does not a summer make
trans_list: eine Schwalbe macht noch keinen Sommer | einmal ist keinmal
sense:
One instance of an event (such as the arrival of a single bird) does not necessarily indicate a trend.


lexentry: eng/oneirism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: oneirism
trans_list: Onei­ris­mus
sense:
(psychiatry) A state of abnormal consciousness in which dream-like experiences and hallucinations happen while awake.


lexentry: eng/onerous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: onerous
trans_list: drückend | mühsam | beschwerlich | lästig
sense:
imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only with effort; burdensome.


lexentry: eng/onion_dome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: onion dome
trans_list: Zwiebelturm
sense:
(architecture) An onion-shaped dome, characteristic of august buildings in Moghul and Russian architecture


lexentry: eng/onion_fly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: onion fly
trans_list: Zwiebelfliege
sense:
Delia antiqua, a cosmopolitan pest of crops, whose larvae or maggots feed on onions, garlic and other bulbous plants.


lexentry: eng/onomatopoeia__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
sense: (countable) A word that sounds like what it represents, such as "gurgle", "stutter", or "hiss".
written_rep: onomatopoeia
trans_list:
Schallwort | Klangwort | Onomatopoetikum | klangnachahmendes Wort | lautmalendes Wort | lautmalerisches Wort


lexentry: eng/onset__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: onset
trans_list: Anstieg | Anstrich | Einschwingvorgang
sense:
(acoustics) The beginning of a musical note or other sound, in which the amplitude rises from zero to an initial peak.


lexentry: eng/onside__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: onside
trans_list: nicht abseits | nicht im Abseits
sense:
(sports) Not in an offside position; In the part of the playing area where one can legally play the ball, puck, etc.


lexentry: eng/ontologist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ontologist
trans_list: Ontologe | Ontologin
sense:
(philosophy) A scholar or theorist of ontology, or an adherent of a particular ontological doctrine.


lexentry: eng/ontology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ontology
trans_list: Ontologie
sense:
(uncountable, philosophy) The branch of metaphysics that addresses the nature or essential characteristics of being and of things that exist; the study of being qua being.


lexentry: eng/ontology__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: ontology
trans_list: Ontologie
sense:
(countable, computer science, information science) A structure of concepts or entities within a domain, organized by relationships; a system model.


lexentry: eng/onycha__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: onycha
trans_list: Riechschale | Räucherklaue
sense:
(obsolete) the operculum of kinds of strombus or muricid, smoked as an ingredient in the Mosaic incense and pre-modern medicine


lexentry: eng/ooch__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ooch
trans_list: Gegenstück
sense:
(also, reflexive, figurative) To cause (oneself or someone, or something) to change or progress by a small amount or in small increments.


lexentry: eng/oodles__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oodles
trans_list: Masse
sense:
(originally, US, informal) Chiefly followed by of: an unspecified large amount, number, or quantity; lots, tons.


lexentry: eng/oolite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oolite
trans_list: Oolith
sense:
(geology) A rock consisting of spherical grains within a mineral cortex accreted around a nucleus, often of quartz grains.


lexentry: eng/oolith__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oolith
trans_list: Oolith
sense:
(geology) A spherical granule of which oolite is composed, formed by concentric accretion of thin layers of a mineral (usually calcium carbonate (limestone) but also others such as dolomite and silica) around a core; an ooid.


lexentry: eng/ooze__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ooze
trans_list: Gerbbrühe
sense:
Tanning liquor, an aqueous extract of vegetable matter (tanbark, sumac, etc.) in a tanning vat used to tan leather.


lexentry: eng/op-amp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: op-amp
trans_list: Operationsverstärker
sense:
(electronics) A certain active circuit element useful in creating various kinds of amplifiers and filters.


lexentry: eng/op-ed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: op-ed
trans_list: Kommentar | Meinungskommentar
sense:
A newspaper page containing signed articles by commentators expressing viewpoints that may not agree with those espoused by the editorial board, traditionally printed opposite the editorial page.


lexentry: eng/opal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opal
trans_list: Opal
sense:
(mineral) A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity, of the chemical formula SiO2·nH2O.


lexentry: eng/opanak__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opanak
trans_list: Opanke
sense:
A kind of traditional leather shoe worn in Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia and Serbia.


lexentry: eng/open-mid__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: open-mid
trans_list: halboffen
sense:
(phonetics, of a vowel) pronounced with the tongue in a position approximately one-third of the way between an open and a close vowel


lexentry: eng/open-pit_mine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: open-pit mine
trans_list: Tagebau
sense:
A type of mine where rock or minerals are extracted from the earth by their removal from an open pit or borrow.


lexentry: eng/open-plan_kitchen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: open-plan kitchen
trans_list: amerikanische Küche | offene Küche
sense:
A kitchen without walls separating it from the rest of house. Typically, this includes the dining room and living room, and is often collectively called the great room.


lexentry: eng/open__Adjective__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: open
trans_list: offen
sense:
(mathematics, topology, of a set) Which is part of a predefined collection of subsets of X, that defines a topological space on X.


lexentry: eng/open__Adjective__1
sense_num: 17
written_rep: open
trans_list: offen
sense:
(music, stringed instruments) Of a note, played without pressing the string against the fingerboard.


lexentry: eng/open__Verb__1
sense_num: 16
written_rep: open
trans_list: öffnen
sense:
(computing, transitive, intransitive) To connect to a resource (a file, document, etc.) for viewing or editing.


lexentry: eng/open_book__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: open book
trans_list: offenes Buch
sense:
(idiomatic) A person who through naivete responds candidly to questions or openly displays their emotions or intentions.


lexentry: eng/open_city__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: open city
trans_list: offene Stadt
sense:
(military, international law) A city which has announced it has abandoned all defensive efforts, generally in the event of the imminent capture.


lexentry: eng/open_letter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: open letter
trans_list: offener Brief
sense:
A letter addressed to one person, or more, but published (as for example in a newspaper) for the public to read.


lexentry: eng/open_mic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: open mic
trans_list: Offenes Mikro
sense:
A music, poetry, or comedy stage platform with open invitation, that is, where anyone is invited to perform.


lexentry: eng/open_relationship__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: open relationship
trans_list: offene Beziehung
sense:
A romantic and/or sexual relationship in which the people involved are permitted or tolerated to be available to have additional simultaneous romantic and/or sexual relationships.


lexentry: eng/open_season__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: open season
trans_list: Jagdsaison | Jagdzeit
sense:
(hunting, sometimes, followed by on or for to designate the kind of animal hunted) A period of time during the calendar year when authorities within a jurisdiction permit the unrestricted hunting of one or more kinds of animal wildlife.


lexentry: eng/open_set__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: open set
trans_list: offene Menge
sense:
(topology) Informally, a set such that the target point of a movement by a small amount in any direction from any point in the set is still in the set; exemplified by a full circle without its boundary.


lexentry: eng/open_space__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: open space
trans_list: Freiraum
sense:
An open-air area, such as a park or public garden with no (or very few) buildings, often in an urban area and designated by a local authority or government as such.


lexentry: eng/open_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: open up
trans_list: öffnen
sense:
(intransitive) To reveal oneself; to share personal information about oneself; to become communicative.


lexentry: eng/open_water__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: open water
trans_list: Freiwasser
sense:
In a river, pond, or other small body of water, an area of surface unobstructed by aquatic vegetation, boulders, and the like, adequate for navigation or swimming.


lexentry: eng/open_world__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: open world
trans_list: Strandhafer
sense:
(video games, also, attributive) A gameworld that the player may traverse freely, rather than being restricted to certain predefined areas and quests. [from early 21st c.]


lexentry: eng/openbill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: openbill
trans_list: Klaffschnabel
sense:
Either of two species of bird in the genus Anastomus of the stork family Ciconiidae, with a distinctive gap between the mandibles of the closed bill.


lexentry: eng/opencast__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opencast
trans_list: Tagebau
sense:
(chiefly, British) Of or pertaining to strip mining, in which material is removed from a surface that has been exposed


lexentry: eng/opening_argument__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opening argument
trans_list: Anfangsplädoyer | erster Parteivortrag
sense:
(legal) In adversarial legal systems, a statement made by either party at the beginning of a trial or comparable factfinding proceeding, in which that party lays out their case, generally including the points of fact that they intend to demonstrate and to some degree indicating the rhetorical arguments for why they should prevail.


lexentry: eng/openness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: openness
trans_list: Offenheit
sense:
Accommodating attitude or opinion, as in receptivity to new ideas, behaviors, cultures, peoples, environments, experiences, etc., different from the familiar, conventional, traditional, or one's own.


lexentry: eng/openness__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: openness
trans_list: Offenheit
sense:
The degree to which a person, group, organization, institution, or society exhibits this liberal attitude or opinion.


lexentry: eng/opera_glasses__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opera glasses
trans_list: Opernglas
sense:
One or more pairs of small low-powered binoculars for use by members of the audience at a theatrical performance.


lexentry: eng/operant_conditioning__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: operant conditioning
trans_list: operante Konditionierung
sense:
(psychology) A technique of behavior modification through positive and negative reinforcement and positive and negative punishment.


lexentry: eng/operate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: operate
trans_list: bedienen | betreiben
sense:
(transitive, or, intransitive) To perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act.


lexentry: eng/operate__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: operate
trans_list: operieren | bedienen | betreiben
sense:
(medicine, transitive, or, intransitive) To perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner, and usually with instruments, with a view to restore soundness or health, as in amputation, lithotomy, etc.


lexentry: eng/operating_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: operating system
trans_list: Betriebssystem
sense:
(computing, software) Software for controlling the allocation and use of various hardware resources (memory, CPU time, disk space, input and output devices) to tasks and remote terminals.


lexentry: eng/operating_theatre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: operating theatre
trans_list: Operationssaal
sense:
A room in a hospital used for performing surgery (originally designed for operations in front of observers).


lexentry: eng/operation__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: operation
trans_list: Operation | Verknüpfung
sense:
(computing, logic, mathematics) A procedure for generating a value from one or more other values (the operands);(mathematics, more formally) a function which maps zero or more (but typically two) operands to a single output value.


lexentry: eng/operetta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: operetta
trans_list: Operette
sense:
(music) A lighter version of opera with a frivolous story and spoken dialogue. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/ophthalmologist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ophthalmologist
trans_list: Augenarzt | Ophthalmologe | Augenärztin | Ophthalmologin | Augenheilkundler | Augenheilkundlerin
sense:
A medical doctor specializing in the eye: deficiencies of vision requiring correction, and diseases. Compare optometrist.


lexentry: eng/opine__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opine
trans_list: meinen
sense:
(intransitive, transitive) To express an opinion; to state as an opinion; to suppose, consider (that).


lexentry: eng/opinion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opinion
trans_list: Meinung | Ansicht | Anschauung
sense:
A belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, person or thing.


lexentry: eng/opinion__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: opinion
trans_list: Schlussanträge
sense:
(European Union, _, law) A judicial opinion delivered by an Advocate General to the European Court of Justice where he or she proposes a legal solution to the cases for which the court is responsible.


lexentry: eng/opium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opium
trans_list: Opium
sense:
(uncountable) A yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine.


lexentry: eng/opossum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opossum
trans_list: Beutelratte | Opossum
sense:
Any American marsupial of the family Didelphidae. The common species of the United States is Didelphis virginiana.


lexentry: eng/opponent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opponent
trans_list: Gegner | Gegnerin
sense:
One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something.


lexentry: eng/opportunism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opportunism
trans_list: Opportunismus
sense:
The practice of taking advantage of any situations or people to achieve an end, often with no regard for principles or consequences.


lexentry: eng/opportunist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opportunist
trans_list: Opportunist | Opportunistin | Wendehals
sense:
Someone who takes advantage of any opportunity to advance their own situation, placing expediency above principle.


lexentry: eng/opportunity_cost__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opportunity cost
trans_list: Opportunitätskosten
sense:
(economics) The cost of an opportunity forgone (and the loss of the benefits that could be received from that opportunity); the most valuable forgone alternative.


lexentry: eng/opportunity_makes_a_thief__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opportunity makes a thief
trans_list: Gelegenheit macht Diebe
sense:
Less common version of opportunity makes the thief: People are more likely to steal something if presented with a convenient opportunity to do so.


lexentry: eng/oppose__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oppose
trans_list: ablehnen | widersprechen
sense:
To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against.


lexentry: eng/opposite_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opposite number
trans_list: Amtskollege | Amtskollegin
sense:
(idiomatic) A person who holds a position in an organization that corresponds to that held by another person in another organization; a counterpart


lexentry: eng/opposite_side__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opposite side
trans_list: Gegenpartei
sense:
A side, party (e.g. a team or armed force) seen as adversary, enemy etc. opposite one (or more) other(s), as in a battle or team sports competition.


lexentry: eng/opposition__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: opposition
trans_list: Opposition
sense:
(astronomy) The apparent relative position of two celestial bodies when one is at an angle of 180 degrees from the other as seen from the Earth.


lexentry: eng/opprobrium__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: opprobrium
trans_list: Opprobration
sense:
Disgrace or bad reputation arising from exceedingly shameful behaviour; ignominy. [from late 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/oprichnina__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oprichnina
trans_list: Opritschnina
sense:
(historical) The period of Russian history between 1565 and 1572 during which Tsar Ivan the Terrible instituted a domestic policy of secret police, mass repressions, public executions, and confiscation of land from Russian aristocrats.


lexentry: eng/opt-in__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opt-in
sense:
The property of having to choose explicitly to join or permit something; a decision having the default option being exclusion or avoidance; used particularly with regard to mailing lists and advertising.

trans_list:
unter vorhergehender Einwilligung | vorhergehende Einwilligung erfordernd | vorherige, ausdrückliche Zustimmung benötigend


lexentry: eng/opt-out__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opt-out
trans_list: eine vorherige, ausdrückliche Ablehnung verlangend | vorhergehende Ablehnung erfordernd
sense:
Of a selection, the property of having to choose explicitly to avoid or forbid something; a decision having the default option being inclusion or permission; used particularly with regard to mailing lists and advertisement.


lexentry: eng/optic_nerve__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: optic nerve
trans_list: Sehnerv
sense:
(neuroanatomy) Each of the second pair of cranial nerves that carry visual information from the retina to the brain.


lexentry: eng/optical_character_recognition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: optical character recognition
trans_list: Texterkennung | optische Zeichenerkennung
sense:
(computing) The electronic identification and digital encoding of printed or handwritten characters by means of an optical scanner and specialized software.


lexentry: eng/optical_fibre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: optical fibre
trans_list: Lichtwellenleiter
sense:
(British spelling) A thin, transparent, flexible fibre, made of glass or plastic, used for transmitting light.


lexentry: eng/optimate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: optimate
trans_list: Optimat | Optimatin
sense:
(historical) A member of the patrician ruling class in republican Ancient Rome; an aristocrat, a noble.


lexentry: eng/optimistic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: optimistic
trans_list: optimistisch
sense:
(computing) Allowing other processes to perform transactions on the same data at the same time, and checking for conflicts only when changes need to be written back.


lexentry: eng/optimization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: optimization
trans_list: Optimierung
sense:
The design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense.


lexentry: eng/optimum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: optimum
trans_list: Optimum
sense:
The best or most favorable condition, or the greatest amount or degree possible under specific sets of comparable circumstances.


lexentry: eng/option__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: option
trans_list: Option
sense:
(finance, legal) A contract giving the holder the right to buy or sell an asset at a set strike price; can apply to financial market transactions, or to ordinary transactions for tangible assets such as a residence or automobile. [from mid-18th c.]


lexentry: eng/optoelectronics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: optoelectronics
trans_list: Optoelektronik
sense:
(physics) The branch of physics that deals with the interaction of light with electronic devices, or the production of light from such devices


lexentry: eng/optogenetics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: optogenetics
trans_list: Optogenetik
sense:
(genetics) A science that combines optics and genetics, aiming at controlling cellular processes with light. The cells are made responsive to light using genetics and then activated using specific wavelengths.


lexentry: eng/optography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: optography
trans_list: Optographie
sense:
The production of an optogram on the retina by the photochemical action of light on the visual purple; the fixation of an image in the eye.


lexentry: eng/optometrist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: optometrist
trans_list: Optometrist
sense:
A person trained and skilled in examining and testing the eyes for defects, in order to prescribe corrective lenses or treatment.


lexentry: eng/opus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opus
trans_list: Opus
sense:
(music) A work of music or set of works with a specified rank in an ordering of a composer's complete published works.


lexentry: eng/or__Conjunction__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: or
trans_list: oder
sense:
(logic) An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or.


lexentry: eng/or_something__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: or something
trans_list: oder so
sense:
(idiomatic) Or something like that. Used to indicate the possibility that the preceding word or phrase is vague or not exactly correct in its applicability.


lexentry: eng/or_words_to_that_effect__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: or words to that effect
trans_list: sinngemäß gesagt
sense:
(idiomatic) used to indicate a paraphrase or the chance of an error in the details of reported speech.


lexentry: eng/oral_cavity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oral cavity
trans_list: Mundhöhle
sense:
(anatomy) The cavity of the mouth, especially the part of the mouth behind the gums and teeth that is bounded above by the hard and soft palates and below by the tongue and by the mucous membrane connecting it with the inner part of the mandible.


lexentry: eng/oral_hygiene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oral hygiene
trans_list: Mundhygiene | Mundpflege | Zahnpflege
sense:
The practice of keeping the mouth clean in order to prevent cavities (dental caries), gingivitis, periodontitis, bad breath (halitosis), and other dental disorders.


lexentry: eng/orange__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orange
trans_list: Orangenbaum | Apfelsinenbaum
sense:
(countable) An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis which yields oranges (the fruit).


lexentry: eng/orange__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: orange
trans_list: Orange | Apfelsine
sense:
(countable) Any round citrus fruit with a yellow-red colour when ripe and a sour-sweet taste; the fruit of the orange tree.


lexentry: eng/orange_tip__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orange tip
trans_list: Aurorafalter
sense:
Any of various pierid butterflies having orange tips to the upper forewings, especially Anthocharis cardamines, of Eurasia.


lexentry: eng/orangutan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orangutan
trans_list: Orang-Utan
sense:
Any of three species of arboreal anthropoid ape, characterised by their shaggy reddish-brown coat and long arms, which comprise the genus Pongo; Pongo pygmaeus of Borneo, Pongo abelii of Sumatra or Pongo tapanuliensis of South Tapanuli (in Sumatra).


lexentry: eng/orans__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orans
trans_list: Adorant | Adorantin
sense:
(arts, Christianity) A figure in an attitude of prayer, usually standing, with the elbows close to the sides of the body and with the hands outstretched sideways, palms up.


lexentry: eng/oration__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: oration
trans_list: Gebet
sense:
(Catholicism) A specific form of short, solemn prayer said by the president of the liturgical celebration on behalf of the people.


lexentry: eng/oratorio__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oratorio
trans_list: Oratorium
sense:
(music) A musical composition, often based on a religious theme; similar to opera but with no costume, scenery or acting.


lexentry: eng/orbit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orbit
trans_list: Orbit | Umlaufbahn
sense:
(pinball) A path for the ball on the outer edge of the playfield, usually connected so that the ball entering in one end will come out of the other.


lexentry: eng/orbital__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orbital
trans_list: Orbital
sense:
(physics) A specification of the energy and probability density of one or more electrons at any point in an atom or molecule, and can be represented as a wave function.


lexentry: eng/orbiter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orbiter
trans_list: Umkreiser
sense:
An object that orbits another, especially a spacecraft that orbits a planet etc. without landing on it.


lexentry: eng/orc__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orc
trans_list: Ork
sense:
(fantasy, mythology) A mythical evil monstrous humanoid creature, usually quite aggressive and often green. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/orchestra__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orchestra
trans_list: Orchester
sense:
(music) A large group of musicians who play together on various instruments, usually including some from strings, woodwind, brass and/or percussion; the instruments played by such a group.


lexentry: eng/orchestra__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: orchestra
trans_list: Orchester
sense:
A semicircular space in front of the stage used by the chorus in Ancient Greek and Hellenistic theatres.


lexentry: eng/orchestra__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: orchestra
trans_list: Orchestergraben | Orchester
sense:
The area in a theatre or concert hall where the musicians sit, immediately in front of and below the stage, sometimes (also) used by other performers.


lexentry: eng/orchestra_pit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orchestra pit
trans_list: Orchestergraben
sense:
(performing arts) A sunken area in front of a stage in which musicians, largely hidden from view, play music to accompany stage performances.


lexentry: eng/orchid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orchid
trans_list: Orchidee | Knabenkraut
sense:
A plant of the orchid family (Orchidaceae), bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours. [mid-19th c.]


lexentry: eng/orda__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orda
trans_list: Horde
sense:
(historical) A political and military organizational structure used by Turkic and Mongol peoples, sometimes referred to as a horde.


lexentry: eng/ordain__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ordain
trans_list: weihen
sense:
(religion) To admit into the ministry, for example as a priest, bishop, minister or Buddhist monk, or to authorize as a rabbi.


lexentry: eng/ordeal__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ordeal
trans_list: Gottesurteil | Feuerprobe
sense:
A trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test (such as ducking in water), divine authority deciding the guilt of the accused.


lexentry: eng/order__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: order
trans_list: Orden | Ordnung
sense:
(countable) A group of religious adherents, especially monks or nuns, set apart within their religion by adherence to a particular rule or set of principles.


lexentry: eng/order__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: order
trans_list: Orden | Ordnung
sense:
(countable) A decoration, awarded by a government, a dynastic house, or a religious body to an individual, usually for distinguished service to a nation or to humanity.


lexentry: eng/order__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: order
trans_list: Ordnung | Ordo
sense:
(countable, biology, taxonomy) A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below class and above family; a taxon at that rank.


lexentry: eng/order__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: order
trans_list: Ordnungszahl
sense:
A number of things or persons arranged in a fixed or suitable place, or relative position; a rank; a row; a grade; especially, a rank or class in society; a distinct character, kind, or sort.


lexentry: eng/order__Noun__1
sense_num: 17
written_rep: order
trans_list: Orden | Ordnung
sense:
(chemistry) The overall power of the rate law of a chemical reaction, expressed as a polynomial function of concentrations of reactants and products.


lexentry: eng/order__Noun__1
sense_num: 23
written_rep: order
trans_list: Ordnung | Grad
sense:
(algebra) The sum of the exponents on the variables in a monomial, or the highest such among all monomials in a polynomial.


lexentry: eng/order_of_knighthood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: order of knighthood
trans_list: Ritterorden
sense:
An order which (at least mainly) consists of members who receive and/or most have the knighthood, hence constitutes an honorific brotherhood (in modern times often open to both genders, in rare cases a sisterhood) of knights (and/or, as female equivalent, dames). The hierarchical structure, purpose, activities (in many cases rare and mainly ceremonious), titles and insignia vary widely.


lexentry: eng/order_of_magnitude__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: order of magnitude
trans_list: Größenordnung
sense:
(mathematics) The class of scale or magnitude of any amount, where each class contains values of a fixed ratio (most often 10) to the class preceding it.


lexentry: eng/ordered_pair__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ordered pair
trans_list: geordnetes Paar
sense:
(set theory) An object containing exactly two elements in a fixed order, so that, when the elements are different, exchanging them gives a different object. Notation: (a, b) or \langle a, b\rangle.


lexentry: eng/ordinal_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ordinal number
trans_list: Ordinalzahl | Ordnungszahlwort | Ordinale | Ordnungszahl
sense:
(set theory) Such a number generalised to correspond to any cardinal number (the size of some set); formally, the order type of some well-ordered set of some cardinality a, which represents an equivalence class of well-ordered sets (exactly those of cardinality a) under the equivalence relation "existence of an order-preserving bijection".


lexentry: eng/ordinary__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ordinary
trans_list: Heroldsbild
sense:
(heraldry) One of the standard geometric designs placed across the center of a coat of arms, such as a pale or fess. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/ordinate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ordinate
trans_list: Ordinate
sense:
(geometry) The second of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.


lexentry: eng/ordinate__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ordinate
trans_list: Hochachse
sense:
(geometry) The vertical line representing an axis of a Cartesian coordinate system, on which the ordinate (sense above) is shown.


lexentry: eng/ordoliberalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ordoliberalism
trans_list: Ordoliberalismus
sense:
(economics, politics) A political philosophy that emphasizes the desirability of the government establishing rules to maximize the potential of the free market to produce results.


lexentry: eng/ore__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ore
trans_list: Erz
sense:
Rock or other material that contains valuable or utilitarian materials; primarily a rock containing metals or gems for which it is typically mined and processed.


lexentry: eng/organ__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: organ
trans_list: Orgel | Organ
sense:
(musical instruments) A musical instrument that has multiple pipes which play when a key is pressed (the pipe organ), or an electronic instrument designed to replicate such.


lexentry: eng/organ_donor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: organ donor
trans_list: Organspender | Organspenderin
sense:
A person (living or dead) from whom an organ is removed in order to be transplanted into another person.


lexentry: eng/organ_gun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: organ gun
trans_list: Orgelgeschütz | Ribauldequin
sense:
(firearm, historical) A large, portable firearm normally supported by wheels, in which bullets may be fired from a row of several tubes in succession; it was chiefly used from the 14th to the 17th century.


lexentry: eng/organ_loft__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: organ loft
trans_list: Orgelbühne | Orgelempore
sense:
The gallery or raised platform within a church or hall from which an organ is played, though not necessarily housing the organ itself.


lexentry: eng/organ_of_state__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: organ of state
trans_list: Staatsgewalt
sense:
Any of the three primary divisions of a state’s sovereignty (namely, the executive, the legislature, or the judiciary); the powers of each having been divided and balanced in accordance with the political principle of the separation of powers.


lexentry: eng/organelle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: organelle
trans_list: Organell | Organelle
sense:
(cytology) A specialized structure found inside cells that carries out a specific life process (e.g. ribosomes, vacuoles).


lexentry: eng/organic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: organic
trans_list: aus (kontrolliert) biologischem Anbau | aus ökologischem Anbau | bio- | öko-
sense:
(agriculture) Of food or food products, grown in an environment free from artificial agrichemicals, and possibly certified by a regulatory body. [from 1942]


lexentry: eng/organic_chemistry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: organic chemistry
trans_list: organische Chemie
sense:
(chemistry) The chemistry of organic compounds (that is, chemical compounds with carbon atoms in a covalent bond).


lexentry: eng/organic_farming__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: organic farming
trans_list: ökologische Landwirtschaft
sense:
(agriculture) An approach to farming based on biological methods that avoid the use of synthetic crop or livestock production inputs and on a broadly defined philosophy of farming that puts value on ecological harmony, resource efficiency, and non-intensive animal husbandry practices.


lexentry: eng/organicism__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: organicism
trans_list: Organizismus
sense:
The theory that the total organization of an organism is more important than the functioning of its individual organs.


lexentry: eng/organigram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: organigram
trans_list: Organigramm
sense:
(management) A graphical representation of the structure of an organization, showing groups and departments and their interconnections and inter-responsibilities


lexentry: eng/organism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: organism
trans_list: Organismus | Lebewesen
sense:
Something with many separate interdependent parts, seen as being like a living thing; an organic system. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/organization_chart__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: organization chart
trans_list: Organigramm
sense:
(management) A graphic display of reporting relationships in an organization, sometimes displaying position titles and position holders.


lexentry: eng/organize__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: organize
trans_list: organisieren
sense:
(transitive) To constitute in parts, each having a special function, act, office, or relation; to systematize.


lexentry: eng/organized_crime__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: organized crime
trans_list: organisierte Kriminalität | organisiertes Verbrechen
sense:
A large criminal organization, or a group of such organizations, that deals in illegal goods and services.


lexentry: eng/organizer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: organizer
trans_list: Organizer
sense:
(computing) A hand-held micro-computer that will perform specific tasks; can be used as an electronic diary, alarm clock, recorder of memos and notes, a portable database etc.


lexentry: eng/organochlorine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: organochlorine
trans_list: chlororganische
sense:
(chemistry) Any of very many chlorine substituted organic compounds, many of which are solvents or insecticides etc.


lexentry: eng/organometallic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: organometallic
trans_list: metallorganisch
sense:
(chemistry) of, or relating to organic compounds having a metal atom directly bonded to a carbon atom


lexentry: eng/orgasm__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: orgasm
trans_list: Orgasmus | Höhepunkt | Klimax
sense:
A rush of sexual excitement; now specifically, the climax or peak of sexual pleasure, which occurs during sexual activity and which in males may include ejaculation and in females vaginal contractions. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/oriel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oriel
trans_list: Erker
sense:
(architecture) A large polygonal recess in a building, such as a bay window, forming a protrusion on the outer wall.


lexentry: eng/orient__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: orient
trans_list: orientieren
sense:
(transitive, often, reflexive, figuratively) To familiarize (oneself or someone) with a circumstance or situation.


lexentry: eng/orientalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orientalism
trans_list: Orientalismus
sense:
(arts, architecture, literature) The tendency to represent eastern subjects, to assume stylistical characteristics original of the East.


lexentry: eng/orientation__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: orientation
trans_list: Orientierungsvermögen
sense:
(education) Events to orient new students at a school; events to help new students become familiar with a school.


lexentry: eng/original__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: original
trans_list: Original | Urschrift
sense:
An object or other creation (e.g. narrative work) from which all later copies and variations are derived.


lexentry: eng/original_sin__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: original sin
trans_list: Erbsünde
sense:
(Christianity) The state of sinfulness, present in each human from birth, which is a result of Adam's disobedience.


lexentry: eng/originate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: originate
trans_list: entwickeln | erzeugen
sense:
(transitive) To cause (someone or something) to be; to bring (someone or something) into existence; to produce or initiate a person or thing. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/originate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: originate
trans_list: entspringen | entstehen | entwickeln | erzeugen
sense:
(intransitive) To come into existence; to have origin or beginning; to spring, be derived (from, with). [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/oriole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oriole
trans_list: Pfingstvogel | Pirol | Goldamsel
sense:
Any of various colourful passerine birds, the New World orioles from the family Icteridae and the Old World orioles from the family Oriolidae.


lexentry: eng/orisha__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orisha
trans_list: Orisha
sense:
A divine entity in Yoruba religion that possesses the supernatural capability of reflecting some of the manifestations of Olódùmarè


lexentry: eng/ornament__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ornament
trans_list: musikalische Verzierung
sense:
(music) A musical flourish that is unnecessary to the overall melodic or harmonic line, but serves to decorate that line.


lexentry: eng/ornery__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ornery
trans_list: grantig | quengelig
sense:
(originally, and, chiefly, US, especially, Appalachia, informal) Disagreeable, stubborn, and troublesome to deal with; cantankerous.


lexentry: eng/ornithine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ornithine
trans_list: Ornithin
sense:
(amino acid, organic compound) An amino acid, 2,5-diaminopentanoic acid, that is not present in protein, but is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of urea.


lexentry: eng/ornithosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ornithosis
trans_list: Ornithose
sense:
(medicine) A zoonotic infectious disease (of birds) caused by a bacterium called Chlamydia psittaci, it can be transmitted to humans and other animals. When carried by any species of bird belonging to the Psittacidae family (parrots), it is called psittacosis or parrot fever.


lexentry: eng/orotic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orotic acid
trans_list: Orotsäure
sense:
(biochemistry) A crystalline acid which was discovered in milk and is a growth factor for various microorganisms (as Lactobacillus bulgaricus) and an intermediate in pyrimidine biosynthesis; uracil-6-carboxylic acid, C5H4N2O4.


lexentry: eng/orotund__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orotund
trans_list: sonor | volltönig
sense:
Of a voice: characterized by clarity, fullness, smoothness, and strength of sound; hence, of a person: having a clear, full, and strong voice, appropriate for public speaking, reading aloud, etc.


lexentry: eng/orphan_work__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orphan work
trans_list: verwaistes Werk
sense:
(copyright) A copyright-protected work for which rightsholders are positively indeterminate or uncontactable.


lexentry: eng/orphrey__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: orphrey
trans_list: Aurifrisium | Auriphrygium
sense:
(Christianity) An embroidered ornamental band or border on an ecclesiastical vestment, altar frontal, etc. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/orpiment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orpiment
trans_list: Auripigment | Opperment | Rauschgelb | gelbe Arsenblende | gelbes Schwefelarsenik
sense:
arsenic trisulphide, occurring naturally in crystals or massive deposits, formerly used as a dye or pigment


lexentry: eng/ort__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ort
trans_list: Krümel
sense:
(archaic, usually, in plural) A fragment; a scrap of leftover food; any remainder; a piece of refuse.


lexentry: eng/orthoclase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orthoclase
trans_list: Orthoklas
sense:
(mineral) Potassium aluminum silicate, KAlSi3O8, a common feldspar of igneous, plutonic, and metamorphic rocks. Orthoclase is the main feldspar of pegmatite occurrences, where it is most commonly flesh-colored. Orthoclase is used in the ceramic and glass industries and as a decorative gravel.


lexentry: eng/orthodox__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orthodox
trans_list: orthodox | rechtgläubig
sense:
Conforming to the accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/orthodoxy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: Correctness in doctrine and belief.
written_rep: orthodoxy
trans_list:
Orthodoxie | Hochorthodoxie | Neuorthodoxie | Rechtgläubigkeit | Schriftgläubigkeit | Strenggläubigkeit


lexentry: eng/orthogenesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orthogenesis
trans_list: Orthogenese
sense:
(evolutionary theory, historical) The hypothesis that evolution tends toward a certain goal, at least at some scales.


lexentry: eng/orthogonal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: orthogonal
trans_list: rechtwinklig | orthogonal | senkrecht
sense:
Of a pair of elements in an ortholattice: each less than or equal to the orthocomplement of the other.


lexentry: eng/orthography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orthography
trans_list: Orthographie | Orthografie
sense:
(countable) A method of representing a language or the sounds of language by written symbols; spelling.


lexentry: eng/orthography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orthography
trans_list: Rechtschreibung
sense:
(countable, more broadly) A set of conventions for writing a language, including norms of spelling, capitalization, emphasis, hyphenation, punctuation, and word breaks.


lexentry: eng/orthography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orthography
trans_list: Rechtschreibung | Orthografie
sense:
(uncountable) Correct spelling according to established usage; also (obsolete) pronunciation according to the spelling of a word.


lexentry: eng/orthography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orthography
trans_list: Rechtschreibkunde | Rechtschreibung
sense:
(uncountable) The aspect of language study concerned with letters and their sequences in words; the study of spelling.


lexentry: eng/orthohelium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orthohelium
trans_list: Orthohelium
sense:
(physics) form of the helium atom in which the spins of the two electrons form a triplet state (a state with definite total spin).


lexentry: eng/orthologous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orthologous
trans_list: ortholog
sense:
(genetics, of genes or sequences) Exhibiting orthology; having been separated by a speciation event. Usually while retaining the same function.


lexentry: eng/orthopedics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orthopedics
trans_list: Orthopädie
sense:
(medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the prevention or correction of disorders of the bones and associated muscles and joints


lexentry: eng/orthophoto__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orthophoto
trans_list: Orthofoto
sense:
An aerial photograph that has been geometrically corrected (orthorectified) such that the scale of the photograph is uniform, meaning that the photo can be considered equivalent to a map.


lexentry: eng/oscilloscope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oscilloscope
trans_list: Oszilloskop
sense:
An electronic measuring instrument that creates a visible two-dimensional graph, on a screen, of one or more continuously varying voltages or currents.


lexentry: eng/osculating_circle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osculating circle
trans_list: Krümmungskreis | Schmiegkreis
sense:
(geometry, for any point on a curve) The circle that has the same tangent, and the same curvature at the point on the curve.


lexentry: eng/osmium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osmium
trans_list: Osmium
sense:
A chemical element (symbol Os) with atomic number 76: a hard, brittle, heavy, bluish-white transition metal found as a trace element in alloys, mostly in platinum ores.


lexentry: eng/osmoregulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osmoregulation
trans_list: Osmoregulation
sense:
The homeostatic regulation of osmotic pressure in the body in order to maintain a certain water content (concentration of electrolytes, pH, etc).


lexentry: eng/osmosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osmosis
trans_list: Osmose
sense:
(chemistry) The net movement of solvent molecules, usually water, from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration through a partially permeable membrane.


lexentry: eng/osmotic_pressure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osmotic pressure
trans_list: osmotischer Druck
sense:
(physical chemistry) The hydrostatic pressure exerted by a solution across a semipermeable membrane from a pure solvent; the pressure needed to counteract osmosis.


lexentry: eng/osprey__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osprey
trans_list: Fischadler
sense:
A bird of prey (Pandion haliaetus) that feeds on fish and has white underparts and long, narrow wings each ending in four finger-like extensions.


lexentry: eng/ossicone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ossicone
trans_list: Knochenzapfen | Stirnzapfen
sense:
Either of the horn-like protuberances on the heads of giraffes and male okapi. Some extinct species in the family bore antler-like ossicones.


lexentry: eng/ossify__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ossify
trans_list: hart werden
sense:
(ambitransitive, animate) To become (or cause to become) inflexible and rigid in habits or opinions.


lexentry: eng/osso_buco__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osso buco
trans_list: Ossobuco
sense:
A northern Italian dish of veal shanks and marrowbones braised in white wine, tomatoes, etc., often served with risotto.


lexentry: eng/ostensible__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ostensible
trans_list: scheinbar | angeblich | vordergründig | vorgeblich | vorgeschoben
sense:
Appearing as such; being such in appearance; professed, supposed (rather than demonstrably true or real).


lexentry: eng/osteoarthritis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osteoarthritis
trans_list: Arthrose
sense:
(pathology) A form of arthritis, affecting mainly older people, caused by chronic degeneration of the cartilage and synovial membrane of the joints, leading to pain and stiffness.


lexentry: eng/osteochondrosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osteochondrosis
trans_list: Osteochondrosis
sense:
(pathology) A family of orthopedic diseases of the joint that occur in children and in rapidly growing animals, characterized by interruption of the blood supply of a bone, necrosis, and regrowth.


