# translation

lexentry: eng/curry_leaf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curry leaf
trans_list: Curryblatt
sense:
The leaf of the curry tree, Murraya koenigii, which is used in Indian and Thai cooking (but not in curry powder).


lexentry: eng/currying__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: currying
trans_list: Currying | Schönfinkeln
sense:
(computing) The technique of converting a function that takes multiple arguments into a sequence of functions that each take a single argument.


lexentry: eng/currywurst__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: currywurst
trans_list: Currywurst
sense:
A German national dish consisting of hot pork sausage cut into slices and seasoned with curry ketchup.


lexentry: eng/curse__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: curse
trans_list: fluchen | schimpfen
sense:
To bring great evil upon; to be the cause of serious harm or unhappiness to; to furnish with that which will be a cause of deep trouble; to afflict or injure grievously; to harass or torment.


lexentry: eng/cursor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cursor
trans_list: Cursor | Läufer
sense:
A part of any of several scientific or measuring instruments that moves back and forth to indicate a position.


lexentry: eng/cursor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cursor
trans_list: Mauszeiger | Cursor
sense:
(GUI) A moving icon or other representation, usually called a pointer, of the position of the pointing device.


lexentry: eng/cursor__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cursor
trans_list: Schreibmarke
sense:
(computing) An indicator, often a blinking line or bar and sometimes called a caret, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place.


lexentry: eng/curtsey__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curtsey
trans_list: Knicks
sense:
A small bow, generally performed by a woman or a girl, where she crosses the shin of one leg behind the calf of her other leg and briefly bends her knees and lowers her body in deference.


lexentry: eng/curve__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: curve
trans_list: Kurven | Kurve
sense:
A grading system based on the scale of performance of a group used to normalize a right-skewed grade distribution (with more lower scores) into a bell curve, so that more can receive higher grades, regardless of their actual knowledge of the subject.


lexentry: eng/curve__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: curve
trans_list: Linie | Kurve
sense:
(geometry) A one-dimensional figure of non-zero length; the graph of a continuous map from a one-dimensional space.


lexentry: eng/curveball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curveball
trans_list: Curveball
sense:
(baseball) A forespin pitch thrown by rotating the index and middle fingers down and resulting in motion down "curve"


lexentry: eng/cushaw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cushaw
trans_list: Kürbisschale
sense:
Any of certain cultivars of Cucurbita argyrosperma (Cucurbita mixta), one of the species of winter squash.


lexentry: eng/cushion__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cushion
trans_list: Bande
sense:
(sports, billiards, snooker, pool) The lip around a table in cue sports which absorbs some of the impact of the billiard balls and bounces them back.


lexentry: eng/cushy_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cushy number
trans_list: Druckposten
sense:
(Britain, informal) A job or task that is easy to do; a position that requires little work or is undemanding; a sinecure.


lexentry: eng/custard__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: custard
trans_list: Vanillesoße | Creme | Eiercreme | Pudding | Puddingcreme
sense:
(by extension) A similar sauce made from milk and cornflour or custard powder (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or other flavourings) and thickened by heat.


lexentry: eng/custom-made__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
sense: Made according to the specifications of a particular individual; unique.
written_rep: custom-made
trans_list:
auf Sonderbestellung | in Maßanfertigung | in Sonderanfertigung | individuell zugeschnitten | maßgearbeitet | maßgefertigt


lexentry: eng/custom__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: custom
trans_list: benutzerdefiniert | maßgeschneidert
sense:
Created under particular specifications, specially to fit one's needs: specialized, unique, custom-made.


lexentry: eng/custom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: custom
trans_list: Brauch | Sitte | Gewohnheit
sense:
Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving.


lexentry: eng/custom__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: custom
trans_list: Brauch | Sitte | Usus
sense:
(legal) Long-established practice, considered as unwritten law, and resting for authority on long consent. Compare prescription.


lexentry: eng/custom_house__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: custom house
trans_list: Zoll | Zollamt | Zollhaus
sense:
An official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit


lexentry: eng/customer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: customer
trans_list: Kunde | Käufer | Abnehmer
sense:
A patron, a client; one who purchases or receives a product or service from a business or merchant, or intends to do so.


lexentry: eng/custos__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: custos
trans_list: Kustos
sense:
(Roman Catholicism) A monastic superior, who, under the general of his order, has the direction of all the religious houses of the same fraternity in a given district, called a custody of the order.


lexentry: eng/cut-out__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: cut-out
trans_list: Abschaltvorrichtung | Sicherungsautomat | Unterbrecher | Öffner
sense:
(electronics) Any of several devices that halt the flow of a current, especially an electric current; a trip-switch or trip.


lexentry: eng/cut__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: cut
trans_list: geschnitten
sense:
(bodybuilding) Having muscular definition in which individual groups of muscle fibers stand out among larger muscles.


lexentry: eng/cut__Noun__1
sense_num: 21
written_rep: cut
trans_list: Aufnahmestück | Stück
sense:
A definable part, such as an individual song, of a recording, particularly of commercial records, audio tapes, CDs, etc.


lexentry: eng/cut__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: cut
trans_list: ausschneiden | schneiden
sense:
(transitive, computing) To remove (text, a picture, etc.) and place in memory in order to paste at a later time.


lexentry: eng/cut_a_rug__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cut a rug
trans_list: eine flotte Sohle aufs Parkett legen
sense:
(idiomatic) To dance, especially in a vigorous manner and in one of the dance styles of the first half of the twentieth century.


lexentry: eng/cut_and_paste__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cut and paste
trans_list: ausschneiden und einfügen
sense:
(computing) To delete text or other data in one document and insert it in the same or a different one.


lexentry: eng/cut_from_the_same_cloth__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cut from the same cloth
trans_list: aus dem gleichen Holz geschnitzt
sense:
(idiomatic, of two or more persons or things) Very similar; possessing many of the same fundamental characteristics.


lexentry: eng/cut_one's_losses__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cut one's losses
trans_list: die Verluste begrenzen | einen harten Schnitt machen
sense:
To discontinue something to put a stop to continued losses after facing that it is unlikely it will ever bear fruit.


lexentry: eng/cut_out__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cut out
trans_list: auf etwas zugeschnitten sein | aus dem rechten Holz geschnitzt sein
sense:
(idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) Well suited; appropriate; fit for a particular activity or purpose.


lexentry: eng/cut_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cut out
trans_list: ausschneiden
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut,‎ out. To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; sever.


lexentry: eng/cut_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cut out
trans_list: aufhören | unterlassen
sense:
(transitive) To refrain from (doing something, using something etc.), to stop/cease (doing something).


lexentry: eng/cut_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: cut out
trans_list: ausfallen | trennen
sense:
(intransitive) To stop working, to switch off; (of a person on the telephone etc.) to be inaudible, be disconnected.


lexentry: eng/cut_scene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cut scene
trans_list: Zwischensequenz
sense:
(video games) A typically non-interactive portion of cinematic narrative shown during a video game to advance the story. Cut scenes may be presented with full motion video or may be done with the game engine, in which case they may allow some interactivity.


lexentry: eng/cut_the_mustard__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cut the mustard
trans_list: es bringen
sense:
(intransitive, idiomatic) To achieve the expected standard; to be effective or good enough; to suffice.


lexentry: eng/cut_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: cut up
trans_list: schneiden
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic, British, Irish) To move aggressively in front of another vehicle while driving.


lexentry: eng/cutaneous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cutaneous
trans_list: Haut
sense:
(anatomy, zoology) Of, relating to, existing on, or affecting the exterior skin, especially the cutis.


lexentry: eng/cute__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cute
trans_list: niedlich | süß | goldig
sense:
Possessing physical features, behaviors, personality traits or other properties that are mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals; e.g. fair, dainty, round, and soft physical features, disproportionately large eyes and head, playfulness, fragility, helplessness, curiosity or shyness, innocence, affectionate behavior.


lexentry: eng/cuticle__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: cuticle
trans_list: Cuticula | Kutikula
sense:
(zoology, botany) A noncellular protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates and plants.


lexentry: eng/cutlass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cutlass
trans_list: Entermesser
sense:
(nautical) A short sword with a curved blade, and a convex edge; once used by sailors when boarding an enemy ship.


lexentry: eng/cutlet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cutlet
trans_list: Kotelett
sense:
A chop, a specific piece of meat (especially pork, chicken, or beef) cut from the side of an animal.


lexentry: eng/cutter__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cutter
trans_list: Kutter
sense:
(nautical) A single-masted, fore-and-aft rigged, sailing vessel with at least two headsails, and a mast set further aft than that of a sloop.


lexentry: eng/cutting__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cutting
trans_list: Steckling | Ableger | Senkreis
sense:
(countable, horticulture) A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.


lexentry: eng/cutting_edge__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cutting edge
trans_list: Spitze
sense:
(idiomatic, by extension, often with "on the") The forefront, or position of greatest advancement in some field.


lexentry: eng/cuttlefish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuttlefish
trans_list: Tintenfisch | Kuttelfisch
sense:
any of various squid-like cephalopods (marine mollusks) of the order Sepiida that have eight arms, two retractable tentacles, and a calcareous internal shell, and can eject a dark ink when threatened


lexentry: eng/cuttlefish_bone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuttlefish bone
trans_list: Schulp
sense:
The calcareous, oval-shaped internal shell of a cuttlefish (order Sepiida), originally used in powdered form as an antacid and for absorbing moisture or polishing objects, and now chiefly as a dietary supplement for cage birds.


lexentry: eng/cuvette__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cuvette
trans_list: Küvette
sense:
(analytical chemistry) a small vessel with at least two flat and transparent sides, used to hold a liquid sample to be analysed in the light path of a spectrometer


lexentry: eng/cyan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyan
trans_list: Zyan | Aquamarin | blaugrün
sense:
An additive secondary colour midway between green and blue, evoked by wavelengths between ~490 and ~520 nm.


lexentry: eng/cyanidin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyanidin
trans_list: Cyanidin
sense:
(organic compound) An anthocyanidin pigment, 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl) chromenylium-3,5,7-triol, found in many red berries.


lexentry: eng/cyanoacrylate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyanoacrylate
trans_list: Cyanacrylat
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of esters of cyanoacrylic acid that are used as instant adhesives.