lexentry: eng/osteopath__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osteopath
trans_list: Chiropraktiker
sense:
(alternative medicine) A non-physician healthcare practitioner who practices osteopathy by manipulating the skeleton and muscles. Not to be confused with Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) (also known as osteopathic physicians) who are full physicians like Doctors of Medicine (M.D.).


lexentry: eng/osteoporosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osteoporosis
trans_list: Osteoporose
sense:
(pathology) A disease, occurring especially in women following menopause, in which the bones become extremely porous and are subject to fracture.


lexentry: eng/osteotomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osteotomy
trans_list: Osteotomie
sense:
(surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting a bone. This is often performed to either lengthen, shorten, or straighten a bone.


lexentry: eng/ostinato__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ostinato
trans_list: Ostinato
sense:
(music) A piece of melody, a chord progression, or a bass figure that is repeated over and over as a musical accompaniment.


lexentry: eng/ostmark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ostmark
trans_list: Ostmark
sense:
(historical) The currency unit of the former German Democratic Republic (aka GDR, DDR, East Germany) until 1990, abbreviated DDM.


lexentry: eng/ostracism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ostracism
trans_list: Scherbengericht
sense:
(historical) In ancient Athens (and some other cities), the temporary banishment by popular vote of a citizen considered dangerous to the state. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/ostracize__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ostracize
trans_list: ausgrenzen | ausschließen | bannen | ostrakisieren | verbannen | verfemen
sense:
(by extension) To exclude a person from a community or from society by not communicating with them or by refusing to acknowledge their presence; to refuse to associate with or talk to; to shun. [from mid 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/ostrichism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ostrichism
trans_list: Straußenpolitik
sense:
(derogatory) A policy of burying one's head in the sand, that is, ignoring the reality of a situation. [from mid 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/otaku__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: otaku
trans_list: Otaku
sense:
(fandom) One with an obsessive interest in something, particularly (originally, _, pejorative) obsessive Japanese fans of anime or manga.


lexentry: eng/other_woman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: other woman
trans_list: Bettgenossin | Geliebte | Gespielin | Liebhaberin | Liebschaft | Verhältnis
sense:
(informal) A woman who is romantically involved with someone (usually a man) already in a committed relationship with another woman, especially a woman having an affair with a married man.


lexentry: eng/othering__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: othering
trans_list: Othering
sense:
(philosophy, politics) : the process of perceiving or portraying someone or something as essentially alien or different.


lexentry: eng/others__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: others
trans_list: Andere
sense:
Those remaining after one or more people or items have left, or done something else, or been excluded.


lexentry: eng/otherworldly__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: otherworldly
trans_list: jenseitig
sense:
Of, concerned with, or preoccupied with a different world than that of the tangible here and now, such as a heavenly, spiritual, or imaginary world.


lexentry: eng/otolith__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: otolith
trans_list: Otolith
sense:
(zoology) A small particle, comprised mainly of calcium carbonate, found in the inner ear of vertebrates, being part of the balance sense.


lexentry: eng/ottava_rima__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ottava rima
trans_list: Stanze | Oktave
sense:
(poetry) An arrangement of stanzas of eight lines in heroic verse, with three rhymes, the first six lines rhyming alternately and the last two forming a couplet (ab ab ab cc).


lexentry: eng/otter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: otter
trans_list: Otter | Fischotter
sense:
An aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae of the family Mustelidae, which also includes weasels, polecats, badgers, and others.


lexentry: eng/ottoman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ottoman
trans_list: Ottomane | Canapé | Couch
sense:
(furniture) An upholstered sofa, without arms or a back, sometimes with a compartment for storing linen etc.


lexentry: eng/oud__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oud
trans_list: Oud | Ud
sense:
(musical instrument) A short-necked and fretless plucked stringed instrument of the lute family, of Arab and Turkish origin.


lexentry: eng/ouroboros__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ouroboros
trans_list: Uroboros
sense:
(mythological creature) A serpent, dragon or worm that eats its own tail, a representation of the continuous cycle of life and death.


lexentry: eng/ourself__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ourself
trans_list: Uns | uns
sense:
(reflexive pronoun) The reflexive of the royal or editorial we: myself (as used by a monarch, writer or speaker who is referring to themself as we).


lexentry: eng/ouster__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ouster
trans_list: Amtsenthebung | Vertreibung
sense:
(now, _, chiefly, _, US) Specifically, the forceful removal of a politician or regime from power; coup.


lexentry: eng/out-of-band__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: out-of-band
trans_list: Out-of-Band-
sense:
(telecommunications, by extension) Relating to communication on a different channel, or by a different method, from that of the primary communication channel.


lexentry: eng/out-of-band__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: out-of-band
trans_list: Out-of-Band-
sense:
(computer security) Relating to communication, such as identity verification, via a method other than the primary means of accessing the software.


lexentry: eng/out-of-body__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: out-of-body
trans_list: außerhalb des Körpers | außerkörperlich
sense:
Perceived as if from a position external to one's body; as if one's mind had separated from the body


lexentry: eng/out__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: out
trans_list: hinfort | raus
sense:
(procedure word, especially, military) A radio procedure word meaning that the station is finished with its transmission and does not expect a response.


lexentry: eng/out_of_one's_league__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: out of one's league
trans_list: eine Nummer zu groß für jemanden
sense:
In a situation in which one is mismatched with one or more others whose accomplishments, preparedness, or other characteristics are on a significantly higher or lower level than one's own.


lexentry: eng/out_of_print__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: out of print
trans_list: ausverkauft
sense:
(publishing) Not available from the publisher (of a printed work, especially a book, or a music release).


lexentry: eng/out_of_stock__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: out of stock
trans_list: Ende
sense:
(business) Synonym of sold out: temporarily unable to sell an item because no more are in inventory; unavailable because the usual stock in inventory has all been sold.


lexentry: eng/out_of_the_blue__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (idiomatic) unexpectedly; without warning or preparation.
written_rep: out of the blue
trans_list:
[[aus blauem Himmel|(wie) aus blauem Himmel]] | [[aus dem Nichts|(wie) aus dem Nichts]] | [[aus heiterem Himmel|(wie) aus heiterem Himmel]] | aus dem Blauen heraus


lexentry: eng/out_of_the_frying_pan,_into_the_fire__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: out of the frying pan, into the fire
trans_list: vom Regen in die Traufe
sense:
(idiomatic) Move or get from an already bad situation to a worse one; end up in a worse situation when trying to escape from a bad or difficult one.


lexentry: eng/out_of_touch__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: out of touch
trans_list: realitätsfremd
sense:
(idiomatic) No longer conversant with something, especially facts, reality, or the world; not aware or realistic.


lexentry: eng/out_on_one's_ear__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: out on one's ear
trans_list: abgeben
sense:
(informal) Fired, dismissed or thrown out, especially for some wrongdoing or otherwise with disgrace.


lexentry: eng/outback__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: outback
trans_list: Outback
sense:
(Australia) The most remote and desolate areas of Australia; the desert and areas too arid for growing crops.


lexentry: eng/outboard_motor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: outboard motor
trans_list: Außenbordmotor | Außenborder
sense:
A detachable and pivotable propulsion unit fitted over the transom of a boat, comprising an engine that drives a propeller.


lexentry: eng/outbuilding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: outbuilding
trans_list: Nebengebäude
sense:
A building, such as a barn, shed, or garage, that is separate from, but associated with some main building


lexentry: eng/outcompete__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: outcompete
trans_list: auskonkurrieren | verdrängen
sense:
To be more successful than a competitor; especially to thrive in the presence of an organism that is competing for resources.


lexentry: eng/outer_ear__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: outer ear
trans_list: Außenohr
sense:
(anatomy) The outer portion of the ear which includes the auricle and the ear canal and leads to the eardrum.


lexentry: eng/outer_planet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: outer planet
trans_list: äußere Planet
sense:
(astronomy) Any planet of the Solar System whose orbit is located beyond the asteroid belt, i.e., any of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune.


lexentry: eng/outgas__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: outgas
trans_list: ausgasen
sense:
To release gaseous substances into the air, especially of a polymer material as it is aged or heated.


lexentry: eng/outgassing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: outgassing
trans_list: Ausgasen
sense:
The slow release of gas from a solid or liquid; especially, the release of gases into the atmosphere of a planet, or the release of gases from plastic parts.


lexentry: eng/outgoing__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: outgoing
trans_list: scheidend
sense:
(not comparable) Being replaced in office (while still in office but after election has determined that he/she will be replaced).


lexentry: eng/outing__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: outing
trans_list: Auftritt
sense:
A performance in public, for example in a drama, film, on a musical album, as a sports contestant etc.


lexentry: eng/outing__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: outing
trans_list: Outing
sense:
The practice of publicly revealing that a person is homosexual or transgender without that person's consent.


lexentry: eng/outlaw__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: outlaw
trans_list: Ächtung
sense:
(history) A criminal who is excluded from normal legal rights; one who can be killed at will without legal penalty.


lexentry: eng/outlier__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: outlier
trans_list: Ausreißer
sense:
(statistics) A value in a statistical sample which does not fit a pattern that describes most other data points; specifically, a value that lies 1.5 IQR beyond the upper or lower quartile.


lexentry: eng/outline__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: outline
trans_list: Entwurf
sense:
(film) A prose telling of a story intended to be turned into a screenplay; generally longer and more detailed than a treatment.


lexentry: eng/outmanoeuvre__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: outmanoeuvre
trans_list: ausmanövrieren
sense:
(British spelling, transitive) To perform manoeuvres or movements more successfully or better than; to surpass or get the advantage of in manoeuvring; to outgeneral.


lexentry: eng/output__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: output
trans_list: Ausgabe
sense:
(computing) Data sent out of the computer, as to output device such as a monitor or printer, or data sent from one program on the computer to another.


lexentry: eng/output__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: output
trans_list: ausgeben
sense:
(computing) To send data out of a computer, as to an output device such as a monitor or printer, or to send data from one program on the computer to another.


lexentry: eng/outreach__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: outreach
trans_list: Streetwork | Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
sense:
The act or practice of visiting and providing services (of a charity, church, or other organization) to people who might not otherwise have access to those services.


lexentry: eng/outreach__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: outreach
trans_list: missionieren | streetworken
sense:
(intransitive) To provide charitable or religious services to people who would otherwise not have access to those services.


lexentry: eng/outrigger__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: outrigger
trans_list: Ausleger
sense:
(nautical) A long thin timber, pontoon, or other float attached parallel to a canoe or boat by projecting struts as a means of preventing tipping or capsizing.


lexentry: eng/outro__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: outro
trans_list: Nachspiel
sense:
(music, informal) A portion of music at the end of a song; like an intro, but at the end instead of the beginning.


lexentry: eng/outside__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: outside
trans_list: draußen | außerhalb
sense:
To or in the outdoors or outside; to or in an area that is beyond the scope, limits, or borders of a given place.


lexentry: eng/outsource__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: outsource
trans_list: auslagern
sense:
(chiefly, US, business, management) To transfer the management and/or day-to-day execution of a business function to a third-party service provider.


lexentry: eng/outspoken__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
sense: Speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal; frank.
written_rep: outspoken
trans_list:
frank und frei redend | geradeaus sprechend | mit seiner Meinung nicht hinter dem Berg haltend | nicht drumherum redend | unverblümt


lexentry: eng/outtake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: outtake
trans_list: Nichtkopierer | Outtake | herausgeschnittenes Filmmaterial
sense:
A portion of a recording (a take) that is not included in the final version of a film or a musical album, often because it contains a mistake.


lexentry: eng/outwork__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: outwork
trans_list: Vorwerk
sense:
(architecture, countable) A minor, subsidiary fortification built beyond the main limits of fortification.


lexentry: eng/ouvrierism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ouvrierism
trans_list: Ouvrierismus
sense:
(communism) The glorification of manual laborers, often in opposition to the leadership of labor or socialist movements.


lexentry: eng/ovarian_follicle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ovarian follicle
trans_list: Eibläschen | Ovarialfollikel
sense:
(anatomy) A spherical cellular aggregation found in the ovaries, each of them containing a single oocyte, or an immature ovum.


lexentry: eng/ovary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ovary
trans_list: Eierstock | Ovarium | Fruchtknoten | Ovar
sense:
(anatomy) A female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova and in mammals secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone.


lexentry: eng/over-the-counter__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: over-the-counter
trans_list: rezeptfrei
sense:
(pharmacology, of medicine and other treatments) Legal for sale or distribution without the requirement of a prescription.


lexentry: eng/over__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: over
trans_list: Schluss | kommen
sense:
(procedure word, military) A radio procedure word meaning that the station is finished with its transmission and is expecting a response.


lexentry: eng/over_a_barrel__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: over a barrel
trans_list: hoffnungslos
sense:
(idiomatic) In a disadvantageous or helpless situation, especially one in which one may be controlled or victimized.


lexentry: eng/over_easy__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: over easy
trans_list: sauer
sense:
(US) Of an egg prepared as food, fried on one side until most of the whites have cooked, then lightly fried on the other to finish cooking the whites, leaving the yolk unbroken and slightly soft (runny).


lexentry: eng/overage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overage
trans_list: Kassenüberschuss | Surplus | Überbestand | Überhang | Überschuss
sense:
A surplus of inventory or capacity or of cash that is greater than the amount in the record of an account.


lexentry: eng/overall__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overall
trans_list: Overall | Latzhose
sense:
(British) A garment worn over other clothing to protect it; a coverall or boiler suit. A garment, for manual labor or for casual wear, often made of a single piece of fabric, with long legs and a bib upper, supported from the shoulders with straps, and having several large pockets and loops for carrying tools.


lexentry: eng/overalls__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: overalls
trans_list: Latzhose
sense:
(US, Canada, Australia) Loose-fitting pants with supporting cross-straps and a panel of material in the chest (called a bib), often associated with farm work.


lexentry: eng/overcharge__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overcharge
trans_list: überziehen
sense:
(ambitransitive) To charge (somebody) more money than the correct amount or to surpass a certain limit while charging a bill.


lexentry: eng/overdo__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: overdo
trans_list: übertreiben | zu lange kochen
sense:
To give (someone or something) too much work; to require too much effort or strength of (someone); to use up too much of (something).


lexentry: eng/overexpose__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: overexpose
trans_list: überbelichten
sense:
(photography) To expose (film) to light during the development process for a longer time than is required to accurately produce the image.


lexentry: eng/overexposure__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: overexposure
trans_list: Überbelichtung
sense:
(photography) Exposure of film to light during the development process for a longer time than is required to accurately produce the image.


lexentry: eng/overfit__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overfit
trans_list: überanpassen
sense:
(statistics) To use a statistical model that has too many parameters relative to the size of the sample leading to a good fit with the sample data but a poor fit with new data.


lexentry: eng/overgrown__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overgrown
trans_list: überwachsen
sense:
Having large numbers of plants which have become too big, and are hence spoiling the picturesqueness of a garden.


lexentry: eng/overhand_knot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overhand knot
trans_list: Überhandknoten | Kreuzschlag
sense:
A particular very simple knot, used e.g. to prevent the end of a rope from unraveling, and as part of other knots.


lexentry: eng/overhang__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: overhang
trans_list: Überhang
sense:
Anything that overhangs or protrudes over its base, such as a wave immediately before breaking, or a protruding cliff or rock wall.


lexentry: eng/overhang_seat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overhang seat
trans_list: Überhangmandat
sense:
A legislative seat distribution, used to guarantee that a party gets their fair share of seats, when a party is entitled to fewer seats as a result of party votes than it has won constituencies. Additional seats granted to that party would be overhang seats.


lexentry: eng/overhead__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overhead
trans_list: allgemeine Unkosten
sense:
(uncountable, business, accounting) The expense of a business not directly assigned to goods or services provided.


lexentry: eng/overhead__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: overhead
trans_list: Mehraufwand
sense:
(uncountable) Any cost or expenditure (monetary, time, effort or otherwise) incurred in a project or activity, which does not directly contribute to its progress or outcome.


lexentry: eng/overhead__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: overhead
trans_list: Overhead
sense:
(computing) Data or steps of computation used only to facilitate the computations in the system and not directly related to the actual program code or data being processed.


lexentry: eng/overhead_press__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overhead press
trans_list: Schulterdrücken | Überkopfdrücken
sense:
(weightlifting) An exercise in which weight is lifted with the arms, which are straightened vertically over one's head.


lexentry: eng/overindulgence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overindulgence
trans_list: Maßlosigkeit | Völlerei | Übermäßigkeit | übermäßiger Genuss
sense:
An act of overindulging; indulgence in too much; pleasure or consumption taken in excess of what is satisfying or necessary.


lexentry: eng/overking__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overking
trans_list: Oberkönig
sense:
A king who has sovereignty over inferior kings or ruling princes; a ruler of an overkingdom; a king that is truly superior or supreme.


lexentry: eng/overlearn__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overlearn
trans_list: überlernen
sense:
To learn (something) more than is necessary; to study excessively, to take (something) too much to heart.


lexentry: eng/overload__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: overload
trans_list: überladen
sense:
(transitive, object-oriented) To create different functions for the same name, to be used in different contexts.


lexentry: eng/overloading__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overloading
trans_list: Überladen
sense:
(object-oriented) A type of polymorphism, where different functions, operators or variables with the same name are invoked based on the data types of the parameters passed.


lexentry: eng/overlook__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: overlook
trans_list: übersehen
sense:
To pretend not to have noticed (something, especially a mistake or flaw); to pass over (something) without censure or punishment.


lexentry: eng/overnutrition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overnutrition
trans_list: Überernährung
sense:
A form of malnutrition in which nutrients are oversupplied relative to the amounts required for normal growth, development, and metabolism


lexentry: eng/overplay__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: overplay
trans_list: aufbauschen
sense:
(ambitransitive) To overestimate one's strength in a game or event, which ultimately may end in a defeat.


lexentry: eng/overpopulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overpopulation
trans_list: Überbevölkerung | Übervölkerung
sense:
(biology, demography) An excessive number of occupants (people, animals, plants, etc.) in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them.


lexentry: eng/overrated__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overrated
trans_list: überschätzt | überbewertet
sense:
Given an undue amount of credit for quality or merit in a field; not necessarily related to popularity.


lexentry: eng/overreach__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overreach
trans_list: Übergriff | Übergriffigkeit
sense:
(also, figuratively) An act of extending or reaching over, especially if too far or too much; overextension.


lexentry: eng/overreach__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: overreach
trans_list: sich unangemessen verhalten hinsichtlich | überspannen | überstrapazieren
sense:
(ambitransitive, figuratively) To do something beyond an appropriate limit, or beyond one's ability.


lexentry: eng/override__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: override
trans_list: überschreiben
sense:
(object-oriented) To define a new behaviour of a method by creating the same method of the superclass with the same name and signature.


lexentry: eng/overrun__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overrun
trans_list: überrennen
sense:
(transitive) To defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing the enemy positions conclusively.


lexentry: eng/overseas_territory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overseas territory
trans_list: Überseegebiet
sense:
A country or smaller territory which politically is either an integral part of - or in some dependent (e.g. colonial) relationship with another state, but is geographically separated from that 'mother state' by the sea, without bordering it or its coastal waters


lexentry: eng/overshare__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: overshare
trans_list: ausplaudern
sense:
To offer inappropriate disclosure concerning one's personal life to others, now especially on social media.


lexentry: eng/oversite__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: oversite
trans_list: Sauberkeitsschicht | Unterbeton
sense:
(construction) An oversite slab, a slab on grade, a flat, solid layer of concrete laid over prepared ground, usually serving as a base for flooring or for pouring the reinforced concrete floor slab (base plate).


lexentry: eng/overstep__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overstep
trans_list: über­tre­ten
sense:
(transitive) To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.


lexentry: eng/overstrain__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overstrain
trans_list: überfordern | überlasten
sense:
(ambitransitive) To subject to an excessive demand on strength, resources, abilities, or the imagination.


lexentry: eng/overtime__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: overtime
trans_list: Überstundenvergütung | Mehrarbeitszuschlag | Zuschlag | Überstundenlohn | Überstundenzuschlag
sense:
(uncountable) The rate of pay, usually higher, for work done outside of or in addition to regular hours.


lexentry: eng/overtime__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: overtime
trans_list: Verlängerung | Overtime
sense:
(sports, countable, US) An extra period of play when a contest has a tie score at the end of regulation.


lexentry: eng/overtone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overtone
trans_list: Oberton
sense:
(physics, music) A tone whose frequency is an integer multiple of another; a member of the harmonic series. [from 1867]


lexentry: eng/overture__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: overture
trans_list: Angebot | Annäherungsversuch | Offerte
sense:
(often in plural) An approach or proposal made to initiate communication, establish a relationship etc. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/overvalued_idea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overvalued idea
trans_list: überwertige Idee
sense:
(psychiatry) A false or exaggerated and sustained belief that is maintained with much less than delusional intensity (i.e., the individual is able to acknowledge the possibility that the ideas may not be true). The belief is accompanied by a strong emotional response, that take priority over all other mental activity.


lexentry: eng/overweight__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overweight
trans_list: übergewichtig
sense:
(of a person) Having a higher weight, especially body fat, than what is generally considered healthy for a given body type and height.


lexentry: eng/overweight__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: overweight
trans_list: überladen
sense:
(transportation, legal, of a vehicle) Weighing more than what is allowed for safety or legal commerce.


lexentry: eng/ovine__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ovine
trans_list: Schaf
sense:
(comparable) Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a sheep; also, (not comparable) of an animal: from the genus Ovis.


lexentry: eng/ovine__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ovine
trans_list: schafsmäßig
sense:
(comparable, figuratively) Resembling a sheep in character; acquiescent, easily influenced, passive, or willing to follow a leader blindly.


lexentry: eng/owe__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: owe
trans_list: schulden | schuldig sein
sense:
(ditransitive) To be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone.


lexentry: eng/owl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: owl
trans_list: Eule | Uhu | Eulenvogel
sense:
Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement, and good hearing. [from 8th c.]


lexentry: eng/own__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: own
trans_list: eigen
sense:
Belonging to; possessed; acquired; proper to; property of; titled to; held in one's name; under/using the name of. Often marks a possessive determiner as reflexive, referring back to the subject of the clause or sentence.


lexentry: eng/own__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: own
trans_list: besitzen | haben
sense:
(transitive) To have rightful possession of (property, goods or capital); to have legal title to; to acquire a property or asset.


lexentry: eng/own_goal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: own goal
trans_list: Eigentor
sense:
(sports) A goal that results from a player putting the ball or puck into the goal of their own team; the resulting goal being scored for the opposition.


lexentry: eng/oxalic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oxalic acid
trans_list: Oxalsäure
sense:
(carboxylic acid) A colourless, crystalline dicarboxylic acid, TemplateParserError:LuaError, found in rhubarb, spinach and other plants, often as crystals of the calcium salt.


lexentry: eng/oxbow_lake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oxbow lake
trans_list: Altwasser | Altarm
sense:
A crescent-shaped lake formed near a flat-valleyed river when one of its meanders becomes pinched off and isolated.


lexentry: eng/oxidase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oxidase
trans_list: Oxidase
sense:
(enzyme) Any of many enzymes which catalyze oxidation reactions, especially ones using molecular oxygen.


lexentry: eng/oxidation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: oxidation
trans_list: Oxidation
sense:
(chemistry) A reaction in which the atoms of an element lose electrons and the oxidation state of the element increases.


lexentry: eng/oxidizing_agent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oxidizing agent
trans_list: Oxidationsmittel
sense:
(chemistry) Any substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another; in so doing, it becomes reduced.


lexentry: eng/oximeter__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: oximeter
trans_list: Oximeter
sense:
(medicine, specifically) A device that measures the oxygen saturation of arterial blood. [from 1942]


lexentry: eng/oxonium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oxonium
trans_list: Oxonium
sense:
(inorganic chemistry) Any univalent oxygen cation derived from water, the simplest of which is the hydronium ion (H3O+).


lexentry: eng/oxtail__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: oxtail
trans_list: Ochsenschlepp | Ochsenschwanz
sense:
A cut of meat taken from the tail of a cow or calf; it requires long, slow braising, and is used to prepare oxtail soup.


lexentry: eng/oxycodone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oxycodone
trans_list: Oxycodon
sense:
(organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) An addictive, semisynthetic opioid (trademark OxyContin) that is similar to morphine in effect and structure; C18H21NO4.


lexentry: eng/oxygen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oxygen
trans_list: Sauerstoff | Oxygen | Oxygenium | Sauerstoffatom
sense:
The chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 15.9994. It is a colorless and odorless gas.


lexentry: eng/oxygen_bar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oxygen bar
trans_list: Sauerstoffbar
sense:
A nightclub or similar venue in which patrons pay to inhale doses of gas containing concentrations of oxygen higher than in air.


lexentry: eng/oxymoron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oxymoron
trans_list: Oxymoron
sense:
(rhetoric) A figure of speech in which two words or phrases with opposing meanings are used together intentionally for effect.


lexentry: eng/oxytocin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oxytocin
trans_list: Oxytocin | Ocytocin
sense:
(hormone) A hormone that stimulates contractions during labor, and then the production of milk; also plays a role in social bonding.


lexentry: eng/oyster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oyster
trans_list: Auster
sense:
Any of certain marine bivalve mollusks, especially those of the family Ostreidae (the true oysters), usually found adhering to rocks or other fixed objects in shallow water along the seacoasts, or in brackish water in the mouth of rivers.


lexentry: eng/oyster__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: oyster
trans_list: Auster | Pfaffenschnittchen | Pfaffenstückchen
sense:
The delicate oyster-shaped morsel of dark meat contained in a small cavity of the bone on each side of the lower part of the back of a fowl.


lexentry: eng/oyster_mushroom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oyster mushroom
trans_list: Austernpilz | Austern-Seitling
sense:
(US) The mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus, which in the wild grows chiefly on hardwood trees, and is cultivated for food.


lexentry: eng/oyster_plant__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: oyster plant
trans_list: Haferwurzel
sense:
Tragopogon porrifolius (common salsify, vegetable oyster, purple salsify, Jerusalem star), cultivated for its light-skinned edible root


lexentry: eng/oystercatcher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oystercatcher
trans_list: Austernfischer
sense:
Any of several black or pied coastal wading birds in the genus Haematopus that have a long red or orange bill and feed on shellfish.


lexentry: eng/ozone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ozone
trans_list: Ozon
sense:
(inorganic chemistry) An allotrope of oxygen (symbol O₃) having three atoms in the molecule instead of the usual two; it is a toxic gas, generated from oxygen by electrical discharge.


lexentry: eng/ozone_hole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ozone hole
trans_list: Ozonloch
sense:
A region of the stratosphere over Antarctica (and a smaller one over the Arctic) that is depleted of ozone in the local spring.


lexentry: eng/ozone_layer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ozone layer
trans_list: Ozonschicht | Ozonosphäre
sense:
A region of the stratosphere, between 15 and 30 kilometres in altitude, containing a relatively high concentration of ozone, which absorbs most solar ultraviolet radiation.


lexentry: eng/ozonosphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ozonosphere
trans_list: Ozonosphäre
sense:
A layer in part of the stratosphere that has a larger than normal concentration of ozone; the ozone layer.


lexentry: eng/p-adic_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: p-adic number
trans_list: p-adische Zahl
sense:
(number theory) An element of a completion of the field of rational numbers with respect to a p-adic ultrametric.


lexentry: eng/p.m.__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: p.m.
trans_list: am Nachmittag | nachmittags
sense:
(used after the hour) In the 12-hour period from noon to midnight (the latter half of the day) when using the 12-hour clock.


lexentry: eng/paan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paan
trans_list: Betelbissen | Betelpriem
sense:
A psychoactive preparation of betel leaf combined with areca nut and/or cured tobacco, chewed recreationally in Asia; such a preparation served wrapped in the leaf. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/paca__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paca
trans_list: Paka
sense:
Any of the large rodents of the genus Cuniculus (but see also its synonyms), native to Central America and South America, which have dark brown or black fur, a white or yellowish underbelly and rows of white spots along the sides.


lexentry: eng/pacarana__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pacarana
trans_list: Pakarana
sense:
A large, rare, slow-moving rodent, Dinomys branickii, with a thick, furry tail, native to South America, the second-largest rodent after the capybara.


lexentry: eng/pace__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pace
trans_list: Schritt
sense:
The distance covered in a step (or sometimes two), either vaguely or according to various specific set measurements. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/pace__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pace
trans_list: Gangart
sense:
A manner of walking, running or dancing; the rate or style of how someone moves with their feet. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/pace__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: pace
trans_list: Pass | Passgang
sense:
(cricket) A measure of the hardness of a pitch and of the tendency of a cricket ball to maintain its speed after bouncing. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pace_egg__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pace egg
trans_list: Osterei
sense:
A hard-boiled coloured egg traditionally made at Easter, often given to relatives and friends as a token of goodwill. It was traditional to jarp with the eggs before eating them.


lexentry: eng/pacemaker__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pacemaker
trans_list: Herzschrittmacher | Pacemaker
sense:
(hence, medicine) A medical implement that is used to stimulate a heart to beat by simulating the action of the natural pacemaker.


lexentry: eng/pachyderm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pachyderm
trans_list: Dickhäuter
sense:
(obsolete, zoology) A member of the obsolete taxonomic order Pachydermata, grouping of thick-skinned, hoofed animals such as the rhinoceros, hippopotamus, elephant and tapir.


lexentry: eng/pachyderm__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pachyderm
trans_list: Dickhäuter
sense:
(idiomatic) A person with thick skin; someone who is not affected by or does not care what others say about them.


lexentry: eng/pachytene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pachytene
trans_list: Pachytän
sense:
(biology) The third stage of prophase 1 of meiosis, during which the chromosomes shorten and divide into four chromatids.


lexentry: eng/pacifier__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pacifier
trans_list: Schnuller | Beruhigungssauger
sense:
(North America) A rubber or plastic device imitating a nipple that goes into a baby’s mouth, used to calm and quiet the baby. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/pacifism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pacifism
trans_list: Pazifismus
sense:
The conviction that it is morally wrong to settle disputes (especially between countries) by war or other violent means. [from c. 1900]


lexentry: eng/pacify__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pacify
trans_list: befrieden
sense:
(transitive) To bring peace to (a place or situation), by ending war, fighting, violence, anger or agitation.


lexentry: eng/pack-year__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pack-year
trans_list: Packungsjahr
sense:
(medicine, smoking) A unit for estimating the number of cigarettes a person has smoked previously; it is calculated by multiplying the average number of packs (each containing 20 cigarettes) the person smokes per day by the number of years the person has smoked.


lexentry: eng/pack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pack
trans_list: Packung | Pack
sense:
A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back, but also a load for an animal, a bale.


lexentry: eng/pack__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pack
trans_list: einpacken | verpacken | packen
sense:
(physical) To put or bring things together in a limited or confined space, especially for storage or transport.


lexentry: eng/pack__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pack
trans_list: packen | einpacken | verpacken
sense:
(transitive) To make a pack of; to arrange closely and securely in a pack; hence, to place and arrange compactly as in a pack


lexentry: eng/package__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: package
trans_list: Paket
sense:
(software) A piece of software which has been prepared in such a way that it can be installed with a package manager.


lexentry: eng/package__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: package
trans_list: einpacken | packen
sense:
To prepare (a book, a television series, etc.), including all stages from research to production, in order to sell the result to a publisher or broadcaster.


lexentry: eng/package_holiday__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: package holiday
trans_list: Pauschalreise | Pauschalurlaub
sense:
(chiefly, British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) A holiday that consists of transport and accommodation advertised and sold together by a vendor known as a tour operator.


lexentry: eng/packed_lunch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: packed lunch
trans_list: Futterpaket
sense:
A picnic meal, sandwiches or anything packed and intended to be eaten away from home; especially, one packed at home as opposed to a portable packaged lunch from a vendor.


lexentry: eng/packet__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: packet
trans_list: Paket
sense:
(networking) A small fragment of data as transmitted on some types of network, notably Ethernet networks (Wikipedia).


lexentry: eng/packetization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: packetization
trans_list: Paketierung
sense:
(signal processing) The act or process of bundling data into packets according to a specific protocol


lexentry: eng/pad_printing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pad printing
trans_list: Tampondruck
sense:
A printing process that can transfer a 2-D image onto a 3-D object, the image being transferred from the cliché via a silicone pad onto a substrate.


lexentry: eng/paddle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paddle
trans_list: Paddel | Schieber
sense:
A two-handed implement consisting of a shaft with one or two blades attached to the end(s) used to propel a canoe, kayak or a small boat. A paddle is unattached to the boat and freely operated with the hands, compared with an oar which is attached to the boat at a pivot point.


lexentry: eng/paddle_wheel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paddle wheel
trans_list: Schaufelrad
sense:
(nautical) A large wheel, fitted with paddles, used to propel a vessel (especially a paddle steamer)


lexentry: eng/paddlefish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paddlefish
trans_list: Löffelstör
sense:
Any of several primitive fish, of the family Polyodontidae, that have a long snout shaped like a paddle.


lexentry: eng/paddock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paddock
trans_list: Koppel
sense:
(also, figuratively) A small enclosure or field of grassland, especially one used to exercise or graze horses or other animals.


lexentry: eng/paddock__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: paddock
trans_list: Fahrerlager
sense:
(motor racing) An area at a racing circuit where the racing vehicles are parked and worked on before and between races.


lexentry: eng/paddy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: paddy
trans_list: Reisfeld
sense:
(countable) A paddy field, a rice paddy; an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/pagan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pagan
trans_list: Heide | Heidin | Ungläubige | Ungläubiger
sense:
A person not adhering to a main world religion; a follower of a pantheistic or nature-worshipping religion.


lexentry: eng/page-turner__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: page-turner
trans_list: Notenwender | Notenumblätterer | Seitenumblätterer | Umblätterer
sense:
(music) An individual who is responsible for turning the pages of another musician's (especially a pianist or organist's) sheet music during a performance.


lexentry: eng/page__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: page
trans_list: Seite | Folio
sense:
(computing) A screenful of text and possibly other content; especially, the digital simulation of one side of a paper leaf.


lexentry: eng/page__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: page
trans_list: Page
sense:
(historical) A serving boy; a youth attending a person of high degree, especially at courts, often as a position of honor and education.


lexentry: eng/page__Verb__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: page
trans_list: anpiepen
sense:
(transitive, telecommunications, dated) To contact (someone) by means of a pager or other mobile device.


lexentry: eng/pagination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pagination
trans_list: Paginierung
sense:
The act of creating pages for a document, book, etc., or determining when to truncate text on the pages.


lexentry: eng/pagoda__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pagoda
trans_list: Pagode
sense:
A religious building in South and Southeast Asia, especially a multi-storey tower erected as a Hindu or Buddhist temple. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/pahoehoe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pahoehoe
trans_list: Fladenlava | Pahoehoe-Lava
sense:
A form of lava flow of basaltic rock, usually dark-colored with a smooth or ropey surface. It is one of two chief forms of lava flow emitted from volcanoes of the Hawaiian type, the other form being aa.


lexentry: eng/pain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pain
trans_list: Schmerz
sense:
(countable, and, uncountable) An ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt.


lexentry: eng/pain__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pain
trans_list: Schmerz
sense:
(uncountable) The condition or fact of suffering or anguish especially mental, as opposed to pleasure; torment; distress


lexentry: eng/pain__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pain
trans_list: schmerzen
sense:
(transitive) To hurt; to put to bodily uneasiness or anguish; to afflict with uneasy sensations of any degree of intensity; to torment; to torture.


lexentry: eng/painter's_tape__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: painter's tape
trans_list: Abdeckband
sense:
masking tape specifically intended to protect areas from paint, having a weaker adhesive than regular masking tape


lexentry: eng/painter__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: painter
trans_list: Fangleine
sense:
(obsolete) A chain or rope used to attach the shank of an anchor to the side of a ship when not in use. [14th–17th c.]


lexentry: eng/painter__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: painter
trans_list: Fangleine
sense:
(nautical) A rope that is attached to the bow of a dinghy, or other small boat, and used for tying up or towing. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/painting_by_numbers__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: painting by numbers
trans_list: Malen nach Zahlen
sense:
A recreation in which a board containing a picture to be painted is made up of numbered areas, each number corresponding to a colour of paint to be applied.


lexentry: eng/pair__Noun__1
sense_num: 15
written_rep: pair
trans_list: Gelenk
sense:
(kinematics) In a mechanism, two elements, or bodies, which are so applied to each other as to mutually constrain relative motion; named in accordance with the motion it permits, as in turning pair, sliding pair, twisting pair.


lexentry: eng/pair_of_compasses__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pair of compasses
trans_list: Zirkel
sense:
A tool for drawing accurate circles or arches, usually consisting of two arms joined at one end in such a way that the arms can be opened and closed; one of the arms is pointed at its free end while the other holds a pencil, pencil lead or some other implement for making marks.


lexentry: eng/pairwise_disjoint__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pairwise disjoint
trans_list: paarweise disjunkt
sense:
(mathematics, set theory, of a collection of two or more sets) Let \{A_\lambda\}_{\lambda\in\Lambda} be any collection of sets indexed by a set \Lambda. We call the indexed collection pairwise disjoint if for any two distinct indices, \lambda,\mu\in\Lambda, the sets A_\lambda and A_\mu are disjoint.


lexentry: eng/pajamas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pajamas
trans_list: Pyjama | Schlafanzug | Pölter
sense:
Clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in, usually consisting of a loose-fitting shirt and pants/trousers.


lexentry: eng/paktong__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paktong
trans_list: Packfong | Packtong | Pakfong | Paktong | chinesisches Weißkupfer
sense:
An alloy of zinc, copper and nickel, closely resembling silver, of Chinese origin; any of a number of similar alloys developed in imitation of the Chinese product.


lexentry: eng/palaestra__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palaestra
trans_list: Palästra
sense:
(historical) A public area in ancient Greece and Rome dedicated to the teaching and practice of wrestling and other sports; a wrestling school, a gymnasium. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/palanquin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palanquin
trans_list: Sänfte
sense:
A covered type of litter for a stretched-out passenger, carried on four poles on the shoulders of four or more bearers, as formerly used (also by colonials) in eastern Asia.


lexentry: eng/palatalize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palatalize
trans_list: palatalisieren
sense:
(phonetics, transitive) To pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth when that sound normally would not be so pronounced.


lexentry: eng/palate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palate
trans_list: Gaumen
sense:
(anatomy) The roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/palatine_tonsil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palatine tonsil
trans_list: Gaumenmandel
sense:
(anatomy) One of the two tonsils that can be seen on the left and right sides at the back of the throat.


lexentry: eng/palaver__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: palaver
trans_list: Palaver
sense:
(North America, archaic British) Talk, especially unnecessary talk; chatter. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/pale_clouded_yellow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pale clouded yellow
trans_list: Goldene Acht
sense:
A small butterfly (Colias hyale) of the family Pieridae found in most of Europe and large parts of Asia.


lexentry: eng/paleobotany__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paleobotany
trans_list: Paläozoologie
sense:
The branch of paleontology that deals with the study of plant fossils. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/paleoconservative__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paleoconservative
trans_list: Paleokonservative
sense:
(US politics) A political conservative who espouses paleoconservatism, opposing mass immigration, embracing states' rights and supporting cultural conservatism and social structures perceived to be traditional.


lexentry: eng/paleologism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paleologism
trans_list: Paleologismus
sense:
A word or phrase that was coined in the distant past, often now obscured, or if recently used: possibly having a definition or implication different from that of any earlier usage.


lexentry: eng/paleontology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paleontology
trans_list: Paläontologie
sense:
(American spelling) Study of the forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times, especially as represented by fossils.


lexentry: eng/paleozoology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paleozoology
trans_list: Paläozoologie
sense:
(zoology) The branch of zoology dealing with fossils, and the creatures that were transformed into them


lexentry: eng/palette_knife__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palette knife
trans_list: Palettmesser
sense:
In painting, a small, edge-less, more or less flexible steel blade used to mix paint on a palette and sometimes to apply paint to a surface.


lexentry: eng/palfrey__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palfrey
trans_list: Zelter
sense:
(historical) A small horse with a smooth, ambling gait, popular in the Middle Ages with nobles and women for riding (contrasted with a warhorse).


lexentry: eng/palilalia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palilalia
trans_list: Palilalie
sense:
(clinical psychology) A complex tic comprising the repetition or echoing of one's own spoken words, which may sound like stuttering.


lexentry: eng/palimpsest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palimpsest
trans_list: Palimpsest
sense:
A manuscript or document that has been erased or scraped clean, for reuse of the paper, parchment, vellum, or other medium on which it was written.


lexentry: eng/palindrome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palindrome
trans_list: Palindrom
sense:
A word, phrase, number or any other sequence of units which has the property of reading the same forwards as it does backwards, character for character, sometimes disregarding punctuation, capitalization and diacritics.


lexentry: eng/pall__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pall
trans_list: Göpel
sense:
(heraldic charge) A charge representing an archbishop's pallium, having the form of the letter Y, sometimes charged with crosses.


lexentry: eng/pallet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pallet
trans_list: Palette | Transportpalette
sense:
A portable platform, usually designed to be easily moved by a forklift, on which goods can be stacked, for transport or storage.


lexentry: eng/pallet_jack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pallet jack
trans_list: Hubwagen
sense:
A manually operated device used to lift and move pallets chiefly within a warehouse; the most basic form of a forklift.


lexentry: eng/palliate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: palliate
trans_list: beschönigen
sense:
To cover or disguise the seriousness of (a mistake, offence etc.) by excuses and apologies. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/palliative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: palliative
trans_list: palliativ | lindernd | beschönigend
sense:
(medicine) Minimising the progression of a disease and relieving undesirable symptoms for as long as possible, rather than attempting to cure the (usually incurable) disease.


lexentry: eng/palliative_care__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palliative care
trans_list: Palliativpflege
sense:
A specialized area of healthcare that focuses on relieving and preventing the suffering of patients.


lexentry: eng/pallisander__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pallisander
trans_list: Palisander
sense:
a dense, heavy wood, similar to teak or mahogany, mostly from species of Dalbergia and Pterocarpus, as well as Machaerium


lexentry: eng/palm__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palm
trans_list: Handfläche | Handteller
sense:
The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.


lexentry: eng/palm_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palm card
trans_list: Kartei
sense:
A small card listing items to be discussed in a speech or presentation, usually in bullet point form, to assist the speaker.


lexentry: eng/palm_cockatoo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palm cockatoo
trans_list: Arakakadu
sense:
Probosciger aterrimus, a large smoky-grey or black parrot of the cockatoo family native to New Guinea and far north Queensland, Australia, with a large black beak and prominent red cheek patches.


lexentry: eng/palm_oil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palm oil
trans_list: Palmöl
sense:
An edible plant oil derived from the mesocarp (reddish pulp) of the fruit of the oil palm (Elaeis guineensis).


lexentry: eng/palm_tree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palm tree
trans_list: Palme | Palmbaum | Palmenbaum
sense:
A tree of the family Arecaceae usually characterised by having a single stem or trunk, directly from which sprout several leaves or fronds giving a shape like an outstretched hand.


lexentry: eng/palmer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palmer
trans_list: Pilger
sense:
(now, historical) A pilgrim who had been to the Holy Land and who brought back a palm branch in signification; a wandering religious votary.


lexentry: eng/palmitic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palmitic acid
trans_list: Palmitinsäure
sense:
(fatty acid) One of the most common saturated fatty acids; it is found in all animal and most vegetable oils and fats; it is used in the manufacture of soap etc.


lexentry: eng/palo_verde__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palo verde
trans_list: Türkisch
sense:
(US) Any of a variety of trees in the genus Parkinsonia, with characteristic green bark, found in desert areas of North America.


lexentry: eng/palpate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palpate
trans_list: abtasten | palpieren
sense:
To examine or otherwise explore through touch, particularly (medical) in reference to an area or organ of the human body.


lexentry: eng/palpation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palpation
trans_list: Palpation
sense:
(medicine) The act of feeling or pushing on various parts of a patient’s body to determine medical condition such as the normality of organs or the presence or absence of tumors, swelling, muscle tension, etc.


lexentry: eng/palpitation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palpitation
trans_list: Herzklopfen | Palpitation
sense:
An abnormal beating of the heart that may be perceived by the patient, a result of excitement, exertion, or illness.


lexentry: eng/palsy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palsy
trans_list: Lähmung
sense:
(pathology) Complete or partial muscle paralysis of a body part, often accompanied by a loss of feeling and uncontrolled body movements such as shaking.


lexentry: eng/palynology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palynology
trans_list: Palynologie
sense:
(science) The scientific study of spores, pollen and particulate organic matter in various matrices including the air (pollen counts), crime scenes, and sedimentary rocks.


lexentry: eng/pamphlet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pamphlet
trans_list: Flugschrift | Pamphlet
sense:
A small, brief printed work, consisting either of a folded sheet of paper, or several sheets bound together into a booklet with only a paper cover, formerly containing literary compositions, newsletters, and newspapers, but now chiefly informational matter.


lexentry: eng/panacea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panacea
trans_list: Allheilmittel | Panazee
sense:
A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all.


lexentry: eng/pancreas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pancreas
trans_list: Bauchspeicheldrüse | Pankreas
sense:
(anatomy) A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid into the duodenum to help with food digestion. The fluid contains protease, carbohydrase and lipase, which breaks down larger molecules into smaller pieces. The pancreas also produces the hormones insulin and glucagon which regulate blood sugar. These hormones are released into the cardiovascular system.


lexentry: eng/pancytopenia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pancytopenia
trans_list: Panzytopenie
sense:
(pathology) A reduction in the numbers of red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets in the blood


lexentry: eng/pandect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pandect
trans_list: Pandekten
sense:
(Ancient Rome, law, historical) Usually in the plural form Pandects: a compendium or digest of writings on Roman law divided in 50 books, compiled in the 6th century C.E. by order of the Eastern Roman emperor Justinian I (c. 482–565).


lexentry: eng/pandeism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pandeism
trans_list: Pandeismus
sense:
(religion) A belief in a god who is both pantheistic and deistic, in particular a god who designed the universe and then became it and ceased to exist separately and act consciously with respect to it.


lexentry: eng/pandemic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pandemic
trans_list: pandemisch
sense:
(epidemiology) Of a disease: epidemic over a wide geographical area and affecting a large proportion of the population; also, of or pertaining to a disease of this nature.


lexentry: eng/pandemic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pandemic
trans_list: Pandemie
sense:
(epidemiology) A pandemic disease; a disease that affects a wide geographical area and a large proportion of the population.


lexentry: eng/pandemonium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pandemonium
trans_list: Anarchie | Hexensabbat | Tohuwabohu | Tumult
sense:
A loud, wild, tumultuous protest, disorder, or chaotic situation, usually of a crowd, often violent.


lexentry: eng/pander__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pander
trans_list: Befriedigung verschaffen | anbiedern | andienen | befriedigen | frönen | huldigen
sense:
(intransitive) To tempt with, to appeal or cater to (improper motivations, etc.); to assist in gratification.


lexentry: eng/pandiculation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pandiculation
trans_list: Räkeln | Strecken
sense:
A stretching and stiffening of the trunk and extremities, as when fatigued and drowsy or on waking, often accompanied by yawning.


lexentry: eng/panel__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: panel
trans_list: Diskussionsrunde
sense:
A group of people gathered to judge, interview, discuss etc. as on a television or radio broadcast for example.


lexentry: eng/panel_discussion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panel discussion
trans_list: Podiumsdiskussion
sense:
A conversation about a specific topic conducted by a group of experts, usually either in the presence of an audience or in a broadcast (or both).


lexentry: eng/panelling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panelling
trans_list: Holzvertäfelung | Vertäfelung | Paneel
sense:
(British spelling) The panels with which a surface (especially an indoor wall) is covered, considered collectively.


lexentry: eng/panentheism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panentheism
trans_list: Panentheismus
sense:
(philosophy, religion) A doctrine that the universe subsists within God, but that God nevertheless transcends or has some existence separate from the universe.


lexentry: eng/panettone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panettone
trans_list: Panettone
sense:
A soft Italian sourdough brioche from Milan, with candied fruit, usually prepared for Christmas as a dessert.


lexentry: eng/panforte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panforte
trans_list: Panforte
sense:
A dense flat cake made with honey, hazelnuts, almonds, candied fruit, cocoa and spices; a speciality of Siena.


lexentry: eng/pang__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pang
trans_list: Schmerz | Stechen
sense:
(often, in the plural) A paroxysm of extreme physical pain or anguish; a feeling of sudden and transitory agony; a throe.


lexentry: eng/pang__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pang
trans_list: Anfall | Stich
sense:
(often, in the plural) A sudden sharp feeling of an emotional or mental nature, as of joy or sorrow.


lexentry: eng/pang_of_conscience__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pang of conscience
trans_list: Gewissensbiss
sense:
(often, in the plural) A feeling of shame, guilt, or embarrassment, resulting from behavior which one regrets.


lexentry: eng/panga__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panga
trans_list: Pangasius
sense:
Any of various edible freshwater fish of the genus Pangasius, native to southeast Asia, especially the iridescent shark, Pangasius hypophthalmus, now reclassified as Pangasianodon hypophthalmus.


lexentry: eng/pangolin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pangolin
trans_list: Schuppentier | Tannenzapfentier
sense:
The scaly anteater; any of several long-tailed, scale-covered mammals of the order Pholidota of tropical Africa and Asia, the sole extant genus of which is Manis.


lexentry: eng/panhandle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: panhandle
trans_list: Zipfel | Gebietskorridor | Gebietszipfel | Landkorridor | Landzipfel | Pfannenstiel
sense:
(cartography, US) On a map, any arm or projection suggestive of the handle of a pan; an especially elongate salient.


lexentry: eng/panhandle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panhandle
trans_list: betteln
sense:
(US) To beg for money, especially with a container in hand for receiving loose change, especially on the street, and particularly, as a bum.


lexentry: eng/panhandler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panhandler
trans_list: Bettler | Bettlerin
sense:
One who panhandles; an urban beggar who typically stands on a street with an outstretched container in hand, begging for loose change or money.


lexentry: eng/panic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panic
trans_list: Panik
sense:
(uncountable) Overwhelming fear or fright, often affecting groups of people or animals; (countable) an instance of this; a fright, a scare.


lexentry: eng/panic_attack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panic attack
trans_list: Panikattacke | Panikanfall
sense:
A sudden period of intense anxiety, mounting physiological arousal, fear, stomach problems and discomfort that are associated with a variety of somatic and cognitive symptoms.


lexentry: eng/panic_buying__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panic buying
trans_list: Panikkauf | Panikkäufe
sense:
(business, finance) The buying of commodities or other assets earlier than normal, or in quantities greater than normal, because of rumours of coming shortages or price rises.


lexentry: eng/pankration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pankration
trans_list: Pankration
sense:
(martial arts) An Ancient Greek martial art combining aspects of boxing and wrestling, introduced in the Greek Olympic games in 648 BC.


lexentry: eng/panna_cotta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panna cotta
trans_list: Pannacotta | Panna cotta
sense:
A northern Italian dessert consisting of flavoured double cream set with gelatine, often served with fruit sauce or caramel syrup.


lexentry: eng/pannier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pannier
trans_list: Fahrradtasche | Packtasche
sense:
A large basket or bag fastened, usually in pairs, to the back of a bicycle or pack animal, or carried in pairs over the shoulders.


lexentry: eng/panopticon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panopticon
trans_list: Panoptikum
sense:
A type of prison where all the cells are visible from the center, particularly if it is not possible for those in a cell to know if they are being watched.


lexentry: eng/panpipes__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panpipes
trans_list: Panflöte
sense:
(musical instrument) An instrument consisting of a series of ten or more tubes of different lengths, typically closed at the bottom and open at the top. The instrument is played by blowing across the open end at the top.


lexentry: eng/pansexuality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pansexuality
trans_list: Pansexualität
sense:
A sexual orientation characterized by the potential for aesthetic attraction, romantic love and/or sexual desire for people regardless of their gender or sex.


lexentry: eng/pant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pant
trans_list: keuchen
sense:
A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp: the panting of animals such as a dog with their tong hung out- as a form of thermoregulation.


lexentry: eng/pant__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pant
trans_list: keuchen | schnaufen | hecheln
sense:
(ambitransitive) To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion or from eagerness or excitement; to respire with heaving of the breast; to gasp.


lexentry: eng/pantaloons__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pantaloons
trans_list: Hose
sense:
An article of clothing covering each leg separately, that covers the area from the waist to the ankle.


lexentry: eng/pantheism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pantheism
trans_list: Pantheismus
sense:
(religion) The belief that the Universe is in some sense divine and should be revered. Pantheism identifies the universe with God but denies any personality or transcendence of such a God.


lexentry: eng/pantograph__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: pantograph
trans_list: Pantograf | Stromabnehmer
sense:
(rail transport) A similarly-formed conductive device, now usually Z-shaped, that collects electric current from overhead lines for trains and trams.


lexentry: eng/pantomime__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pantomime
trans_list: Pantomime
sense:
(UK) A traditional theatrical entertainment, originally based on the commedia dell'arte, but later aimed mostly at children and involving physical comedy, topical jokes, call and response, and fairy-tale plots. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/pantry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pantry
trans_list: Speisekammer | Vorratskammer
sense:
A small room, closet, or cabinet usually located in or near the kitchen, dedicated to shelf-stable food storage and/or storing kitchenware, like a larder, but smaller.


lexentry: eng/pants__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pants
trans_list: Hose
sense:
(chiefly, North America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Philippines) An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pants__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pants
trans_list: Unterhose | Schlüpfer
sense:
(chiefly, UK) An undergarment that covers the genitals and often the buttocks and the neighbouring parts of the body; underpants. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pantyliner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pantyliner
trans_list: Slipeinlage
sense:
A pad worn on the inner surface of women's underwear, up against the vulva, during a low-flow day of the menstrual period, designed to absorb small, spotty quantities of menstrual fluid, in contrast to a tampon or sanitary napkin, worn on heavy-flow days.


lexentry: eng/pap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pap
trans_list: Brei
sense:
(uncountable) Food in the form of a soft paste, often a porridge, especially as given to very young children.


lexentry: eng/papakha__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: papakha
trans_list: Papacha
sense:
A fur or sometimes wool hat traditionally worn by men throughout the Caucasus and Central Asia; its shape varies from hemispherical to cylindrical, which may be slightly tapered in either direction.


lexentry: eng/paparazzo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paparazzo
sense:
A freelance photographer who sells photographs of celebrities to the media, especially one who pursues celebrities and attempts to obtain candid photographs.

trans_list:
Paparazzo | Paparazza | Sensationsreporter | Sensationsreporterin | Skandalreporter | Skandalreporterin


lexentry: eng/paper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paper
trans_list: Papier
sense:
A sheet material typically used for writing on or printing on (or as a non-waterproof container), usually made by draining cellulose fibres from a suspension in water.


lexentry: eng/paper__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: paper
trans_list: Artikel | Papier
sense:
(rock paper scissors) An open hand (a handshape resembling a sheet of paper), that beats rock and loses to scissors. It loses to lizard and beats Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.


lexentry: eng/paper__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: paper
trans_list: Papier | Dokument
sense:
A written document, generally shorter than a book (white paper, term paper), in particular one written for the Government.


lexentry: eng/paper_cup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paper cup
trans_list: Pappbecher
sense:
A disposable cup made out of paper and often lined with plastic or wax to prevent liquid from leaking out or soaking through the paper.


lexentry: eng/paper_cut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paper cut
trans_list: Papierschnittwunde
sense:
(medicine) A wound caused by a piece of paper or any thin, sharp material which can slice through a person's skin.


lexentry: eng/paper_jam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paper jam
trans_list: Papierstau
sense:
(printing) A malfunction in a computer's printer or a photocopier or similar device occurring when sheets of paper become jammed inside.


lexentry: eng/paper_mulberry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paper mulberry
trans_list: Papiermaulbeerbaum
sense:
A tree in the mulberry family (Moraceae), Broussonetia papyrifera, with fibrous inner bark used to make paper and tapa cloth.


lexentry: eng/paper_over__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paper over
trans_list: -e
sense:
(transitive, figurative) To superficially hide or disguise (a problem or a defect) without addressing it; to provide a veneer of normality or success.


lexentry: eng/paper_tape__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paper tape
trans_list: Lochstreifen
sense:
(computing) an early sequential digital storage medium consisting of a long roll of paper, each character being coded as a pattern of punched holes; originally used with teletype machines.


lexentry: eng/paper_tiger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paper tiger
trans_list: Papiertiger
sense:
(idiomatic) A seemingly fierce or powerful person, country or organisation without the ability to back up their words; apparently powerful but actually ineffective.


lexentry: eng/paperless__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: paperless
trans_list: papierlos
sense:
Relating to or involving the communication or storage of information electronically, rather than with paper.


lexentry: eng/paperweight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paperweight
trans_list: Briefbeschwerer
sense:
A small, decorative, somewhat weighty object placed on one or more pieces of paper to keep them from fluttering away.


lexentry: eng/papier-mâché__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: papier-mâché
trans_list: Pappmaschee | Papiermaché | Pappmaché
sense:
Torn-up paper and other possible materials mixed with paste or glue used to create, when the mass is dried, a durable sculptural object.


lexentry: eng/papist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: papist
trans_list: Papist | Kathole | Katholin | Papistin
sense:
(religious slur, Christianity) A Roman Catholic, whose loyalties are seen to be with the papacy in Rome.


lexentry: eng/pappardelle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pappardelle
trans_list: pappardelle
sense:
A broad form of fettuccine, or a narrow form of lasagne, traditionally eaten with a meat sauce (especially one made with hare).


lexentry: eng/papyrology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: papyrology
trans_list: Papyrologie
sense:
The study of papyrus, particularly the branch of archeology concerning ancient texts written on papyrus.


lexentry: eng/papyrus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: papyrus
trans_list: Papyrus | Echter Papyrus | Papyrusstaude
sense:
(usually, uncountable) A plant (Cyperus papyrus) in the sedge family, native to the Nile river valley, paper reed.


lexentry: eng/parabasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parabasis
trans_list: Parabase
sense:
(historical, Ancient Greece) The part of an Ancient Greek comedy in which the actors leave the stage and the chorus addresses the audience directly.


lexentry: eng/parabola__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parabola
trans_list: Parabel
sense:
(geometry) The conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane parallel to a tangent plane to the cone; the locus of points equidistant from a fixed point (the focus) and line (the directrix).


lexentry: eng/paraboloid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paraboloid
trans_list: Paraboloid
sense:
(mathematics) A surface having a parabolic cross section parallel to an axis, and circular or elliptical cross section perpendicular to the axis; especially the surface of revolution of a parabola.


lexentry: eng/parachute__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parachute
trans_list: Fallschirm
sense:
(aviation) A device, generally constructed from fabric, that is designed to employ air resistance to control the fall of an object or person, causing them to float instead of falling.


lexentry: eng/parachute__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: parachute
trans_list: Schwungtuch
sense:
A large sheet of fabric used in children's physical education, often colorful, with handles allowing many people to control its motion.


lexentry: eng/parachute__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: parachute
trans_list: mit dem Fallschirm abspringen
sense:
(transitive) To place (somebody) in an organisation in a position of authority without their having previous experience there; used with in or into.


lexentry: eng/paraconsistent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paraconsistent
trans_list: parakonsistent
sense:
(logic) Dealing with contradictions in a discriminating way, in order to avoid acceptance of one from entailing acceptance of all contradictions.


lexentry: eng/paraconsistent_logic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paraconsistent logic
trans_list: parakonsistente Logik
sense:
(logic, countable) A particular formal logical system which allows some contradictions to be true without all contradictions or all statements becoming true; i.e. in which the principle of explosion does not hold.


lexentry: eng/parade__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: parade
trans_list: Abfolge | Folge
sense:
(figurative) Synonym of show: any similarly orderly or ostentatious display, especially of a variety of people or a series of things paraded around.


lexentry: eng/parade_ground__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parade ground
trans_list: Exerzierplatz
sense:
(military) A large area of firm ground, formerly usually adjacent to fortifications and now usually a paved area at a military base, where soldiers present themselves for inspection ("parade") and practice marching and close-order drills.


lexentry: eng/paradiddle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paradiddle
trans_list: Paradiddle
sense:
(music) A percussive exercise (one of 26 drum rudiments per the National Association of Rudimental Drummers or one of 40 per the Percussive Arts Society) which involves playing four even strokes in the order ‘right left right right’ or ‘left right left left.’


lexentry: eng/paradigm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paradigm
trans_list: Paradigma | Beispiel | Bezugssystem | Denkrahmen | Musterbeispiel | Sicht der Dinge
sense:
A pattern, a way of doing something, especially a pattern of thought, a system of beliefs, a conceptual framework.


lexentry: eng/paradigm__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: paradigm
trans_list: Paradigma | Flexionsmuster | Flexionsschema
sense:
(linguistics) A set of all forms which contain a common element, especially the set of all inflectional forms of a word or a particular grammatical category.


lexentry: eng/paradigm_shift__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paradigm shift
trans_list: Paradigmenwechsel
sense:
(sciences) A radical change in thinking from an accepted point of view to a new one, necessitated when new scientific discoveries produce anomalies in the current paradigm. [from 1962]


lexentry: eng/paraffin_wax__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paraffin wax
trans_list: Paraffin
sense:
A waxy white solid hydrocarbon mixture used to make candles, wax paper, lubricants, and sealing materials.


lexentry: eng/paragoge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paragoge
trans_list: Paragoge
sense:
(grammar, prosody) The addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word, either through natural development or as a grammatical function.


lexentry: eng/paragon__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: paragon
trans_list: Paragon | Secunda
sense:
(typography, printing, dated) The size of type between great primer and double pica, standardized as 20-point. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/paragraph__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paragraph
trans_list: Absatz | Paragraf
sense:
A passage in text that starts on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented, and usually marks a change of topic.


lexentry: eng/paragraph__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: paragraph
trans_list: Absatz | Paragraf
sense:
(originally) A mark or note set in the margin to call attention to something in the text, such as a change of subject.


lexentry: eng/paralegal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paralegal
trans_list: Anwaltsassistent | Anwaltsassistentin | Rechtsanwaltsgehilfe | Rechtsanwaltsgehilfin
sense:
(legal) One who assists a lawyer in routine legal work, but who is without qualified status as a solicitor or barrister (England and Wales), attorney (U.S.), or advocate; known more commonly in the U.S. as a legal assistant.


lexentry: eng/paralipsis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paralipsis
trans_list: Paralipse
sense:
(rhetoric, linguistics) A figure of speech in which one pretends to ignore or omit something by actually mentioning it. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/parallax__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parallax
trans_list: Parallaxe
sense:
An apparent shift in the position of two stationary objects relative to each other as viewed by an observer, due to a change in observer position.


lexentry: eng/parallax_second__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parallax second
trans_list: Parallaxensekunde
sense:
A unit of length, used in astronomy, defined as the distance from the Earth of an object that exhibits a parallax of 1 arcsecond. It is approximately equal to 3.08568025 × 1013 kilometers or 3.2616 light years.


lexentry: eng/parallel__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: parallel
trans_list: Parallele | parallel
sense:
(military) One of a series of long trenches constructed before a besieged fortress, by the besieging force, as a cover for troops supporting the attacking batteries. They are roughly parallel to the line of outer defenses of the fortress.


lexentry: eng/parallel_bars__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parallel bars
trans_list: Barren
sense:
A set of apparatus consisting of two horizontal bars at a small distance apart, upon which acts of swinging and holding and jumping and dips are performed.


lexentry: eng/parallel_import__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parallel import
trans_list: Parallelimport
sense:
A legitimate product imported from another country without the permission of the intellectual property owner.


lexentry: eng/parallel_park__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parallel park
trans_list: einparken
sense:
To park a vehicle with side parallel to the curb or the side of the road in line with other parked vehicles.


lexentry: eng/parallel_universe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parallel universe
trans_list: Paralleluniversum
sense:
(sciences, scifi, cosmology) A universe that exists separately alongside another universe, as part of a multiverse.


lexentry: eng/parallelepiped__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parallelepiped
trans_list: Parallelepiped | Parallelflach
sense:
(geometry) A solid figure, having six faces, all parallelograms, all opposite faces being similar and parallel.


lexentry: eng/parallelogram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parallelogram
trans_list: Parallelogramm
sense:
(geometry) A convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length.


lexentry: eng/parallelotope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parallelotope
trans_list: Parallelotop
sense:
(geometry) A generalization of parallelogram and parallelepiped into a figure of arbitrary dimensionality.


lexentry: eng/paralogism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paralogism
trans_list: Paralogismus
sense:
A fallacious argument or illogical conclusion, especially one committed by mistake, or believed by the speaker to be logical.


lexentry: eng/paralysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paralysis
trans_list: Lähmung | Paralyse
sense:
(pathology) The complete loss of voluntary control of part of a person's body, such as one or more limbs.


lexentry: eng/paramagnetism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paramagnetism
trans_list: Paramagnetismus
sense:
(physics) The tendency of magnetic dipoles to align with an external magnetic field; materials that exhibit this tendency become temporary magnets.


lexentry: eng/paramedic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paramedic
trans_list: Rettungssanitäter | Rettungssanitäterin | Sanitäter | Sanitäterin | Sanitätspersonal
sense:
An individual trained to medically stabilize people through various interventions, victims of trauma or medical events outside of a hospital setting and preparing them for transport to a medical facility.


lexentry: eng/parament__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: parament
trans_list: Parament
sense:
A liturgical hanging on and around the altar, as well as the cloth hanging from the pulpit and lectern.


lexentry: eng/parameter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parameter
trans_list: Parameter
sense:
A value kept constant during an experiment, equation, calculation, or similar, but varied over other versions of the experiment, equation, calculation, etc.


lexentry: eng/parameter__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: parameter
trans_list: Parameter
sense:
(programming) An input variable of a function definition, that gets an actual value (argument) at execution time.


lexentry: eng/parametric_equation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parametric equation
trans_list: Parameterdarstellung
sense:
(mathematics) A set of equations that defines the coordinates of the dependent variables (x, y and z) of a curve or surface in terms of one or more independent variables or parameters.


lexentry: eng/paramilitary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paramilitary
trans_list: paramilitär
sense:
A group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion, but which do not represent the formal forces of a sovereign power.


lexentry: eng/paranoia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paranoia
trans_list: Paranoia | Verfolgungswahn
sense:
The obsolete name for a psychotic disorder, now called delusional disorder, often (in one of 6 subtypes) characterized by delusions of persecution and perceived threat against the individual affected with the disorder, and often associated with false accusations and general mistrust of others


lexentry: eng/paranoid_schizophrenia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paranoid schizophrenia
trans_list: Paranoide Schizophrenie
sense:
(psychiatry) A form of schizophrenia that is accompanied by delusions, either of persecution, grandeur or jealousy.


lexentry: eng/paranormal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paranormal
trans_list: Paranormal
sense:
That (ostensibly) cannot be explained by what scientists know; supernatural; especially of or pertaining to ghosts, spirits, and supposed abilities like telepathy.


lexentry: eng/paraphernalia__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: paraphernalia
trans_list: Paraphernalien
sense:
(archaic, family, _, law) Things a married woman owns, such as clothing and jewellery, apart from her dowry.


lexentry: eng/paraphilia__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: paraphilia
trans_list: Paraphilie
sense:
(sexology) Sexual arousal in response to sexual objects or situations which may interfere with the capacity for reciprocal affectionate sexual activity or lead to clinically significant distress or impairment (e.g. are obligatory, require participation of unconsenting individuals, lead to legal issues).


lexentry: eng/paraphrase__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paraphrase
trans_list: paraphrasieren | sinngemäß wiedergeben | umschreiben
sense:
(ambitransitive) To restate something as, or to compose a paraphrase. To repeat a written or spoken phrase/quote using different words, often in a simpler and shorter form, or sometimes in a humorous context.


lexentry: eng/paraphyletic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paraphyletic
trans_list: paraphyletisch
sense:
(systematics) Of a defined group of taxa: not including all descendants of the most recent common ancestor of all members.


lexentry: eng/paraprosdokian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paraprosdokian
trans_list: Überraschung
sense:
Figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected; frequently used in a humorous situation.


lexentry: eng/parapsychology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parapsychology
trans_list: Parapsychologie
sense:
The study of alleged paranormal phenomena; psychic or occult phenomena, such as telepathy and ghosts.


lexentry: eng/parasite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parasite
trans_list: Parasit | Schmarotzer
sense:
(pejorative) A person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/parasite__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: parasite
trans_list: Parasit | Schmarotzer
sense:
(biology) An organism that lives on or in another organism of a different species, deriving benefit from living on or in that other organism, while not contributing towards that other organism sufficiently to cover the cost to that other organism.


lexentry: eng/parasitism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parasitism
trans_list: Parasitismus | Parasitentum | Schmarotzertum
sense:
(ecology) Interaction between two organisms, in which one organism (the parasite) benefits and the other (the host) is harmed.


lexentry: eng/parasitoid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parasitoid
trans_list: Parasitoid
sense:
Any organism that is parasitic during part of its life cycle, especially one that eventually kills its host.


lexentry: eng/parasol_mushroom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parasol mushroom
trans_list: Parasol | Riesenschirmpilz
sense:
Macrolepiota procera (syn. Lepiota procera, a basidiomycete fungus with a large, prominent fruiting body resembling a parasol.


lexentry: eng/parasympathetic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parasympathetic
trans_list: parasympathisch
sense:
(neuroanatomy, neurology, relational) Of or relating to the part of the autonomic nervous system that inhibits or opposes the effects of the sympathetic nervous system. It consists of nerves arising from the brain and the lower end of the spinal cord and supplying the internal organs, blood vessels, and glands.


lexentry: eng/parasympathetic_nervous_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parasympathetic nervous system
trans_list: parasympathischisches Nervensystem
sense:
(neuroanatomy) One of the divisions of the autonomic nervous system, based between the brain and the spinal cord, that slows the heart and relaxes muscles.


lexentry: eng/parasynthetic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parasynthetic
trans_list: parasynthetisch
sense:
(grammar) Being a compound word formed by parasynthesis, i.e. by adding several affixes simultaneously, without “intermediate” forms.


lexentry: eng/parataxis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parataxis
trans_list: Parataxe | Nebenordnung | Parataxis
sense:
(grammar) Speech or writing in which clauses or phrases are placed together without being separated by conjunctions, for example "I came; I saw; I conquered".


lexentry: eng/paratha__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paratha
trans_list: Paratha
sense:
an Indian bread with a texture somewhat resembling puff pastry; sometimes stuffed with vegetables etc.


lexentry: eng/paratransit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paratransit
trans_list: Fahrdienst
sense:
An auxiliary transit service without fixed routes or schedules, usually serving the disabled on demand. [From 1972.]


lexentry: eng/paratyphoid_fever__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paratyphoid fever
trans_list: Paratyphus
sense:
(pathology) Any of a variety of acute infectious intestinal diseases resembling typhoid fever but less severe, caused by eating food contaminated with certain bacteria of the genus Salmonella.


lexentry: eng/parautochthonous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parautochthonous
trans_list: parautochthon
sense:
(geology) Of rock, having a character intermediate between that of autochthonous rock (which is native to its location) and allochthonous rock.


lexentry: eng/paravane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paravane
trans_list: Paravent
sense:
(nautical) A device, stabilized with vanes, towed alongside a vessel such that the cable attaching it cuts the moorings of submerged mines.


lexentry: eng/pardon__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pardon
trans_list: Begnadigung
sense:
(legal) An order that releases a convicted criminal without further punishment, prevents future punishment, or (in some jurisdictions) removes an offence from a person's criminal record, as if it had never been committed.


lexentry: eng/pardon_my_French__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pardon my French
sense:
(intransitive, idiomatic, often, humorous) To excuse the speaker's frankness of expression or profanity.

trans_list:
auf Deutsch gesagt | auf gut Deutsch | entschuldigen Sie meine Ausdrucksweise | mit Verlaub | verzeihen Sie den Ausdruck | wenn Sie den Ausdruck erlauben


lexentry: eng/pare__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pare
trans_list: pellen | schälen | abhobeln | abschneiden | abschälen
sense:
(transitive) To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife.


lexentry: eng/pare__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pare
trans_list: beschneiden | kappen | stutzen | trimmen | zurechtstutzen | zurückschneiden
sense:
(transitive, often, with down or back) To reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting off.


lexentry: eng/pareidolia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pareidolia
trans_list: Pareidolie
sense:
(psychology) The tendency to interpret a vague stimulus as something known to the observer, such as interpreting marks on Mars as canals, seeing shapes in clouds, or hearing hidden messages in music.


lexentry: eng/parenchyma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parenchyma
trans_list: Parenchym
sense:
(anatomy) The functional tissue of an organ as distinguished from the connective and supporting tissue.


lexentry: eng/parent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parent
trans_list: Elter | Elternteil
sense:
One of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically descended; a mother or father. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/parent__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: parent
trans_list: Elternpflanze | Elterntier | Mutter | Mutterpfanze | Muttertier | Vater
sense:
(biology) An organism from which a plant or animal is immediately biologically descended. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/parent_company__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (business) A company that owns or controls one or more other companies.
written_rep: parent company
trans_list:
Mutterfirma | Muttergesellschaft | Mutterunternehmen | Dachgesellschaft | Konzernmutter | Mutterhaus


lexentry: eng/parenteral__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parenteral
trans_list: parenteral
sense:
(medicine) Administered by some means that avoids the gastrointestinal tract, particularly intravenously or by injection.


lexentry: eng/parenthesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parenthesis
trans_list: Einschub | Parenthese
sense:
A clause, phrase or word which is inserted (usually for explanation or amplification) into a passage which is already grammatically complete, and usually marked off with brackets, commas or dashes.


lexentry: eng/parenthesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: parenthesis
trans_list: Parenthese | Klammer | runde Klammer
sense:
Either of a pair of brackets, especially round brackets, ( and ) (used to enclose parenthetical material in a text).


lexentry: eng/parenthesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: parenthesis
trans_list: runde Klammer
sense:
(mathematics, logic) Such brackets as used to clarify expressions by grouping those terms affected by a common operator, or to enclose the components of a vector or the elements of a matrix.


lexentry: eng/parentification__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parentification
trans_list: Parentifikation | Parentifizierung
sense:
(sociology, psychology) A process of role reversal whereby a child is obliged to act as a parent to its own parent or sibling.


lexentry: eng/parentlessness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parentlessness
trans_list: Elternlosigkeit
sense:
The state or condition of being parentless (not having a (living) parent (i.e., a father or mother)).


lexentry: eng/parents'_evening__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parents' evening
trans_list: Elternabend
sense:
(UK, education) An evening consisting of short meetings between a parent and their child's teachers to discuss the child's academic progress.


lexentry: eng/parfait__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: parfait
trans_list: Parfait
sense:
An American parfait, a layered dessert often consisting of fruit, ice cream, pastries, whipped topping, etc. and served in a glass, often a parfait glass.


lexentry: eng/pariah__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pariah
trans_list: Paria
sense:
Synonym of outcast: A person despised and excluded by their family, community, or society, especially a member of the untouchable castes in Indian society.


lexentry: eng/parish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parish
trans_list: Gemeinde | Pfarrgemeinde
sense:
In the Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran and Roman Catholic Church, an administrative part of a diocese that has its own church.


lexentry: eng/parish__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: parish
trans_list: Gemeinde | Pfarrgemeinde
sense:
(US) An ecclesiastical society, usually not bounded by territorial limits, but composed of those persons who choose to unite under the charge of a particular priest, clergyman, or minister; also, loosely, the territory in which the members of a congregation live.


lexentry: eng/parish_church__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parish church
trans_list: Pfarrkirche | Parochialkirche
sense:
A church that serves as the religious centre of a parish; the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches.


lexentry: eng/parish_pump_politics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parish pump politics
trans_list: Beschränktheit | Engstirnigkeit | Kirchturmpolitik | Provinzialismus
sense:
(Ireland, pejorative, informal) political activity that is more evidently concerned with addressing the immediate needs of the local electorate than with strategy that might affect the national interest.