lexentry: eng/cyanobacterium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyanobacterium
trans_list: Cyanobacterium
sense:
(biology) Any of very many photosynthetic prokaryotic microorganisms, of phylum Cyanobacteria, once known as blue-green algae.


lexentry: eng/cyanogen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyanogen
trans_list: Cyan | Dicyan | Zyan | Cyanogen
sense:
(organic compound) The pseudohalogen (CN)2; a colourless, poisonous gas used as a rocket propellant, an insecticide and in chemical warfare.


lexentry: eng/cyberattack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyberattack
trans_list: Cyberangriff | Cyberattacke
sense:
An attack or intrusion by means of a computer network such as the Internet, often for the purpose of spying.


lexentry: eng/cyberbullying__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: Acts in cyberspace intended to make life unpleasant for another person.
written_rep: cyberbullying
trans_list:
Cybermobbing | Cyber-Bullying | Cyber-Mobbing | Internet-Mobbing | Cyberbullying | Internet-Schikane


lexentry: eng/cybernetic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cybernetic
trans_list: kybernetisch
sense:
Of or relating to cybernetics—the mathematical study of communication and control in living organisms or machines.


lexentry: eng/cyberpunk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyberpunk
trans_list: Cyberpunk
sense:
(science fiction, uncountable) A subgenre of science fiction which focuses on computer or information technology and virtual reality juxtaposed with a degree of breakdown or radical change in the social order.


lexentry: eng/cyberpunk__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: cyberpunk
trans_list: Cyberpunk
sense:
(music genre, uncountable) A musical genre related to the punk movement that makes use of electronic sounds such as synthesizers.


lexentry: eng/cybersex__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cybersex
trans_list: Cybersex
sense:
A virtual sexual encounter in which two or more persons connected remotely via a computer network send one another sexually explicit messages simulating a sexual experience.


lexentry: eng/cyclamen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclamen
trans_list: Alpenveilchen | Erdbrot | Erdscheibe | Saubrot | Schweinsbrot
sense:
Any of various flowering plants, of the genus Cyclamen, widely cultivated as a houseplant, having decorative leaves and solitary flowers.


lexentry: eng/cycle_of_fifths__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cycle of fifths
trans_list: Quintenzirkel
sense:
(music, _, theory) A sequence of bass notes at intervals of one perfect fifth lower than the previous note. In twelve-tone equal temperament the sequence repeats every twelve tones, forming a cycle.


lexentry: eng/cycle_rickshaw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cycle rickshaw
trans_list: Fahrradrikscha
sense:
A rickshaw, mostly used as taxi, with two wheels in the back for the carriage and one wheel for steering in the front (or sometimes vice versa), propelled by the action of a driver’s feet upon pedals.


lexentry: eng/cyclic_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclic number
trans_list: zyklische Zahl
sense:
(math) An integer for which cyclic permutations of the digits are successive integer multiples of the number.


lexentry: eng/cycling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cycling
trans_list: Fahrradfahren | Radfahren
sense:
(uncountable) The activity of riding cycles, especially bicycles (for transport, sport, physical exercise, recreation, tourism...)


lexentry: eng/cyclize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclize
trans_list: cyclisieren
sense:
(chemistry, ambitransitive) To undergo, or cause to undergo, a reaction resulting in the formation of an aromatic or ring structure.


lexentry: eng/cyclodextrin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclodextrin
trans_list: Cyclodextrin
sense:
(carbohydrate) Any of a class of cyclic oligosaccharides consisting of glucopyranose residues linked as in amylose; cycloamylose.


lexentry: eng/cyclogenesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclogenesis
trans_list: Zyklogenese
sense:
(meteorology) The process which leads to the formation of tropical storms, cyclones and hurricanes; typically involves an interaction that leads to vertical wind shear.


lexentry: eng/cyclohexane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclohexane
trans_list: Cyclohexan
sense:
(organic compound) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12, consisting of a ring of six carbon atoms; a volatile liquid.


lexentry: eng/cyclohexene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclohexene
trans_list: Cyclohexen
sense:
(organic compound) A cyclic hydrocarbon containing six carbon atoms and one double bond; any of its derivatives.


lexentry: eng/cycloid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cycloid
trans_list: Radlaufkurve | Zykloide
sense:
(geometry) The locus of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls without slipping on a fixed straight line.


lexentry: eng/cyclomatic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclomatic
trans_list: zyklomatisch
sense:
(graph theory) Used to describe the number of edges that must be removed from a graph to ensure that no graph cycle remains; equal to the number of edges, minus the number of nodes plus one.


lexentry: eng/cyclomatic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cyclomatic
trans_list: zyklomatisch
sense:
(network analysis) Used to describe the number of circuits in a network; equal to the number of edges, minus the number of nodes plus the number of graphs.


lexentry: eng/cyclomatic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cyclomatic
trans_list: zyklomatisch
sense:
(software engineering) Of or relating to a software metric that measures the complexity of a program based on the number of linearly independent paths through the source code.


lexentry: eng/cyclomatic_complexity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclomatic complexity
trans_list: McCabe-Metrik | zyklomatische Komplexität
sense:
(software engineering) A quantitative measure of the number of linearly independent paths (branches) through a program's source code which indicates the complexity of a program or a function.


lexentry: eng/cyclone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclone
trans_list: Zyklon | Zyklone
sense:
(broad sense) A weather phenomenon consisting of a system of winds rotating around a centre of low atmospheric pressure.


lexentry: eng/cyclopentane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclopentane
trans_list: Cyclopentan
sense:
(organic compound) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C5H10; a volatile inflammable liquid, sometimes used as a solvent.


lexentry: eng/cyclopropane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclopropane
trans_list: Cyclopropan
sense:
(organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) The simplest alicyclic hydrocarbon, C3H6, an inflammable gas, sometimes used as an anaesthetic.


lexentry: eng/cyclotomic_field__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclotomic field
trans_list: Kreisteilungskörper | zyklotomische Körper
sense:
(number theory, algebraic number theory) A number field obtained by adjoining a primitive root of unity to the field of rational numbers.


lexentry: eng/cyclotron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclotron
trans_list: Zyklotron
sense:
An early particle accelerator in which charged particles were generated at a central source and accelerated spirally outward through a fixed magnetic field and alternating electric fields.


lexentry: eng/cylinder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cylinder
trans_list: Zylinder
sense:
(geometry) A surface created by projecting a closed two-dimensional curve along an axis intersecting the plane of the curve.


lexentry: eng/cylinder__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: cylinder
trans_list: Zylinder | Brennkammer
sense:
A cylindrical cavity or chamber in a mechanism, such as the counterpart to a piston found in a piston-driven engine.


lexentry: eng/cylinder_head__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cylinder head
trans_list: Zylinderkopf
sense:
(automotive) A part of an internal combustion engine, usually made as a removable piece, that closes one end of the engine's cylinders.


lexentry: eng/cyma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyma
trans_list: Kyma | Schmuckleiste | Sima | griechische Schmuckleiste
sense:
(architecture) A moulding of the cornice, wavelike in form, whose outline consists of a concave and a convex line; an ogee.


lexentry: eng/cymbal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cymbal
trans_list: Becken
sense:
(musical instruments) A concave plate of brass or bronze that produces a sharp, ringing sound when struck: played either in pairs, by striking them together, or singly by striking with a drumstick or the like.


lexentry: eng/cyme__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cyme
trans_list: Zyme
sense:
(botany) A flattish or convex flower cluster, of the centrifugal or determinate type, on which each axis terminates with a flower which blooms before the flowers below it. Contrast raceme.


lexentry: eng/cymose__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cymose
trans_list: blütenständig | zymös
sense:
(botany) having a cyme, a usually flat-topped flower cluster in which the main and branch stems each end in a flower that opens before those below it or to its side.


lexentry: eng/cynical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cynical
trans_list: zynisch
sense:
Of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated only or primarily by base desires or selfishness.


lexentry: eng/cynophobic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cynophobic
trans_list: canophob | canophobisch | kynophob | kynophobisch
sense:
Of or relating to cynophobia, having an irrational fear or hatred / dislike of dogs or other canines.


lexentry: eng/cynosure__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cynosure
trans_list: Anziehungspunkt | Blickfang | Fokus
sense:
(figuratively) Something that is the center of attention; an object that serves as a focal point of attraction and admiration.


lexentry: eng/cypress__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cypress
trans_list: Zypresse
sense:
An evergreen coniferous tree with flattened shoots bearing small scale-like leaves, whose dark foliage is sometimes associated with mourning, in family Cupressaceae, especially the genera Cupressus and Chamaecyparis.


lexentry: eng/cyst__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyst
trans_list: Zyste
sense:
A pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which develops in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ.


lexentry: eng/cysteine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cysteine
trans_list: Cystein
sense:
(amino acid) A sulphur-containing nonessential amino acid C3H7NO2S found in most animal proteins; it readily oxidizes to cystine.


lexentry: eng/cystic_duct__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cystic duct
trans_list: Gallenblasengang
sense:
(anatomy) A short duct that leads from the gallbladder and unites with the common hepatic duct to form the common bile duct.


lexentry: eng/cystic_fibrosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cystic fibrosis
trans_list: Mukoviszidose
sense:
(pathology) An inherited condition in which the exocrine glands produce abnormally viscous mucus, causing chronic respiratory and digestive problems.


lexentry: eng/cystine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cystine
trans_list: Cystin
sense:
(chemistry) A nonessential amino acid formed by the oxidation of cysteine; it contains two cysteine residues linked by a disulfide bond.


lexentry: eng/cytogenetics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytogenetics
trans_list: Zytogenetik | Cytogenetik | Zellgenetik
sense:
(biology, genetics) The branch of genetics that studies the relationships between the structure and number of chromosomes as seen in isolated cells and variation in genotype and phenotype


lexentry: eng/cytokine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytokine
trans_list: Zytokin
sense:
(protein, immunology) Any of various small regulatory proteins that regulate the cells of the immune system.


lexentry: eng/cytokine_storm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytokine storm
trans_list: Zytokin-Freisetzungssyndrom | Zytokinsturm
sense:
(pathology) An immune system–cytokine positive feedback reaction to certain infections and certain drugs, which occurs when large numbers of white blood cells are activated and release inflammatory cytokines, which in turn activate more white blood cells.


lexentry: eng/cytokinesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytokinesis
trans_list: Cytokinese
sense:
(biology) The process in which the cytoplasm of a cell divides following the division of the nucleus.