lexentry: eng/parity_bit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parity bit
trans_list: Paritätsbit
sense:
(computing) A bit (binary digit) used to indicate whether the number of bits in a given set with value of one is even or odd. Parity bits are used as a simple error detection code.


lexentry: eng/parking_disc__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parking disc
trans_list: Parkscheibe
sense:
A device placed inside a parked vehicle, indicating either the time of its arrival, or its legitimacy to park in a specified place


lexentry: eng/parking_lot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parking lot
trans_list: Parkplatz | Parkhaus
sense:
(North America, Philippines, Malaysia) An open area, generally paved, where automobiles may be left when not in use.


lexentry: eng/parking_meter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parking meter
trans_list: Parkuhr | Parkautomat
sense:
A device, located by a parking space, that collects payment in exchange for the right to park a vehicle for a specified time.


lexentry: eng/parking_ticket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parking ticket
trans_list: Strafzettel | Knöllchen
sense:
A legal summons issued for parking a motor vehicle in a place where such parking is restricted, or beyond the time paid for.


lexentry: eng/parkland__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: parkland
trans_list: Parklandschaft
sense:
(North America) A landscape characterized by a mixture of treed groves and open grasslands, akin to a Eurasian forest steppe.


lexentry: eng/parkour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parkour
trans_list: Parkour
sense:
(sport) An athletic discipline, in which practitioners traverse any environment in the most efficient way possible using their physical abilities, and which commonly involves running, jumping, vaulting, rolling, flipping, and other similar physical movements.


lexentry: eng/parlance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parlance
trans_list: Ausdrucksweise | Diktion | Jargon | Redestil | Redeweise | Sprechweise
sense:
A certain way of speaking, of using words; especially that associated with a particular job or interest.


lexentry: eng/parliament__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: parliament
trans_list: Parlament
sense:
In many countries, the legislative branch of government, a deliberative assembly or set of assemblies whose elected or appointed members meet to debate the major political issues of the day, make, amend, and repeal laws, authorize the executive branch of government to spend money, and in some cases exercise judicial powers; a legislature. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/parliament__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: parliament
trans_list: Parlament
sense:
A particular assembly of the members of such a legislature, as convened for a specific purpose or period of time (commonly designated with an ordinal number – for example, first parliament or 12th parliament – or a descriptive adjective – for example, Long Parliament, Short Parliament and Rump Parliament). [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/parliamentarian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parliamentarian
trans_list: Parlamentarier | Parlamentarierin
sense:
(Commonwealth) A member of a parliament, congress or an elected national legislative body of another name.


lexentry: eng/parliamentary__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: parliamentary
trans_list: parlamentarisch
sense:
Having the supreme executive and legislative power resting with a cabinet of ministers chosen from, and responsible to a parliament.


lexentry: eng/parlor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parlor
trans_list: Salon | Empfangszimmer | Sprechzimmer | Stube | Wohnzimmer
sense:
The living room of a house, or a room for entertaining guests; a room for talking; a sitting-room or drawing room


lexentry: eng/parlour_game__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parlour game
trans_list: Gesellschaftsspiel
sense:
Any of a number of amusing games played indoors with few props by the members of a social gathering.


lexentry: eng/parochial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: parochial
trans_list: provinziell | beschränkt | engstirnig
sense:
Characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns to the exclusion of wider contexts; elementary in scope or outlook.


lexentry: eng/parochialism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parochialism
trans_list: Beschränktheit | Engstirnigkeit | Kantönligeist | Provinzialismus
sense:
The quality or state of being parochial; especially: selfish pettiness or narrowness (as of interests, opinions, or views).


lexentry: eng/parole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parole
trans_list: Bewährung | bedingte Haftentlassung
sense:
(with on) Originally, one's oath or word of honour, given as a condition of release from custody; now specifically, describing the release of a former prisoner under certain conditions, especially the promise of good behaviour. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/parole__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: parole
trans_list: Bewährung | bedingte Haftentlassung
sense:
Conditional release of a prisoner (now especially before the end of a custodial sentence), or the term or state of such release; the system governing such releases. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/parosmia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parosmia
trans_list: Parosmie
sense:
(pathology) A distorted sense of smell, often resulting in the apparent detection of non-existent smells which are mostly unpleasant.


lexentry: eng/parr__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parr
trans_list: Lachs
sense:
Young salmon, at a stage between fry and smolt when they feed chiefly on invertebrates but cannot tolerate saltwater.


lexentry: eng/parrot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parrot
trans_list: Papagei
sense:
A kind of bird, many species of which are colorful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae.


lexentry: eng/parrot__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parrot
trans_list: nachplappern
sense:
(transitive) To repeat (exactly what has just been said) without necessarily showing understanding, in the manner of a parrot.


lexentry: eng/parrotfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parrotfish
trans_list: Papageifisch
sense:
Any of several tropical marine fish of the family Scaridae known for their beak-like mass of teeth used to scrape algae from rocks or coral.


lexentry: eng/parse__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parse
trans_list: analysieren
sense:
(linguistics, ambitransitive) To resolve (a sentence, etc.) into its elements, pointing out the several parts of speech, and their relation to each other by agreement or government; to analyze and describe grammatically. [from mid 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/parse__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: parse
trans_list: parsen | zerteilen
sense:
(computing, ambitransitive) To split (a file or other input) into pieces of data that can be easily manipulated or stored.


lexentry: eng/parsimony__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: parsimony
trans_list: Parsimonie | Sparsamkeit
sense:
(by extension) The quality or characteristic of using the fewest resources or explanations to solve a problem.


lexentry: eng/parsley__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parsley
trans_list: Petersilie
sense:
(countable, uncountable) A bright green, biennial herb, Petroselinum crispum, having many cultivars.


lexentry: eng/part-time__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: part-time
trans_list: Teilzeit
sense:
For, during, or involving less than the normal time for some activity, especially the number of hours an employee works.


lexentry: eng/part-timer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: Someone who is employed, or does something, part-time
written_rep: part-timer
trans_list:
Teilzeitarbeiter | Teilzeitarbeiterin | Teilzeitbeschäftigte | Teilzeitbeschäftigter | Teilzeiter | Teilzeiterin


lexentry: eng/part_of_speech__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: part of speech
trans_list: Wortart | Wortklasse | Redeteil | Sprachteil
sense:
(grammar) A linguistic category of words sharing syntactic or morphological behaviour and semantic properties, such as noun or verb.


lexentry: eng/parthenogenesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parthenogenesis
trans_list: Parthenogenese
sense:
(biology, countable, uncountable) (An instance of) reproduction by the development of a single gamete (an ovum or ovule) without fertilisation by a gamete of the opposite sex; compare monogenesis, metagenesis, and heterogamy.


lexentry: eng/partial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: partial
trans_list: parteiisch
sense:
biased in favor of a person, side, or point of view, especially when dealing with a competition or dispute


lexentry: eng/partial_derivative__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: partial derivative
trans_list: partielle Ableitung
sense:
(mathematics) A derivative with respect to one variable of a function of several variables with the other variables held constant.


lexentry: eng/partial_differential_equation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: partial differential equation
trans_list: partielle Differentialgleichung
sense:
(calculus) A differential equation that involves the partial derivatives of a function of several variables.


lexentry: eng/partial_indulgence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: partial indulgence
trans_list: Teilablass
sense:
(Roman Catholicism) An indulgence that remits part of a person’s sins, and thus part of their time in purgatory.


lexentry: eng/partial_pressure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: partial pressure
trans_list: Partialdruck
sense:
(physics, chemistry) The pressure that one component of a mixture of gases would contribute to the total pressure.


lexentry: eng/participant_observation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: participant observation
trans_list: teilnehmende Beobachtung
sense:
(social sciences) A research methodology used in some social sciences to gain familiarity with a group of individuals and their practices through an intensive involvement, usually over an extended period of time.


lexentry: eng/participatory_democracy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: participatory democracy
trans_list: partizipatorische Demokratie
sense:
A kind of democracy not limiting participation of citizens to voting, but striving to create opportunities for everybody to make meaningful contributions to decision-making.


lexentry: eng/participle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: participle
trans_list: Partizip | Mittelwort | Partizipium
sense:
(grammar) A form of a verb that may function as an adjective or noun. English has two types of participles: the present participle and the past participle. In other languages, there are others, such as future, perfect, and future perfect participles.


lexentry: eng/particle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: particle
trans_list: Partikel | Teilchen
sense:
A very small piece of matter, a fragment; especially, the smallest possible part of something. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/particle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: particle
trans_list: Partikel | Teilchen
sense:
(physics) Any of various physical objects making up the constituent parts of an atom; an elementary particle or subatomic particle. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/particle__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: particle
trans_list: Partikel | Redeteilchen
sense:
(linguistics) A part of speech that has no inherent lexical definition but must be associated with another word to impart meaning, often a grammatical category: for example, the English word to in a full infinitive phrase (to eat) or O in a vocative phrase (O Canada), or as a discourse marker (mmm).


lexentry: eng/particle_accelerator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: particle accelerator
trans_list: Teilchenbeschleuniger
sense:
A device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds, for the purpose of inducing high energy reactions or producing high energy radiation.


lexentry: eng/particle_board__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: particle board
trans_list: Spanplatte | Pressspan
sense:
(US, Canada, AU) a structural material manufactured from wood particles (such as chips and shavings) by pressing, and binding through resin


lexentry: eng/particular_church__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: particular church
trans_list: Kirche eigenen Rechts | Partikularkirche | Rituskirche | Teilkirche | Teilkirche eigenen Rechts
sense:
(Catholicism) An ecclesiastical community of faithful headed by a bishop (or equivalent) as defined by Catholic canon law and ecclesiology.


lexentry: eng/particulate_matter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: particulate matter
trans_list: Feinstaub
sense:
Any solid or liquid in a finely subdivided state, especially when considered as an atmospheric pollutant.


lexentry: eng/partisan__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: partisan
trans_list: Partisane
sense:
(historical) A long-handled spear with a triangular, double-edged blade having lateral projections, in some forms also used in boar hunting.


lexentry: eng/partition__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: partition
trans_list: Partition | Klasseneinteilung | Zerlegung
sense:
(set theory) A collection of non-empty, disjoint subsets of a set whose union is the set itself (i.e. all elements of the set are contained in exactly one of the subsets).


lexentry: eng/partner__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: partner
trans_list: Partner | Partnerin
sense:
(nautical) One of the pieces of wood comprising the framework which strengthens the deck of a wooden ship around the holes through which the mast and other fittings pass.


lexentry: eng/partner__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: partner
trans_list: Partner | Partnerin
sense:
(Jamaica) A group financial arrangement in which each member contributes a set amount of money over a set period.


lexentry: eng/partridge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: partridge
trans_list: Rebhuhn
sense:
(ornithology) Any bird of a number of genera in the family Phasianidae, notably in the genera Perdix and Alectoris.


lexentry: eng/party__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: party
trans_list: Partei
sense:
(now, rare, _, in general sense) A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest etc.


lexentry: eng/party_animal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: party animal
trans_list: Partylöwe | Partygänger | Partygängerin | Partygirl | Partyjunge | Partymaus
sense:
(idiomatic) A person known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties, especially one whose partying behavior is exuberant or excessive.


lexentry: eng/party_horn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: party horn
trans_list: Luftrüssel | Blasrolle | Luftrüssel-Tröte | Partytröte | Rollpfeife
sense:
A paper or plastic tube which may be blown into to create a sound, and sometimes is rolled up in a coil which unrolls and straightens out when blown.


lexentry: eng/parvenu__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parvenu
trans_list: Parvenü | Emporkömmling
sense:
A person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class, especially through acquisition of wealth, privileges, or political authority but has not gained social acceptance by those within that new class.


lexentry: eng/pascal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pascal
trans_list: Pascal
sense:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of pressure and stress; one newton per square metre. Symbol: Pa.


lexentry: eng/pasha__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pasha
trans_list: Pascha
sense:
(historical) A high-ranking Turkish military officer, especially as a commander or regional governor; the highest honorary title during the Ottoman Empire.


lexentry: eng/pasque_flower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pasque flower
trans_list: Kuhschelle | Küchenschelle
sense:
Any of various deciduous perennial flowering plants, of the genus Pulsatilla, found in clumps in certain grassland areas.


lexentry: eng/pass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pass
trans_list: Pass
sense:
An opening, road, or track, available for passing; especially, one through or over some dangerous or otherwise impracticable barrier such as a mountain range; a passageway; a defile; a ford.


lexentry: eng/pass__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: pass
trans_list: Passierschein | Dauerkarte | Zeitfahrkarte | Zeitkarte
sense:
A document granting permission to pass or to go and come; a passport; a ticket permitting free transit or admission


lexentry: eng/pass__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pass
trans_list: reichen | verbringen | weitergeben
sense:
(ditransitive) To cause to move or go; to send; to transfer from one person, place, or condition to another.


lexentry: eng/pass__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pass
trans_list: vorübergehen | passieren | vorbeigehen
sense:
(transitive) To go past, by, over, or through; to proceed from one side to the other of; to move past.


lexentry: eng/pass__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pass
trans_list: passieren | bestehen | passen | weitergeben | durchgehen | gehen
sense:
(transitive) To cause to advance by stages of progress; to carry on with success through an ordeal, examination, or action; specifically, to give legal or official sanction to; to ratify; to enact; to approve as valid and just.


lexentry: eng/pass_the_buck__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pass the buck
sense:
(idiomatic, informal) To transfer responsibility or blame from oneself onto another; to absolve oneself of concern for a given matter by claiming to lack authority or jurisdiction.

trans_list:
die Schuld abschieben (auf) | die Verantwortung schieben (auf) | die Verantwortung weiterreichen (an)


lexentry: eng/passacaglia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: passacaglia
trans_list: Passacaglia
sense:
(music genre) A form of historical Spanish or Italian dance characterised by a serious nature, triple metre, and use of a ground bass.


lexentry: eng/passed_pawn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: passed pawn
trans_list: Freibauer
sense:
(chess) A pawn that has passed beyond enemy pawns on its own or adjacent files, and that hence has a clear run to the first or eighth rank.


lexentry: eng/passenger_seat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: passenger seat
trans_list: Beifahrersitz
sense:
(automotive) A seat in a vehicle for a passenger, especially the front seat next to the driver in a motor vehicle.


lexentry: eng/passguard__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: passguard
trans_list: Brechrand
sense:
A ridge or an additional plate on a shoulder piece, to turn the blow of a weapon away from the neck or joint of the armor.


lexentry: eng/passing__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: passing
trans_list: Passage | Passieren | Vorbeikommen
sense:
The fact of going past; a movement from one place to another or a change from one state to another. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/passing_loop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: passing loop
trans_list: Ausweiche
sense:
(rail) On a single-track railway or tramway, an extra track provided at a certain place to allow two trains travelling in opposite directions to pass each other. It can also allow a faster train to overtake a slower one.


lexentry: eng/passing_place__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: passing place
trans_list: Ausweichstelle
sense:
A place on a single-track road or bridge, only wide enough for one vehicle, where two vehicles travelling in opposite directions can pass each other.


lexentry: eng/passion__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: passion
trans_list: Passion | Leidenschaft
sense:
(Christianity, usually capitalized) The suffering of Jesus leading up to and during his crucifixion.


lexentry: eng/passion_play__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: passion play
trans_list: Passionsspiel
sense:
Any analogous religious story of the suffering, death, and resurrection of other gods or goddesses, or of the martyrdom of holy people, such as the Muslim tazia.


lexentry: eng/passionflower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: passionflower
trans_list: Passionsblume
sense:
Any of very many vines, in North America and elsewhere, of the genus Passiflora that bear edible fruit called passion fruit, and showy flowers of a structure symbolic of the Passion of Christ.


lexentry: eng/passivation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: passivation
trans_list: Passivierung
sense:
(chemistry) The spontaneous formation of a hard non-reactive surface film (usually an oxide or nitride) that inhibits further corrosion.


lexentry: eng/passive-aggressive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: passive-aggressive
trans_list: passiv-aggressiv
sense:
(psychology) Showing passive, sometimes obstructionist resistance to following authoritative instructions in interpersonal or occupational situations.


lexentry: eng/passive_participle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: passive participle
trans_list: passives Partizip
sense:
(grammar) A participle indicating an ongoing or completed action or state in the passive voice, where a noun modified by the participle is taken to represent the patient of the action denoted by the verb.


lexentry: eng/passive_vocabulary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: passive vocabulary
trans_list: passiver Wortschatz
sense:
The words and phrases, collectively, that someone understands in speech and writing but does not commonly use.


lexentry: eng/passkey__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: passkey
trans_list: Hauptschlüssel
sense:
(computing, especially since the 2020s) A cryptographic key that is tied to specific devices or cloud accounts and is meant to be used instead of a password.


lexentry: eng/passport__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: passport
trans_list: Reisepass | Pass
sense:
An official document normally used for international journeys, which proves the identity and nationality of the person for whom it was issued.


lexentry: eng/password__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: password
trans_list: Passwort | Kennwort | Parole | Codewort
sense:
(military, security) A word relayed to a person to gain admittance to a place or to gain access to information.


lexentry: eng/password__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: password
trans_list: Passwort | Kennwort
sense:
(computing, cryptography) A string of characters used to log in to a computer or network, to access a level in a video game, and so on; archetypally a word#Noun but nowadays often an alphanumeric#Adjective string or a phrase#Noun.


lexentry: eng/past__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: past
trans_list: Vergangenheit
sense:
(grammar) Of a tense, expressing action that has already happened or a previously-existing state. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/past_historic_tense__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: past historic tense
trans_list: Präteritum
sense:
(grammar) A tense used in some languages (such as French and Italian) in narrative, and in spoken language primarily when reading narrative or in storytelling, for completed actions in the past or in speaking of the dead. It is semantically the same as the simple past in many languages, including English.


lexentry: eng/past_imperfect_tense__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: past imperfect tense
trans_list: Imperfekt
sense:
A grammatical tense which expresses the past as an action which was still going on at the point in time described, say someone "was ...ing" something, as opposed to the already accomplished counterpart past perfect tense (where the action took place even further in the past)


lexentry: eng/past_perfect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: past perfect
trans_list: Plusquamperfekt
sense:
A tense which describes actions that occurred before another action or event in the past; the pluperfect or the past anterior tense.


lexentry: eng/past_tense__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: past tense
trans_list: Präteritum | Vergangenheit
sense:
(grammar) A grammatical form (often a verb form) that refers to an event, transaction, occurrence, or object that happened (or had happened), or existed, at some time before now (the applicable reference time).


lexentry: eng/pasta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pasta
trans_list: Nudeln | Pasta | Teigwaren
sense:
(uncountable) Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating.


lexentry: eng/pasta_salad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pasta salad
trans_list: Nudelsalat
sense:
A salad prepared with one or more types of pasta, almost always chilled, and most often tossed in a vinegar, oil, or mayonnaise-based dressing.


lexentry: eng/paste__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: paste
trans_list: einfügen
sense:
(transitive, computing) To insert a piece of media (e.g. text, picture, audio, video) previously copied or cut from somewhere else.


lexentry: eng/pastel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pastel
trans_list: Pastellfarbe
sense:
(color) Any of several subdued tints of colors, usually associated with pink, peach, yellow, green, blue, and lavender


lexentry: eng/pasteurisation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pasteurisation
trans_list: Pasteurisierung | Pasteurisation
sense:
(British spelling) Heat-treatment of a perishable food to destroy heat-sensitive vegetative cells followed by immediate cooling to limit growth of the surviving cells and germination of spores.


lexentry: eng/pasteurize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pasteurize
trans_list: pasteurisieren
sense:
(transitive) To heat food for the purpose of killing harmful organisms such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa, molds, and yeasts.


lexentry: eng/pastiche__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pastiche
trans_list: Pastiche
sense:
A work of art, drama, literature, music, or architecture that imitates the work of a previous artist.


lexentry: eng/pastoral_care__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pastoral care
trans_list: Seelsorge
sense:
Counselling provided by pastors, chaplains and other religious leaders to members of their congregation, or to anyone within institutional settings, with a focus on healing, reconciling, and guidance.


lexentry: eng/pastry_fork__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pastry fork
trans_list: Kuchengabel
sense:
A three- or four-tined fork designed for eating pastries and similar desserts from a plate held in the other hand.


lexentry: eng/pastry_wheel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pastry wheel
trans_list: Teigrädchen
sense:
A culinary tool for cutting pastry. It takes the form of a handle that bears a wheel, commonly with a fluted edge to make cuts with a decorative pattern.


lexentry: eng/patch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patch
trans_list: Flicken | Lappen
sense:
A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole.


lexentry: eng/patch__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: patch
trans_list: Patch
sense:
(computing) A patch file, a file that describes changes to be made to a computer file or files, usually changes made to a computer program that fix a programming bug.


lexentry: eng/patch__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: patch
trans_list: patchen
sense:
(computing) To make the changes a patch describes; to apply a patch to the files in question. Hence:


lexentry: eng/patchouli__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patchouli
trans_list: Indisches Patschuli
sense:
Any of several East Indian plants in the genus Pogostemon, especially Pogostemon cablin, which yield a highly fragrant oil.


lexentry: eng/patchwork__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patchwork
trans_list: Patchwork
sense:
A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole.


lexentry: eng/patchwork_quilt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patchwork quilt
trans_list: Patchworkdecke
sense:
(literally) A decorative quilt made of pieces of cloth having diverse sizes, colors, and shapes, sewn together either to form a regular pattern or in a deliberately mismatched fashion without a pattern.


lexentry: eng/patchwork_quilt__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: patchwork quilt
trans_list: Flickenteppich | Sammelsurium
sense:
(figuratively, by extension) Something having a haphazard or disorganized structure; something composed of seemingly random parts.


lexentry: eng/patent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patent
trans_list: Patent
sense:
A declaration issued by a government agency that the inventor of a new invention has the sole privilege of making, selling, or using the claimed invention for a specified period.


lexentry: eng/patent__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patent
trans_list: patentieren | patentieren lassen
sense:
To (successfully) register (a new invention) with a government agency to obtain the sole privilege of its manufacture, sale, and use for a specified period.


lexentry: eng/patent_troll__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patent troll
trans_list: Patenttroll
sense:
(patent law, informal, derogatory) A company, person, etc., that owns and enforces patents in an aggressive and opportunistic manner, often with no intention of producing, marketing, or promoting the subjects of the patents.


lexentry: eng/paternal_grandfather__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paternal grandfather
trans_list: Großvater väterlicherseits
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see paternal,‎ grandfather. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/paternal_grandmother__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paternal grandmother
trans_list: Großmutter väterlicherseits
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see paternal,‎ grandmother. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/paternoster__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: paternoster
trans_list: Paternoster | Paternosteraufzug | Beamtenbagger | Personen-Umlaufaufzug
sense:
A slow, continuously moving lift or elevator consisting of a loop of open-fronted cabins running the height of a building.


lexentry: eng/paternoster__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: paternoster
trans_list: Vaterunser | Gebet des Herrn | Herrengebet | Paternoster | Unservater
sense:
(archaic) A patent medicine, so named because salesmen would pray the Lord's Prayer over it before selling it.


lexentry: eng/path__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: path
trans_list: Pfad | Weg
sense:
(computing) A human-readable specification for a location within a hierarchical or tree-like structure, such as a file system or as part of a URL.


lexentry: eng/path__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: path
trans_list: Pfad
sense:
(graph theory) A sequence of vertices from one vertex to another using the arcs (edges). A path does not visit the same vertex more than once (unless it is a closed path, where only the first and the last vertex are the same).


lexentry: eng/pathogen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pathogen
trans_list: Krankheitserreger
sense:
(pathology, immunology) Any organism or substance, especially a microorganism, capable of causing disease, such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa or fungi. Microorganisms are not considered to be pathogenic until they have reached a population size that is large enough to cause disease.


lexentry: eng/pathognomonic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pathognomonic
trans_list: pathognomonisch
sense:
(medicine, of a sign or symptom) specifically characteristic or indicative of a particular disease or condition.


lexentry: eng/pathologist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pathologist
trans_list: Pathologe
sense:
An expert in pathology; a specialist who examines samples of body tissues for diagnostic or forensic purpose.


lexentry: eng/pathologize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pathologize
trans_list: pathologisieren
sense:
(transitive) To characterize as a pathology or disease; to characterize (a person) as suffering from a disease.


lexentry: eng/pathology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pathology
trans_list: Pathologie
sense:
(academic, _, medicine) The academic biomedical specialty that advances the aspects of the biomedical sciences that allow for those clinical applications and their advancements over time.


lexentry: eng/pathology__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pathology
trans_list: Pathologie
sense:
Pathosis: any deviation from a healthy or normal structure or function; abnormality; illness or malformation.


lexentry: eng/pathos__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pathos
trans_list: Pathos
sense:
The quality or property of anything which touches the feelings or excites emotions and passions, especially that which awakens tender emotions, such as pity, sorrow, and the like; contagious warmth of feeling, action, or expression; pathetic quality.


lexentry: eng/pathos__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pathos
trans_list: Pathos
sense:
(rhetoric) A writer or speaker's attempt to persuade an audience through appeals involving the use of strong emotions such as pity.


lexentry: eng/patient__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: patient
trans_list: Patiens
sense:
(linguistics, grammar) The noun or noun phrase that is semantically on the receiving end of a verb's action.


lexentry: eng/patina__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: patina
trans_list: Patina
sense:
The colour or incrustation which age and wear give to (mainly metallic) objects; especially, the green rust which covers works of art such as ancient bronzes, coins and medals.


lexentry: eng/patio_door__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patio door
trans_list: Terrassenschiebetür
sense:
(mostly, in the plural) A sliding door, usually made of glass, that opens onto a patio, deck or garden.


lexentry: eng/patriarch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patriarch
trans_list: Patriarch
sense:
(Christianity) The highest form of bishop, in the ancient world having authority over other bishops in the province but now generally as an honorary title; in Roman Catholicism, considered a bishop second only to the Pope in rank. [from 9th c.]


lexentry: eng/patriarchy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patriarchy
trans_list: Patriarchat
sense:
(anthropology, history) A social system in which the father is head of the household, having authority over women and children, and in which lineage is traced through the male line.


lexentry: eng/patrician__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patrician
trans_list: Patrizier
sense:
(Ancient Rome) A member of any of the families constituting the populus Romanus, or body of Roman citizens, before the development of the plebeian order; later, one who, by right of birth or by special privilege conferred, belonged to the senior class of Romans, who, with certain property, had by right a seat in the Roman Senate.


lexentry: eng/patriot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: A person who loves and zealously supports and defends their country.
written_rep: patriot
trans_list:
Patriot | Patriotin | Vaterlandsfreund | Vaterlandsfreundin | Vaterlandsliebhaber | Vaterlandsliebhaberin


lexentry: eng/patriotic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patriotic
trans_list: patriotisch
sense:
Inspired by or showing patriotism; done out of love of one's country; zealously and unselfishly devoted to the service of one's country


lexentry: eng/patriotism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patriotism
trans_list: Patriotismus
sense:
Love of one's country; devotion to the welfare of one's compatriots; passion which inspires one to serve one's country.


lexentry: eng/patrol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patrol
trans_list: Patrouille
sense:
(military) A going of the rounds along the chain of sentinels and between the posts, by a guard, usually consisting of three or four men, to insure greater security from attacks on the outposts.


lexentry: eng/patron_saint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patron saint
trans_list: Schutzheilige | Schutzheiliger | Schutzpatron | Schutzpatronin
sense:
(Christianity) A saint conceived as the patron (protector or supporter) of a particular place, group, person, or activity, for whom or for which his or her intercession is specially invoked.


lexentry: eng/patronage__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: patronage
trans_list: Klüngel | Klüngelwirtschaft
sense:
(politics) Granting favours or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support.


lexentry: eng/patronize__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: patronize
trans_list: bevormunden | gönnerhaft behandeln | herablassend behandeln
sense:
(transitive) To assume a tone of unjustified superiority toward; to talk down to, to treat condescendingly.


lexentry: eng/patronymic__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: patronymic
trans_list: Patronym | Patronymikum | Vatersname | Patronymikon | Vatername
sense:
(by extension) A name acquired from one's father's, grandfather's or earlier (male) ancestor's first name. Some cultures use a patronymic where other cultures use a surname or family name; other cultures (like Russia) use both a patronymic and a surname.


lexentry: eng/patsy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patsy
trans_list: Sündenbock
sense:
(informal, derogatory) A person who is taken advantage of, especially by being cheated or blamed for something.


lexentry: eng/pattern__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pattern
trans_list: Schnittmuster
sense:
(textiles) The paper or cardboard template from which the parts of a garment are traced onto fabric prior to cutting out and assembling.


lexentry: eng/patty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patty
trans_list: Frikadelle
sense:
(US, Australia, New Zealand) A flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but sometimes square in shape.


lexentry: eng/patty__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: patty
trans_list: Torte
sense:
(Jamaica) A pastry with various fillings and spices baked inside a flaky shell, often tinted golden yellow with an egg yolk mixture or turmeric.


lexentry: eng/pattypan_squash__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pattypan squash
trans_list: Patisson
sense:
A summer squash of the species Cucurbita pepo, notable for its small size, round and shallow shape, and scalloped edges, which cause it to somewhat resemble a small toy top or a flying saucer.


lexentry: eng/paucal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paucal
trans_list: Paukal | Paucalis
sense:
(grammar) A language form referring to a few of something (three to around ten), as a small group of people; contrast singular, dual, trial, and plural.


lexentry: eng/paucident_planigale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paucident planigale
trans_list: Giles-Flachkopfbeutelmaus
sense:
Planigale gilesi, a very small species of carnivorous marsupial endemic to desert areas of southern and eastern Australia.


lexentry: eng/pauldron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pauldron
trans_list: Achsel
sense:
A component of plate armor that protects the shoulder, generally covering more than a spaulder, also protecting the armpit and overlapping with other armor over the upper chest and back.


lexentry: eng/pause__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: pause
trans_list: pausieren
sense:
(transitive) To halt the play or playback of, temporarily, so that it can be resumed from the same point.


lexentry: eng/pave__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pave
trans_list: pflastern | bepflastern | mit Platten auslegen
sense:
(Canada, US) To cover with stone, concrete, blacktop or other solid covering, especially to aid travel.


lexentry: eng/pavement__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pavement
trans_list: Asphalt | Fahrbahndecke | Kopfsteinpflaster | Pflaster | Steinpflaster | Strassenbelag
sense:
(now, chiefly, North America) A paving (paved part) of a road or other thoroughfare; the roadway or road surface. [from 13th c.]


lexentry: eng/pavis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pavis
trans_list: Langschild
sense:
(military, history) A very large shield, like a small moveable wall, carried in front to protect all or most of the bearer's body, often with a projecting ridge running vertically down the center.


lexentry: eng/paw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paw
trans_list: Pfote | Tatze
sense:
The soft foot of a mammal or other animal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails; comparable to a human hand or foot.


lexentry: eng/pawa__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pawa
trans_list: Abalone
sense:
(New Zealand) An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.


lexentry: eng/pawl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pawl
trans_list: Klaue | Klinke | Sperrklinke
sense:
A pivoted catch designed to fall into a notch on a ratchet wheel so as to allow movement in only one direction (e.g. on a windlass or in a clock mechanism), or alternatively to move the wheel in one direction.


lexentry: eng/pawn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pawn
trans_list: Bauer
sense:
(chess) The most numerous chess piece, or a similar piece in a similar game. In chess, each side starts with eight; moves are only forward, and attacks are only diagonally or en passant.


lexentry: eng/pawnbroker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pawnbroker
trans_list: Pfandleiher | Pfandleiherin
sense:
A person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security – which may be sold if not redeemed.


lexentry: eng/pay-as-you-go__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pay-as-you-go
trans_list: Umlagefinanzierung | Umlageverfahren
sense:
(economics) A financial policy by which capital projects are financed from current revenue in the operating budget rather than through borrowing.


lexentry: eng/pay-as-you-go__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pay-as-you-go
trans_list: Guthabenabbuchung | Prepaid-Zahlung
sense:
(British) A payment method where the charge of a service is taken automatically, usually in small amounts, after the usage, in contrast of paying before usage. Used especially of mobile phones and transport ticketing.


lexentry: eng/pay_TV__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pay TV
trans_list: Bezahlfernsehen | Pay-TV
sense:
A system whereby viewers pay to subscribe to specific broadcast television channels or programme typically used in cable television services


lexentry: eng/pay_grade__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pay grade
trans_list: Gehaltsgruppe | Lohnstufe
sense:
(figuratively) Level of authority or responsibility (since pay rate, authority and responsibility generally increase similarly).


lexentry: eng/pay_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: pay off
trans_list: abbezahlen | auszahlen
sense:
(transitive) To pay back (repay) the entirety of a loan, thereby effecting the release of a lien on (the thing that was financed).


lexentry: eng/pay_respect__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pay respect
trans_list: Ehre halten
sense:
To demonstrate or profess respect to (someone or an ideal); to behave in a manner that demonstrates respect to (someone or an ideal).


lexentry: eng/payload__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: payload
trans_list: Nutzlast
sense:
That part of a rocket, missile, propelled stinger, or torpedo that is not concerned with propulsion or guidance, such as a warhead or satellite.


lexentry: eng/payment__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: payment
trans_list: Zahlung | Bezahlung
sense:
(countable) An instance of that act; a sum of money paid in exchange#Noun for goods or services, or the transaction#Noun that conveys it.


lexentry: eng/payment_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: payment card
trans_list: Kreditkarte
sense:
(banking) A card, such as a credit card or debit card, which can be used for payment of goods or services.


lexentry: eng/payment_order__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: payment order
trans_list: Zahlungsanweisung
sense:
(finance, chiefly, banking) An instruction from a sender to a receiving bank, transmitted orally, electronically, or in writing, to pay, or to cause another bank to pay a fixed and determinable amount of money to a beneficiary.


lexentry: eng/payola__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: payola
trans_list: Bestechungsgeschenk
sense:
(US) A bribe given in exchange for a favor, such as one given in exchange for the promotion of goods or services (originally one given to a disk jockey to play a record).


lexentry: eng/payphone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: payphone
trans_list: Münzfernsprecher | Münztelefon
sense:
A public telephone that requires prepayment to operate, generally via the insertion of coins or a credit card.


lexentry: eng/payroll__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: payroll
trans_list: Gehaltsabrechnung | Lohn- und Gehaltsabteilung
sense:
(accounting) The calculation of salaries and wages and the deduction of taxes etc.; the department in a company responsible for this.


lexentry: eng/payslip__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: payslip
trans_list: Gehaltsabrechnung | Entgeltabrechnung | Gehaltszettel
sense:
A small document, included with an employee's wage or salary, giving details of money earned and tax and insurance paid.


lexentry: eng/paywall__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paywall
trans_list: Paywall | Bezahlschranke
sense:
(informal, computing) A feature of a website, application or service that only allows access to certain content or functions upon payment.


lexentry: eng/pe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pe
trans_list: pe
sense:
The seventeenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew פ, Syriac ܦ, and others; Arabic has the analog faa).


lexentry: eng/peace_pipe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peace pipe
trans_list: Friedenspfeife | Calumet | Kalumet
sense:
A tobacco pipe smoked ceremonially in certain Native American cultures that symbolizes peace among those who smoke it, and among whom it is passed around from person to person.


lexentry: eng/peace_talks__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peace talks
trans_list: Friedensgespräche
sense:
A series of formal discussions between two or more nation-states or groups of people held to resolve existing conflict between them.


lexentry: eng/peaceable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peaceable
trans_list: friedliebend
sense:
Favouring peace rather than conflict; not aggressive, tending to avoid violence (of people, actions etc.). [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/peaceful_coexistence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peaceful coexistence
trans_list: friedliche Koexistenz
sense:
(politics) A situation where nation-states do not interfere with the domestic affairs of other countries, in order to avoid conflict; mutual non-interference.


lexentry: eng/peacekeeping__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peacekeeping
trans_list: Friedenserhaltung | Friedenssicherung
sense:
The act of preserving peace, specifically between hostile groups or states, especially by a sanctioned military force. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/peach__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peach
trans_list: Pfirsich | Pfirsichbaum
sense:
A tree (Prunus persica), native to China and now widely cultivated throughout temperate regions, having pink flowers and edible fruit.


lexentry: eng/peach__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: peach
trans_list: Pfirsich | Pfirsichbaum
sense:
The soft juicy stone fruit of the peach tree, having yellow flesh, downy, red-tinted yellow skin, and a deeply sculptured pit or stone containing a single seed.


lexentry: eng/peafowl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peafowl
trans_list: Pfau
sense:
A pheasant of the genus Pavo or Afropavo, notable for the extravagant tails of the males; a peacock (unspecified sex).


lexentry: eng/peak__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peak
trans_list: Maximum
sense:
A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.


lexentry: eng/peak__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: peak
trans_list: Maximum
sense:
(mathematics) A local maximum of a function, e.g. for sine waves, each point at which the value of y is at its maximum.


lexentry: eng/peal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peal
trans_list: Dröhnen
sense:
A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc.


lexentry: eng/pearl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pearl
trans_list: Perle
sense:
A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Round lustrous pearls are used in jewellery.


lexentry: eng/pearl__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: pearl
trans_list: Perl | Perle
sense:
(uncountable, typography, printing, dated) The size of type between diamond and agate, standardized as 5-point.


lexentry: eng/peasant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peasant
trans_list: Bauer | Bäuerin | Kleinbäuerin | Bauernschaft | Bauerntum | Kleinbauer
sense:
A member of the lowly social class that toils on the land, constituted by small farmers and tenants, sharecroppers, farmhands and other laborers on the land where they form the main labor force in agriculture and horticulture.


lexentry: eng/peat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peat
trans_list: Torf
sense:
Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas, often burned as fuel. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/pebble-bed_reactor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pebble-bed reactor
trans_list: Kugelhaufenreaktor
sense:
A form of nuclear reactor using spherical fuel elements which are individually processed and fed through the reactor.