lexentry: eng/cytoplasm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytoplasm
trans_list: Zytoplasma | Cytoplasma
sense:
(cytology) The contents of a cell except for the nucleus. It includes cytosol, organelles, vesicles, and the cytoskeleton.


lexentry: eng/cytosine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytosine
trans_list: Cytosin
sense:
(biochemistry) A heterocyclic base, 4-aminopyrimidin-2(1H)-one, which pairs with guanine in DNA and RNA (by means of three hydrogen bonds).


lexentry: eng/cytosol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytosol
trans_list: Cytosol | Zytosol
sense:
(cytology) The aqueous solution of a cell's cytoplasm, consisting of water, organic molecules and inorganic ions.


lexentry: eng/cytostome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytostome
trans_list: Zytostom
sense:
(microbiology) A cellular organelle found only in certain protozoa; it is specialized for phagocytosis, and usually has the form of a microtubule-supported funnel or groove.


lexentry: eng/d-pad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: d-pad
trans_list: Steuerkreuz
sense:
(video games) A plus-shaped directional input pad on a video game controller that allows for eight degrees of movement, now largely superseded by the thumbstick.


lexentry: eng/dabble__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dabble
trans_list: platschen
sense:
(transitive) To cause splashing by moving a body part like a bill or limb in soft mud, water, etc., often playfully; to play in shallow water; to paddle.


lexentry: eng/dabble__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dabble
trans_list: gründeln
sense:
(intransitive, of waterfowl) To feed without diving, by submerging the head and neck underwater to seek food, often also tipping up the tail straight upwards above the water.


lexentry: eng/dabble__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dabble
trans_list: dilettieren | ein wenig befassen
sense:
(intransitive, figuratively) To participate or have an interest in an activity in a casual or superficial way.


lexentry: eng/dabbling_duck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dabbling duck
trans_list: Gründelente
sense:
One of the ducks of species in subfamily Anatinae, that feed by dabbling in shallow water, including mallards and teals.


lexentry: eng/dace__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dace
trans_list: Hasel
sense:
A shoal-forming fish of species Leuciscus leuciscus, common to swift rivers in England and Wales and in Europe.


lexentry: eng/dachshund__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dachshund
trans_list: Dackel | Dachshund | Teckel
sense:
A certain breed of dog having short legs and a long trunk, including standard-sized, miniature (smooth-haired, long-haired, and short-haired) varieties.


lexentry: eng/dactyl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dactyl
trans_list: Daktylus
sense:
A metrical foot of three syllables (— ⏑ ⏑), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented.


lexentry: eng/daddy__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: daddy
trans_list: Papa | Vati | Papi
sense:
(slang, obsolete) The person who gives away the bride at a wedding, in the absence of her actual father.


lexentry: eng/daddy_longlegs__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: daddy longlegs
trans_list: Weberknecht | Opa Langbein
sense:
(Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US) Any (non-spider) arachnid of the order Opiliones, mostly with long thin legs; the harvestman.


lexentry: eng/daffodil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daffodil
trans_list: Osterglocke | Narzisse
sense:
(countable) A bulbous plant of the genus Narcissus, with yellow flowers and a trumpet shaped corona, especially Narcissus pseudonarcissus, the national flower of Wales.


lexentry: eng/daguerreotype__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daguerreotype
trans_list: Daguerreotypie
sense:
An early type of photograph created by exposing a silver surface which has previously been exposed to either iodine vapor or iodine and bromine vapors.


lexentry: eng/daikon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daikon
trans_list: Daikon | Daikon-Rettich | Japanischer Rettich | Mooli | Winterrettich | chinesischer Rettich
sense:
An East Asian cultivar or subspecies of garden radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, syn. Raphanus sativus) bearing a large, white, carrot-shaped taproot consumed throughout East and South Asia but grown in North America primarily as a fallow crop for its fast-growing leaves (used as animal fodder) and as a soil ripper.


lexentry: eng/dairy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dairy
trans_list: Molkerei
sense:
A place, often on a farm, where milk is processed and turned into products such as butter and cheese.


lexentry: eng/dairy_cow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dairy cow
trans_list: Milchkuh
sense:
Any breed of cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk, from which dairy products are made; an individual cattle beast of such a breed; especially, a female cow who has calved and lactated.


lexentry: eng/dais__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dais
trans_list: Podium
sense:
A raised platform in a room for a high table, a seat of honour, a throne, or other dignified occupancy, such as ancestral statues; a similar platform supporting a lectern, pulpit, etc., which may be used to speak from. [from c. 1800.]


lexentry: eng/daisy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daisy
trans_list: Gänseblümchen | Tagesauge | Tausendschönchen
sense:
The wild flowering plant Bellis perennis of the Asteraceae family, with a yellow head and white petals


lexentry: eng/dam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dam
trans_list: Damm | Talsperre | Staudamm
sense:
A structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the water or retarding the release of accumulated water to avoid abrupt flooding.


lexentry: eng/damage_control__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: damage control
trans_list: Schadensabwehr | Schiffsicherung
sense:
(nautical) A department or group, as aboard a naval vessel, responsible for taking action to control damage caused by fire, collision, etc.


lexentry: eng/damage_control__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: damage control
trans_list: Schadensbegrenzung
sense:
(public relations) Any efforts, as by a company or organization, to curtail losses, counteract unfavorable publicity, etc.


lexentry: eng/damages__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: damages
trans_list: Schadenersatz | Schadensersatz
sense:
(legal) The money paid or awarded to a claimant (in England), a pursuer (in Scotland) or a plaintiff (in the US) in a civil action as compensation for a loss suffered by the same.


lexentry: eng/damma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: damma
trans_list: Damma
sense:
(linguistics) In the Arabic script, the vowel point for u, appearing as a small curl placed above a letter ( ⁧ـُ⁩ ) and designating a short u /u/. If the Arabic letter و immediately follows, it indicates a long ū /uː/.


lexentry: eng/damn__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: damn
trans_list: verdammt | Mist
sense:
(mildly, _, profane) Used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt or surprise, etc. See also dammit.


lexentry: eng/damn__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: damn
trans_list: Fliegenschiss | Furz
sense:
(mildly, _, profane, chiefly in the negative) A small, negligible quantity, being of little value; a whit or jot.


lexentry: eng/damp__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: damp
trans_list: dämpfen
sense:
(transitive) To suppress vibrations (mechanical) or oscillations (electrical) by converting energy to heat (or some other form of energy).


lexentry: eng/damp_squib__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: damp squib
trans_list: Schlag ins Wasser | Schuss in den Ofen | Reinfall | Rohrkrepierer
sense:
(idiomatic, by extension) Anything that doesn’t work properly, or fails to come up to expectations; a dud.


lexentry: eng/damper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: damper
trans_list: Dämpfer
sense:
A contrivance (sordine), as in a pianoforte, to deaden vibrations; or, as in other pieces of mechanism, to check some action at a particular time.


lexentry: eng/damper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: damper
trans_list: Luftklappe
sense:
A valve or movable plate in the flue or other part of a stove, furnace, etc., used to check or regulate the draught of air.


lexentry: eng/damselfly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: damselfly
trans_list: Kleinlibelle | Schlankjungfer | Seejungfer | Wasserjungfer
sense:
Any of various insects of the suborder Zygoptera that have long slender bodies, and are similar to dragonflies but having wings folded when at rest.


lexentry: eng/dance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dance
trans_list: Tanz
sense:
A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction.


lexentry: eng/dance_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dance card
trans_list: Ballspende | Damenspende | Tanzkarte
sense:
(dance, dated) A card on which a person (usually a woman) lists those they have agreed to dance with. [from late 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/dance_to_someone's_tune__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dance to someone's tune
trans_list: nach jemandes Pfeife tanzen
sense:
To do what someone demands or expects, do as told, defer to someone's wishes or demands, do someone's bidding.


lexentry: eng/dandelion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dandelion
trans_list: Löwenzahn | Pusteblume | Hundeblume | Kuhblume | Seichblume | Butterblume
sense:
(countable) Any of the several species of plant in the genus Taraxacum, characterised by yellow flower heads and notched, broad-ended leaves, especially the common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale).


lexentry: eng/dandy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dandy
trans_list: Dandy | Pinkel
sense:
A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self.


lexentry: eng/danger_pay__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: danger pay
trans_list: Gefahrenzulage
sense:
Extra payment given to anybody, civilian or soldier, who is employed in a situation where the working conditions or locale are considered to be hazardous.


lexentry: eng/danger_zone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: danger zone
trans_list: Gefahrenzone
sense:
A specifically hazardous place to be avoided, usually demarcated, such as an area with anti-personnel mines


lexentry: eng/dangerous_goods__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dangerous goods
trans_list: Gefahrgut
sense:
Substances, natural or man-made, which are intrinsically dangerous or otherwise pose a safety hazard. Examples include explosives, poisons, and corrosives.


lexentry: eng/danse_macabre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: danse macabre
trans_list: Totentanz
sense:
(arts) A conventional subject in art, literature and drama, or a particular work in that style, in which death (in the form of a putrid corpse, skeleton, the Grim Reaper, etc) is shown leading people to the grave.


lexentry: eng/daphne__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daphne
trans_list: Seidelbast
sense:
Any one of least 50 species of shrub in the genus Daphne of the family Thymelaeaceae, some of which are grown as ornamentals.


lexentry: eng/daredevil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daredevil
trans_list: Draufgänger | Draufgängerin | Wagehals | Waghals
sense:
A person who engages in very risky behavior, especially one who is motivated by a craving for excitement or attention. [from 1794]


lexentry: eng/daric__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daric
trans_list: Dareikos
sense:
A gold coin from Persian Empire, introduced by Darius the Great (522-486 BC) and used until Alexander the Great's invasion (330 BC).


lexentry: eng/dariole__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dariole
trans_list: Dariolform
sense:
(cooking) A mould, in the shape of a truncated cone (frustum of a cone), in which the dessert is cooked.


lexentry: eng/dark_culture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dark culture
trans_list: Schwarze Szene
sense:
Any of several subcultures including gothic, darkwave, neofolk, industrial, electro, BDSM/fetish, metal and medieval.


lexentry: eng/dark_elf__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dark elf
trans_list: Dunkelelb
sense:
(fantasy) A member of a race of elves that is evil, has a dark (often greyish or bluish) skin and/or lives in dark places.