lexentry: eng/pebibyte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pebibyte
trans_list: Pebibyte
sense:
(computing) Strictly, 250 (10245, 1,125,899,906,842,624) bytes or 210 (1024) tebibytes, as opposed to a petabyte.


lexentry: eng/pecan_pie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pecan pie
trans_list: Pekannusskuchen
sense:
A sweet pie made from corn syrup and pecans, considered a specialty of Southern United States cuisine.


lexentry: eng/pecan_tree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pecan tree
trans_list: Pekannussbaum
sense:
A tree of the species Carya illinoinensis, the members of which are valued agriculturally for their fruit, the pecan, and the wood of the tree, pecan wood, used in woodworking as well as smoking meats.


lexentry: eng/pecker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pecker
trans_list: Picker
sense:
Someone who or something that pecks, striking or piercing in the manner of a bird's beak or bill, particularly:


lexentry: eng/pecking_order__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pecking order
trans_list: Hackordnung | Hackabstand
sense:
The usually informal hierarchy of authority or command, often partial or approximate, as determined by the especially natural propensity for domination of different members of a specific group over each other, such as older brothers and sisters over their younger siblings.


lexentry: eng/pectin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pectin
trans_list: Pektin
sense:
(carbohydrate) A polysaccharide extracted from the cell walls of plants, especially of fruits; under acidic conditions it forms a gel. It is often used in processed foods, especially jellies and jams where it causes thickening (setting).


lexentry: eng/pectineus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pectineus
trans_list: Kammmuskel
sense:
(anatomy) A flat quadrangular muscle, situated at the anterior part of the upper and medial aspect of the thigh, whose primary function is hip flexion.


lexentry: eng/pectoral_sandpiper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pectoral sandpiper
trans_list: Graubruststrandläufer | Graubrust-Strandläufer
sense:
Calidris melanotos, a small migratory wader that breeds in North America and Asia, wintering in South America and Oceania, and eats small invertebrates.


lexentry: eng/pectus_excavatum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pectus excavatum
trans_list: Trichterbrust
sense:
(medicine) A congenital deformity of the anterior wall of the chest, in which several ribs and the sternum grow abnormally, giving a caved or sunken appearance.


lexentry: eng/pedal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pedal
trans_list: Pedal | Fußhebel
sense:
A lever operated by one's foot that is used to control or power a machine or mechanism, such as a bicycle or piano


lexentry: eng/pedalo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pedalo
trans_list: Pedalos | Tretboot
sense:
(UK, watercraft) A small boat propelled by pedals that directly turn external paddles, used for recreation.


lexentry: eng/pedelec__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pedelec
trans_list: Pedelec
sense:
(informal) A bicycle with an electric motor which assists the rider but only while they are pedalling.


lexentry: eng/pedestrian_precinct__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pedestrian precinct
trans_list: Fußgängerzone
sense:
An area in a town or city intended for pedestrians only, where vehicles (in particular motor vehicles) are not normally allowed.


lexentry: eng/pediatric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pediatric
trans_list: Pädiatrie
sense:
(American spelling) Of or pertaining to pediatrics, the branch of medicine dealing with the care and treatment of children.


lexentry: eng/pediatrician__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pediatrician
trans_list: Kinderarzt | Kinderärztin
sense:
(American spelling) A physician that specializes in pediatrics; the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.


lexentry: eng/pediatrics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pediatrics
trans_list: Pädiatrie | Kinderheilkunde
sense:
(American spelling, medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of children and adolescents.


lexentry: eng/pedicel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pedicel
trans_list: Blütenstiel | Blütenstängel
sense:
(botany) A stalk of an individual flower (or fruit, e.g., once fertilised); a stalk bearing a single flower or spore-producing body within a cluster.


lexentry: eng/pedigree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pedigree
trans_list: Ahnentafel
sense:
A chart, list, or record of ancestors, to show breeding, especially distinguished breeding. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/pedigree_collapse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pedigree collapse
trans_list: Ahnenschwund
sense:
(genealogy) The phenomenon in which ancestral inbreeding causes the number of a descendant’s distinct ancestors to be smaller than that predicted by a binary tree (\sum_{i=1}^n 2^i, where n represents the number of generations).


lexentry: eng/pediment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pediment
trans_list: Giebeldreieck | Giebel | Bekrönung | Frontispiz | Fronton | Frontspieß
sense:
(architectural element) A classical architectural element consisting of a triangular section or gable found above the horizontal superstructure (entablature) which lies immediately upon the columns; fronton.


lexentry: eng/pedology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pedology
trans_list: Pedologie | Bodenkunde
sense:
The sub-discipline of soil science that: studies soils as a component of natural systems or deals with soil genesis and soil classification or studies the soil profile or solum in its natural setting.


lexentry: eng/pedometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pedometer
trans_list: Schrittzähler
sense:
A device, often electronic, that measures the number of steps taken, and thus estimates the distance walked.


lexentry: eng/pedophile__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pedophile
trans_list: Pädophile | Pädophiler
sense:
(by extension, common use) An adult who is sexually attracted to or engages in sexual acts with a child.


lexentry: eng/pedophilia__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pedophilia
trans_list: Pädophilie
sense:
(by extension, proscribed) Sexual activity between adults and children; the act of child molestation.


lexentry: eng/pedosexual__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pedosexual
trans_list: pädosexuell
sense:
(uncommon, of an act or behavior) Being or constituting pedosexuality, sexual activity between an adult and a child.


lexentry: eng/peekaboo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peekaboo
trans_list: Guck-guck-Spiel
sense:
(games) A game for a small child in which one covers one's face, then suddenly reveals it, saying "Boo!" or "Peekaboo!".


lexentry: eng/peel__Noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peel
trans_list: Brotschieber | Ofenschaufel | Ofenschieber | Backschießer
sense:
A shovel or similar instrument, now especially a pole with a flat disc at the end used for removing pizza or loaves of bread from a baker's oven.


lexentry: eng/peel_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peel off
trans_list: abblättern
sense:
(intransitive) To separate off from the main body, to move off to one side; as in troop movements on a parade ground or an organized retreat, or columns in a procession.


lexentry: eng/peephole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peephole
trans_list: Türspion | Spion
sense:
A small hole, opening, or piece of glass, especially in a door, through which one can look without being seen.


lexentry: eng/peeping_tom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peeping tom
trans_list: Spanner | Voyeur
sense:
A person who watches another without the other's permission and usually without the other's knowledge, especially for the purpose of deriving sexual pleasure from the sight of the other.


lexentry: eng/peepshow__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: peepshow
trans_list: Peepshow
sense:
A titillating or pornographic display viewed through a small slot, generally equipped with a timer to automatically close the slot when payment has expired.


lexentry: eng/peer__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: peer
trans_list: Adelige | Adeliger | Edelfrau | Edelmann | Peer
sense:
A noble with a title, i.e., a peerage, and in times past, with certain rights and privileges not enjoyed by commoners.


lexentry: eng/peer_review__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peer review
trans_list: Kreuzgutachten | Peer-Review
sense:
(education) The scholarly process whereby manuscripts intended to be published in an academic journal are reviewed by independent researchers (referees) to evaluate the contribution, i.e. the importance, novelty and accuracy of the manuscript's contents.


lexentry: eng/peg__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: peg
trans_list: Bindung | Kursstützung | Währungsbindung
sense:
(finance) A fixed exchange rate, where a currency's value is matched to the value of another currency or measure such as gold.


lexentry: eng/peg__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: peg
trans_list: Aufmacher | Thema
sense:
(journalism) A topic of interest, such as an ongoing event or an anniversary, around which various features can be developed.


lexentry: eng/pegged_pants__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pegged pants
trans_list: Karottenhose
sense:
trousers cut full in the waist and thigh area, and tapering to a cuff or gather at the ankle. Some pegged pants include a full cuff with buttons; others simply gather around an elastic band. This style was popular in the 1940s, 1950s and 1980s.


lexentry: eng/peignoir__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peignoir
trans_list: Peignoir
sense:
A long outer garment for women, usually sheer and made of chiffon and often sold with matching nightgown, negligee or underwear


lexentry: eng/pellagra__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pellagra
trans_list: Pellagra
sense:
(pathology) A disease characterised by skin lesions and mental confusion, primarily caused by a niacin deficiency. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pellet__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pellet
trans_list: Gewölle
sense:
Compressed byproduct of digestion regurgitated by owls and many other birds of prey, which serves as a waste disposal mechanism for indigestible parts of food, such as fur and bones.


lexentry: eng/pelmanism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pelmanism
trans_list: Memory
sense:
A memory card game in which a pack of cards is spread out face-down and players try to turn up pairs with the same symbol.


lexentry: eng/peloton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peloton
trans_list: Peloton | Hauptfeld | Pulk
sense:
(cycle racing) A group of riders formed during a cycling road race; especially, the main group of riders; the pack.


lexentry: eng/pelt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pelt
trans_list: Balg | Fell | Pelz
sense:
The skin of an animal with the hair or wool on; either a raw or undressed hide, or a skin preserved with the hair or wool on it (sometimes worn as a garment with minimal modification).


lexentry: eng/pelvic_floor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pelvic floor
trans_list: Beckenboden
sense:
(anatomy) A muscular partition, formed by the muscle fibers of the levator ani, the coccygeus, and associated connective tissue, which spans the area underneath the pelvis.


lexentry: eng/pelvis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pelvis
trans_list: Becken
sense:
(anatomy) The large compound bone structure at the base of the spine that supports the legs. It consists of hip bone, sacrum and coccyx.


lexentry: eng/pemmican__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pemmican
trans_list: Pemmikan
sense:
A food made from meat which has been dried and beaten into a paste, mixed with berries and rendered fat, and shaped into little patties. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/pemphigus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pemphigus
trans_list: Pemphigus
sense:
(pathology) A severe autoimmune skin disease characterized by pustules and painful blisters, and which can be fatal.


lexentry: eng/pen__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pen
trans_list: Stift | Kugelschreiber | Kuli | Federhalter | Feder | Füllhalter
sense:
A tool, originally made from a feather but now usually a small tubular instrument, containing ink used to write or make marks.


lexentry: eng/penal_colony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: penal colony
trans_list: Strafkolonie
sense:
A colonial territory used (mainly) for the detention and forced labor of deportees, typically where free labor is desperately scarce.


lexentry: eng/penalty__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: penalty
trans_list: Strafe
sense:
(ice hockey) A punishment for an infraction of the rules, often in the form of being removed from play for a specified amount of time.


lexentry: eng/penalty_area__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: penalty area
trans_list: Strafraum | Sechzehner | Sechzehnmeterraum
sense:
(football, futsal) An area of a pitch or field, inside which a penalty is given to the offensive team if a foul is made by the defensive team.


lexentry: eng/penalty_box__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: penalty box
trans_list: Strafbank
sense:
(ice hockey) An enclosed bench where a player must remain for timed period (a penalty) that is assessed after an infraction.


lexentry: eng/penalty_kick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: penalty kick
trans_list: Strafstoß | Elfmeter
sense:
(soccer) A form of direct free kick, taken from the penalty spot after a defensive foul in the penalty box, with only the goalkeeper defending the goal.


lexentry: eng/penalty_mark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: penalty mark
trans_list: Elfmeterpunkt
sense:
(football) a small white spot, painted on the grass, twelve yards in front of the centre of the goal line, from which all penalty kicks are taken


lexentry: eng/penalty_shootout__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: penalty shootout
trans_list: Elfmeterschießen | Penaltyschiessen
sense:
(football, field hockey) A series of penalties (penalty kicks in soccer), taken to decide a winner after a game has resulted in a tie and extra time has been played.


lexentry: eng/penalty_shot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: penalty shot
trans_list: Strafstoß
sense:
(ice hockey) A penalty awarded when a team loses a clear scoring opportunity on a breakaway because of a foul committed by an opposing player. A player from the non-offending team is given an attempt to score a goal without opposition from any defending players except the goaltender.


lexentry: eng/penance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: penance
trans_list: Buße | Pönitenz | Bußleistung | Bußverfahren | Bußwerk | Bußübung
sense:
A voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act.


lexentry: eng/pencil__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pencil
trans_list: Bleistift | Buntstift | Griffel | Tafelstift
sense:
A writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/pencil__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pencil
trans_list: Griffel | Tafelstift
sense:
(optics) An aggregate or collection of rays of light, especially when diverging from, or converging to, a point. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/pencil_holder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pencil holder
trans_list: Stifteköcher | Bleistifthalter | Stiftehalter
sense:
A small opened container for stationery such as pencils, ballpoint pens, rubber, correction fluid, etc.


lexentry: eng/pencil_lead__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pencil lead
trans_list: Mine
sense:
The material (usually black or dark gray) which allows a pencil to work. Usually a mixture of graphite and smaller amounts of other material, but not actual lead.


lexentry: eng/pencil_pusher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pencil pusher
trans_list: Bürohengst | Sesselfurzer | Bleistiftstemmer
sense:
(informal, often, derogatory) One who does routine office work; someone involved mainly in paperwork.


lexentry: eng/pendant__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pendant
trans_list: Anhänger
sense:
A piece of jewellery which hangs down as an ornament, especially worn on a chain around the neck. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/pendeloque__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pendeloque
trans_list: Briolette | Pendeloque
sense:
(also, attributive) A drop-shaped diamond or other gem used as a pendant; also, a piece of jewellery in pendant form. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pendentive__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pendentive
trans_list: Pendentif | Eckzwickel
sense:
(architecture) The concave triangular sections of vaulting that provide the transition between a dome and the square base on which it is set and transfer the weight of the dome.


lexentry: eng/penduline_tit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: penduline tit
trans_list: beutelmeisen
sense:
Any of the family of small passerine birds Remizidae, which nearly all make nests which hang from trees; found in Eurasia, Africa, and North America.


lexentry: eng/pendulum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pendulum
trans_list: Pendel
sense:
(clocks, mechanics) A body suspended from a fixed support so that it swings freely back and forth under the influence of gravity, commonly used to regulate various devices such as clocks.


lexentry: eng/penguin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: penguin
trans_list: Pinguin
sense:
Any of several flightless sea birds, of order Sphenisciformes, found in the Southern Hemisphere, marked by their usual upright stance, walking on short legs, and (generally) their stark black and white plumage. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/penicillin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: penicillin
trans_list: Penizillin | Penicillin
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) Any of a group of narrow-spectrum antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds or synthesized, that have a beta-lactam structure and are active against gram-positive bacteria and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases.


lexentry: eng/penitente__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: penitente
trans_list: Büßerschnee | Zackenfirn
sense:
A tall thin blade of hardened snow or ice, found closely spaced in large quantities at high altitudes.


lexentry: eng/penny__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: penny
trans_list: Penny
sense:
(historical) In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a unit of currency worth 1⁄240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d.


lexentry: eng/pennyroyal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pennyroyal
trans_list: Flohkraut | Polei | Polei-Minze | Poleiminze
sense:
Mentha pulegium, a plant of the mint family, formerly much used in various medicinal treatments and as a flea repellent.


lexentry: eng/pension__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pension
trans_list: Pension | Rente
sense:
An annuity paid regularly as benefit due to a retired employee, serviceman etc. in consideration of past services, originally and chiefly by a government but also by various private pension schemes. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/pension__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pension
trans_list: Pension | Rente
sense:
A boarding house or small hotel, especially in continental Europe, which typically offers lodging and certain meals and services. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/pension_fund__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pension fund
trans_list: Pensionsfonds
sense:
A pool of assets forming an independent legal entity that are bought with the contributions to a pension plan for the exclusive purpose of financing pension plan benefits.


lexentry: eng/penstock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: penstock
trans_list: Druckrohrleitung
sense:
A sluice or pipe which allows the controlled flow of water from behind a dam, typically routing it to a turbine of a power plant.


lexentry: eng/pentachoron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pentachoron
trans_list: Pentachoron
sense:
(mathematics) A four-dimensional object analogous to a tetrahedron, constructed out of five tetrahedra.


lexentry: eng/pentagram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pentagram
trans_list: Pentagramm
sense:
The shape of a five-pointed star constructed of five intersecting lines meeting at the vertices, such that a central pentagon and five surrounding isosceles triangles are formed; often with magical connotations; a 5/2 (or 5/3) star polygon.


lexentry: eng/pentalogy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pentalogy
trans_list: Pentalogie
sense:
A set of five works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as five individual works.


lexentry: eng/pentane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pentane
trans_list: Pentan
sense:
(organic compound) An aliphatic hydrocarbon of chemical formula C5H12; either of the three isomers n-pentane, methyl-butane (isopentane), and di-methyl-propane (neopentane); volatile liquids under normal conditions.


lexentry: eng/pentathlon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pentathlon
trans_list: Fünfkampf | Pentathlon
sense:
An ancient athletics discipline, featuring five events: stadion, wrestling, long jump, javelin and discus


lexentry: eng/pentathlon__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pentathlon
trans_list: Fünfkampf | Frauenfünfkampf | Pentathlon
sense:
(athletics) Ellipsis of women's pentathlon.; A 20th-century athletics discipline for women, the women's counterpart of the men's decathlon, the predecessor to the women's heptathlon, featuring five events: hurdles, shot put, high jump, long jump, and a run


lexentry: eng/pentathlon__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pentathlon
trans_list: Fünfkampf | Moderner Fünfkampf
sense:
(athletics) Ellipsis of modern pentathlon.; a discipline with five events based on late-19th century basic military skills


lexentry: eng/penthouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: penthouse
trans_list: Dachwohnung
sense:
(now, historical) A structure or annexe (especially one with a sloping roof) extending from the side of a building, sometimes as protection from the weather. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/penthouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: penthouse
trans_list: Dachwohnung | Penthouse
sense:
An apartment or suite found on an upper floor, or floors, of a tall building, especially one that is expensive or luxurious with panoramic views. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pentimento__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pentimento
trans_list: Pentiment | Pentimenti | Reuestriche
sense:
(art, literature) The presence of traces of a previous work in an artistic or literary work; especially (painting) an image which has been painted over but is still detectable.


lexentry: eng/pentode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pentode
trans_list: Pentode
sense:
A thermionic valve similar to a tetrode with the addition of a third grid, the suppressor grid to reduce the secondary emission effect; was/is used in high quality audio and radio products.


lexentry: eng/penultimate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: penultimate
trans_list: vorletzte | vorletzt
sense:
(UK, in, _, US, _, usually, formal) Next to last, second to last; immediately preceding the end of a sequence, list, etc.


lexentry: eng/penumbra__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: penumbra
trans_list: Penumbra
sense:
(astronomy) A region around the edge of a sunspot, darker than the sun's surface but lighter than the middle of the sunspot.


lexentry: eng/people's__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: people's
trans_list: Volk
sense:
In certain socialist states: of, from, or controlled (at least in name) by the common people rather than a ruling elite.


lexentry: eng/people's_army__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: people's army
trans_list: Volksarmee
sense:
A communist-based military organization, often linked to a communist political party; the armed forces of a communist state.


lexentry: eng/people__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: people
trans_list: Volk | Leute
sense:
(countable, collective) Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc.


lexentry: eng/people__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: people
trans_list: Leute | Volk
sense:
A group of persons regarded as being servants, followers, companions or subjects of a ruler or leader.


lexentry: eng/people__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: people
trans_list: Volk | Leute
sense:
The mass of a community as distinguished from a special class (elite); the commonalty; the populace; the vulgar; the common crowd; the citizens.


lexentry: eng/people_person__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: people person
trans_list: geselliger Mensch
sense:
(idiomatic) One who interacts skilfully with other people and who receives satisfaction from such interaction.


lexentry: eng/people_who_live_in_glass_houses_shouldn't_throw_stones__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: Do not criticize others if you have similar weaknesses yourself.
written_rep: people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
trans_list:
das sagt der Richtige | du hast es nötig | ein Esel schilt den andern Langohr | man sollte zuerst vor der eigenen Haustür fegen | wer im Glashaus sitzt, sollte nicht mit Steinen werfen


lexentry: eng/pepino_melon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pepino melon
trans_list: Birnenmelone | Melonenbirne | Pepino | Pepino-Strauch
sense:
A South American plant in the nightshade family Solanaceae, cultivated for its melon-like fruit, Solanum muricatum.


lexentry: eng/pepo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pepo
trans_list: Panzerbeere
sense:
A fruit of plants of the gourd family Cucurbitaceae, possessing a hard rind and producing many seeds in a single, central, pulpy chamber.


lexentry: eng/pepper__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pepper
trans_list: Paprikaschote
sense:
(UK, US, Ireland, and, Canada) A bell pepper, a fruit of the capsicum plant: red, green, yellow or white, hollow and containing seeds, and in very spicy and mild varieties.


lexentry: eng/pepper_mill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pepper mill
trans_list: Pfeffermühle
sense:
A small handheld grinder containing a supply of peppercorns for grinding fresh at the table or in the kitchen.


lexentry: eng/pepper_shaker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pepper shaker
trans_list: Pfefferstreuer
sense:
A small container designed to hold pepper and facilitate sprinkling it on food for seasoning purposes.


lexentry: eng/pepper_tree__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pepper tree
trans_list: Molle | Pfefferbaum
sense:
Any of the South American trees in the genus Schinus, which have small fruits that have been used as a substitute for black pepper


lexentry: eng/peppercorn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peppercorn
trans_list: Pfefferkorn
sense:
The seeds of the plant Piper nigrum. Commonly used as a spice, usually but not always ground or crushed.


lexentry: eng/peppermint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peppermint
trans_list: Pfefferminze
sense:
A hybrid herb of the mint family (Mentha × piperita), formed by crossing watermint and spearmint, which has a high menthol content and a sharp flavor and is used in cooking, especially in herb teas and in confections. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/peppermint__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: peppermint
trans_list: Pfefferminze | Pfefferminz | Pfefferminzbonbon
sense:
(countable) Any of various sweets containing extract of the peppermint herb; peppermint confectionery. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pepperwort__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pepperwort
trans_list: Kressen
sense:
Any of several species of perennial plant in the genus Lepidium (originally specifically dittander, species Lepidium latifolium), which is a member of the mustard and cabbage family. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/pepsin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pepsin
trans_list: Pepsin
sense:
(enzyme) A digestive enzyme that chemically digests, or breaks down, proteins into shorter chains of amino acids.


lexentry: eng/peptide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peptide
trans_list: Peptid
sense:
(organic compound) Any of a class of organic compounds consisting of various numbers of amino acids in which the amine of one is reacted with the carboxylic acid of the next to form an amide bond.


lexentry: eng/peptide_bond__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peptide bond
trans_list: Peptidbindung
sense:
(chemistry) An amide bond formed between the amino and carboxyl functional groups of separate amino acids.


lexentry: eng/peptone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peptone
trans_list: Pepton
sense:
(biochemistry) Any water-soluble mixture of polypeptides and amino acids formed by the partial hydrolysis of protein.


lexentry: eng/per_bend__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: per bend
trans_list: schräggeteilt
sense:
(heraldry) (Partitioned) diagonally by a line going from the dexter chief (viewer's top left) along a 45 degree angle towards the sinister base, (especially) into two halves (formally party per bend).


lexentry: eng/per_bend_sinister__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: per bend sinister
trans_list: schräglinks geteilt
sense:
(heraldry) (Partitioned) diagonally by a line going from the sinister chief (viewer's top right) towards the dexter base, (especially) into two halves (formally party per bend sinister).


lexentry: eng/per_chevron__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: per chevron
trans_list: spitzenschnitt
sense:
(heraldry) (Partitioned) along the bent line(s) of a chevron, (especially) into two areas (formally party per chevron).


lexentry: eng/per_fess__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: per fess
trans_list: geteilt
sense:
(heraldry) (Partitioned) horizontally; (especially) partitioned horizontally into two halves (formally party per fess).


lexentry: eng/per_pale__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: per pale
trans_list: gespalten
sense:
(heraldry) (Partitioned) vertically; (especially) partitioned vertically into two halves (formally party per pale).


lexentry: eng/per_se__Adverb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: per se
trans_list: als solches | bezeichnungsgemäß | entsprechend seinem Namen
sense:
(colloquial, sometimes, proscribed, negative polarity) In a true or literal sense; as one would expect from the name or description.


lexentry: eng/percale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: percale
trans_list: Perkal
sense:
(textiles) A fine, closely woven fabric, made from cotton, polyester or a mix of these, and used for sheets and clothing.


lexentry: eng/perceived_temperature__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perceived temperature
trans_list: gefühlte Temperatur
sense:
The apparent temperature of the environment; may be different from the actual temperature because of factors such as wind chill or humidity


lexentry: eng/percentile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: percentile
trans_list: Perzentil
sense:
(statistics) Any of the ninety-nine points that divide an ordered distribution into one hundred parts, each containing one per cent of the population.


lexentry: eng/percontation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: percontation
trans_list: Nachforschung | Nachfrage
sense:
(formal, rare, or, obsolete) A question which cannot properly be given a one-word answer like “yes” or “no”. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/percussion__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: percussion
trans_list: Perkussion
sense:
(music) The section of an orchestra or band containing percussion instruments; such instruments considered as a group; in bands, may be separate from drum kits.


lexentry: eng/percussion_cap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: percussion cap
trans_list: Köder
sense:
a metal cap found on muzzleloading firearms that contains chemical substances such as fulminate that explode upon impact


lexentry: eng/percussionist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: percussionist
trans_list: Schlagzeuger | Schlagzeugerin
sense:
A trained musician who plays percussion instruments, as opposed to a drummer who lacks formal training.


lexentry: eng/peregrinate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peregrinate
trans_list: herumwandern
sense:
(intransitive) To travel from place to place, or from one country to another, especially on foot; hence, to sojourn in foreign countries.


lexentry: eng/perennial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: perennial
trans_list: dauerhaft | ewig
sense:
Continuing without cessation or intermission for several years, or for an undetermined or infinite period; neverending or never failing; perpetual, unceasing.


lexentry: eng/perennial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: perennial
trans_list: mehrjährig
sense:
(botany) Of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons.


lexentry: eng/perestroika__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perestroika
trans_list: Perestroika | Umbau | Umgestaltung
sense:
(historical, uncountable) A program of political and economic reform carried out in the Soviet Union in the 1980s and early 1990s under the leadership of Mikhail Gorbachev.


lexentry: eng/perfect_fifth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perfect fifth
trans_list: reine Quinte
sense:
(music) An interval equal to that of between the second and third harmonics of the harmonic series. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it spans seven semitones or five degrees of the diatonic scale.


lexentry: eng/perfect_pitch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perfect pitch
trans_list: absolutes Gehör | Tonhöhengedächtnis
sense:
(music, uncountable) The ability to identify a note by name on hearing it, or to re-create a specified note from memory, without the benefit of an externally provided reference pitch.


lexentry: eng/perfect_storm__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: perfect storm
trans_list: Verkettung unglücklicher Umstände
sense:
(figuratively, by extension) A situation in which several problems converge and make everything worse.


lexentry: eng/perfect_tense__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perfect tense
trans_list: ideal
sense:
A verb form indicating that an action or state has been completed at the present time, in the past, or shall be completed in the future.


lexentry: eng/perfection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perfection
trans_list: Perfektion | Vollkommenheit
sense:
The quality or state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing substandard remains; the highest attainable state or degree of excellence


lexentry: eng/perfectionist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perfectionist
trans_list: Perfektionist | Perfektionistin
sense:
Someone who is unwilling to settle for anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/perfective_aspect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perfective aspect
trans_list: Perfektum
sense:
(grammar) A feature of the verb which denotes viewing the event the verb describes as a completed whole, rather than from within the event as it unfolds. For example, "she sat down" as opposed to "she was sitting down". Since the focus is on the completion of what is expressed by the verb, this aspect is generally associated with the past and future tenses. This term is often used interchangeably with aorist aspect. This is not to be confused with the perfect tense.


lexentry: eng/perfidious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perfidious
trans_list: perfide
sense:
Of, pertaining to, or representing perfidy; disloyal to what should command one's fidelity or allegiance. [from late 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/perfidy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: perfidy
trans_list: Verrat
sense:
(international law, in warfare) An illegitimate act of deception, such as using symbols like the Red Cross or white flag in a false claim of surrender to gain proximity to an enemy for purposes of attack.


lexentry: eng/perforation_gauge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perforation gauge
trans_list: Zähnungsschlüssel
sense:
(philately) A device for measuring the number of perforations per 2 centimetre distance along the edge of a postage stamp.


lexentry: eng/perform__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: perform
trans_list: spielen | aufführen | auftreten
sense:
(ambitransitive) To do (something) in front of an audience, such as acting or music, often in order to entertain.


lexentry: eng/perform__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: perform
trans_list: vorschützen | vorspielen | vortäuschen
sense:
(by extension, transitive) To behave theatrically so as to give the impression of (a quality, character trait, etc.); to feign.


lexentry: eng/performance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: performance
trans_list: Durchführung | Leistung
sense:
The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.


lexentry: eng/performance__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: performance
trans_list: Leistung
sense:
That which is performed or accomplished; a thing done or carried through; an achievement; a deed; an act; a feat; especially, an action of an elaborate or public character.


lexentry: eng/performance_art__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: performance art
trans_list: Performance
sense:
(arts) A form of art in which the artist creates a live performance, often using a variety of media.


lexentry: eng/performance_bond__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: performance bond
trans_list: Erfüllungsgarantie
sense:
(legal) A contractor's bond, guaranteeing that the contractor will perform the contract and providing that, in the event of default, the surety may complete the contract or pay damages up to the bond limit.


lexentry: eng/performance_metric__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: performance metric
sense:
(business) A measurement of performance, often financial performance, either against peers or against a predetermined target.

trans_list:
Leistungskriterium | Leistungsmaß | Leistungsmessgröße | Leistungsmetrik | Performancemaß | Performancemetrik


lexentry: eng/performant__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: performant
trans_list: Performanz-
sense:
(computing) Characterized by a level of performance or efficiency that is adequate for or exceeds the expectations of end users.


lexentry: eng/performative_utterance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: performative utterance
trans_list: performative Sprechhandlung
sense:
(philosophy, linguistics) A sentence or other linguistic expression which, when expressed in an appropriate context, actually does or accomplishes something.


lexentry: eng/perfume__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perfume
trans_list: Parfüm | Parfum | Duft | Duftstoff
sense:
A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor


lexentry: eng/pergola__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pergola
trans_list: Pergola
sense:
A framework in the form of a passageway of columns that supports a trelliswork roof; used to support and train climbing plants.


lexentry: eng/peridotite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peridotite
trans_list: Peridotit
sense:
(geology) A rock consisting of small crystals of olivine, pyroxene and hornblende; the major constituent of the Earth's mantle.


lexentry: eng/perihelion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perihelion
trans_list: Perihel
sense:
(astronomy) The point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun.


lexentry: eng/period__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: period
trans_list: Punkt. Aus. Ende | Punktum | Schluss, aus, Ende | basta | da ist nichts zu machen | keine Widerrede
sense:
(chiefly, North America) That's final; that's the end of the matter (analogous to a period ending a sentence); end of story.


lexentry: eng/period__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: period
trans_list: Punkt
sense:
(now, chiefly, North America, Philippines) The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).


lexentry: eng/period__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: period
trans_list: Periode | Zeitraum
sense:
The length of time during which the same characteristics of a periodic phenomenon recur, such as the repetition of a wave or the rotation of a planet. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/period__Noun__1
sense_num: 16
written_rep: period
trans_list: Stunde | System | Periode
sense:
(geology) A geochronologic unit of millions to tens of millions of years; a subdivision of an era, and subdivided into epochs.


lexentry: eng/periodic_table__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: periodic table
trans_list: Periodensystem
sense:
(chemistry) A tabular chart of the chemical elements according to their atomic numbers so that elements with similar properties are in the same group (column).


lexentry: eng/periodical__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: periodical
trans_list: Periodikum
sense:
A regularly issued thematic publication that contains the most current information in its field, often the primary means for communication of original scholarship or creative work at the cutting edge of research in its field.


lexentry: eng/periodontics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: periodontics
trans_list: Parodontologie | Periodontologie | Zahnfleischbehandlungen
sense:
(dentistry) The study of supporting structures of teeth—gums, alveolar bone, cementum, and the periodontal ligament—and diseases and conditions that affect them.


lexentry: eng/periodontitis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: periodontitis
trans_list: Parodontitis
sense:
(periodontology) A serious form or stage of periodontal disease which may lead to loss of bone and falling out of teeth.


lexentry: eng/perioperative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perioperative
trans_list: perioperativ
sense:
(surgery) Relating to the period around an operation, including immediate preoperative preparation and postoperative recovery.


lexentry: eng/peripheral_device__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peripheral device
trans_list: Peripheriegerät
sense:
(computer hardware) An electronic device that is outside the computer's system unit (external to the computer's enclosing case), but used by the computer to which it is connected, such as a printer or a scanner.


lexentry: eng/periphrasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: periphrasis
trans_list: Periphrase
sense:
The use of a longer expression instead of a shorter one with a similar meaning, for example "I am going to" instead of "I will".


lexentry: eng/periscope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: periscope
trans_list: Periskop
sense:
A form of viewing device that allows the viewer to see things at a different height level and usually with minimal visibility.


lexentry: eng/peristalsis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peristalsis
trans_list: Peristaltik
sense:
(medicine) The rhythmic, wave-like contraction and relaxation of muscles so as to propagate motion, as of food in the digestive tract.


lexentry: eng/peritoneum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peritoneum
trans_list: Bauchfell | Peritoneum
sense:
(anatomy) In mammals, the serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and that is folded over the viscera.


lexentry: eng/peritonitis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peritonitis
trans_list: Peritonitis | Bauchfellentzündung
sense:
(pathology) Inflammation of the peritoneum, especially when caused by an infectious organism introduced into the abdominal cavity.


lexentry: eng/perlocution__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perlocution
trans_list: Perlokution
sense:
(linguistics) The effect the terms used by a speaker can have on another speaker and their emotions and responses.


lexentry: eng/permaculture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: permaculture
trans_list: Permakultur
sense:
(agriculture) Any system of sustainable agriculture that renews natural resources and enriches local ecosystems. [from 1978]


lexentry: eng/permanent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: permanent
trans_list: Dauerwelle
sense:
A chemical hair treatment imparting or removing curliness, whose effects typically last for a period of weeks; a perm.


lexentry: eng/permanent__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: permanent
trans_list: Permanente
sense:
(linear algebra, combinatorics) Given an n \times n matrix a_{ij} \,, the sum over all permutations \pi \, of \prod_{i=1}^n{a_{i\pi(i)}}.


lexentry: eng/permanent_magnet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: permanent magnet
trans_list: Dauermagnet | Permanentmagnet
sense:
(physics) A material, or piece of such material, which retains its magnetism even when not subjected to any external magnetic fields.


lexentry: eng/permanent_marker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: permanent marker
trans_list: Markierstift | Permanentmarker | Permanentschreiber
sense:
a type of felt-tip pen used to create permanent water-resistant writing on a surface such as a writable DVD


lexentry: eng/permanent_residency__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: permanent residency
trans_list: Niederlassungserlaubnis
sense:
A visa status which allows a person to reside indefinitely in a foreign country without acquiring citizenship in that country


lexentry: eng/permanganate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: permanganate
trans_list: Permanganat
sense:
(inorganic chemistry) any salt of permanganic acid: they are purple crystalline solids, mostly soluble in water, and are strong oxidizing agents


lexentry: eng/permeability__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: permeability
trans_list: Permeabilität
sense:
(physics) A quantitative measure of the degree of magnetization of a material in the presence of an applied magnetic field (measured in newtons per ampere squared in SI units).


lexentry: eng/permeable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: permeable
trans_list: durchlässig
sense:
(by extension) Allowing the passage of persons, information, or other things, especially when such passage occurs despite hopes or expectations otherwise.


lexentry: eng/permeate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: permeate
trans_list: durchsickern
sense:
(transitive) To pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement; applied especially to fluids which pass through substances of loose texture


lexentry: eng/permittivity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: permittivity
trans_list: Permittivität
sense:
(physics) A property of a dielectric medium that determines the forces that electric charges placed in the medium exert on each other.


lexentry: eng/pernoctation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pernoctation
trans_list: Übernachtung
sense:
(uncountable) The action of abiding through the night at a location; (countable) an instance of this; an overnight stay.


lexentry: eng/perorate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perorate
trans_list: schwadronieren
sense:
(intransitive) To speak or declaim at great length, especially in a pompous or grandiloquent manner; to harangue.


lexentry: eng/peroration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peroration
trans_list: Redeschluss | Zusammenfassung
sense:
The concluding section of a discourse, either written or oral, in which the orator or writer sums up and commends his topic to his audience, particularly as used in the technical sense of a component of ancient Roman oratorical delivery.


lexentry: eng/peroxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peroxide
trans_list: Peroxid
sense:
(inorganic chemistry) A divalent radical or anion containing two oxygen atoms linked by a covalent bond; any substance containing this group which yields hydrogen peroxide when treated with an acid.


lexentry: eng/perpetual_motion_machine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perpetual motion machine
trans_list: Perpetuum mobile
sense:
(physics, pseudoscience) A hypothetical, pseudoscientific device that exhibits perpetual motion, especially one that does useful work with no input of energy.


lexentry: eng/perpetual_motion_machine_of_the_second_kind__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perpetual motion machine of the second kind
trans_list: Perpetuum mobile zweiter Art
sense:
(physics, pseudoscience) A perpetual motion machine that spontaneously converts thermal energy into mechanical work.


lexentry: eng/perpetuate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perpetuate
trans_list: verewigen | perpetuieren
sense:
(transitive) To make (something) perpetual; to make (something) continue for an indefinite time; also, to preserve (something) from extinction or oblivion.


lexentry: eng/persecute__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: persecute
trans_list: verfolgen | bedrängen | peinigen | schikanieren
sense:
To pursue in a manner to do harm or cruelty to; especially, because of the victim's race, sexual identity, or adherence to a particular belief.


lexentry: eng/perseverance_of_the_saints__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perseverance of the saints
trans_list: Beharrlichkeit der Heiligen
sense:
(theology) A Christian doctrine, one of the five points of Calvinism, stating that true believers in Jesus Christ's substitutionary atonement on the cross (the "saints") cannot relapse and are predestined to salvation.