lexentry: eng/dark_energy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dark energy
trans_list: Dunkle Energie | dunkle Energie
sense:
(astronomy, astrophysics) A hypothetical form of energy which, it is supposed, is spread uniformly throughout space (and time) and has anti-gravitational properties: it represents a possible mechanism for the cosmological constant, and thus is one of the possible explanations for the current accelerating rate of expansion of the universe; and it is estimated to account for about 74% of the mass-energy of the universe.


lexentry: eng/dark_horse__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dark horse
trans_list: Planet
sense:
(idiomatic, politics) A candidate for an election who is nominated unexpectedly, without previously having been discussed or considered as a likely choice.


lexentry: eng/dark_matter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dark matter
trans_list: Dunkle Materie
sense:
(astronomy, astrophysics, broadly) Matter which cannot be detected by its radiation but whose presence is inferred from gravitational effects.


lexentry: eng/darknet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: darknet
trans_list: Darknet
sense:
(internet) A network of computers that can only be accessed using special software, configuration, or authorization, usually characterized by the anonymization of users, participating hosts, or both.


lexentry: eng/darn__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: darn
trans_list: stopfen
sense:
(transitive, sewing) To repair by stitching with thread or yarn, particularly by using a needle to construct a weave across a damaged area of fabric.


lexentry: eng/darnel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: darnel
trans_list: Taumellolch | Taumel-Lolch | Rauschgras
sense:
A species of ryegrass, Lolium temulentum, often found in wheat fields and often host to a fungus intoxicating to humans and animals.


lexentry: eng/darning_egg__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: darning egg
trans_list: Stopfei
sense:
An egg-shaped ovoid of stone, porcelain, wood, or similar hard material, which is inserted into the toe or heel of a sock to hold it in the proper shape and provide a firm foundation for repairs.


lexentry: eng/dart__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dart
trans_list: Dolch
sense:
(sometimes, figurative) Anything resembling such a missile; something that pierces or wounds like such a weapon.


lexentry: eng/dart__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dart
trans_list: Dart
sense:
A small object with a pointed tip at one end and feathers at the other, which is thrown at a target in the game of darts.


lexentry: eng/darts__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: darts
trans_list: Darts
sense:
(games, sports) A game or sport in which darts are thrown at a board, and points are scored depending on where the darts land


lexentry: eng/dasein__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dasein
trans_list: Dasein
sense:
(philosophy) Being; especially the nature of being; existence, presence, hereness, suchness, essence


lexentry: eng/dash__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dash
trans_list: Gedankenstrich | Bindestrich | Querstrich
sense:
(typography) Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar).


lexentry: eng/dashboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dashboard
trans_list: Armaturenbrett | Instrumententafel
sense:
(historical) An upturned screen of wood or leather placed on the front of a horse-drawn carriage, sleigh or other vehicle that protected the driver from mud, debris, water and snow thrown up by the horse's hooves.


lexentry: eng/dashcam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dashcam
trans_list: Dashcam
sense:
(automotive) A digital video recorder mounted on the dashboard of a vehicle or elsewhere inside the vehicle to record occurrences in the vicinity, such as traffic accidents that the vehicle has been involved in, to provide evidence for criminal prosecutions, insurance claims, etc.


lexentry: eng/dashpot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dashpot
trans_list: Kolben
sense:
A mechanical damping device consisting of a piston that moves through a viscous fluid (usually oil); used, in conjunction with a spring, in shock absorbers.


lexentry: eng/data__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data
trans_list: Daten | Informationseinheiten
sense:
(collectively, uncountable) Information, especially in a scientific or computational context, or with the implication that it is organized.


lexentry: eng/data_entry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data entry
trans_list: Dateneingabe
sense:
(computing) The act of inputting data into a computer, such as by typing out handwriting, capturing data from scanned documents, taking responses from telephone interviews, etc.


lexentry: eng/data_management__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data management
trans_list: Datenmanagement
sense:
All the disciplines related to managing data as a valuable resource, such as data modeling or metadata management.


lexentry: eng/data_mining__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data mining
trans_list: Data-Mining | Datamining
sense:
(database) A technique for searching large-scale databases for patterns; used mainly to find previously unknown correlations between variables that may be commercially useful.


lexentry: eng/data_path__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data path
trans_list: Datenpfad
sense:
(computing) The part of a central processing unit that stores data to be immediately operated on and performs logic and arithmetic operations on it based on signals from the control unit.


lexentry: eng/data_processing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data processing
trans_list: Datenverarbeitung
sense:
Any of many techniques in which data is retrieved, stored, classified, manipulated, transmitted and/or reported in such a way as to generate information; especially such processing using computers.


lexentry: eng/data_rate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data rate
trans_list: Datenübertragungsrate
sense:
(electronics) The speed at which data is sent over a data link or channel; generally expressed in bytes per second


lexentry: eng/data_science__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data science
trans_list: Datenwissenschaft
sense:
(science) An interdisciplinary field about scientific methods, processes and systems to extract knowledge or insights from data.


lexentry: eng/data_set__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data set
trans_list: Dataset
sense:
(computing) A file of related records on a computer-readable medium such as disk, especially one on a mainframe computer.


lexentry: eng/data_structure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data structure
trans_list: Datenstruktur
sense:
(computer science) Any form of storing and organizing data in a computer so that it can be accessed efficiently.


lexentry: eng/data_type__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data type
trans_list: Datentyp
sense:
(programming) A classification or category of various types of data, that states the possible values that can be taken, how they are stored, and what range of operations are allowed on them.


lexentry: eng/data_warehouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data warehouse
trans_list: Datenlager
sense:
(computing) A collection of data, from a variety of sources, organized to provide useful guidance to an organization's decision-makers.


lexentry: eng/database__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: database
trans_list: Datenbank
sense:
(general) A collection of (usually) organized information in a regular structure, usually but not necessarily in a machine-readable format accessible by a computer.


lexentry: eng/database__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: database
trans_list: Datenbank
sense:
(computing, loosely, metonymically) A software program (application) for storing, retrieving and manipulating such a structured data set.


lexentry: eng/database_administrator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: database administrator
trans_list: Datenbankadministrator
sense:
(databases) A person who is responsible for the logical and physical design of databases, and normally for all aspects of their recoverability, integrity, security, availability and performance.


lexentry: eng/dataflow_programming__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dataflow programming
trans_list: datenstromorientierte Programmierung
sense:
(programming paradigm) programming paradigm that models a program as a directed graph of the data flowing between operations, implementing architecture and dataflow principles.


lexentry: eng/date__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: date
trans_list: Dattel
sense:
The fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft, sweet pulp and enclosing a hard kernel.


lexentry: eng/date__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: date
trans_list: Datum
sense:
The addition to a writing, inscription, coin, etc., which specifies the time (especially the day, month, and year) when the writing or inscription was given, executed, or made.


lexentry: eng/date__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: date
trans_list: Datum | Zeitpunkt | Termin | Verabredung
sense:
A specific day in time at which a transaction or event takes place, or is appointed to take place; a given point of time.


lexentry: eng/date__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: date
trans_list: datieren
sense:
(transitive) To note the time or place of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution.


lexentry: eng/date_rape_drug__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: date rape drug
trans_list: Vergewaltigungsdroge | K.-o.-Tropfen
sense:
A drug with sedative, hypnotic, dissociative, and/or amnesiac effects which is used to assist in the commission of a sexual assault (date rape).


lexentry: eng/dating__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dating
trans_list: Stelldichein
sense:
A form of romantic courtship typically between two individuals with the aim of assessing the other's suitability as a partner in an intimate relationship or as a spouse.


lexentry: eng/dative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dative
trans_list: Dativ | dativisch
sense:
(grammar) Noting the case of a noun which expresses the remoter or indirect object, generally indicated in English by to or for with the objective.


lexentry: eng/dative_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dative case
trans_list: Dativ | Wemfall | Wem-Fall | dritter Fall
sense:
(grammar) Case used to express direction towards an indirect object, the recipient or beneficiary of an action, and is generally indicated in English by to (when a recipient) or for (when a beneficiary) with the objective case. The direct object may be either stated or unstated where the indirect object is the beneficiary of the verbal action, but is stated where the indirect object is a recipient. If there is emphasis on the indirect object, the indirect object usually precedes the direct object and is not usually indicated with to or for; said structure is also used when neither object is being emphasized.


lexentry: eng/datolite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: datolite
trans_list: Datolith
sense:
(mineral) A borosilicate of lime commonly occurring in glassy, greenish crystals, with the chemical formula CaBSiO4(OH).


lexentry: eng/datum__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: datum
trans_list: Fakt | Faktum | Informationseinheit
sense:
(cartography, surveying, engineering) A fixed reference point or set of reference points which precisely define a system of measurement or a coordinate system.


lexentry: eng/datura__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: datura
trans_list: Datura
sense:
A plant of the genus Datura, known for its trumpet-shaped flowers and poisonous properties. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/dauphin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dauphin
trans_list: Dauphin
sense:
The eldest son of the king of France. Under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties, the Dauphin of France, generally shortened to Dauphin, was heir apparent to the throne of France. The title derived from the main title of the Dauphin, Dauphin of Viennois.


lexentry: eng/davit__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: davit
trans_list: Davit
sense:
(nautical, construction) A crane, often working in pairs and usually made of steel, used to lower things over an edge of a long drop off, such as lowering a maintenance trapeze down a building or launching a lifeboat over the side of a ship.


lexentry: eng/dawdle__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dawdle
trans_list: trödeln | bummeln | Zeit totschlagen | klüngeln | nölen | plempern
sense:
To spend time idly and unfruitfully; to waste time. [from mid 17th c. (probably dialectal); in general use from late 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/day__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: day
trans_list: Tag
sense:
A period of time between two set times which mark the beginning and the end of day in a calendar, such as from midnight to the following midnight or (Judaism) from nightfall to the following nightfall.


lexentry: eng/day_care_center__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: day care center
trans_list: Ganztagskindergarten | Kindertagesstätte | Kita | Tagesstätte
sense:
A nursery for the supervision of preschool children while the parents work. Generally more entertaining and less educational than a preschool, but with longer hours of operation.


lexentry: eng/day_count_convention__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: day count convention
trans_list: Zinsberechnungsmethode
sense:
(finance) A convention on how interest accrues over time for a variety of investments, including bonds, notes, loans, medium-term notes, swaps, and FRAs. It determines the number of days between two coupon payments.


lexentry: eng/day_fine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: day fine
trans_list: Tagessatz
sense:
A unit of fine payment based on the offender's daily personal income. The number of day fines depends on the gravity of offence.


lexentry: eng/day_in,_day_out__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: day in, day out
trans_list: Tag für Tag | tagein tagaus | tagtäglich
sense:
(idiomatic) Every day; daily; constantly or continuously (especially, of something that has become routine or monotonous).


lexentry: eng/day_labor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: day labor
trans_list: Tagesarbeit
sense:
Work done where the worker is hired and paid one day at a time, with no promise that more work will be available in the future.


lexentry: eng/day_laborer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: day laborer
trans_list: Tagelöhner
sense:
A laborer who is hired and paid one day at a time, with no promise that more work will be available in the future.


lexentry: eng/day_trade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: day trade
trans_list: Daytrading
sense:
(business, finance) A transaction in which units of stock or other investment instruments are purchased and then sold within a single market day.


lexentry: eng/day_trader__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: day trader
trans_list: Daytrader
sense:
(business, finance) A person who practices the short-term investment strategy of trading stocks or other investment instruments by selling any given security during the same market day within which it was purchased.


lexentry: eng/daylight_robbery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daylight robbery
trans_list: Beutelschneiderei | Halsabschneiderei | Wegelagerei
sense:
(uncountable) The practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; (countable, rare) an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/daylight_saving_time__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daylight saving time
trans_list: Sommerzeit
sense:
The practice in some places of adjusting clocks forward in the spring and back in the fall, usually by one hour, so that the adjustment causes the time to coincide with the greatest period of illumination by the sun over the course of the day.


lexentry: eng/daylily__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daylily
trans_list: Taglilie
sense:
Any of several perennial plants, of the genus Hemerocallis, that have fleshy roots, grasslike leaves and colourful flowers that bloom for just one day.


lexentry: eng/daze__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daze
trans_list: betäuben
sense:
(transitive) To stun or stupefy, for example with bright light, with a blow, with cold, or with fear


lexentry: eng/dazzle__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dazzle
trans_list: betören | bezaubern | faszinieren | verblüffen
sense:
(transitive, figuratively) To render incapable of thinking clearly; to overwhelm with showiness or brilliance.


lexentry: eng/de-esser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: de-esser
trans_list: De-Esser | DeEsser | Deesser
sense:
A plug-in or algorithm that de-esses, i.e., reduces the loudness of sibilants in an audio recording.


lexentry: eng/de_facto__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: de facto
trans_list: de facto
sense:
In fact or in practice; in actual use or existence, regardless of official or legal status. (Often opposed to de jure.)


lexentry: eng/deacon__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: deacon
trans_list: Diakon
sense:
(Orthodoxy, Catholicism) A clergyman ranked directly below a priest, with duties of helping the priests and carrying out parish work.


lexentry: eng/dead__Adjective__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: dead
trans_list: abgeschaltet | aus | leer
sense:
(not comparable, of a machine, device, or electrical circuit) Completely inactive; currently without power; without a signal; not live.


lexentry: eng/dead__Adjective__1
sense_num: 20
written_rep: dead
trans_list: bewegungslos | erstarrt | regungslos
sense:
(not comparable) Full and complete (usually applied to nouns involving lack of motion, sound, activity, or other signs of life) .


lexentry: eng/dead__Adjective__1
sense_num: 26
written_rep: dead
trans_list: tot | gestorben
sense:
(rare, especially, religion, often with "to") Indifferent to; having no obligation toward; no longer subject to or ruled by (sin, guilt, pleasure, etc).


lexentry: eng/dead_cat_bounce__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dead cat bounce
trans_list: Dead-Cat-Bounce
sense:
(trading, idiomatic) A temporary recovery in the price of a financial instrument which has fallen rapidly and is expected to fall further in the long run.


lexentry: eng/dead_drop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dead drop
trans_list: toter Briefkasten
sense:
(espionage) A location used to secretly pass items between two people, without requiring them to meet.


lexentry: eng/dead_freight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dead freight
trans_list: Ausfallfracht | Fautfracht | Fehlfracht
sense:
A sum of money paid by a person who charters a whole vessel but fails to make out a full cargo. The payment is made for the unoccupied capacity.


lexentry: eng/dead_ice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dead ice
trans_list: Toteis
sense:
Former glacier ice that is no longer connected to the active glacier, therefore not moving, and becoming covered with sediments.


lexentry: eng/dead_key__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dead key
trans_list: Tottaste
sense:
A special modifier key on a typewriter or computer keyboard, typically used to attach a specific diacritic to another character.


lexentry: eng/dead_link__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dead link
trans_list: toter Link
sense:
(Internet) An HTML hypertext link that points to a webpage or website that is permanently unavailable.


lexentry: eng/dead_load__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dead load
trans_list: Eigengewicht
sense:
(construction) The weight of a structure itself, including the weight of fixtures or equipment permanently attached to it.


lexentry: eng/dead_man's_switch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dead man's switch
trans_list: Totmanneinrichtung | Totmannschalter
sense:
A switch that automatically stops a machine or vehicle after a set period of inactivity from the operator.


lexentry: eng/dead_men_tell_no_tales__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dead men tell no tales
trans_list: Tote reden nicht
sense:
A dead person can no longer reveal information, especially information which others wish to keep secret.


lexentry: eng/dead_or_alive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dead or alive
trans_list: tot oder lebendig
sense:
Used to indicate someone is being sought for some kind of punishment or reprimand, and that (s)he may be killed in the process of finding, as if this was reasonable punishment.


lexentry: eng/dead_reckoning__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dead reckoning
trans_list: Wertschätzung
sense:
A method of estimating the position of a ship or aircraft by applying estimates of the distance and direction travelled from a previously known position. In respect to ships/boats, it excludes the effect of wind and current on the vessel. Compare with estimated position. Abbreviation: DR


lexentry: eng/dead_ringer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dead ringer
trans_list: Doppelgänger
sense:
(idiomatic) Someone or something that very closely resembles another; someone or something easily mistaken for another.


lexentry: eng/dead_weight__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: dead weight
trans_list: Totgewicht
sense:
(rail) The total (unpowered) weight of a train to be propelled (or hauled) by the locomotive; another locomotive being hauled dead as part of the train is a dead weight.


lexentry: eng/deadbeat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deadbeat
trans_list: Faulpelz | Gammler | Schnorrer
sense:
(pejorative) A lazy or irresponsible person who is often unemployed, often depending upon wealthy or otherwise financially independent people for support.


lexentry: eng/deadeye__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deadeye
trans_list: Jungfer | Juffer
sense:
(nautical) A wooden disk having holes through which the lanyard is passed, used for tightening shrouds.


lexentry: eng/deadlift__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deadlift
trans_list: Kreuzheben
sense:
(weightlifting) A weight training exercise where one lifts a loaded barbell off the ground from a stabilized bent-over position.


lexentry: eng/deadlock__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deadlock
trans_list: Deadlock | Verklemmung
sense:
(computing) An inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation.


lexentry: eng/deadly_nightshade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deadly nightshade
trans_list: Tollkirsche | schwarze Tollkirsche
sense:
The plant Atropa belladonna, a perennial shrub of the nightshade family that contains high concentrations of the alkaloid atropine which can be deadly if taken in excess.


lexentry: eng/deadly_sin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deadly sin
trans_list: Hauptsünde
sense:
Any of the seven deadly sins: pride (or vanity, vainglory), envy, gluttony, greed (or avarice), lust, sloth (or acedia), and wrath (or anger).


lexentry: eng/deadnettle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deadnettle
trans_list: Taubnessel
sense:
Any plant of a species in genus Lamium, which closely resembles the nettle, but does not possess stinging hairs.


lexentry: eng/deafening_silence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deafening silence
trans_list: mucksmäuschenstill
sense:
(idiomatic) A noteworthy silence, or absence of response, especially one signifying disapproval or lack of enthusiasm.


lexentry: eng/deal__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deal
trans_list: Menge
sense:
(often followed by of) An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by great or good).


lexentry: eng/deal_with__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deal with
trans_list: behandeln
sense:
(transitive) To handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression; to address or discuss as a subject.


lexentry: eng/dean__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dean
trans_list: Dekan
sense:
A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students).


lexentry: eng/dean__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dean
trans_list: Dekan | Dechant
sense:
A dignitary or presiding officer in certain church bodies, especially an ecclesiastical dignitary, subordinate to a bishop, in charge of a chapter of canons.


lexentry: eng/dear__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: dear
trans_list: lieber | sehr geehrte | sehr geehrter
sense:
A formal way to start (possibly after my) addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter, memo etc.


lexentry: eng/death__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: death
trans_list: Tod | Exitus
sense:
The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.


lexentry: eng/death__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: death
trans_list: Tod
sense:
(often, capitalized) The personification of death as a (usually male) hooded figure with a scythe; the Grim Reaper.


lexentry: eng/death__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: death
trans_list: Tod
sense:
(figuratively, especially followed by of-phrase) A cause of great stress, exhaustion, embarrassment, or another negative condition (for someone).


lexentry: eng/death_adder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: death adder
trans_list: Todesottern
sense:
Any snake of the genus Acanthophis, a group of highly venomous elapids found in Australia and New Guinea.


lexentry: eng/death_camp__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: death camp
trans_list: Todeslager | Vernichtungslager
sense:
A facility built during the Holocaust by the Nazis to kill especially the Jewish people through gassing.


lexentry: eng/death_certificate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: death certificate
trans_list: Totenschein | Sterbeurkunde | Todesbescheinigung
sense:
A document issued by a medical practitioner, or by a registrar, certifying the date, location and cause of a person's death as later entered in an official register of deaths.


lexentry: eng/death_erection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: death erection
trans_list: postmortale Erektion
sense:
A post-mortem priapism observed in the corpses of human males who have been executed, particularly by hanging.


lexentry: eng/death_metal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: death metal
trans_list: Death-Metal | Deathmetal
sense:
(music) A subgenre of heavy metal typically employing moderate to fast tempos, heavily distorted guitars, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes, often having violent or dark lyrics.


lexentry: eng/death_rattle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: death rattle
trans_list: Rasselatmung | Todesrasseln | präfinales Rasseln
sense:
The raspy or gurgling sound sometimes made by a person while drawing in or expelling their final breaths before dying.