lexentry: eng/persevere__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: persevere
trans_list: beharren | ausharren | durchhalten | ausdauern | nicht aufgeben | standhaft bleiben
sense:
(intransitive) To persist steadfastly in pursuit of an undertaking, task, journey, or goal, even if hindered by distraction, difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement.


lexentry: eng/persimmon__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: persimmon
trans_list: Persimonenbaum
sense:
The tree this fruit grows on, generally one of two species of ebony: Diospyros kaki (Asian) or Diospyros virginiana (North American).


lexentry: eng/person-to-person__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: person-to-person
trans_list: Person
sense:
(of a telephone call) Such that the caller is only connected and charged if the person he specified is available to speak.


lexentry: eng/person__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: person
trans_list: Person | Mensch
sense:
(in a compound noun or noun phrase) A human of unspecified gender (in terms usually constructed with man or woman).


lexentry: eng/person__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: person
trans_list: Person
sense:
(grammar) A linguistic category used to distinguish between the speaker of an utterance and those to whom or about whom they are speaking. See grammatical person. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/personal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: personal
trans_list: persönlich
sense:
Of or pertaining to a particular person; relating to, or affecting, an individual, or each of many individuals


lexentry: eng/personal_effect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: personal effect
trans_list: bewegliches Eigentum | persönliche Gegenstände | persönliche Habe
sense:
(usually, in the plural) An item of personal property that one carries on one's person, including identification, jewelry, and clothing.


lexentry: eng/personal_hygiene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: personal hygiene
trans_list: Körperpflege | Personalhygiene
sense:
(health sciences) The hygienic measures concerning a person's bodily condition, notably external cleanliness.


lexentry: eng/personal_lubricant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: personal lubricant
trans_list: Gleitcreme | Gleitgel | Gleitmittel
sense:
Any lubricant used during human sexual activity to reduce friction between body parts, or between body parts and other objects.


lexentry: eng/personality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: personality
trans_list: Persönlichkeit
sense:
(of people) A set of non-physical psychological and social qualities that make one person distinct from another.


lexentry: eng/personality_disorder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: personality disorder
trans_list: Persönlichkeitsstörung
sense:
(psychiatry) Any of a class of mental disorders characterized by ongoing rigid patterns of thought and action.


lexentry: eng/personify__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: personify
trans_list: personifizieren
sense:
(transitive) To create a representation of (an abstract quality) in the form of a character or persona.


lexentry: eng/personnel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: personnel
trans_list: Personal
sense:
Collection of people in an organization, such as employees and office staff, members of the military, etc.


lexentry: eng/perspective__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: perspective
trans_list: Perspektive
sense:
(figuratively) The choice of a single angle or point of view from which to sense, categorize, measure or codify experience.


lexentry: eng/persuade__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: persuade
trans_list: überreden | bestechen | dazu bringen | gewinnen | verführen
sense:
(transitive, now, rare, regional) To urge, plead; to try to convince (someone to do something). [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/persuasion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: persuasion
trans_list: Überzeugung | Überredung
sense:
The act of persuading, or trying to do so; the addressing of arguments to someone with the intention of changing their mind or convincing them of a certain point of view, course of action etc. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/perturbation_theory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perturbation theory
trans_list: Störungstheorie
sense:
A mathematical technique for finding an approximate solution to a problem that cannot be solved exactly, by starting from the exact solution of a related problem; used in modelling physical interactions between particles, etc.


lexentry: eng/peruke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peruke
trans_list: Perücke
sense:
A wig, especially one with long hair on the sides and back, worn mainly by men in the 17th and 18th centuries.


lexentry: eng/pescetarianism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pescetarianism
trans_list: Pescetarismus
sense:
A dietary choice in which a person, known as a pescetarian, eats any combination of vegetables, fruit, nuts, beans and fish or seafood, but not mammals or birds. Some animal products, such as eggs and dairy, may or may not be part of the diet.


lexentry: eng/peso__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peso
trans_list: Peso
sense:
(historical) A former unit of currency in Spain and Spain's colonies, worth 8 reales; the Spanish dollar.


lexentry: eng/pesticide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pesticide
trans_list: Pestizid
sense:
Anything, especially a synthetic substance but also any substance (e.g. sulfur), or virus, bacterium, or other organism, which kills or suppresses the activities of pests.


lexentry: eng/pesto__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pesto
trans_list: Pesto
sense:
A sauce, especially for pasta, originating from the Genoa region in Italy, made from basil, garlic, pine nuts, olive oil and cheese (usually pecorino).


lexentry: eng/petal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: petal
trans_list: Blütenblatt | Kronblatt
sense:
(botany) One of the component parts of the corolla of a flower. It applies particularly, but not necessarily only, when the corolla consists of separate parts, that is when the petals are not connately fused. Petals are often brightly colored.


lexentry: eng/petasus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: petasus
trans_list: Petasos
sense:
(historical) A broad-brimmed, low-crowned hat worn by the Ancient Greeks and Romans, especially for travelling, and as often pictured to be worn by Hermes (or Mercury); (later also) the brimless winged cap worn by Hermes in later artistic depictions. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/petcock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: petcock
trans_list: Ablasshahn | Ablaufhahn | Benzinhahn | Entlastungsventil | Entlüftungshahn | Entlüftungsventil
sense:
A small valve, spout, or faucet operated by hand, usually used to release pressure or drain fluid. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/peter__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peter
trans_list: austrocknen
sense:
(intransitive, originally, US) Chiefly followed by out: originally (mining) , of a vein of ore: to be depleted of ore; now (generally) , to diminish to nothing; to dwindle, to trail off.


lexentry: eng/peter_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peter out
trans_list: dahinschwinden | schwinden | totlaufen | verlaufen | versanden | verschwinden
sense:
(intransitive, originally, US) Synonym of peter (“to diminish to nothing, (originally) to refer to a vein of ore”)


lexentry: eng/petition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: petition
trans_list: Petition | Eingabe
sense:
A formal, written request made to an official person or organized body, often containing many signatures.


lexentry: eng/petrichor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: petrichor
trans_list: Petrichor
sense:
The distinctive scent, caused by geosmin, which accompanies the first rain after a long, warm, dry spell.


lexentry: eng/petrification__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: petrification
trans_list: Petrifikation | Versteinerung
sense:
Turning to stone: the process of replacement of the organic residues of plants (and animals) with insoluble salts, with the original shape and topography being retained.


lexentry: eng/petrified__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: petrified
trans_list: versteinert
sense:
Having undergone the process of petrification (transformation into a stony substance); turned to stone.


lexentry: eng/petrify__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: petrify
trans_list: versteinern
sense:
(transitive) To turn to stone: to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.


lexentry: eng/petrochemistry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: petrochemistry
trans_list: Gesteinschemie | Petrochemie
sense:
(petrochemistry) The branch of chemistry that deals with petroleum, natural gas and their derivatives.


lexentry: eng/petrodollar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: petrodollar
trans_list: Petrodollar
sense:
(oil industry, mostly, in the plural, also, attributively) Money (either notionally or specifically in dollars or other currencies) earned from the sale of oil, often especially as considered among a national economy's principal revenue streams.


lexentry: eng/petrography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: petrography
trans_list: Petrografie
sense:
(petrology) The branch of petrology that deals with the scientific description and classification of rocks.


lexentry: eng/petroleum_ether__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: petroleum ether
trans_list: Petrolether
sense:
A volatile petroleum fraction, usually available in a number of fractions boiling between 40°C and 140°C. Used as a solvent in the laboratory and industry.


lexentry: eng/petroleum_jelly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: petroleum jelly
trans_list: Vaseline
sense:
A pale yellow semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in lubricants and ointments.


lexentry: eng/petticoat__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: petticoat
trans_list: Petticoat
sense:
(archaic, or, historical) A type of ornamental skirt or underskirt, often displayed below a dress; chiefly in plural, designating a woman's skirts collectively.


lexentry: eng/petticoat__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: petticoat
trans_list: Unterrock | Petticoat
sense:
A light woman's undergarment worn under a dress or skirt, and hanging either from the shoulders or (now especially) from the waist; a kind of slip, worn to make the skirt fuller, or for extra warmth.


lexentry: eng/petty__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: petty
trans_list: kleinlich | gering | geringfügig | klein | unbedeutend | unwichtig
sense:
Of persons or their behaviour: marked by or reflective of undesirably limited interests, sympathies, or views; begrudging, selfish, small-minded; also, preoccupied with subjects having little or no importance and not mindful of broader concerns. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/petty_bourgeoisie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: petty bourgeoisie
trans_list: Kleinbürgertum
sense:
(Marxism) A social class of that bourgeoisie that typically works alongside their employees if they have any, exemplified by shopkeepers and professionals.


lexentry: eng/petty_cash__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: petty cash
trans_list: Portokasse
sense:
Cash available for trivial purchases, especially limited funds for employees to use without close supervision.


lexentry: eng/petty_larceny__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: petty larceny
trans_list: Bagatelldiebstahl
sense:
(legal) A misdemeanor larceny; an act of theft wherein the amount stolen is insufficient to constitute grand larceny.


lexentry: eng/petty_officer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: petty officer
trans_list: Unteroffizier
sense:
A non-commissioned officer in the Canadian, US and UK Navy and the US Coast Guard; roughly equivalent to a sergeant in the army


lexentry: eng/petty_theft__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: petty theft
trans_list: Bagatelldiebstahl
sense:
A theft of property having a value lower than a certain small amount set forth in a statute, and considered to be a less serious class of crime.


lexentry: eng/pew__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pew
trans_list: Kirchenbank | Bank
sense:
Any structure shaped like a church pew, such as a stall, formerly used by money lenders, etc.; a box in a theatre; or a pen or sheepfold.


lexentry: eng/peyote__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peyote
trans_list: peyote
sense:
A small, spineless cactus (Lophophora williamsii) found from southwest United States to central Mexico that produces buttonlike tubercles that can be chewed for its psychedelic effect, primarily from the drug mescaline.


lexentry: eng/phagocyte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phagocyte
trans_list: Phagozyt
sense:
(cytology) A cell of the immune system, such as a neutrophil, macrophage or dendritic cell, that engulfs and destroys viruses, bacteria and waste materials, or in the case of mature dendritic cells; displays antigens from invading pathogens to cells of the lymphoid lineage.


lexentry: eng/phalanx__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phalanx
trans_list: Phalanx
sense:
(historical, plural phalanxes) An ancient Greek and Macedonian military unit that consisted of several ranks and files (lines) of soldiers in close array with joined shields and long spears.


lexentry: eng/phalarope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phalarope
trans_list: Wassertreter
sense:
Any of three small wading birds in the genus Phalaropus, of the family Scolopacidae, that have lobed toes.


lexentry: eng/phantom__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: phantom
trans_list: Phantom
sense:
Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; an image that appears only in the mind; an illusion or delusion.


lexentry: eng/phantom_limb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phantom limb
trans_list: Phantomglied
sense:
(pathology) The false sensation, which is often painful, that an amputated limb is still present and attached.


lexentry: eng/phantom_pain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phantom pain
trans_list: Phantomschmerz
sense:
(medicine, pathology) A sensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated, or in which the nerves have been destroyed.


lexentry: eng/pharaoh__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pharaoh
trans_list: Pharao | Pharaonin
sense:
(historical) The supreme ruler of Ancient Egypt; a formal address for the sovereign seat of power as personified by the "king" in an institutional role of Horus son of Osiris; often used by metonymy for Ancient Egyptian sovereignty


lexentry: eng/pharisaism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pharisaism
trans_list: Pharisäertum
sense:
(chiefly, Christianity) Rigid observance of external forms of religion without genuine piety; hypocrisy in religion; a censorious, self-righteous spirit in matters of morals or manners.


lexentry: eng/pharmacist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pharmacist
trans_list: Apotheker | Apothekerin
sense:
(pharmacy) A health professional who controls, formulates, preserves, and dispenses medications and provides medical advice and counseling on how medicines should be used in order to achieve maximum benefit, and minimal side effects in order to avoid drug interactions.


lexentry: eng/pharmacodynamics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pharmacodynamics
trans_list: Pharmakodynamik
sense:
(pharmacology) The branch of pharmacology that studies the effects and modes of action of drugs upon the body.


lexentry: eng/pharmacokinetics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pharmacokinetics
trans_list: Pharmakokinetik
sense:
(pharmacology) A branch of pharmacology concerned with the rate at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.


lexentry: eng/pharmacology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pharmacology
trans_list: Pharmakologie | Arzneimittelkunde
sense:
(medicine) The science of drugs including their origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use, and toxicology.


lexentry: eng/pharmacopoeia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pharmacopoeia
trans_list: Arzneibuch
sense:
(pharmacology) An official book describing medicines or other pharmacological substances, especially their use, preparation, and regulation.


lexentry: eng/pharmacovigilance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pharmacovigilance
trans_list: Pharmakovigilanz
sense:
(medicine, pharmacology) The detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects of medicines. [from 1970s]


lexentry: eng/pharmacy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pharmacy
trans_list: Pharmazie
sense:
(uncountable) The science of medicinal substances, inclusive of pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology, phytochemistry, and forensics.


lexentry: eng/pharyngeal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pharyngeal
trans_list: pharyngal | pharyngisch
sense:
(phonetics) Articulated with the pharynx; a term usually describing a consonant which is articulated by the rear area of the tongue being raised to below the region between the uvula and the pharyngeal wall. The term cannot apply to a plosive or stop consonant.


lexentry: eng/pharynx__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pharynx
trans_list: Rachen | Pharynx
sense:
(anatomy) The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory tract that extends from the back of the mouth and nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus.


lexentry: eng/phase__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: phase
trans_list: Phase
sense:
(astronomy) A particular appearance or state in a regularly recurring cycle of changes with respect to quantity of illumination or form, or the absence, of its enlightened disk. Illustrated in Wikipedia's article Lunar phase.


lexentry: eng/phase__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: phase
trans_list: Phase
sense:
(physics) Any one point or portion in a recurring series of changes, as in the changes of motion of one of the particles constituting a wave or vibration; one portion of a series of such changes, in distinction from a contrasted portion, as the portion on one side of a position of equilibrium, in contrast with that on the opposite side.


lexentry: eng/phase_diagram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phase diagram
trans_list: Phasendiagramm
sense:
(physics, chemistry) A graph, with axes representing temperature and pressure, showing the equilibrium conditions for a given substance to be a solid, liquid or gas.


lexentry: eng/phase_diagram__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: phase diagram
trans_list: Phasendiagramm
sense:
a similar diagram for a binary mixture of substances, with axes representing composition and temperature.


lexentry: eng/phase_modulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phase modulation
trans_list: Phasenmodulation
sense:
A method of sending information by modifying (modulating) the difference in phase (fraction of a wave length) between a signal and a reference.


lexentry: eng/phase_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phase out
trans_list: auslaufen lassen | nach und nach abschaffen / aussondern
sense:
(transitive) To remove or relinquish the use of (something) little by little, either via discrete diminishing phases or (by extension) by continuous gradations; to remove in phases, or as if by phases (gradually).


lexentry: eng/phase_space__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phase space
trans_list: Phasenraum
sense:
(mathematics, physics, dynamical system theory) Given a (dynamical) system, any topological space such that every point in the space's underlying set uniquely represents a state of the system and every possible state is represented by some point;(less formally) the underlying set of such a topological space.


lexentry: eng/phase_transition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phase transition
trans_list: Phasenübergang
sense:
(physics) The transition between thermodynamic phases of a physical system, especially one between the solid, liquid, and gaseous phases of a substance.


lexentry: eng/phase_velocity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phase velocity
trans_list: Phasengeschwindigkeit
sense:
(physics) The velocity of propagation of a pure sine wave of infinite extent and infinitesimal amplitude.


lexentry: eng/pheasant's_eye__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pheasant's eye
trans_list: Adonisröschen
sense:
Any of genus Adonis of flowering plants in the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae), native to Europe and Asia, particularly


lexentry: eng/phencyclidine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phencyclidine
trans_list: Phencyclidin
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A synthetic compound derived from piperidine, used as a veterinary anesthetic and in hallucinogenic drugs such as angel dust.


lexentry: eng/phenol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phenol
trans_list: Phenol
sense:
(organic compound, uncountable) A caustic, poisonous, white crystalline compound, C6H5OH, derived from benzene and used in resins, plastics, and pharmaceuticals and in dilute form as a disinfectant and antiseptic; once called carbolic acid


lexentry: eng/phenol__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: phenol
trans_list: Phenol
sense:
(organic chemistry, countable) Any of a class of aromatic organic compounds having at least one hydroxyl group attached directly to the benzene ring (or other aromatic ring)


lexentry: eng/phenolic_resin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phenolic resin
trans_list: Phenolharz | Phenoplast
sense:
(chemistry) Any of a particular class of thermosetting resin made through the condensation of phenol (or a phenol derivative) with an aldehyde.


lexentry: eng/phenomenology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phenomenology
trans_list: Phänomenologie
sense:
(philosophy) The study of structures of consciousness as experienced from the first-person point of view.


lexentry: eng/phenomenon__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: phenomenon
trans_list: Phänomen | Erscheinung
sense:
(philosophy, chiefly, Kantian, _, idealism) An experienced object whose constitution reflects the order and conceptual structure imposed upon it by the human mind (especially by the powers of perception and understanding).


lexentry: eng/phenotype__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phenotype
trans_list: Phänotyp | Erscheinungsbild
sense:
(genetics, evolutionary theory) The appearance of an organism based on a multifactorial combination of genetic traits and environmental factors, especially used in pedigrees.


lexentry: eng/phenylalanine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phenylalanine
trans_list: Phenylalanin
sense:
(amino acid) An essential amino acid C9H11NO2 found in most animal proteins; it is essential for growth; the inability to metabolize it leads to phenylketonuria; it is a constituent of aspartame.


lexentry: eng/phenylephrine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phenylephrine
trans_list: Phenylephrin
sense:
(medicine, pharmaceutical drug) An α-adrenergic receptor agonist related to adrenaline, used as a vasoconstrictor and nasal decongestant; 3-(1-hydroxy-2-methylamino-ethyl)phenol, with the formula C9H13NO2.


lexentry: eng/pheromone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pheromone
trans_list: Pheromon
sense:
(biology) A chemical secreted by an animal, especially an insect, that affects the development or behavior of other members of the same species, functioning often as a means of attracting a member of the opposite sex.


lexentry: eng/philanthropy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: philanthropy
trans_list: Menschenliebe | Nächstenliebe | Philantropie
sense:
(chiefly, _, uncountable) Benevolent altruism with the intention of increasing the well-being of humankind.


lexentry: eng/philhellene__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: philhellene
trans_list: Philhellene | Philhellenin
sense:
(now, historical) Specifically, a supporter of Greek independence, especially during the Greek war of independence in 1821-29. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/philia__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: philia
trans_list: Philie
sense:
(countable) a psychological disorder characterized by an irrational favorable disposition towards something


lexentry: eng/philistine__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: philistine
trans_list: Banause | Spießer | philiströs
sense:
(derogatory) Ignorant or uneducated; specifically, lacking appreciation for or antagonistic towards art or culture, and having pedestrian tastes.


lexentry: eng/philistine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: philistine
trans_list: Philister | Banause | Banausin | Ignorant | Ignorantin | Spießbürger
sense:
(derogatory) A person who is ignorant or uneducated; specifically, a person who lacks appreciation of or is antagonistic towards art or culture, and who has pedestrian tastes.


lexentry: eng/phillumenist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phillumenist
trans_list: Phillumenist | Phillumenistin
sense:
A person who collects match-related items, like matchbox labels, matchboxes, matchbooks, or matchbook covers.


lexentry: eng/philologist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: philologist
trans_list: Philologe | Philologin
sense:
A person who engages in philology (historical linguistics), especially as a profession; a collector of words and their etymologies.


lexentry: eng/philosopher's_stone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: philosopher's stone
trans_list: Stein der Weisen
sense:
(alchemy, uncountable) A supposed substance able to turn base metals, such as lead or mercury, into gold or silver, also sometimes claimed to cure any illness (as panacea) or confer immortality (as elixir of life), among other functions.


lexentry: eng/philosopher__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: philosopher
trans_list: Philosoph | Philosophin
sense:
(archaic) A person who applies the principles of philosophy to the conduct of their life, as by acting calmly and rationally in the face of inevitable change.


lexentry: eng/philosopher__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: philosopher
trans_list: Philosoph | Philosophin
sense:
(archaic) A student, scholar, or expert in any branch of knowledge, especially those branches studied prior to being considered part of pure science.


lexentry: eng/philosophy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: philosophy
trans_list: Philosophie
sense:
(uncountable) An academic discipline that seeks truth through reasoning rather than empiricism, often attempting to provide explanations relating to general concepts such as existence and rationality.


lexentry: eng/philosophy_of_science__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: philosophy of science
trans_list: Wissenschaftstheorie
sense:
(philosophy, uncountable) The study of the assumptions, foundations, and implications of science, including such questions as what distinguishes science from non-science, what are the aims of science, or what is a successful scientific explanation of a phenomenon.


lexentry: eng/philter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: philter
trans_list: Liebestrank
sense:
A kind of potion, charm, or drug; especially a love potion intended to make the drinker fall in love with the giver. [from the 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/phimosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phimosis
trans_list: Phimose | Vorhautverengung
sense:
(symptom) A contraction of the foreskin (either as a stage of development or a pathological condition), which prevents it from being retracted.


lexentry: eng/phlegm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phlegm
trans_list: Phlegma
sense:
(historical) One of the four humors making up the body in ancient and mediaeval medicine; said to be cold and moist, and often identified with mucus. [from 13th c.]


lexentry: eng/phlegm__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: phlegm
trans_list: Nasenschleim | Popel | Schleim
sense:
Viscid mucus produced by the body, later especially mucus expelled from the bronchial passages by coughing. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/phlegm__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: phlegm
trans_list: Phlegma | Schwerfälligkeit | Trägheit | Gemütsruhe | Gleichmut | stoische Ruhe
sense:
Calmness of temperament, composure; also seen negatively, sluggishness, indifference. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/phloem__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phloem
trans_list: Phloem
sense:
(botany) A vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of sugars and nutrients manufactured in the shoot.


lexentry: eng/phlogiston__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phlogiston
trans_list: Phlogiston | Caloricum
sense:
(chemistry, historical) The hypothetical fiery principle formerly assumed to be a necessary constituent of combustible bodies and to be given up by them in burning.


lexentry: eng/phlogopite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phlogopite
trans_list: Phlogopit
sense:
(mineral) A mica mineral with the chemical formula KMg3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2, a basic potassium magnesium aluminosilicate, used as an insulator


lexentry: eng/pho__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pho
trans_list: Pho | Phở
sense:
A Vietnamese soup with a beef base, typically served with rice noodles and optionally beef or chicken.


lexentry: eng/phocomelia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phocomelia
trans_list: Phokomelie | Phokomelus | Robbengliedrigkeit
sense:
A congenital disorder of the limbs, the affected person being born with abnormally short or missing bones and flipper-like hands or feet.


lexentry: eng/phoenix__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: phoenix
trans_list: Phönix
sense:
(Chinese mythology) A mythological Chinese chimerical bird whose physical body symbolizes the six celestial bodies; a fenghuang.


lexentry: eng/phon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phon
trans_list: Phon
sense:
(acoustics) A unit of apparent loudness, equal in number to the intensity in decibels of a 1,000-hertz tone judged to be as loud as the sound being measured.


lexentry: eng/phone__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phone
trans_list: Phon
sense:
(phonetics) A speech segment that possesses distinct physical or perceptual properties, considered as a physical event without regard to its place in the phonology of a language.


lexentry: eng/phone_in__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: phone in
trans_list: einkreisen
sense:
To make a telephone call to a broadcasting station, especially to participate in a program being aired.


lexentry: eng/phoneme__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phoneme
trans_list: Phonem
sense:
An indivisible unit of sound in a given language. A phoneme is an abstraction of the physical speech sounds (phones) and may encompass several different phones.


lexentry: eng/phonemic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: phonemic
trans_list: phonemisch
sense:
(linguistics) Relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language.


lexentry: eng/phonetics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phonetics
trans_list: Phonetik | Lautlehre
sense:
(linguistics) The study of the physical sounds of human speech, concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phones), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception, and their representation by written symbols.


lexentry: eng/phono-semantic_matching__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phono-semantic matching
trans_list: phono-semantische Angleichung
sense:
(linguistics) The borrowing of a word into one language from another which completely or partially preserves both the original sound and meaning but does so via substitution of etymons.


lexentry: eng/phonogram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phonogram
trans_list: Lautzeichen | Phonogramm
sense:
(linguistics) A character or symbol (grapheme) that represents a sound, as opposed to logograms and determinatives.


lexentry: eng/phonology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phonology
trans_list: Phonologie | Phonemik
sense:
(uncountable) The study of the way sounds function in languages, including accent, intonation, phonemes, stress, and syllable structure, and which sounds are distinctive units within a language; (countable) the way sounds function within a given language; a phonological system. [from late 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/phonology__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: phonology
trans_list: Phonologie | Phonemik
sense:
(by extension, uncountable) The study of the way components of signs function in a sign language, and which components are distinctive units within the language; (countable) the way components of signs function within a given sign language.


lexentry: eng/phonon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phonon
trans_list: Phonon
sense:
(physics) The quantum of acoustic or vibrational energy (sound), considered a discrete particle rather than a wave.


lexentry: eng/phonotactics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phonotactics
trans_list: Phonotaktik
sense:
(linguistics, phonology) A branch of phonology that deals with the restrictions a language applies to combinations of phonemes.


lexentry: eng/phosphatase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phosphatase
trans_list: Phosphatase
sense:
(enzyme) Any of several enzymes that hydrolyze phosphate esters, and are important in the metabolism of carbohydrates, nucleotides and phospholipids, and in the formation of bone.


lexentry: eng/phosphene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phosphene
trans_list: Phosphen
sense:
A sensation of lights induced by mechanical, electrical, or magnetic stimulation (rather than optical) of the retina or visual cortex, or by random firing of cells in the visual system.


lexentry: eng/phosphine__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: phosphine
trans_list: Phosphin
sense:
(organic chemistry, countable) Any alkyl or aryl derivative of this compound, PR3 (where at least one R is not H),


lexentry: eng/phospholipid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phospholipid
trans_list: Phospholipid
sense:
(organic compound) Any lipid, such as lecithin or cephalin, consisting of a diglyceride combined with a phosphate group and a simple organic molecule such as choline or ethanolamine; they are important constituents of biological membranes.


lexentry: eng/phosphor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phosphor
trans_list: Luminophor
sense:
(chemistry) Any of various compounds of transition metals or of rare earths that exhibit phosphorescence.


lexentry: eng/phosphoric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phosphoric
trans_list: Phosphor
sense:
(chemistry) Pertaining to the element phosphorus; containing phosphorus, especially in its higher valency (5). [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/phosphoric_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phosphoric acid
trans_list: Phosphorsäure
sense:
(inorganic compound) A colourless liquid, H3PO4, used in the manufacture of fertilizers, detergents and pharmaceuticals and as an additive in cola drinks.


lexentry: eng/phosphorus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phosphorus
trans_list: Phosphor
sense:
(chemistry) a chemical element (symbol P) with an atomic number of 15, that exists in several allotropic forms.


lexentry: eng/phosphorylation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phosphorylation
trans_list: Phosphorylierung
sense:
(biochemistry) the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor; often catalysed by enzymes.


lexentry: eng/photic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: photic
trans_list: photisch
sense:
Of, related to, or irradiated by light; especially describing that part of the near-surface ocean is which photosynthesis is possible.


lexentry: eng/photo_finish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: photo finish
trans_list: Fotofinish
sense:
(sports) The finish of a race in which the leaders are so close together that the winner cannot be identified using the naked eye but is determined by means of a photograph.


lexentry: eng/photochemical_reaction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: photochemical reaction
trans_list: photochemische Reaktion
sense:
(chemistry) Any chemical reaction initiated by the absorption of electromagnetic radiation to form an excited state


lexentry: eng/photoconductivity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: photoconductivity
trans_list: Photoleitfähigkeit
sense:
(physics) The increase in the electrical conductivity of a material as a result of incident electromagnetic radiation.


lexentry: eng/photocopier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: photocopier
trans_list: Fotokopierer
sense:
A machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates.


lexentry: eng/photodiode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: photodiode
trans_list: Fotodiode
sense:
(electronics) A semiconductor two-terminal component whose electrical characteristics are light-sensitive.


lexentry: eng/photoelectric_effect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: photoelectric effect
trans_list: photoelektrischer Effekt
sense:
(physics) The emission of electrons from the surface of a material following the absorption of electromagnetic radiation.


lexentry: eng/photograph__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: photograph
trans_list: Fotografie | Foto | Photographie | Lichtbild | Bild
sense:
A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc.


lexentry: eng/photographic_paper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: photographic paper
trans_list: Fotopapier | Photopapier
sense:
(photography) paper or card coated with a light-sensitive emulsion, typically containing silver salts


lexentry: eng/photomultiplier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: photomultiplier
trans_list: Fotovervielfacher
sense:
(physics) A device, normally in the form of a tube, that uses a photocathode to convert photons into photoelectrons which are then amplified


lexentry: eng/photon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: photon
trans_list: Photon | Lichtteilchen
sense:
(particle) The quantum of light and other electromagnetic energy, regarded as a discrete particle having zero rest mass, no electric charge, and an indefinitely long lifetime. It is a gauge boson.


lexentry: eng/photopaper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: photopaper
trans_list: Photopapier
sense:
Photographic paper; paper coated with light-sensitive chemicals, used for making photographic prints on traditional film cameras.


lexentry: eng/photorealism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: photorealism
trans_list: Fotorealismus
sense:
(art) An extremely realistic style distinguished by paintings, drawings, etc. that are nearly indistinguishable from photographs, frequently produced by tracing and emulating an original photograph.


lexentry: eng/photosynthesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: photosynthesis
trans_list: Photosynthese | Fotosynthese
sense:
(biology) Any process by which plants and other photoautotrophs convert light energy into chemical energy.


lexentry: eng/phototropic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phototropic
trans_list: fototrop | fototropisch
sense:
Having a tendency to move in response to light. An animal or microbe that is positively phototropic will move toward light. One that is negatively phototropic will move away from light.


lexentry: eng/phrasal_verb__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: phrasal verb
trans_list: mehrgliedriges Verb | Partikelverb
sense:
(linguistics, more loosely) A phrase, consisting of a verb and either or both of a preposition or adverb, that has idiomatic meaning.


lexentry: eng/phrase__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: phrase
trans_list: Phrase
sense:
(grammar) A word or, more commonly, a group of words that functions as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence, usually consisting of a head, or central word, and elaborating words.


lexentry: eng/phrase_book__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phrase book
trans_list: Sprachführer | Gesprächsbuch
sense:
A usually pocket-sized book consisting of everyday expressions and vocabulary in two languages and intended for travellers who wish to communicate with locals while in other countries.


lexentry: eng/phrasing__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: phrasing
trans_list: Ausdrucksweise | Phrasierung
sense:
(music) The way the musical phrases are put together in a composition or in its interpretation, with changes in tempo, volume, or emphasizing one or more instruments over others.


lexentry: eng/phreatic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phreatic
trans_list: phreatisch | phreatische Explosion
sense:
(geology) Of or pertaining to ground water; (volcanology) involving explosively rapid heating of ground water by magma.


lexentry: eng/phrenology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phrenology
trans_list: Phrenologie
sense:
(medicine, biology) The science or now discredited pseudo-science, which studies the relationships between a person's character and the morphology (structure) of the skull.


lexentry: eng/phugoid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phugoid
trans_list: Phygoide
sense:
(aeronautics, aviation) The motion of an aircraft, missile, or other flying object continuously oscillating in a vertical plane due to the object pitching up and climbing, thus slowing down; then pitching down and descending, thus speeding up.


lexentry: eng/phylactery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phylactery
trans_list: Phylakterion | Denkzettel
sense:
(Judaism) Either of the two small leather cases, containing biblical scrolls, worn by Jewish men at morning prayer; the tefilla.


lexentry: eng/phylactery__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: phylactery
trans_list: Spruchband
sense:
(art, historical) A speech scroll, an illustrative device depicting speech, song or other sound as if written on a scroll.


lexentry: eng/phyllo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phyllo
trans_list: Filoteig
sense:
A type of dough, originating in Mediterranean cuisine, that is used in thin layers to make pastries (such as baklava and apple strudel) and pies and becomes very flaky when cooked.


lexentry: eng/phyllotaxis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phyllotaxis
trans_list: Phyllotaxis
sense:
(botany) The arrangement of leaves on a stem, or the mathematical principles governing such arrangement.


lexentry: eng/phylloxera__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phylloxera
trans_list: Reblaus
sense:
An insect, Daktulosphaira vitifoliae of the family Phylloxeridae (not the genus Phylloxera), that is very destructive to grape vines; also, the diseased condition of a vine caused by this insect. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/phylogenetics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phylogenetics
trans_list: Phylogenese
sense:
(biology, systematics) The study of the evolutionary history and relationships among or within groups of organisms, through computational methods that focus on observed heritable traits.


lexentry: eng/phylum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phylum
trans_list: Stamm
sense:
(taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class; also called a divisio or a division, especially in describing plants; a taxon at that rank


lexentry: eng/physalis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: physalis
trans_list: Kapstachelbeere | Physalis
sense:
Fruit of such a plant, a yellow-orange berry, typically firm in texture with a mild, refreshing acidity.


lexentry: eng/physical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: physical
trans_list: physisch | körperlich | materiell | stofflich
sense:
Pertaining to the world as understood through the senses rather than the mind; tangible, concrete; real. Having to do with the material world. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/physical_chemistry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: physical chemistry
trans_list: physikalische Chemie
sense:
(chemistry, physics) The science that uses theories and techniques from physics to study chemical systems.


lexentry: eng/physical_culture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: physical culture
trans_list: Breitensport
sense:
(historical) A 19th- and 20th-century popular movement of light gymnastics for the purpose of health and fitness.


lexentry: eng/physical_education__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: physical education
trans_list: Sportunterricht
sense:
An element of an educational curriculum concerned with bodily development, physical health and wellness, strength, physical co-ordination, and agility.


lexentry: eng/physical_examination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: physical examination
trans_list: ärztliche Untersuchung
sense:
(medicine) The examination of the patient's body with the use of such methods as inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation.


lexentry: eng/physical_law__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: physical law
trans_list: Naturgesetz | physikalisches Gesetz
sense:
A universal statement about the operation of nature, based on empirical observations of physical behavior, tested using the scientific method.


lexentry: eng/physical_quantity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: physical quantity
trans_list: physikalische Größe
sense:
(physics) A physical property that can be measured or calculated from other physical property and expressed as the product of a numerical value and a physical unit.


lexentry: eng/physician__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: physician
trans_list: Ärztin | Doktorin | Medizinerin
sense:
A practitioner of physic, i.e. a specialist in internal medicine, especially as opposed to a surgeon; a practitioner who treats with medication rather than with surgery.


lexentry: eng/physicist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: physicist
trans_list: Physiker | Physikerin
sense:
A person whose occupation specializes in the science of physics, especially at a professional level.


lexentry: eng/physics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: physics
trans_list: Physik
sense:
The branch of science concerned with the study of the properties and interactions of space, time, matter and energy.


lexentry: eng/physiocrat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: physiocrat
trans_list: Physiokrat
sense:
(economics, now, historical) Any of a group of economists in 18th-century France who believed that the government should not seek to influence the operation of natural economic laws. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/physiognomist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: physiognomist
trans_list: Gesichtsleser | Gesichtsleserin | Physiognomiker | Physiognomikerin
sense:
One who studies, or is an expert in, physiognomy; one who studies the outer appearance of the person (primarily the face) to acquire knowledge of the inner personality.


lexentry: eng/physiognomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: physiognomy
trans_list: Physiognomik
sense:
The art or pseudoscience of deducing the predominant temper and other characteristic qualities of the mind from the outward appearance, especially from the features of the face.


lexentry: eng/physiography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: physiography
trans_list: Physiographie
sense:
(geography) The subfield of geography that studies physical patterns and processes of the Earth. It aims to understand the forces that produce and change rocks, oceans, weather, and global flora and fauna patterns.


lexentry: eng/physiology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: physiology
trans_list: Physiologie
sense:
A branch of biology that deals with the functions and activities of life or of living matter (as organs, tissues, or cells) and of the physical and chemical phenomena involved.


lexentry: eng/phytic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phytic acid
trans_list: Phytinsäure
sense:
(organic compound) The compound inositol hexaphosphoric acid present in cereals etc as alkali and alkaline earth salts; it is a source of phosphorus for ruminants but is indigestible for carnivores


lexentry: eng/phytoequivalence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phytoequivalence
trans_list: Phytoäquivalenz
sense:
(pharmacology, herbal medicine) A physiological equivalence between the effects of two herbal extracts, the efficacy of one of which has been clinically demonstrated.


lexentry: eng/pi__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pi
trans_list: Pi | Kreiszahl
sense:
(mathematics) An irrational and transcendental constant representing the ratio of the circumference of a Euclidean circle to its diameter; approximately 3.14159265358979323846264338327950; usually written π.


lexentry: eng/piano__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: piano
trans_list: Klavier | Piano | Flügel
sense:
(musical instruments) a percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black colored keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers to strike strings [from 1803]


lexentry: eng/piano_nobile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: piano nobile
trans_list: Beletage
sense:
(architecture) The floor of a building where the principal bedrooms and main reception rooms are found, very often on the first or second floor in older buildings.


lexentry: eng/piano_stool__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: piano stool
trans_list: Klavierstuhl
sense:
A round wooden stool used by piano players. It is less stable than the rectangular piano bench. The height can be adjusted by simply spinning the seat clockwise or counterclockwise, respectively.


lexentry: eng/piastre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: piastre
trans_list: Piaster
sense:
(now, _, historical) A Spanish or Spanish-American coin and unit of currency, originally worth eight real.