lexentry: eng/death_spiral__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: death spiral
trans_list: Friedhofsspirale
sense:
(aviation) The downward, corkscrew-motion of a disabled aircraft which is unrecoverably headed for a crash.


lexentry: eng/death_spiral__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: death spiral
trans_list: Todesspirale
sense:
(pairs figure skating) A manoeuvre in which a male skater spins in place while holding one hand of his female skating partner as she circles around him with one skate on the ice and one leg extended outward parallel to the ice surface, all the while slowly lowering herself until her back almost touches the ice surface.


lexentry: eng/death_spiral__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: death spiral
trans_list: Todesspirale
sense:
(figurative, by extension) The situation or course of action of one who is on a path toward some sort of inevitable catastrophic failure.


lexentry: eng/death_zone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: death zone
trans_list: Todeszone
sense:
(climbing) Land at sufficiently high altitudes that there is not enough oxygen to sustain human life.


lexentry: eng/deathblow__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deathblow
trans_list: Todesstoß
sense:
(figurative) Something that prevents the completion, or ends the existence, of a project etc.; a fatal setback.


lexentry: eng/deathless__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deathless
trans_list: unsterblich
sense:
(of a work of art, literature, etc.) Guaranteed not to be lost or forgotten due to its importance or conspicuous excellence.


lexentry: eng/deathmatch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deathmatch
trans_list: Deathmatch
sense:
(video games) A competitive mode found in first-person shooter games in which competitors attempt to assassinate one another.


lexentry: eng/debacle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debacle
trans_list: Debakel
sense:
An event or enterprise that ends suddenly and disastrously, often with humiliating consequences. [from early 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/debate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debate
trans_list: Debatte
sense:
An argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting, often with more than two people, generally ending with a vote or other decision.


lexentry: eng/debate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debate
trans_list: debattieren
sense:
(ambitransitive, reciprocal) To participate in a debate; to dispute, argue, especially in a public arena. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/debauched__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debauched
trans_list: ausschweifend | genusssüchtig | genußsüchtig | verderbt | verkommen | zügellos
sense:
Indulging in or characterised by sensual pleasures to a degree perceived to be morally harmful; corrupted; immoral; self-indulgent.


lexentry: eng/debauchery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debauchery
trans_list: Ausschweifung | Zügellosigkeit | Sittenlosigkeit | Genusssucht | Genußsucht | Schwelgerei
sense:
Indulgence in sensual pleasures; scandalous activities involving sex, alcohol, or drugs without inhibition.


lexentry: eng/debounce__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debounce
trans_list: entprellen
sense:
(electronics) To remove the small ripple of current that forms when a mechanical switch is pushed in an electrical circuit and makes a series of short contacts.


lexentry: eng/debrief__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debrief
trans_list: (eingehend) befragen
sense:
(transitive) To question someone after a military mission in order to obtain information (especially intelligence).


lexentry: eng/debrief__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: debrief
trans_list: nachbesprechen
sense:
(transitive) To question someone, or a group of people, after the implementation of a project, in order to learn from mistakes, etc.


lexentry: eng/debrief__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: debrief
trans_list: (eingehend) unterrichten
sense:
(transitive) To inform subjects of an experiment about what has happened in a complete and accurate manner.


lexentry: eng/debris_field__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debris field
trans_list: Schutt
sense:
(idiomatic) Any area, non-dependent of locale, space, or contour, that contains the debris of wreckage, impact, sinking, or other material that once constituted a complete object. Debris fields can be found at the site of air crashes, water vessel sinking, explosions of buildings, collapses, and other events that render a whole entity into components, pieces, or other non-whole items.


lexentry: eng/debt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debt
trans_list: Schuld | Verpflichtung | Schulden | Verbindlichkeit
sense:
An action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for another, adopt toward another, or give to another.


lexentry: eng/debt__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: debt
trans_list: Schulden | Verbindlichkeit | Schuld
sense:
(finance) Money that one person or entity owes or is required to pay to another, generally as a result of a loan or other financial transaction.


lexentry: eng/debt_bondage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debt bondage
trans_list: Schuldknechtschaft | Obnoxiation
sense:
A condition similar to slavery where people are unable to control their lives or their work due to unpaid debts.


lexentry: eng/debt_ceiling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debt ceiling
trans_list: Schuldengrenze | Schuldenobergrenze
sense:
(politics, economics) The limit up to which an entity (usually a government) is legally allowed to borrow.


lexentry: eng/debt_trap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debt trap
trans_list: Schuldenfalle
sense:
(abstract noun) A situation in which a borrower's debt obligations exceed their repayment capabilities, compelling to them to incur new debt to repay existing ones.


lexentry: eng/debug__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debug
trans_list: debuggen
sense:
(computer science) To search for and eliminate malfunctioning elements or errors in something, especially a computer program or machinery.


lexentry: eng/debugger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debugger
trans_list: Debugger
sense:
(programming) A computer program that helps the user to test and debug other programs, by enabling their step-by-step execution controlled by the user, setting of breakpoints, and monitoring values of variables.


lexentry: eng/debugging__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debugging
trans_list: Debuggen | Debugging
sense:
(computing) The process of finding and resolving bugs or defects that prevent correct operation of computer software or a system.


lexentry: eng/debunk__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debunk
trans_list: entlarven | bloßlegen | demaskieren | diskreditieren | entschleiern
sense:
(transitive) To discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something.


lexentry: eng/decade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decade
trans_list: Dekade
sense:
(Roman Catholicism) A series of prayers counted on a rosary, typically consisting of an Our Father, followed by ten Hail Marys, and concluding with a Glory Be and sometimes the Fatima Prayer.


lexentry: eng/decade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decade
trans_list: Jahrzehnt | Dekade | Dezennium
sense:
A period of ten years [from 17th c.], particularly such a period beginning with a year ending in 0 and ending with a year ending in 9. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/decal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decal
trans_list: Abziehbild
sense:
A design or picture produced in order to be transferred to another surface either permanently or temporarily.


lexentry: eng/decane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decane
trans_list: Decan
sense:
(chemistry) any of the seventy-five isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having the chemical formula C10H22


lexentry: eng/decathlon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decathlon
trans_list: Zehnkampf | Dekathlon
sense:
An athletic contest consisting of ten events which includes sprinting, hurdling, jumping, and throwing over a span of two days.


lexentry: eng/deceit__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: deceit
trans_list: Täuschung | Betrug
sense:
(law) The tort or fraudulent representation of a material fact made with knowledge of its falsity, or recklessly, or without reasonable grounds for believing its truth and with intent to induce reliance on it; the plaintiff justifiably relies on the deception, to his injury.


lexentry: eng/decent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: decent
trans_list: anständig | sittsam
sense:
(of a person) Having a suitable conformity to basic moral standards; showing integrity, fairness, or other characteristics associated with moral uprightness.


lexentry: eng/decentralize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decentralize
trans_list: dezentralisieren | entflechten | verteilen | zerstreuen
sense:
To cause something to change from being concentrated at one point to being distributed across a number of points.


lexentry: eng/deception__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deception
trans_list: Täuschung | Betrug | Betrügerei
sense:
An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.


lexentry: eng/deceptive_cadence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deceptive cadence
trans_list: Trugschluss | cadence rompue
sense:
(music, US) a falling cadence in which the ear expects the a dominant chord to resolve to the tonic, but resolves to something else (usually a submediant chord) instead.


lexentry: eng/decibel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decibel
trans_list: Dezibel
sense:
A common measure of sound intensity ratio that is one tenth of a bel on the logarithmic intensity scale. It is defined as dB = ⅒log10(P1 / P2), where P1 and P2 are the relative powers of the sound.


lexentry: eng/decidable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: decidable
trans_list: entscheidbar
sense:
(computer science) describing a set for which there exists an algorithm that will determine whether any element is or is not within the set in a finite amount of time.


lexentry: eng/decider__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: decider
trans_list: Entscheidungskampf | Entscheidungsspiel | entscheidender Treffer
sense:
(chiefly, British, Australian, sports) An event or action which decides the outcome of a contested matter.


lexentry: eng/decile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decile
trans_list: Dezil
sense:
(statistics) Any of the values in a series that divides the distribution of individuals in that series into ten groups of equal frequency.


lexentry: eng/decimal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decimal
trans_list: dezimal
sense:
(arithmetic, computing) Concerning numbers expressed in decimal or mathematical calculations performed using decimal.


lexentry: eng/decimal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decimal
trans_list: Dezimalsystem | Zehnersystem
sense:
(countable) A number expressed in the base-ten system, (particularly) a fractional numeral written in this system.


lexentry: eng/decimal_fraction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decimal fraction
trans_list: Dezimalbruch | Zehnerbruch
sense:
(arithmetic) A proper or improper fraction the denominator of which is a power of ten and the decimal representation of which is a terminating decimal number.


lexentry: eng/decimal_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decimal number
trans_list: Dezimalzahl
sense:
(mathematics) A number expressed in the decimal system (base ten), (particularly) fractional numbers so represented.


lexentry: eng/decimal_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decimal point
trans_list: Dezimalkomma | Dezimalpunkt | Komma | Punkt
sense:
(typography) A period/full stop ⟨.⟩ or middot ⟨·⟩ used to set off the decimal or fractional part of a number.


lexentry: eng/decimate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decimate
trans_list: dezimieren
sense:
(archaic) To kill one-tenth of (a group), (historical, specifically) as a military punishment in the Roman army selected by lot, usually carried out by the surviving soldiers.


lexentry: eng/decipherment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decipherment
trans_list: Entzifferung
sense:
The analysis of documents written in ancient languages, where the language is unknown, or knowledge of the language has been lost.


lexentry: eng/decision_tree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decision tree
trans_list: Entscheidungsbaum
sense:
A visualization of a complex decision-making situation in which the possible decisions and their likely outcomes are organized in the form of a graph that resembles a tree.


lexentry: eng/decisionism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decisionism
trans_list: Dezisionismus
sense:
The doctrine that moral or legal precepts are the product of decisions made by political or legal bodies


lexentry: eng/decisive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decisive
trans_list: entscheidend | ausschlaggebend
sense:
Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive.


lexentry: eng/deck_chair__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deck chair
trans_list: Liegestuhl | Badeliege | Deckstuhl | Faltstuhl | Poolliege
sense:
A folding chair in which a wooden frame supports a length of canvas; traditionally used on the beach or onboard a liner.


lexentry: eng/declaim__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: declaim
trans_list: deklamieren
sense:
To recite, e.g., poetry, in a theatrical way; to speak for rhetorical display; to speak pompously, noisily, or theatrically; bemouth; to make an empty speech; to rehearse trite arguments in debate; to rant.


lexentry: eng/declaration__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: declaration
trans_list: Deklaration | Erklärung
sense:
(legal) In common law, the formal document specifying plaintiff's cause of action, including the facts necessary to sustain a proper cause of action, and to advise the defendant of the grounds upon which he is being sued.


lexentry: eng/declaration_of_war__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: declaration of war
trans_list: Kriegserklärung
sense:
A formal announcement by a country or other body with military capability that it is in a state of war with another such entity.


lexentry: eng/declaration_of_will__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: declaration of will
trans_list: Willenserklärung
sense:
(law) A private outward manifestation of intention which is directly aimed at bringing about a legal effect.


lexentry: eng/declarative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: declarative
trans_list: deklarativ
sense:
(programming) A way of programming that is most akin to just stating what is wanted, rather than having to describe how to do it. w:Declarative programming


lexentry: eng/declaratory_judgment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: declaratory judgment
trans_list: Feststellungsurteil
sense:
(legal) A ruling of a court in a civil case which declares the rights, duties, or obligations of each party in a dispute, but does not necessarily award any damages or other relief.


lexentry: eng/declare__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: declare
trans_list: deklarieren | erklären | ausrufen | aussagen | feststellen
sense:
(transitive) To inform government customs or taxation officials of goods one is importing or of income, expenses, or other circumstances affecting one's taxes.


lexentry: eng/declare_war__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: declare war
trans_list: den Krieg erklären
sense:
(of a governmental authority) To make a formal pronouncement, or sign a legal document, that initiates a state of war between one nation and another, usually before hostilities begin.


lexentry: eng/declension__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: declension
trans_list: Deklination
sense:
(grammar) The act of declining a word; the act of listing the inflections of a noun, pronoun or adjective in order.


lexentry: eng/declension__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: declension
trans_list: Deklination
sense:
(grammar) A way of categorizing nouns, pronouns, or adjectives according to the inflections they receive.


lexentry: eng/declination__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: declination
trans_list: Deklination
sense:
At a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane.


lexentry: eng/decline__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: decline
trans_list: deklinieren
sense:
(transitive, grammar, usually of substantives, adjectives and pronouns) To inflect for case, number, gender, and the like.


lexentry: eng/decoherence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decoherence
trans_list: Dekohärenz
sense:
(quantum mechanics) Loss of quantum coherence (phase relation between the quantum states of particles) in a physical system as it interacts with its environment.


lexentry: eng/decompose__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decompose
trans_list: dekomponieren
sense:
(transitive) To separate or break down (something) into its components; to disintegrate or fragment.


lexentry: eng/decompression__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: decompression
trans_list: Dekompression
sense:
The restoration to atmospheric pressure of a person who has spent time under higher pressure (such as a diver).


lexentry: eng/decompression_sickness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decompression sickness
trans_list: Dekompressionskrankheit | Caissonkrankheit
sense:
(pathology) A sometimes fatal condition resulting from the formation of nitrogen bubbles in the blood and tissues, because of too rapid decompression, seen especially in deep-sea divers ascending rapidly from a dive. It is characterized by severe pains in the joints and chest, skin irritation, cramps, nausea, and paralysis.


lexentry: eng/decoration__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: decoration
trans_list: Dekoration | Verschönerung
sense:
Any item that adorns, enriches, or beautifies; something added by way of embellishment or ornamentation.


lexentry: eng/decoration__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: decoration
trans_list: Auszeichnung
sense:
Specifically, any mark of honor to be worn upon the person, as a medal, cross, or ribbon of an order of knighthood, bestowed for services in war, great achievements in literature, art, etc.


lexentry: eng/decorative_arts__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decorative arts
trans_list: Handwerkskunst | Kunsthandwerk | dekorative Kunst
sense:
Arts and crafts concerned with making beautiful but functional objects. Includes carpentry, metalworking and interior design.


lexentry: eng/decorticator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decorticator
trans_list: Schälmaschine
sense:
A machine that peels off the fibrous husk, bark or outer layer of some vegetable product; used in the manufacture of animal feed etc.


lexentry: eng/decriminalization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decriminalization
trans_list: Entkriminalisierung
sense:
The act of making an activity or substance no longer criminalized (no longer a crime, subject to criminal penalties, to perform or possess). (Compare legalization, which often implies regulation.)


lexentry: eng/decriminalization__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: decriminalization
trans_list: Entkriminalisierung
sense:
The act of ceasing to treat a person as a criminal, by making their activities legal or no longer subjecting them to the criminal justice system (but instead possibly the mental healthcare system, etc).


lexentry: eng/decryption__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decryption
trans_list: Entschlüsselung
sense:
The process reversing an encryption, i.e. the process which converts encrypted data into its original form.


lexentry: eng/dedicate__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dedicate
trans_list: widmen
sense:
(transitive) To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection.


lexentry: eng/dedication__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dedication
trans_list: Widmung | Zueignung
sense:
(countable) A note addressed to a patron or friend, prefixed to a work of art as a token of respect, esteem, or affection.


lexentry: eng/dedovshchina__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dedovshchina
trans_list: Dedowschtschina
sense:
Hazing, the informal system of subjection and abuse of new junior conscripts, formerly in the Soviet Armed Forces and today in the Russian, Ukrainian, etc. armed forces.


lexentry: eng/deduce__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deduce
trans_list: deduzieren | herleiten | ableiten | folgern
sense:
(transitive) To reach (a conclusion) by applying rules of logic or other forms of reasoning to given premises or known facts.


lexentry: eng/deduction__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deduction
trans_list: Ableitung | Herleitung
sense:
(logic) A process of reasoning that moves from the general to the specific, in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the premises presented, so that the conclusion cannot be false if the premises are true.


lexentry: eng/deed__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: deed
trans_list: Urkunde
sense:
(legal) A legal instrument that is executed under seal or before a witness; sometimes required for certain legal activities, such as the transfer of certain kinds of property.


lexentry: eng/deem__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: deem
trans_list: erachten | halten
sense:
(ditransitive) To hold in belief or estimation; to adjudge as a conclusion; to regard as being; to evaluate according to one's beliefs; to account.


lexentry: eng/deem__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: deem
trans_list: ansehen | erachten
sense:
(ambitransitive) To think, judge, or have or hold as an opinion; to decide or believe on consideration; to suppose.


lexentry: eng/deep__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deep
trans_list: tief
sense:
(cricket, baseball, softball) Far from the center of the playing area, near to the boundary of the playing area, either in absolute terms or relative to a point of reference.


lexentry: eng/deep__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deep
trans_list: tief
sense:
Far in extent in another (non-downwards, but generally also non-upwards) direction away from a point of reference.


lexentry: eng/deep_drawing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deep drawing
trans_list: Tiefziehen
sense:
A sheet metal forming process in which a sheet metal blank is radially drawn into a forming die by the mechanical action of a punch.


lexentry: eng/deep_fryer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deep fryer
trans_list: Fritteuse
sense:
A heated vessel for frying food by immersing in hot oil, as opposed to shallow frying in a frying pan.


lexentry: eng/deep_geological_repository__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deep geological repository
trans_list: Atommüllendlager | Endlager
sense:
A concept that involves the placement of long-lived radioactive waste, often spent nuclear fuel, in rooms excavated deep within stable, low-permeability bedrock


lexentry: eng/deep_link__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deep link
trans_list: Deeplink
sense:
(Internet) A type of hyperlink directly pointing to content on a website, rather than its home page.


lexentry: eng/deep_state__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deep state
trans_list: Deep State | Schattenregierung | Staat im Staat
sense:
(politics, conspiracy research) A large group of people, typically members of government agencies and the military, believed to have long-lasting political influence that is difficult for an administration voted into power to counter.


lexentry: eng/deep_vein_thrombosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deep vein thrombosis
trans_list: tiefe Venenthrombose
sense:
(pathology) A potentially fatal condition in which one or more thrombi (or clots) form in the predominantly the leg or, more unusually, the arm. The clot may break free from the venous wall and travel via the circulatory system to the heart or to the lungs (causing a pulmonary embolism); this condition is often caused by keeping the legs bent for long periods but can also be caused by other medical problems.


lexentry: eng/deepfake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deepfake
trans_list: Deepfake
sense:
(technology, neologism) A convincingly realistic but fake image, video, or audio created with the use of artificial intelligence, especially one that imposes the face of one person onto the body of someone else.


lexentry: eng/deer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deer
trans_list: Hirsch
sense:
A ruminant mammal with antlers and hooves of the family Cervidae, or one of several similar animals from related families of the order Artiodactyla.


lexentry: eng/deer_fly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deer fly
trans_list: Hirschfliege
sense:
A louse fly, a species in the family Hippoboscidae (Lipoptena cervi), parasites of elk, deer and other bovine animals, sucking blood and laying eggs in the fur of the host animals, found in Eurasia.


lexentry: eng/deer_tick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deer tick
trans_list: Hirschzecke
sense:
A hard-bodied tick, Ixodes scapularis, of the eastern and northern Midwestern United States, one of four species of tick that is carrier of Lyme disease.


lexentry: eng/defamation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defamation
trans_list: Verleumdung | Diffamierung | Schmähung
sense:
The act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another.


lexentry: eng/default__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (finance) The condition of failing to meet an obligation.
written_rep: default
trans_list:
Forderungsausfall | Fristversäumnis | Nichtzahlung | Säumnis | Zahlungsausfall | Zahlungseinstellung


lexentry: eng/default__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: default
trans_list: Ausgangswert | Standard | Standardwert
sense:
(often, attributive) A value used when none has been given; a tentative value or standard that is presumed.


lexentry: eng/default__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: default
trans_list: Nichterscheinen | Versäumnis
sense:
(obsolete) A failing or failure; omission of that which ought to be done; neglect to do what duty or law requires.


lexentry: eng/default__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: default
trans_list: zurückfallen (auf ...)
sense:
(ambitransitive, computing) To assume a value when none was given; to presume a tentative value or standard.