lexentry: eng/piastre__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: piastre
trans_list: Piaster
sense:
A form of currency currently used as a subunit in the Middle Eastern and East African countries of Egypt, Jordan (partly including Palestine), Lebanon, South Sudan, Sudan, and Syria.


lexentry: eng/piccolo__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: piccolo
trans_list: Piccoloflöte | Pikkoloflöte
sense:
A piccolo flute
 A transverse flute that is smaller than a Western concert flute and pitched nearly an octave higher.


lexentry: eng/piccolo__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: piccolo
trans_list: Piccolo
sense:
A bottle of champagne containing 0.1875 litres of fluid, one quarter the volume of a standard bottle.


lexentry: eng/pick-me-up__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pick-me-up
trans_list: Mageneinrenker
sense:
(informal) A drink, especially an alcoholic one, taken as a stimulant or sometimes as a hangover cure; a restorative, tonic or bracer. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pick__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pick
trans_list: pflücken
sense:
To harvest a fruit or vegetable for consumption by removing it from the plant to which it is attached; to harvest an entire plant by removing it from the ground.


lexentry: eng/pick_one's_nose__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pick one's nose
trans_list: in der Nase bohren | in der Nase herumbohren | popeln | sich in der Nase pulen
sense:
(idiomatic) To insert a finger or other object into one's nostril to remove obstructions, especially dried mucus.


lexentry: eng/pick_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: pick up
trans_list: abschleppen | aufgabeln
sense:
(transitive, and, intransitive, _, with on) To meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes, especially in a social situation.


lexentry: eng/pickaxe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pickaxe
trans_list: Spitzhacke | Pickel
sense:
A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle; one end of the head is pointed, the other has a chisel edge.


lexentry: eng/pickelhaube__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pickelhaube
trans_list: Pickelhaube
sense:
(historical) A spiked helmet worn by German troops, especially during the First World War. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/picket__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: picket
trans_list: Vorposten
sense:
(military) One of the soldiers or troops placed on a line forward of a position to warn against an enemy advance; or any unit (for example, an aircraft or ship) performing a similar function.


lexentry: eng/picket__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: picket
trans_list: Streikposten
sense:
A protester positioned outside an office, workplace etc. during a strike (usually in plural); also the protest itself.


lexentry: eng/pickguard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pickguard
trans_list: Schlagbrett
sense:
(music) A piece of durable flat material placed on the body of a guitar (or similar instrument) beneath the strings to protect the surface from being scratched by a plectrum (or similar device).


lexentry: eng/pickle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pickle
trans_list: Gewürzgurke | Essiggurke | Frechdachs | eingelegte Gurke | saure Gurke
sense:
(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup.


lexentry: eng/pickle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pickle
trans_list: pökeln | einlegen
sense:
(transitive, ergative) To preserve food (or sometimes other things) in a salt, sugar or vinegar solution.


lexentry: eng/pickle__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pickle
trans_list: beizen
sense:
(transitive) To remove high-temperature scale and oxidation from metal with heated (often sulphuric) industrial acid.


lexentry: eng/pickled_egg__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pickled egg
trans_list: Solei
sense:
(British) An egg, usually from a hen, that has been pickled in vinegar, giving the outside a brown colour.


lexentry: eng/pickling__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pickling
trans_list: abbeizen
sense:
A process by which the oxide scale on steel (especially stainless steels) or other metallic objects is chemically removed by strong acids.


lexentry: eng/pickup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pickup
trans_list: Vorspeise
sense:
An electronic device for detecting sound, vibration, etc., such as one fitted to an electric guitar or record player.


lexentry: eng/pickup__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: pickup
trans_list: Schleppnetz
sense:
An instance of approaching someone and engaging in romantic flirtation and courting with the intent to pursue romance, a date, or a sexual encounter.


lexentry: eng/pickup__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: pickup
trans_list: Gegenstand
sense:
(video games) An item that can be picked up by the player, conferring some benefit or effect; a power-up.


lexentry: eng/pico-__Prefix__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pico-
trans_list: pico- | piko-
sense:
In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10−12 (short scale trillionth or long scale billionth). Symbol: p


lexentry: eng/picric_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: picric acid
trans_list: Pikrinsäure
sense:
(chemistry) 2,4,6-trinitrophenol, C6H2(NO2)3, prepared by the nitration of phenol or of aspirin; a toxic, yellow, explosive substance used in dyes, explosives, and as an antiseptic


lexentry: eng/picture-in-picture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: picture-in-picture
trans_list: BiB | Bild im Bild
sense:
(television) A feature of some television receivers and similar devices, where one program or channel is displayed on the full TV screen while another is displayed in an inset window.


lexentry: eng/picture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: picture
trans_list: Bild | Gemälde | Abbild | Abbildung
sense:
A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc.


lexentry: eng/picture_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: picture card
trans_list: Anstreicher
sense:
A playing card which has a picture on it (usually Jack, Queen or King (coat card), but sometimes including Ace or Joker).


lexentry: eng/picturesque__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: picturesque
trans_list: malerisch | pittoresk
sense:
Resembling or worthy of a picture or painting; having the qualities of a picture or painting; pleasingly beautiful.


lexentry: eng/pidgin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pidgin
trans_list: Pidgin | Pidginsprache | Pidgin-Sprache
sense:
(linguistics) An amalgamation of two disparate languages, used by two populations having no common language as a lingua franca to communicate with each other, lacking formalized grammar and having a small, utilitarian vocabulary and no native speakers.


lexentry: eng/pie__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: pie
trans_list: Torte
sense:
A paper plate covered in cream, shaving foam or custard that is thrown or rubbed in someone’s face for comical purposes, to raise money for charity, or as a form of political protest; a custard pie; a cream pie.


lexentry: eng/pie__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pie
trans_list: torten
sense:
(transitive) To hit in the face with a pie, either for comic effect or as a means of protest (see also pieing).


lexentry: eng/piece__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: piece
trans_list: Spielfigur | Offizier
sense:
(chess) One of the figures used in playing chess, specifically a higher-value figure as distinguished from a pawn; by extension, a similar counter etc. in other games.


lexentry: eng/piece__Noun__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: piece
trans_list: Stück | Figur
sense:
(baseball, uncountable) Used to describe a pitch that has been hit but not well, usually either being caught by the opposing team or going foul. Usually used in the past tense with get.


lexentry: eng/piece_rate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: piece rate
trans_list: Stückgeldakkordlohn | Stückgeldsatz
sense:
The monetary amount paid per unit of production in the reward scheme of piece work, contrasting with hourly wage and salary.


lexentry: eng/piece_work__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: piece work
trans_list: Akkord | Akkordarbeit | Stücklohn | Stückakkord | Stückarbeit
sense:
Work that a worker is paid for according to the number of units produced, rather than the number of hours worked; work done and paid for by the piece or by the job.


lexentry: eng/pieceworker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: A worker who is paid according to the number of units of work produced.
written_rep: pieceworker
trans_list:
Akkordarbeiter | Akkordarbeiterin | Stückarbeiter | Stückarbeiterin | Stücklohnarbeiter | Stücklohnarbeiterin


lexentry: eng/pied_avocet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pied avocet
trans_list: Säbelschnäbler
sense:
Recurvirostra avosetta, a black and white wading bird of temperate Europe and western and central Asia, wintering in Africa and south Asia.


lexentry: eng/pieing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pieing
trans_list: Tortenattentat | Tortenwurf | Tortung
sense:
An instance of throwing a pie at someone, often a politician or other powerful or influential person as a means of protest.


lexentry: eng/pier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pier
trans_list: Kai | Anlegestelle | Seebrücke
sense:
A raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping; a jetty.


lexentry: eng/pier__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: pier
trans_list: Pfeiler
sense:
(architecture) A rectangular pillar, or similar structure, that supports an arch, wall or roof, or the hinges of a gate.


lexentry: eng/pierogi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pierogi
trans_list: Pirogge
sense:
(North America) A square- or crescent-shaped dumpling of unleavened dough, stuffed with sauerkraut, cheese, mashed potatoes, cabbage, onion, meat, or any combination of these, or with a fruit filling.


lexentry: eng/pietism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pietism
trans_list: Pietismus
sense:
(Christianity, often capitalized) A movement in the Lutheran church in the 17th and 18th centuries, calling for a return to practical and devout Christianity.


lexentry: eng/pig_Latin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pig Latin
trans_list: Hühnersprache | Ketelkloppersprook | Mattenenglisch | Pig Latin
sense:
A type of wordplay in which (English) words are altered by moving the leading phonetic of a word to the end and appending -ay [eɪ̯], except when the word begins with a vowel, in which case "-way" [weɪ̯] is suffixed with no leading phonetic change. {| class="examples floatright" style="background-color: #f8f9fa;border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-collapse:separate;-moz-box-sizing: content-box; margin: 6px 0 16px 23px; padding: 5px; width: 18em;"
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"please be quiet or I'll cry" becomes "ease-play e-bay iet-quay or-way I'll-way y-cray"
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lexentry: eng/pig__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pig
trans_list: Schwein | Hausschwein | Sau | Docke | Kosel | Mocke
sense:
Any of several mammalian species of the genus Sus, having cloven hooves, bristles and a nose adapted for digging; especially the domesticated animal Sus domesticus.


lexentry: eng/pig__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: pig
trans_list: Schwein
sense:
(engineering) A device for cleaning or inspecting the inside of an oil or gas pipeline, or for separating different substances within the pipeline. Named for the pig-like squealing noise made by their progress.


lexentry: eng/pig_in_a_poke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pig in a poke
trans_list: die Katze im Sack kaufen
sense:
(idiomatic) Something whose true value is concealed or unknown and may be lower than expected by the buyer or claimed by the seller, especially something offered for sale.


lexentry: eng/pig_iron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pig iron
trans_list: Roheisen
sense:
A type of crude, brittle iron shaped like a block, unsuitable for working but suitable for casting, commonly used as an industrial raw material.


lexentry: eng/pigeon_racing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pigeon racing
trans_list: Brieftaubensport | Taubensport
sense:
The sport of releasing specially trained homing pigeons (racing pigeons), which then return to their homes over a carefully measured distance.


lexentry: eng/pigeonhole__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pigeonhole
trans_list: Fach
sense:
(by extension) One of an array of compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.


lexentry: eng/piggy_bank__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: piggy bank
trans_list: Sparschwein | Spardose | Sparbüchse | Büchse
sense:
A small container, sometimes in the form of a pig, to store small saved coins in. Often the "bank" must be broken open to retrieve the contents.


lexentry: eng/pigtail__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pigtail
trans_list: Anschlussdraht | Anschlussfaser | Haarzopf | Zopf | Zöpfchen
sense:
A braided plait of hair; now especially, either of two braids or "tails" on the side of the head. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/pigtail__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: pigtail
trans_list: Anschlussdraht | Anschlussfaser
sense:
(medicine) Twisted stent terminal; stent-end, usually but not necessarily a different fastened part.


lexentry: eng/pika__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pika
trans_list: Pfeifhase
sense:
Any of several small, furry mammals, similar to guinea pigs, but related to rabbits, of the family Ochotonidae, from the mountains of North America and Asia.


lexentry: eng/pikachurin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pikachurin
trans_list: Pikachurin
sense:
(biochemistry) A dystroglycan-interacting polysaccharide which has an essential role in the precise interactions between the photoreceptor ribbon synapse and the bipolar dendrites.


lexentry: eng/pike__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pike
trans_list: Pike | Spieß
sense:
(military, historical) A very long spear used two-handed by infantry soldiers for thrusting (not throwing), both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a countermeasure against cavalry assaults.


lexentry: eng/pilaf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pilaf
trans_list: Pilaw
sense:
A dish made by browning grain, typically rice, in oil and then cooking it with a seasoned broth, to which meat and/or vegetables may be added.


lexentry: eng/pilaster__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pilaster
trans_list: Pilaster
sense:
(structural, _, architecture) A column or short wing wall attached to the foundation wall which provides lateral support, or to support a vertical load that does not fall on the foundation wall.


lexentry: eng/pile__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pile
trans_list: Pfahl
sense:
A large stake, or piece of pointed timber, steel etc., driven into the earth or sea-bed for the support of a building, a pier, or other superstructure, or to form a cofferdam, etc.


lexentry: eng/pile__Noun__2
sense_num: 04
written_rep: pile
trans_list: Keil
sense:
(heraldiccharge) One of the ordinaries or subordinaries having the form of a wedge, usually placed palewise, with the broadest end uppermost.


lexentry: eng/pile__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pile
trans_list: anhäufen | aufstapeln | beigen | schichten | stapeln
sense:
(transitive, often used with the preposition "up") To lay or throw into a pile or heap; to heap up; to collect into a mass; to accumulate


lexentry: eng/pile_driver__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pile driver
trans_list: Ramme
sense:
A machine for forcing a pile, a long beam, into the ground as part of the construction of a foundation; usually by raising a weight and then dropping it on the beam.


lexentry: eng/pill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pill
trans_list: Pille | Tablette
sense:
(broadly) A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.


lexentry: eng/pill__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pill
trans_list: Pille
sense:
(informal, uncountable, definite, i.e. used with "the") Contraceptive medication, usually in the form of a pill to be taken by a woman; an oral contraceptive pill.


lexentry: eng/pill__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: pill
trans_list: Fussel
sense:
(textile) A small piece of any substance, for example a ball of fibres formed on the surface of a textile fabric by rubbing. Colloquially known as a bobble, fuzzball, or lint ball.


lexentry: eng/pill_bug__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pill bug
trans_list: Rollassel
sense:
(US) Any of very many terrestrial crustaceans, of the family Armadillidiidae, a subgroup of the woodlice, that can roll themselves up into a protective ball.


lexentry: eng/pill_tile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pill tile
trans_list: Pillenbrett | Tabulierbrett
sense:
(pharmacy) An implement sometimes graduated with a linear scale and sometimes decorated designed to cut out with it tablets and ointments from an amorphous medicament mass


lexentry: eng/pillarize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pillarize
trans_list: versäulen
sense:
(society, ergative) To divide into social pillars, in which each social group has its own social institutions.


lexentry: eng/pillock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pillock
trans_list: Trottel
sense:
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, derogatory, slang) A stupid or annoying person; a simpleton; a fool.


lexentry: eng/pillory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pillory
trans_list: Schandpfahl | Pranger
sense:
A framework on a post, with holes for the hands and head, used as a means of punishment and humiliation.


lexentry: eng/pillow_fort__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pillow fort
trans_list: Kissenburg
sense:
An inhabitable structure built from pillows, blankets, bed sheets, and sofa cushions, usually as part of a child's play.


lexentry: eng/pillow_talk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pillow talk
trans_list: Bettgeflüster
sense:
(idiomatic) Conversation shared by bedmates, particularly intimate conversation after or before sexual intercourse.


lexentry: eng/pillow_word__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pillow word
trans_list: Attribut
sense:
In Japanese waka poetry, a poetic device where a certain introductory phrase is commonly used to allude to something else.


lexentry: eng/pilomotor_reflex__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pilomotor reflex
trans_list: Gänsehaut
sense:
Raised skin, usually caused by the involuntary erection of hairs on the neck or arms caused by cold, excitement, or fear.


lexentry: eng/pilot__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pilot
trans_list: Lotse
sense:
A person who knows well the depths and currents of a harbor or coastal area, who is hired by a vessel to help navigate the harbor or coast.


lexentry: eng/pilot__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: pilot
trans_list: Pilot
sense:
(television) A sample episode of a proposed TV series produced to decide if it should be made or not. If approved, typically the first episode of an actual TV series.


lexentry: eng/pilot_balloon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pilot balloon
trans_list: Pilotballon
sense:
(meteorology) A small unmanned balloon whose ascent is followed by a theodolite to obtain data for the computation of the speed and direction of winds in the upper air.


lexentry: eng/pilot_boat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pilot boat
trans_list: Lotsenboot
sense:
A kind of boat used to transport pilots between land and the inbound or outbound ships that they are piloting.


lexentry: eng/pimp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pimp
trans_list: Zuhälter | Kuppler | Lude
sense:
Someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander.


lexentry: eng/pimpernel__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pimpernel
trans_list: Gauchheil
sense:
Any of various plants of the genus Anagallis, having small red, white or purple flowers, especially the scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis). [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/pimping__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pimping
trans_list: aufmotzen
sense:
The process of modifying a vehicle (usually a car), predominantly focusing on its appearance and audiovisual system as opposed to performance.


lexentry: eng/pimple__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pimple
trans_list: Pickel | Oas
sense:
(dermatology) An inflamed (raised and colored) spot on the surface of the skin that is usually painful and fills with pus.


lexentry: eng/pin-up__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pin-up
trans_list: Pin-up
sense:
A photograph, printed in a magazine or other publication, of a sexually attractive person (often nude or provocatively dressed), and intended to be removed and pinned up on a wall.


lexentry: eng/pin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pin
trans_list: Stecknadel | Nadel
sense:
A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.


lexentry: eng/pin__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: pin
trans_list: Kegel
sense:
A slender object specially designed for use in a specific game or sport, such as skittles or bowling.


lexentry: eng/pin__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: pin
trans_list: Anstecker | Anstecknadel | Pin
sense:
(US) A simple accessory that can be attached to clothing with a pin or fastener, often round and bearing a design, logo or message, and used for decoration, identification or to show political affiliation, etc.


lexentry: eng/pin__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: pin
trans_list: Fesselung
sense:
(chess) Either a scenario in which moving a lesser piece to escape from attack would expose a more valuable piece to being taken instead, or one where moving a piece is impossible as it would place the king in check.


lexentry: eng/pin_header__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pin header
trans_list: Stiftleiste
sense:
(electronics) A type of electrical connector, consisting of one or more rows of male pins evenly spaced apart.


lexentry: eng/pin_money__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pin money
trans_list: Nadelgeld
sense:
(historical) An allowance of money given by a man to his wife or to other dependents for their personal, discretionary use. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/pinacol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pinacol
trans_list: Pinakol
sense:
(organic chemistry) any tetra-substituted derivative of ethylene glycol, of general formula R2C(OH)-C(OH)R2, especially the simplest example where R is methyl


lexentry: eng/pinafore__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pinafore
trans_list: Kittelschürze | Latzkleid | Trägerkleid
sense:
A sleeveless dress, often similar to an apron, generally worn over other clothes, and most often worn by young girls as an overdress.


lexentry: eng/pinball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pinball
trans_list: Flipper | Flipperspiel
sense:
(games) A game, played on a device with a sloping base, in which the player operates a spring-loaded plunger to shoot a ball, between obstacles, and attempts to hit targets and score points.


lexentry: eng/pinch__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pinch
trans_list: Prise | Messerspitze
sense:
A small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be held between fingertip and thumb tip.


lexentry: eng/pinch__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: pinch
trans_list: erwischen | schnappen
sense:
(horticulture) To cut shoots or buds of a plant in order to shape the plant, or to improve its yield.


lexentry: eng/pincushion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pincushion
trans_list: Nadelkissen
sense:
(sewing) A device, originally like a small, stuffed cushion, designed to have sewing pins and needles stuck into it to store them safely; some modern pincushions hold the objects magnetically.


lexentry: eng/pine_nut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pine nut
trans_list: Pinienkern
sense:
The edible seed of any of several species of evergreen pine, especially Pinus pinea, Pinus cembra, and Pinus cembroides.


lexentry: eng/pineal_gland__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pineal gland
trans_list: Zirbeldrüse
sense:
(anatomy, neuroanatomy) A small, pinecone-shaped endocrine gland found near the centre of the brain that produces melatonin.


lexentry: eng/pinery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pinery
trans_list: Ananasgewächshaus | Ananashaus | Ananasplantage | Ananastreibhaus
sense:
A hothouse or (tropical) area used as a plantation for the cultivation of pineapple plants (genus Ananas) and production of their homonymous fruit.


lexentry: eng/pinesap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pinesap
trans_list: Fichtenspargel
sense:
A myco-heterotroph (Monotropa hypopitys), formerly thought to be a saprophyte, having racemes of drooping flowers.


lexentry: eng/ping__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ping
trans_list: pingen
sense:
(networking) To send a packet in order to determine whether a host is present, particularly by use of the ping utility.


lexentry: eng/pingo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pingo
trans_list: Pingo
sense:
(geomorphology) A conical mound of earth with an ice core caused by permafrost uplift, particularly if lasting more than a year. [from 1920s]


lexentry: eng/pink_noise__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pink noise
trans_list: rosa Rauschen
sense:
A signal or process with a frequency spectrum such that the spectral energy density is proportional to the reciprocal of the frequency (1/f).


lexentry: eng/pink_slime__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pink slime
trans_list: rosa Schleim
sense:
(informal, dysphemistic) A meat byproduct produced from scraps by heating and then treating with ammonia to produce a food additive. [from 2002]


lexentry: eng/pinko__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pinko
trans_list: Rosa
sense:
(informal, often, derogatory, chiefly, US) A socialist, particularly one who is not wholly communist. [from mid-1930s]


lexentry: eng/pinna__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pinna
trans_list: Ohrmuschel
sense:
(anatomy) The visible part of the ear that resides outside of the head, the auricle; outer ear excluding the ear canal.


lexentry: eng/pinnacle__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: pinnacle
trans_list: Fiale | Pinakel
sense:
(architectural element) An upright member, generally ending in a small spire, used to finish a buttress, to constitute a part in a proportion, as where pinnacles flank a gable or spire.


lexentry: eng/pinnate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pinnate
trans_list: Fieder- | fiederblättrig | gefiedert | paarig gefiedert
sense:
(botany) Having two rows of branches, lobes, leaflets, or veins arranged on each side of a common axis


lexentry: eng/pinniped__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pinniped
trans_list: Flossenfüßer | Robbe
sense:
Any of various large marine mammals belonging to the superfamily (formerly considered a suborder) Pinnipedia comprising walruses, eared seals and earless seals.


lexentry: eng/pinocytosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pinocytosis
trans_list: Pinozytose
sense:
(biology) A form of endocytosis in which material enters a cell through its membrane and is incorporated in vesicles for digestion.


lexentry: eng/pins_and_needles__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pins and needles
trans_list: Ameisenlaufen
sense:
(informal) A tingling or prickling sensation, felt in a limb when a nerve compression is relieved and in other situations.


lexentry: eng/pinwheel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pinwheel
trans_list: Windrad
sense:
An artificial flower with a stem, usually plastic, for children: the flower spins round in the wind, like a small paper windmill.


lexentry: eng/pion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pion
trans_list: Pion
sense:
(particle) Any of three semistable mesons, having positive, negative or neutral charge, composed of up and down quarks/antiquarks.


lexentry: eng/pioneer__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pioneer
trans_list: Pionier
sense:
(obsolete, military) A soldier detailed or employed to form roads, dig trenches, and make bridges, as an army advances; a sapper.


lexentry: eng/pioneer__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: pioneer
trans_list: Pionier
sense:
(Communism) A member of a children’s organization operated by the Communist Party, typically in the second of three stages toward becoming an member of the Party itself.


lexentry: eng/pioneering__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pioneering
trans_list: bahnbrechend | richtungsweisend | wegweisend
sense:
Involving accomplishments or activities that have not been done before, or developing or using new methods or techniques.


lexentry: eng/pious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pious
trans_list: scheinheilig
sense:
Insisting on or making a show of one's own virtue, especially in comparison to others; sanctimonious, condescending, judgmental.


lexentry: eng/pipe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pipe
trans_list: Flöte
sense:
(musical instrument) A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/pipe__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pipe
trans_list: Rohr
sense:
A rigid tube that transports water, steam, or other fluid, as used in plumbing and numerous other applications. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/pipe_bomb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pipe bomb
trans_list: Rohrbombe
sense:
(explosives) An improvised explosive device consisting of blasting powder or other explosive material encased in a metal pipe to increase the blast effect.


lexentry: eng/pipe_cleaner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pipe cleaner
trans_list: Pfeifenreiniger
sense:
A piece of flexible wire in which tufted fabric is twisted and which is used to clean out the stem of a tobacco pipe or other narrow tube. It can be also used for arts and crafts


lexentry: eng/pipe_organ__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pipe organ
trans_list: Orgel
sense:
(musical instrument) The largest of all musical instruments, played from an organ console which produces its sound by sending air through whistles and/or reeds called organ pipes, by direct mechanical action, or modernly, electrically.


lexentry: eng/pipe_wrench__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pipe wrench
trans_list: Einhand-Rohrzange
sense:
An adjustable wrench (British spanner) with a toothed jaw for gripping pipe, frequently used by a plumber or pipe fitter, to loosen and tighten pipes with threaded connections.


lexentry: eng/pipefish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pipefish
trans_list: Seenadel
sense:
A small fish of subfamily Syngnathinae in the seahorse family, having a long thin body covered with partially ossified plates, the head long, and the jaws elongated so as to form a tubular snout.


lexentry: eng/pipette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pipette
trans_list: Pipette
sense:
(sciences) A small tube, often with an enlargement or bulb in the middle, and usually graduated, used for transferring or delivering measured quantities of a liquid. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pipeweed__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pipeweed
trans_list: Rohr
sense:
Any of a number of plants having thin and straight stems resembling pipes, often hollow or lacking branches.


lexentry: eng/pipit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pipit
trans_list: Pieper
sense:
Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from the genus Anthus, that are often drab, ground feeding insectivores of open country.


lexentry: eng/piquet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: piquet
trans_list: Pikett | Piquet
sense:
(card games) A game of cards for two people, with thirty-two cards, all the deuces, threes, fours, fives, and sixes being set aside.


lexentry: eng/piracy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: piracy
trans_list: Piraterie | Seeräuberei
sense:
(nautical) Robbery at sea, a violation of international law; taking a ship away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it.


lexentry: eng/piranha__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: piranha
trans_list: Piranha
sense:
(ichthyology) Any of the carnivorous or frugivorous freshwater fish living in South American rivers and belonging to the subfamily Serrasalminae.


lexentry: eng/pirate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pirate
trans_list: Pirat | Seeräuber | Korsar
sense:
A criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns.


lexentry: eng/pirate__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pirate
trans_list: Pirat | Raubkopierer
sense:
(by extension) One who breaks intellectual property laws by reproducing protected works without permission.


lexentry: eng/pirate_radio__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pirate radio
trans_list: Piratensender
sense:
Broadcasting without having the necessary license that covers the territory where the signals are received.


lexentry: eng/pirate_ship__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pirate ship
trans_list: Piratenschiff
sense:
Any ship manned by pirates, especially a large wooden sailing ship armed with cannons and flying a Jolly Roger, as stereotyped in literature and film.


lexentry: eng/pirozhki__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pirozhki
trans_list: Pirogge | Piroschki
sense:
Small pastries filled with finely chopped meat, vegetables or fruit baked or fried, from eastern European cuisine, or a serving of these.


lexentry: eng/piscatory_ring__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: piscatory ring
trans_list: Fischerring
sense:
(Roman Catholicism) A ring worn by popes, representing the first pope and Christian apostle Peter, who had been a fisherman.


lexentry: eng/piss__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: piss
trans_list: Fusel | Plörre
sense:
(somewhat, vulgar, slang, countable, _, and, _) Alcoholic beverage, especially of inferior quality. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/piss_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: piss off
trans_list: verpissen
sense:
(Commonwealth, idiomatic, intransitive, vulgar, colloquial) To leave, to go away. [from mid-20th c.]


lexentry: eng/pissaladière__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pissaladière
trans_list: Pissaladière
sense:
A pie from southern France, similar to pizza, without tomatoes or cheese, usually topped with onions, anchovies and black olives.


lexentry: eng/pistil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pistil
trans_list: Stempel | Pistill
sense:
(botany) A discrete organ in the center of a flower capable of receiving pollen and producing a fruit, it is divided into an ovary, style and stigma. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/piston__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: piston
trans_list: Kolben | Piston | Zündhütchenträger
sense:
A solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder, and moves under pressure (as in an engine) or displaces fluid (as in a pump)


lexentry: eng/piston_engine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: piston engine
trans_list: Kolbenmotor | Kolbenmaschinen
sense:
Any of several types of engine having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons, in which a crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down within cylinders; many internal combustion engines and many steam engines have such a mechanism.


lexentry: eng/pit__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: pit
trans_list: Ausgrabung | Grabestelle | Grabung | Grabungsloch
sense:
(archaeology) A hole or trench in the ground, excavated according to grid coordinates, so that the provenance of any feature observed and any specimen or artifact revealed may be established by precise measurement.


lexentry: eng/pit__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: pit
trans_list: Kampfplatz
sense:
An enclosed area into which gamecocks, dogs, and other animals are brought to fight, or where dogs are trained to kill rats.


lexentry: eng/pit__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: pit
trans_list: Grube | Loch | Vertiefung
sense:
Formerly, that part of a theatre, on the floor of the house, below the level of the stage and behind the orchestra; now, in England, commonly the part behind the stalls; in the United States, the parquet; also, the occupants of such a part of a theatre.


lexentry: eng/pit__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: pit
trans_list: Boxenstopp einlegen | Boxenstopp machen | an die Box fahren
sense:
(intransitive, motor racing) To return to the pits during a race for refuelling, tyre changes, repairs etc.


lexentry: eng/pit_stop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pit stop
trans_list: Boxenstopp
sense:
(motor racing) A stop made during an automobile race at the pit to refuel and perform other periodic maintenance on the vehicle.


lexentry: eng/pit_viper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pit viper
trans_list: Grubenottern
sense:
Any of various venomous snakes, of the subfamily Crotalinae, found in Asia and the Americas, with a deep pit or fossa on either side of the head that enables them to detect prey by infrared.


lexentry: eng/pitch__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pitch
trans_list: Sportplatz
sense:
(sports, UK, Australia, NZ) The field on which cricket, soccer, rugby, gridiron or field hockey is played. (In cricket, the pitch is in the centre of the field; see cricket pitch.) (Not often used in the US or Canada, where "field" is the preferred word.)


lexentry: eng/pitch__Noun__2
sense_num: 07
written_rep: pitch
trans_list: Abstand | Teilung
sense:
The distance between evenly spaced objects, e.g. the teeth of a saw or gear, the turns of a screw thread, the centres of holes, or letters in a monospace font.


lexentry: eng/pitch__Noun__3
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pitch
trans_list: Tonhöhe | Tonlage
sense:
(music) The standard to which a group of musical instruments are tuned or in which a piece is performed, usually by reference to the frequency to which the musical note A above middle C is tuned.


lexentry: eng/pitch__Verb__2
sense_num: 09
written_rep: pitch
trans_list: stampfen | neigen
sense:
(ambitransitive, aviation, or, nautical) To move so that the front of an aircraft or boat goes alternatively up and down.


lexentry: eng/pitch_accent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pitch accent
trans_list: Tonakzent
sense:
(phonology) Any of a variety of restricted tone systems that use variations in pitch to give prominence to a syllable or mora within a word. The placement of this tone or the way it is realized can give different meanings to otherwise similar words.


lexentry: eng/pitch_pine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pitch pine
trans_list: Pech-Kiefer
sense:
Any of various other pine trees from which pitch can be obtained, or which have very resinous wood, including members of species:


lexentry: eng/pitched_battle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pitched battle
trans_list: Feldschlacht
sense:
(military) A battle which opposing forces anticipate and commit to fighting; a sustained, intense and confrontational fight.


lexentry: eng/pitcher__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pitcher
trans_list: Krug | Kanne | Karaffe
sense:
A wide-mouthed, deep vessel for holding liquids, with a spout or protruding lip and a handle; a water jug or jar with a large ear or handle.


lexentry: eng/pitcher_plant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pitcher plant
trans_list: Kannenpflanze | Kobralilie | Schlauchpflanze
sense:
Any of various insectivorous plants of the genera Sarracenia, Darlingtonia, Heliamphora, Nepenthes, or Cephalotus that have pitcher-like leaves or parts of leaves with slippery sides that attract and trap insects.


lexentry: eng/pitchfork__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pitchfork
trans_list: Mistgabel | Heugabel
sense:
An agricultural tool comprising a fork with sparse, light tines, attached to a long handle, used for pitching hay (especially loose hay) high up onto a stack (as on a wagon or haystack, or into a haymow).


lexentry: eng/pitchman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pitchman
trans_list: Marktschreier
sense:
A salesman, especially one who aggressively markets wares from a street stall, or a carnival or side show act.


lexentry: eng/pitfall__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pitfall
trans_list: Fallstrick
sense:
(figurative) A potential, unsuspected, hidden problem, hazard, or danger that is easily encountered but not immediately obvious.


lexentry: eng/pitfall__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pitfall
trans_list: Fallgrube | Fanggrube | Wildgrube
sense:
(literal) A type of trap consisting of a concealed pit in the ground, which the victim is supposed to fall into and not be able to get out from.


lexentry: eng/pith__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pith
trans_list: Mark
sense:
The soft, spongy substance inside plant parts; specifically, the parenchyma in the centre of the roots and stems of many plants and trees.


lexentry: eng/piton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: piton
trans_list: Felshaken
sense:
(climbing) A spike, wedge, or peg that is driven into a rock or ice surface as a support (as for a mountain climber).


lexentry: eng/pituitary_gland__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pituitary gland
trans_list: Hypophyse | Hirnanhangdrüse | Hirnanhang | Hirnanhangsdrüse
sense:
(anatomy) An endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism, and maturation.


lexentry: eng/pivot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pivot
trans_list: Angelpunkt | Drehpunkt | Zapfen
sense:
A thing on which something turns; specifically a metal pointed pin or short shaft in machinery, such as the end of an axle or spindle.


lexentry: eng/pivot__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pivot
trans_list: Angelpunkt
sense:
(figuratively, by extension) Something or someone having a paramount significance in a certain situation.


lexentry: eng/pivot_table__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pivot table
trans_list: Pivot-Tabelle
sense:
(computing) A summary table used for automatic sorting, counting and averaging of the data in another table or spreadsheet.


lexentry: eng/pizza__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pizza
trans_list: Pizza
sense:
(uncountable) A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese, and other ingredients such as meat or vegetables.


lexentry: eng/pizza_oven__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pizza oven
trans_list: Pizzaofen
sense:
(informal) A wood-fired brick oven with a stone floor in the baking chamber. (From being an oven found in traditional pizzerias, and an accessory built in backyards for pizza)


lexentry: eng/pizza_oven__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pizza oven
trans_list: Pizzaofen
sense:
A specialized infrared oven; a squat thin oven which fits a single pizza, that uses high intensity infrared lamps to rapidly blast and bake a pizza.


lexentry: eng/piñata__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: piñata
trans_list: Pinata | Piñata
sense:
(Latin American culture) A doll or other decorated container that is filled with candy and hit with a hammer or a stick by blindfolded children during birthday parties or other celebrations until the candy falls out.


lexentry: eng/placard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: placard
trans_list: Plakat
sense:
A sheet of paper or cardboard with a written or printed announcement on one side for display in a public place.


lexentry: eng/placate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: placate
trans_list: besänftigen | begütigen | beruhigen | beschwichtigen
sense:
(transitive) To calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that they become content or at least no longer irate.


lexentry: eng/place__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: place
trans_list: Bude
sense:
(often, in street names or addresses) A street, sometimes but not always surrounding a public place, square, or plaza of the same name.


lexentry: eng/place_mat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: place mat
trans_list: Set | Platzdeckchen
sense:
A protective mat, usually heat-resistant, placed under a single person's tableware (including cutlery) at the dining table.


lexentry: eng/place_of_articulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: place of articulation
trans_list: Artikulationsort | Artikulationsstelle
sense:
(phonetics, of a consonant) The point of contact, where an obstruction occurs in the vocal tract between an active (moving) articulator (typically some part of the tongue) and a passive (stationary) articulator (typically some part of the roof of the mouth).


lexentry: eng/place_of_worship__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: place of worship
trans_list: Kultplatz
sense:
A place, usually a building such as a church, mosque, synagogue or temple where believers can practise their faith.


lexentry: eng/place_setting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: place setting
trans_list: Besteck
sense:
Items of cutlery, crockery and glassware, and sometimes a place mat, arranged for a person at a dining table.


lexentry: eng/place_value__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: place value
trans_list: Stellenwert
sense:
(arithmetic) The value of a digit of numbers. For example, ones, tens, hundreds in the decimal counting; ones, sixes, thirty-sixes in the senary counting.


lexentry: eng/placebo-controlled__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: placebo-controlled
trans_list: placebokontrolliert
sense:
(medicine, science, research) including a comparison (control) group with placebo. (describing clinical trials)


lexentry: eng/placebo_effect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: placebo effect
trans_list: Placeboeffekt
sense:
(pharmacology) The tendency of any medication or treatment, even an inert or ineffective one, to exhibit results simply because the recipient believes that it will work.


lexentry: eng/placeholder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: placeholder
trans_list: Platzhalter
sense:
Something used or included temporarily or as a substitute for something that is not known or must remain generic; that which holds, denotes or reserves a place for something to come later.


lexentry: eng/placement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: placement
trans_list: Platzierung
sense:
The act of placing or putting in place; the act of locating or positioning; the state of being placed.


lexentry: eng/placenta__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: placenta
trans_list: Plazenta | Mutterkuchen
sense:
(botany) In flowering plants, the part of the ovary where ovules develop; in non-flowering plants where the spores develop.


lexentry: eng/placozoan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: placozoan
trans_list: Placozoen | Plattentier
sense:
(zoology) Any of a group of balloon-shaped marine organisms, of the phylum Placozoa, considered to be the simplest living animals.


lexentry: eng/plagal_cadence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plagal cadence
trans_list: cadenza plagale | plagale Kadenz
sense:
(music) A falling cadence in which a subdominant chord precedes the tonic; especially used in an ending Amen.


lexentry: eng/plagiarism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plagiarism
trans_list: Plagiat
sense:
(uncountable) Copying of another person's ideas, text, or other creative work, and presenting it as one's own, especially without permission; plagiarizing.


lexentry: eng/plagiarist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plagiarist
trans_list: Plagiator | Plagiatorin
sense:
One who plagiarizes; or lifts the words, writings, or ideas of another, and passes them off as his or her own, thus engaging in plagiarism; a literary thief


lexentry: eng/plagiarize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plagiarize
trans_list: plagiieren | abkupfern | geistigen Diebstahl begehen | guttenbergen
sense:
(ambitransitive) To use, and pass off as one's own, someone else's writing, speech, ideas, or other intellectual or creative work, especially in an academic context; to commit plagiarism.


lexentry: eng/plagioclase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plagioclase
trans_list: Plagioklas
sense:
(mineral) Any of a group of aluminum silicate feldspathic minerals ranging in their ratio of calcium to sodium.


lexentry: eng/plague__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plague
trans_list: Pest
sense:
(often used with the, sometimes capitalized: the Plague) The bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis.


lexentry: eng/plague__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: plague
trans_list: Plage | Seuche
sense:
(pathology) An epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the above disease.


lexentry: eng/plague__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: plague
trans_list: Plage | Geißel
sense:
A widespread affliction, calamity or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution.


lexentry: eng/plaice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plaice
trans_list: Scholle
sense:
Pleuronectes platessa (European plaice), commonly found in the North Sea and Irish Sea, with smooth brown skin and red or orange spots.


lexentry: eng/plaid__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: plaid
trans_list: Plaid | Schulerdecke | Umhangtuch
sense:
A length of such material used as a piece of clothing, formerly worn in the Scottish Highlands and other parts of northern Britain and remaining as an item of ceremonial dress worn by members of Scottish pipe bands. [from 16thc.]


lexentry: eng/plainclothes__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plainclothes
trans_list: in Zivil
sense:
(usually, of a police officer) Wearing ordinary civilian clothes instead of a uniform, in order to avoid detection.


lexentry: eng/plainsong__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plainsong
trans_list: Cantus planus
sense:
(music) A form of monophonic chant in unison using the Gregorian scale, sung in various Christian churches.


lexentry: eng/plaintiff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plaintiff
trans_list: Kläger | Klägerin
sense:
(law, UK, _, historic, otherwise, current) A party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser.


lexentry: eng/plan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plan
trans_list: Plan
sense:
A drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with unwanted details omitted, and often using symbols rather than detailed drawing to represent doors, valves, etc.


lexentry: eng/plan__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: plan
trans_list: Plan
sense:
A two-dimensional drawing of a building as seen from above with obscuring or irrelevant details such as roof removed, or of a floor of a building, revealing the internal layout; as distinct from the elevation.


lexentry: eng/planarian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: planarian
trans_list: Planarie
sense:
Any of various flatworms of the order Tricladida living in marine, freshwater, or terrestrial environments.


lexentry: eng/planche__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: planche
trans_list: Bilderbogen
sense:
(gymnastics) A position where the gymnast is horizontal and face-down, using only the hands as support.


lexentry: eng/plane__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: plane
trans_list: Ebene
sense:
(geometry) A flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane).


lexentry: eng/planemo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: planemo
trans_list: Objekt planetarer Masse
sense:
(astronomy) an astronomical object with enough mass to achieve hydrostatic equilibrium, but not enough to initiate core fusion at any time in its existence. That is, it is rounded in shape and is smaller than a star. Planemos include planets, dwarf planets, and the larger moons of the Solar System (satellite planets), but also sub-brown dwarfs and rogue planets between the stars.


lexentry: eng/planer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: planer
trans_list: Hobel | Raubank
sense:
(woodworking) A tool which smooths a surface or makes one surface of a workpiece parallel to the tool's bed.


lexentry: eng/planet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: planet
trans_list: Planet | Wandelstern
sense:
(now, historical, or, astrology) Each of the seven major bodies which move relative to the fixed stars in the night sky—the Moon, Mercury, Venus, the Sun, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. [from 14thc.]


lexentry: eng/planet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: planet
trans_list: Planet | Wandelstern
sense:
(astronomy) A body which is massive enough to be in hydrostatic equilibrium (generally resulting in being an ellipsoid) but not enough to attain nuclear fusion and, in IAU usage, which directly orbits a star (or star cluster) and dominates the region of its orbit; specifically, in the case of the Solar system, the eight major bodies of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. [from 2006]


lexentry: eng/planet_gear__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: planet gear
trans_list: global
sense:
(engineering) An epicyclic gear; the middle gears in a planetary gear system, spun by the central sun gear


lexentry: eng/planetarium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: planetarium
trans_list: Planetarium
sense:
A display museum in which images of stars and other astronomical phenomena are projected onto a domed ceiling.


lexentry: eng/planetary_nebula__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: planetary nebula
trans_list: planetarischer Nebel
sense:
(astronomy) A nebulosity surrounding a dying red giant, consisting of material expelled by the star.


lexentry: eng/planetesimal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: planetesimal
trans_list: Planetesimal
sense:
(astronomy) Any of many small, solid astronomical objects that orbit a star and form protoplanets through mutual gravitational attraction.


lexentry: eng/planisphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: planisphere
trans_list: Planisphäre
sense:
(astronomy) Any of several charts of the celestial sphere having an overlay or window that may be adjusted to show the stars visible at a particular time, or from a particular place


lexentry: eng/plank__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: plank
trans_list: Schwerpunkt
sense:
(figurative) A political issue that is of concern to a faction or a party of the people and the political position that is taken on that issue.


lexentry: eng/planned_obsolescence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: planned obsolescence
trans_list: Produktvergreisung | geplante Obsoleszenz | geplanter Verschleiß
sense:
A policy of deliberately planning or designing a product with a limited useful life, so it will become obsolete or nonfunctional after a certain period.


lexentry: eng/planner__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: planner
trans_list: Notizbuch
sense:
A notebook or software in which one keeps reminders of items such as appointments, tasks, projects, and contacts.


lexentry: eng/planning_permission__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: planning permission
trans_list: Baugenehmigung | Baubewilligung
sense:
(Britain, construction, law) Legal permission granted by a government authority to construct on one's land, or to change the use of the land. [from mid 1940s]


lexentry: eng/plant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plant
trans_list: Pflanze | Gewächs
sense:
(botany) An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis. Typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a tree.


lexentry: eng/plant__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: plant
trans_list: Pflanze
sense:
(botany) An organism of the kingdom Plantae; now specifically, a living organism of the Embryophyta (land plants) or of the Chlorophyta (green algae), a eukaryote that includes double-membraned chloroplasts in its cells containing chlorophyll a and b, or any organism closely related to such an organism.


lexentry: eng/plant__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: plant
trans_list: Pflanze
sense:
(ecology) Now specifically, a multicellular eukaryote that includes chloroplasts in its cells, which have a cell wall.


lexentry: eng/plant__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: plant
trans_list: Kombination
sense:
(snooker) A play in which the cue ball knocks one (usually red) ball onto another, in order to pot the second; a set.


lexentry: eng/plant__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plant
trans_list: pflanzen
sense:
(ambitransitive) To place (a seed or plant) in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow.


lexentry: eng/plant__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: plant
trans_list: platzieren
sense:
(transitive) To place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit.


lexentry: eng/plantain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plantain
trans_list: Wegerich
sense:
A plant of the genus Plantago, with a rosette of sessile leaves about 10 cm (4") long with a narrow part instead of a petiole, and with a spike inflorescence with the flower spacing varying widely among the species. See also psyllium.


lexentry: eng/plantaris__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plantaris
trans_list: Fußsohlenmuskel
sense:
(muscles) A muscle running at the posterior compartment of the calf from the knee to over the hump of the heel.


lexentry: eng/plantation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plantation
trans_list: Plantage
sense:
A large farm; estate or area of land designated for agricultural growth. Often includes housing for the owner and workers.


lexentry: eng/planter__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: planter
trans_list: Freizeitgärtner
sense:
(historical) Any of the early English or Scottish settlers, given the lands of the dispossessed Irish populace during the reign of Elizabeth I.


lexentry: eng/plantigrade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plantigrade
trans_list: Sohlengänger | Fersengänger
sense:
(zoology) A plantigrade animal; an animal that walks with the entire sole of the foot on the ground.


lexentry: eng/plaque__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plaque
trans_list: Plakette
sense:
(countable) Any flat, thin piece of clay, ivory, metal, etc., used for ornament, or for painting pictures upon, as a dish, plate, slab, etc., hung upon a wall; also, a smaller decoration worn by a person, such as a brooch.


lexentry: eng/plaque__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: plaque
trans_list: Plaque | Zahnbelag
sense:
(uncountable, dentistry) An accumulation of biofilm, or bacteria, on teeth, which may develop into dental calculus (tartar).


lexentry: eng/plasma_accelerator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plasma accelerator
trans_list: Kielfeld-Beschleuniger
sense:
(physics) A particle accelerator that uses plasma as the medium of the accelerating field instead of a vacuum, to obtain a larger accelerating gradient.


lexentry: eng/plasma_cell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plasma cell
trans_list: Plasmazelle
sense:
(immunology) A form of B cell that produces antibodies after having reacted with its specific antigen in follicle centers.


lexentry: eng/plasma_display__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plasma display
trans_list: Plasmabildschirm
sense:
A flat-screen display, for television or personal computers, consisting of a matrix of cells filled with an inert, ionized gas; three cells (red, green and blue) constituting a single pixel


lexentry: eng/plasma_lamp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plasma lamp
trans_list: Plasmalampe
sense:
A kind of gas-discharge lamp: a clear glass container, often an orb, filled with a mixture of various noble gases at low pressure, and driven by high frequency alternating current at high voltage.


lexentry: eng/plasmid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plasmid
trans_list: Plasmid
sense:
(cytology) A loop of double-stranded DNA that is separate from and replicates independently of the chromosomes, most commonly found in bacteria, but also in archaeans and eukaryotic cells, and used in genetic engineering as a vector for gene transfer.


lexentry: eng/plasmolysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plasmolysis
trans_list: Plasmolyse
sense:
(biology) the shrinking of protoplasm away from the cell wall of a plant or bacterium due to water loss


lexentry: eng/plasmon__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: plasmon
trans_list: Plasmon
sense:
(physics, astronomy) The quantum of waves produced by the collective effects of large numbers of electrons when disturbed from equilibrium.


lexentry: eng/plasmonic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plasmonic
trans_list: plasmonisch
sense:
(physics, nanotechnology) Of or pertaining to plasmons, the quasiparticles resulting from the quantization of plasma oscillations.


lexentry: eng/plaster__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: plaster
trans_list: Putz | Verputz | Gips | Gipsputz | Kalkputz | Lehmputz
sense:
(uncountable) A mixture of lime or gypsum, sand, and water, sometimes with the addition of fibres, that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls and ceilings; render, stucco.


lexentry: eng/plaster_cast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plaster cast
trans_list: Gipsverband | Gips
sense:
(surgery) A cast made of a stiff material (often plaster of Paris and gauze) in order to immobilize a broken bone for the period of healing.


lexentry: eng/plaster_of_Paris__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plaster of Paris
trans_list: Gips | Gipsmörtel | Gipsputz | Stuckgips
sense:
A hemihydrate of calcium sulfate, made by calcining gypsum, that hardens when moistened and allowed to dry; used to make casts, molds and sculpture.


lexentry: eng/plasterboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plasterboard
trans_list: Gipskarton
sense:
A construction material consisting of a rigid panel of several layers of fibreboard or paper bonded to a gypsum core.


lexentry: eng/plastic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: plastic
trans_list: plastisch
sense:
(biology) Capable of adapting to varying conditions; characterized by environmental adaptability. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/plastic__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: plastic
trans_list: Plastik | Kunststoff
sense:
(figurative, slang) insincerity; fakeness, or a person who is fake or arrogant, or believes that they are better than the rest of the population.


lexentry: eng/plastic_art__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plastic art
trans_list: Plastik
sense:
An art form which involves physical manipulation of a three-dimensional medium by moulding or modeling such as sculpture or ceramics.


lexentry: eng/plastic_bag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plastic bag
trans_list: Plastiktüte | Plastiksack | Plastiksackerl | Plastikbeutel
sense:
A type of packaging made of thin, flexible, plastic film, starch, or plastic textile, used for containing and transporting food, waste, and consumer goods. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/plasticizer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plasticizer
trans_list: Weichmacher
sense:
Any of various substances added to a material (such as plastic or concrete) in order to make it more pliable.


lexentry: eng/plastid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plastid
trans_list: Plastid | Plastide
sense:
(cytology) Any of various organelles found in the cells of plants and algae, often concerned with photosynthesis


lexentry: eng/plastination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plastination
trans_list: Plastination
sense:
(anatomy) A technique for preserving bodies or body parts by replacing the water and fat with certain plastics.


lexentry: eng/plate__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: plate
trans_list: Platte | Belag | Beschichtung | Schicht
sense:
A layer of a material on the surface of something, usually qualified by the type of the material; plating


lexentry: eng/plate__Noun__1
sense_num: 16
written_rep: plate
trans_list: Tafel | Abbildung
sense:
(printing, publishing) An illustration in a book, either black and white, or colour, usually on a page of paper of different quality from the text pages.


lexentry: eng/platelet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: platelet
trans_list: Thrombozyt | Blutplättchen
sense:
(hematology, cytology) A small colorless disk-shaped particle found in the blood of mammals, which plays an important role in the formation of blood clots.


lexentry: eng/platen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: platen
trans_list: die Walze
sense:
(printing) The part of a printing press which presses the paper against the type and by which the impression is made.


lexentry: eng/platform__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: platform
trans_list: Bahnsteig | Plattform | Podest | Perron
sense:
A raised floor for any purpose, e.g. for workmen during construction, or formerly for military cannon.


lexentry: eng/platform__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: platform
trans_list: Plattform
sense:
(Internet) Ellipsis of digital platform: a software system used to provide online services to clients, such as social media, e-commerce, cloud computing etc.


lexentry: eng/platform__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: platform
trans_list: Plattform
sense:
(computing) Ellipsis of computing platform: a particular type of operating system or environment such as a database or other specific software, and/or a particular type of computer or microprocessor, used to describe a particular environment for running other software.


lexentry: eng/platform_edge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: platform edge
trans_list: Bahnsteigkante
sense:
A special zone at the edge of the metro platform that passengers are not allowed to enter, except when the vehicle stands still and is available for getting in or out.


lexentry: eng/platform_game__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: platform game
trans_list: Plattformer | Plattformspiel
sense:
(video game genre) A video game of the genre characterized by jumping (or otherwise moving) to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles.


lexentry: eng/platform_shoe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: platform shoe
trans_list: Plateauschuh
sense:
A type of footwear with very thick soles and heels to make the wearer appear much taller than they actually are.


lexentry: eng/platitude__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: platitude
trans_list: Plattitüde
sense:
(countable) An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse.


lexentry: eng/platoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: platoon
trans_list: Zug | Kolonne | Sanitätszug
sense:
(military) A unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically commanded by a lieutenant and forming part of a company.


lexentry: eng/platykurtic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: platykurtic
trans_list: platykurtic
sense:
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.


lexentry: eng/platypus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: platypus
trans_list: Schnabeltier
sense:
A semi-aquatic, egg-laying monotreme mammal with a bill resembling that of a duck, that has a mole-like body, a tail resembling that of a beaver, a waterproof pelt, and flat webbed feet – males have poisonous spurs on the inside of the back legs; Ornithorhynchus anatinus.


lexentry: eng/plausibility__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: plausibility
trans_list: Plausibilität
sense:
(now in more positive sense) The fact of being believable; believability, credibility. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/plausible_deniability__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plausible deniability
trans_list: glaubhafte Abstreitbarkeit | glaubhafte Bestreitbarkeit
sense:
(politics, business, military, espionage) The organization of clandestine activity in such a way that knowledge of its existence may be denied by those in authority.


lexentry: eng/play-acting__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: play-acting
trans_list: Schauspielerei
sense:
(figuratively) The act of engaging in pretence or insincere behavior, often in order to mislead someone or gain an advantage.


lexentry: eng/play__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: play
trans_list: Stück
sense:
(countable) A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.


lexentry: eng/play__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: play
trans_list: spielen
sense:
(intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.


lexentry: eng/play__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: play
trans_list: spielen
sense:
(transitive, especially, of a, person) To produce music (or a specified song or musical style) using (a specified musical instrument).


lexentry: eng/play__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: play
trans_list: vormachen | vorspielen
sense:
(transitive, of a, theatrical company, or, band, etc.) To perform in or at; to give performances in or at.


lexentry: eng/play_by_ear__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: play by ear
trans_list: nach Gehör spielen
sense:
(transitive, and, intransitive, of, music) To play guided by one's musical ear, rather than from a written score.


lexentry: eng/play_by_ear__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: play by ear
sense:
(transitive, and, intransitive, idiomatic) To do by guessing, intuition, or trial and error; to react to events as they occur, often with risk of negative outcomes; improvise

trans_list:
improvisieren | es auf sich zukommen lassen | es nehmen, wie es kommt | kucken | sehen | spontan entscheiden


lexentry: eng/play_doctor__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: play doctor
trans_list: Doktorspiele spielen
sense:
(sexuality, usually of minors) To explore or sexually engage with another person's private parts, particularly in the context of roleplay of a medical nature.


lexentry: eng/play_gooseberry__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: play gooseberry
trans_list: den Anstandswauwau spielen
sense:
(dated, UK, _, slang) To be an unwanted third party accompanying two lovers, to serve as a chaperon.


lexentry: eng/play_hooky__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: play hooky
trans_list: schwänzen | blaumachen
sense:
(idiomatic, US) To play truant; to avoid (informally: skip) school, work, or other duties (stay away from these without permission nor an excuse); to skive or to bunk off (UK);


lexentry: eng/play_house__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: play house
trans_list: [[Vater-Mutter-Kind]] spielen
sense:
(children's games) To pretend to be a family in the household, acting out housekeeping and different family roles.


lexentry: eng/play_money__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: play money
trans_list: Spielgeld
sense:
Noticeably fake bills or coins intended for use as toy currency, especially with board games, rather than currency in a legitimate exchange market.


lexentry: eng/play_with_fire__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: play with fire
trans_list: mit dem Feuer spielen
sense:
(idiomatic) To put oneself in a precarious situation with a high risk of getting harmed, particularly emotionally or financially.


lexentry: eng/playboy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: playboy
trans_list: Playboy | Lebemann | Salonlöwe
sense:
A single man, especially a wealthy one, who devotes himself to a life of leisure and pleasure, often sexual, without commitments or responsibilities.


lexentry: eng/playground__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: playground
trans_list: Spielplatz | Kinderspielplatz | Schulhof | Spielwiese
sense:
(outdoors) A large open space for children to play in, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides). [1780]


lexentry: eng/playground__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: playground
trans_list: Spielwiese
sense:
(figuratively) Any physical or metaphysical space in which a person or organization has free rein to do as they please.


lexentry: eng/playing_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: playing card
trans_list: Spielkarte | Karte
sense:
Any of the usually 52 rectangular pieces of card used to play numerous games, featuring either one to 10 pips or a picture and belonging of one of four suits.


lexentry: eng/playing_field__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: playing field
trans_list: Spielfeld
sense:
(figuratively) Any place or context within which competitive activity takes place, such as market competition between companies.


lexentry: eng/playlist__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: playlist
trans_list: Wiedergabeliste | Playlist
sense:
(computing) A list of tracks or videos to be played in a particular sequence, as from an audio CD or a streaming service.


lexentry: eng/plea_bargain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plea bargain
trans_list: Verständigung
sense:
(US, legal) An agreement in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of not guilty to a greater one


lexentry: eng/pleach__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pleach
trans_list: Geflecht
sense:
An act or result of interweaving; specifically, (horticulture) a hedge or lattice created by interweaving the branches of shrubs, trees, etc.


lexentry: eng/pleach__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pleach
trans_list: flechten
sense:
(transitive) To unite by interweaving, as (horticulture) branches of shrubs, trees, etc., to create a hedge; to interlock, to plash.


lexentry: eng/please_repeat_after_me__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: please repeat after me
trans_list: sprechen Sie mir bitte nach
sense:
A request for the interlocutor to repeat what the speaker says next. Often used in language training.


lexentry: eng/please_turn_left__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: please turn left
trans_list: bitte biegen Sie links ab
sense:
When giving directions to a person (for example, a taxi driver), indicates that he or she should turn left.


lexentry: eng/please_turn_right__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: please turn right
trans_list: bitte biegen Sie rechts ab
sense:
When giving directions to a person (for example, a taxi driver), indicates that he or she should turn right.


lexentry: eng/pleasure_garden__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pleasure garden
trans_list: Lustgarten
sense:
A park or garden that is open to the public for entertainment, typically including concert halls, bandstands, amusement rides, and zoos.


lexentry: eng/pleasure_principle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pleasure principle
trans_list: Lustprinzip
sense:
(psychology, psychoanalysis, Freudianism, often hyphenated when used attributively) The principle that human decisions and behavior are strongly motivated by the instinctual desire of the id, arising in infancy, to experience pleasure and avoid pain.


lexentry: eng/pleat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pleat
trans_list: Falte
sense:
(sewing) A fold in the fabric of a garment, usually a skirt, as a part of the design of the garment, with the purpose of adding controlled fullness and freedom of movement, or taking up excess fabric. There are many types of pleats, differing in their construction and appearance.


lexentry: eng/plebiscite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plebiscite
trans_list: Plebiszit | Volksabstimmung
sense:
(law, politics) A direct popular vote on an issue of public importance, such as an amendment to the constitution, a change in the sovereignty of the nation, or some government policy.


lexentry: eng/plectrum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plectrum
trans_list: Plektrum | Plektron
sense:
(music) A small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc., for plucking the strings of a guitar, lyre, mandolin, etc.


lexentry: eng/pledge__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: pledge
trans_list: Fuchs
sense:
(college slang) A person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a college fraternity, but is not yet formally approved.


lexentry: eng/plenary_indulgence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plenary indulgence
trans_list: vollkommener Ablass
sense:
(Roman Catholicism) An indulgence that remits all of a person’s sins, and thus the whole of their time in purgatory.


lexentry: eng/plenipotentiary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plenipotentiary
trans_list: Bevollmächtigter | Generalbevollmächtigter
sense:
A person invested with full powers, especially as the diplomatic agent of a sovereign state, (originally) charged with handling a certain matter. [from c. 1645]


lexentry: eng/pleonasm__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pleonasm
trans_list: Pleonasmus
sense:
(countable) A phrase involving pleonasm; a phrase containing one or more words which are redundant because their meaning is expressed elsewhere in the phrase.


lexentry: eng/pleophony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pleophony
trans_list: Volllaut
sense:
(phonology) The phenomenon by which the Late Proto-Slavic "liquid diphthongs", formed from a vowel followed by a liquid *r or *l, become disyllabic -oro-, -ere- and -olo- reflexes in East Slavic languages.


lexentry: eng/pleura__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pleura
trans_list: Pleura
sense:
(anatomy) Each of a pair of smooth serous membranes which line the thorax and envelop the lungs in humans and other mammals.


lexentry: eng/plexiglass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plexiglass
trans_list: Acrylglas | Plexiglas
sense:
polymethyl methacrylate (polymer of methyl methacrylate), a tough transparent plastic used sometimes in lieu of glass.


lexentry: eng/pliers__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pliers
trans_list: Zange | Kneifzange
sense:
A pincer-like gripping tool that multiplies the strength of the user's hand, often used for bending things.


lexentry: eng/plodder__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: plodder
trans_list: Arbeitstier
sense:
A person who works slowly, making a great effort with little result; a person who studies laboriously.


lexentry: eng/plot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plot
trans_list: Handlung | Plot
sense:
(narratology) The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means. [from 1640s]


lexentry: eng/plot__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: plot
trans_list: Komplott
sense:
A secret plan to achieve an end, the end or means usually being illegal or otherwise questionable. [from 1580s]


lexentry: eng/plot_hole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plot hole
trans_list: Ungereimtheit
sense:
(authorship) A gap or inconsistency in a storyline that goes against the flow of logic established by the story's plot.


lexentry: eng/plot_twist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plot twist
trans_list: unerwartete Wendung | Plottorsion | Plottwist | überraschende Wendung der Handlung
sense:
A change in the direction or expected outcome of the plot of a film, novel, or other narrative work.


lexentry: eng/plotter__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: plotter
trans_list: Plotter
sense:
(computing) An output device that draws graphs and other pictorial images on paper, sometimes using attached pens.


lexentry: eng/plough__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: plough
trans_list: pflügen
sense:
(joinery) To cut a groove in, as in a plank, or the edge of a board; especially, a rectangular groove to receive the end of a shelf or tread, the edge of a panel, a tongue, etc.


lexentry: eng/plug__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plug
trans_list: Stecker
sense:
(electricity) A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one.


lexentry: eng/plum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plum
trans_list: Pflaume | Zwetschge
sense:
An edible, fleshy stone fruit of Prunus domestica (European plum), often of a dark red or purple colour. [from 8th c.]


lexentry: eng/plum__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: plum
trans_list: Leckerbissen
sense:
A desirable or choice thing of its kind; a prize selection; a choice appointment, assignment etc. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/plum_rains__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plum rains
trans_list: Baiu | Tsuyu
sense:
Also occasionally in the singular form plum rain: the East Asian rainy season from early summer to midsummer in the fourth and fifth lunar months (early June to early or mid-July); also, the rain which falls during this season.


lexentry: eng/plumage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plumage
trans_list: Gefieder | Federkleid | Federschmuck | Vogelgefieder
sense:
(ornithology, collective noun) Layer or collection of feathers covering a bird’s body; feathers used ornamentally; feathering.


lexentry: eng/plumber's_snake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plumber's snake
trans_list: Rohrreinigungsspirale
sense:
A long, flexible tool, often with rotating blades at its forward end, which is inserted into a plumbing pipe system and used to remove clogs or other obstructions.


lexentry: eng/plumber__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: plumber
trans_list: Klempner | Installateur | Klempnerin | Spengler
sense:
One who furnishes, fits, and repairs pipes and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage.


lexentry: eng/plumbing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plumbing
trans_list: Installation | Rohrleitung | Verrohrung
sense:
The pipes, together with the joints, tanks, stopcocks, taps, and other fixtures of a water, gas, or sewage system in a house or other building.


lexentry: eng/plumbism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plumbism
trans_list: Bleivergiftung
sense:
(medicine) A diseased condition, produced by the absorption of lead, common among workers in this metal or in its compounds, as among painters, typesetters, etc. Symptoms include lead colic, lead line, and wrist drop.


lexentry: eng/plume__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plume
trans_list: Feder
sense:
(archaic, literary, and, poetic) A feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration.


lexentry: eng/plume__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: plume
trans_list: Federbusch | Federschmuck | Hutfeder
sense:
(archaic, literary, and, poetic) A cluster of feathers worn as an ornament, especially on a helmet; a hackle.


lexentry: eng/plume__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: plume
trans_list: Plume
sense:
(geology) Short for mantle plume (“an upwelling of abnormally hot molten material from the Earth's mantle which spreads sideways when it reaches the lithosphere”).


lexentry: eng/plummet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plummet
trans_list: Lot | Senkblei | Senklot | Blei | Senker
sense:
(archaic, nautical) A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water; a plumb bob or a plumb line.


lexentry: eng/plunge_pool__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plunge pool
trans_list: Gumpe
sense:
A pool that is small in diameter, but deep, usually resulting from erosion by a natural force such as a waterfall or rapids.


lexentry: eng/pluperfect_tense__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pluperfect tense
trans_list: Plusquamperfekt | Vorvergangenheit | vollendete Vergangenheit
sense:
(grammar, of a verb) Tense of a verb used when referring to something that happened before a past setting or the imperfect; formed in English by adding had before the past participle of a verb, or by adding had been before the present participle of the verb.


lexentry: eng/plural__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plural
trans_list: Plural | Mehrzahl
sense:
(grammar, uncountable) The plural number. In English, referring to more or less than one of something.


lexentry: eng/plural__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: plural
trans_list: Plural | Pluralform | Mehrzahl
sense:
(grammar, countable) A word in the form in which it potentially refers to something other than one person or thing; and other than two things if the language has a dual form.


lexentry: eng/plurale_tantum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plurale tantum
trans_list: Pluraletantum | Pluralwort
sense:
(grammar) A noun (either in certain of its senses or in all its senses) that does not generally have a singular form.


lexentry: eng/pluralism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pluralism
trans_list: Pluralismus
sense:
(sociology) A social system that permits smaller groups within a society to maintain their individual cultural identities.


lexentry: eng/plus_sign__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plus sign
trans_list: Pluszeichen | Additionszeichen
sense:
(arithmetic) The symbol + used to denote the operation of additio1, to indicate that a number is positive, and so on.


lexentry: eng/pluton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pluton
trans_list: Pluton
sense:
(mineralogy) A body of igneous rock formed beneath the surface of the earth by consolidation of magma


lexentry: eng/plutonium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plutonium
trans_list: Plutonium
sense:
The transuranic chemical element with atomic number 94 and symbol Pu: a silvery-gray fissile radioactive actinide metal that tarnishes when exposed to air.


lexentry: eng/pluviograph__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pluviograph
trans_list: Pluviograph
sense:
An instrument for measuring the amount of water that has fallen (i.e. a rain gauge), with a feature to register the data in real time to demonstrate rainfall over a short period, often an automated graphing instrument.


lexentry: eng/ply__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: ply
trans_list: Halbzug
sense:
(artificial intelligence, combinatorial, _, game theory) In two-player sequential games, a "half-turn" or a move made by one of the players.


lexentry: eng/ply__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ply
trans_list: biegen | falten
sense:
(transitive, obsolete) To bend; to fold; to mould; (figuratively) to adapt, to modify; to change (a person's) mind, to cause (a person) to submit.


lexentry: eng/pneumatics__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pneumatics
trans_list: Pneumatik | Pneumatologie
sense:
(theology, obsolete) The study or knowledge of spiritual beings and their relations to God, angels, and human beings.


lexentry: eng/pneumonia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pneumonia
trans_list: Lungenentzündung | Pneumonie
sense:
An acute or chronic inflammation of the lungs caused by viruses, bacteria or other microorganisms, or sometimes by physical or chemical irritants.


lexentry: eng/pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
trans_list: Quarzstaublunge | Quarzstaublungenkrankheit | Silikose
sense:
(nonce) A disease of the lungs, allegedly caused by inhaling microscopic silicate particles originating from the eruption of a volcano.


lexentry: eng/pneumothorax__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pneumothorax
trans_list: Pneumothorax
sense:
(medicine) Presence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall.


lexentry: eng/po-faced__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: po-faced
trans_list: grimmig | mürrisch | streng
sense:
(British) Wearing a particularly stern and disapproving expression; humourless; priggish. [from 1930s]


lexentry: eng/poach__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: poach
trans_list: pochieren
sense:
(transitive) To cook (something) in simmering or very hot liquid (usually water; sometimes wine, broth, or otherwise).


lexentry: eng/poach__Verb__2
sense_num: 05
written_rep: poach
trans_list: abwerben
sense:
(business, ambitransitive) To entice (an employee or customer) to switch from a competing company to one's own.


lexentry: eng/poacher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: poacher
trans_list: Wilderer | Wilddieb | Freischütz
sense:
A person who trespasses in order to take game illegally, one who poaches; a person who illegally takes animals or plants from the wild.


lexentry: eng/pochard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pochard
trans_list: Tafelente
sense:
Any of various diving ducks of the subfamily Aythyinae (genera Aythya and Netta), especially the common pochard, Aythya ferina.


lexentry: eng/pocket_call__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pocket call
trans_list: Hosentaschenanruf
sense:
An unintentional telephone call made from a cell phone in one's (pants/trouser) pocket due to body movement.


lexentry: eng/podcast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: podcast
trans_list: Podcast | Audio-Internetsendung
sense:
A programme, especially an audio programme, produced on a regular basis, delivered over the Internet in a compressed digital format and designed for playback on computers or portable devices such as mobile phones. [from early 21st c.]


lexentry: eng/podiatrist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: podiatrist
trans_list: Podologe | Podologin | Fußpfleger | Fußpflegerin | Fußspezialist | Fußspezialistin
sense:
(medicine) A health care practitioner who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of foot ailments.


lexentry: eng/podium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: podium
trans_list: Podium
sense:
A platform on which to stand, as when conducting an orchestra or preaching at a pulpit; any low platform or dais.


lexentry: eng/podium__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: podium
trans_list: Podest | Treppchen | Podium
sense:
(sports, and, other competitions) A steepled platform upon which the three competitors with the best results may stand when being handed their medals or prize.


lexentry: eng/poetic_licence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: poetic licence
trans_list: Narrenfreiheit
sense:
Any departure from convention or from factual accuracy taken by a writer to achieve a desired effect.


lexentry: eng/poetry__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: poetry
trans_list: Poesie
sense:
(figurative) An artistic quality that appeals to or evokes the emotions, in any medium; something having such a quality.


lexentry: eng/pogo_stick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pogo stick
trans_list: Springstock | Hüpfstock
sense:
A toy, used for hopping up and down on, consisting of a pole with a T-bar handle at one end, and spring-loaded footpads on the other.


lexentry: eng/poikilothermy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: poikilothermy
trans_list: Kaltblütigkeit | Poikilothermie
sense:
(biology) The quality of having a body temperature that varies or fluctuates, depending on the temperature of the environment; cold-bloodedness.


lexentry: eng/poinsettia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: poinsettia
trans_list: Weihnachtsstern
sense:
A plant, Euphorbia pulcherrima, with rather small and insignificant flowers surrounded by large bright red leaves; native to Mexico and Central America and widely cultivated as a garden plant.


lexentry: eng/point-blank__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: point-blank
trans_list: mir nichts, dir nichts
sense:
(ballistics) The distance between a firearm and a target where a projectile in flight is expected to strike the centre of the target without adjusting the elevation of the firearm.


lexentry: eng/point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: point
trans_list: Punkt
sense:
(mathematics, science) A zero-dimensional mathematical object representing a location in one or more dimensions; something considered to have position but no magnitude or direction. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/point__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: point
trans_list: Komma | Punkt | Standpunkt
sense:
(automotive, mostly, in the plural) Either of the two metal surfaces in a distributor which close or open to allow or prevent the flow of current through the ignition coil. There is usually a moving point, pushed by the distributor cam, and a fixed point, and they are built together as a unit.


lexentry: eng/point__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: point
trans_list: Punkt
sense:
(typography) a unit of measure equal to 1/12 of a pica, or approximately 1/72 of an inch (exactly 1/72 of an inch in the digital era). [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/point__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: point
trans_list: zeigen | weisen
sense:
(intransitive) To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.


lexentry: eng/point_blank__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: point blank
trans_list: in Kernschussweite
sense:
Horizontally (as the angle at which a projectile is launched); directly or straight (at the target).


lexentry: eng/point_guard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: point guard
trans_list: Point Guard
sense:
(basketball) A guard who is usually the shortest of the five basketball positions, and specializes in handling the ball, distributing it to the other players and generally running the team's offense.


lexentry: eng/point_of_departure__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: point of departure
trans_list: Ausgangspunkt | Ausgangsposition
sense:
(formal, figuratively) of abstract processes that can be compared to a voyage: initial circumstances. Frequent collocations include, but are not limited to:


lexentry: eng/point_of_inflection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: point of inflection
trans_list: Wendepunkt
sense:
(mathematics) a point on a curve at which the sign of the curvature changes; at this point the second derivative of the underlying function will be zero, but positive on one side and negative on the other.


lexentry: eng/point_of_interest__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: point of interest
trans_list: Sonderziel
sense:
A location that is worth visiting because it is a tourist attraction or the base for some type of service such as a restaurant or shop.


lexentry: eng/point_of_no_return__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: point of no return
trans_list: Umkehrgrenzpunkt
sense:
(aviation) The point in an aircraft's flight when there is insufficient fuel to reverse direction and return to the place of origin.


lexentry: eng/point_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: point out
trans_list: hinweisen
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic) To identify among a group of similar subjects, or in a scene where the subject might not be readily seen or noticed, with a gesture of the body.


lexentry: eng/pointed_cabbage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pointed cabbage
trans_list: Spitzkohl
sense:
An F1 hybrid variety of cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) that forms compact conical rather than rounded heads and is noted for its delicate flavor.


lexentry: eng/pointer__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: pointer
trans_list: Zeiger | Pointer | Nadel
sense:
A needle-like component of a timepiece or measuring device that indicates the time or the current reading of the device.


lexentry: eng/pointing-trowel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pointing-trowel
trans_list: Fugeisen | Fugeneisen | Fugenkelle
sense:
A fine trowel, (metal) tool used in construction to shape mortar neatly into the seams which joint bricks, stones etc. in masonry.


lexentry: eng/pointing__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pointing
trans_list: Fugenmasse | Fugenmörtel
sense:
(usually singular or collective, sometimes, proscribed) Mortar that has been placed between bricks to fill the gap.


lexentry: eng/pointing__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: pointing
trans_list: Hinweisen | Zeigen
sense:
(art) The act or process of measuring, at the various distances from the surface of a block of marble, the surface of a future piece of statuary; also, a process used in cutting the statue from the artist's model.


lexentry: eng/pointlessness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pointlessness
trans_list: Ziellosigkeit
sense:
(countable) The lack of meaning, purpose, or ideas; the characteristic or condition of being pointless.


lexentry: eng/points__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: points
trans_list: Weiche
sense:
(rail transport, UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ, India) Movable rails which can be used to switch a train from one railway track to another.


lexentry: eng/poison_ivy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: poison ivy
trans_list: Giftsumach
sense:
Any of three ivy-like species of Toxicodendron, known for their ability to cause an itching rash and blistering for most people, through urushiol, an oil that is a skin irritant.


lexentry: eng/poisoned_chalice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: poisoned chalice
trans_list: Danaergeschenk | Bärendienst | vergiftetes Geschenk
sense:
(idiomatic) Something which is initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful; an apparently beneficial or benign instrument or scheme for causing death or harm.


lexentry: eng/poker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: poker
trans_list: Schürhaken | Schüreisen
sense:
A metal rod, generally of wrought iron, for adjusting the burning logs or coals in a fire; a firestick. [from earlier 16th c.]