lexentry: eng/defect__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defect
trans_list: überlaufen | aussteigen | desertieren | zurückziehen
sense:
(intransitive) To abandon or turn against; to cease or change one's loyalty, especially from a military organisation or political party.


lexentry: eng/defective__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: defective
trans_list: mangelhaft | unvollständig
sense:
(grammar, of a lexeme, especially a verb) Lacking some forms; e.g., having only one tense or being usable only in the third person.


lexentry: eng/defective_verb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defective verb
trans_list: Defektivum
sense:
(grammar) A verb with an incomplete conjugation; for example, one that can only be conjugated in certain persons and numbers.


lexentry: eng/defenceman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defenceman
trans_list: Fürsprecher
sense:
In ice hockey and lacrosse, a player position with a primary responsibility to prevent the opposing team from scoring goals; same as defender in many other ballgames.


lexentry: eng/defendant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defendant
trans_list: Angeklagte | Beklagte | Angeklagter | Angeschuldigte | Angeschuldigter | Beklagter
sense:
(legal) In civil proceedings, the party responding to the complaint; one who is sued and called upon to make satisfaction for a wrong complained of by another.


lexentry: eng/defender__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: defender
trans_list: Verteidiger | Verteidigerin
sense:
(law, rare) A lawyer who represents defendants, especially a public defender; a defense attorney (US) or defence counsel (UK).


lexentry: eng/defense_mechanism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defense mechanism
trans_list: Abwehrmechanismus
sense:
(psychology) A psychological strategy used unconsciously by people to cope with harmful or stressful situations.


lexentry: eng/defer__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defer
trans_list: nachgeben | sich beugen | sich einlassen auf | sich fügen
sense:
(ambitransitive) To submit to the opinion or desire of others in respect to their judgment or authority.


lexentry: eng/deferred__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: deferred
trans_list: -aufschub
sense:
(accounting) Whose value is not realized until a future date: e.g. annuities, charges, taxes, and income, either as an asset or liability.


lexentry: eng/defibrillate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defibrillate
trans_list: defibrillieren
sense:
(cardiology, transitive) To stop the fibrillation of the heart in order to restore normal contractions, especially by the use of an electric shock.


lexentry: eng/defibrillation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defibrillation
trans_list: Defibrillation
sense:
The stopping of the fibrillation of the heart in order to restore normal contractions, especially by the use of an electric shock.


lexentry: eng/defibrillator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defibrillator
trans_list: Defibrillator
sense:
(cardiology) An electronic device used internally or externally that delivers a controlled electric shock to a patient to correct ventricular fibrillation, a lack of coordination of the contraction of muscle tissue of the large chambers of the heart.


lexentry: eng/defile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defile
trans_list: Bergpass | Engpass | Hohlweg | Pass
sense:
A narrow passage or way (originally (military) , one which soldiers could only march through in a single file or line), especially a narrow gorge or pass between mountains.


lexentry: eng/define__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: define
trans_list: definieren
sense:
To describe, explain, or make definite and clear; used to request the listener or other person to elaborate or explain more clearly his or her intended meaning of a word or expression.


lexentry: eng/definite__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: definite
trans_list: bestimmt | determiniert
sense:
(linguistics) Designating an identified or immediately identifiable person or thing, or group of persons or things


lexentry: eng/definite_article__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: definite article
trans_list: bestimmtes Geschlechtswort | bestimmter Artikel | Definitartikel | definiter Artikel
sense:
(grammar) An article that introduces a noun and specifies it as the particular noun that is being considered; in English, the only definite article is the and its variations.


lexentry: eng/definition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: definition
trans_list: Definition | Begriffsbestimmung | Begriffserklärung | Definierung
sense:
(semantics, lexicography) A statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol (dictionary definitions).


lexentry: eng/definitive__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: definitive
trans_list: Dauermarke
sense:
(philately) an ordinary postage stamp that is part of a series of all denominations or is reprinted as needed to meet demand


lexentry: eng/deflagration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deflagration
trans_list: Verpuffung
sense:
The act of deflagrating; an intense fire; a conflagration or explosion. Specifically, combustion that spreads subsonically via thermal conduction.


lexentry: eng/deflation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deflation
trans_list: Deflation
sense:
(economics) A decrease in the general price level, that is, in the nominal cost of goods and services as well as wages.


lexentry: eng/deflect__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deflect
trans_list: abfälschen | abwehren
sense:
(transitive, ball games) To touch the ball, often unwittingly, after a shot or a sharp pass, thereby making it unpredictable for the other players.


lexentry: eng/deforestation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deforestation
trans_list: Entwaldung | Abholzung | Kahlschlag
sense:
The process of destroying a forest and replacing it with something else, especially with an agricultural system.


lexentry: eng/deform__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deform
trans_list: verformen
sense:
(also, figuratively) To change the look of (something), usually thus making it imperfect or unattractive; to give (something) an abnormal or unusual appearance.


lexentry: eng/deform__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deform
trans_list: deformieren
sense:
To change the form of (something), usually thus making it disordered or irregular; to give (something) an abnormal or unusual shape.


lexentry: eng/defragment__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defragment
trans_list: defragmentieren
sense:
(computing) To run a process that collects fragments of files and sorts them into contiguous sections on one or more hard disks or hard disk partitions, thus speeding up file management.


lexentry: eng/defy__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: defy
trans_list: abschwören | herausfordern | lossagen
sense:
(transitive, obsolete) To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce.


lexentry: eng/degauss__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: degauss
trans_list: demagnetisieren
sense:
(transitive) To reduce or eliminate the magnetic field from (the hull of a ship, or a computer monitor, etc.).


lexentry: eng/degenerate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: degenerate
trans_list: entartet
sense:
(of qualities) Having deteriorated, degraded or fallen from normal, coherent, balanced and desirable to undesirable and typically abnormal.


lexentry: eng/degeneration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: degeneration
trans_list: Entartung
sense:
(uncountable, countable) The process or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse.


lexentry: eng/degeneration__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: degeneration
trans_list: Degeneration
sense:
(uncountable) That condition of a tissue or an organ in which its vitality has become either diminished or perverted; a substitution of a lower for a higher form of structure.


lexentry: eng/deglaze__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deglaze
trans_list: ablöschen
sense:
(transitive, cooking) To detach small pieces of cooked food from a pan by adding liquid, so that they can be used in further cooking.


lexentry: eng/degradation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: degradation
trans_list: Degradierung
sense:
The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society


lexentry: eng/degree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: degree
trans_list: Diplom | akademischer Diplom
sense:
A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university or, in some countries, a college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.) [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/degree__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: degree
trans_list: Grad | Altgrad | Neugrad | Winkelgrad
sense:
(geometry) A unit of measurement of angle equal to 1⁄360 of a circle's circumference. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/degree__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: degree
trans_list: Grad
sense:
(physics) A unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales, such as Celsius or Fahrenheit. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/degree_of_comparison__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: degree of comparison
trans_list: Steigerungsform | Steigerungsstufe | Vergleichungsstaffel | Vergleichungsstufe
sense:
(linguistics, grammar) A form of an adjective that indicates a different degree of the attribute the adjective denotes; like the positive, comparative and superlative forms.


lexentry: eng/degree_of_freedom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: degree of freedom
trans_list: Freiheitsgrad
sense:
(physics) Any of the coordinates, a minimum number of which are needed to specify the motion of a mechanical system.


lexentry: eng/degu__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: degu
trans_list: Gewöhnliche Degu
sense:
Any species of the genus Octodon, especially Octodon degus, a small, caviomorph rodent native to Chile.


lexentry: eng/dehumanize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dehumanize
trans_list: entmenschen | dehumanisieren | entmenschlichen
sense:
To take away humanity; to remove or deny human qualities, characteristics, or attributes; to impersonalize.


lexentry: eng/dehydration__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dehydration
trans_list: Dehydration | Austrocknung | Dehydrierung
sense:
The condition in which water in the body drops below normal levels, usually caused by illness, sweating or by not drinking enough.


lexentry: eng/dehydrogenase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dehydrogenase
trans_list: Dehydrogenase
sense:
(enzyme) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the removal of hydrogen (a proton) from biological compounds.


lexentry: eng/dehydrogenation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dehydrogenation
trans_list: Wasserstoffentziehung
sense:
(chemistry) Any reaction or process in which hydrogen is removed from a substance, especially the production of unsaturated organic compounds from saturated ones.


lexentry: eng/deidentify__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deidentify
trans_list: anonymisieren | sich deidentifizieren
sense:
To remove personal identifying information from data, sometimes preserving the original identification data separately; to anonymize data (though it may be possible to reidentify).


lexentry: eng/deism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deism
trans_list: Deismus
sense:
A philosophical belief in the existence of a god (or goddess) knowable through human reason; especially, a belief in a creator god unaccompanied by any belief in supernatural phenomena or specific religious doctrines.


lexentry: eng/deixis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deixis
trans_list: Deixis
sense:
(linguistics) The use of a word, such as a pronoun, to refer to something that must be identified from the wider context; a word used in such a way.


lexentry: eng/dejecta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dejecta
trans_list: Dejektion
sense:
(medicine, zoology) any liquid or solid waste matter that is emanated, shed or discharged from the body. Dejecta include urine, faeces, sputum, pus, mucus, skin sloughing, lochia; their discharge can be nasal, aural, by expectoration, urethral, vaginal and so on.


lexentry: eng/deke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deke
trans_list: Finte
sense:
(ice hockey) A feint, fake, or other move made by the player with the puck to deceive a goaltender or defenceman.


lexentry: eng/dekulakization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dekulakization
trans_list: Entkulakisierung
sense:
(historical) The communist repression of the kulaks (prosperous peasants and farmers) in the Soviet Union and communistic Eastern Europe.


lexentry: eng/dekulakize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dekulakize
trans_list: entkulakisieren
sense:
(transitive, historical) Usually with reference to the Soviet Union and communist Eastern Europe: to dispossess a kulak (that is, a prosperous peasant) of his or her property and/or rights. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/delation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: delation
trans_list: Anzeige
sense:
(legal) An accusation or charge brought against someone, especially by an informer; the act of accusing someone.


lexentry: eng/delative_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delative case
trans_list: Delativ
sense:
(grammar) case used to indicate movement from an object. In English, this is usually expressed by the prepositions from or off of, as in "down off of the house." Hungarian is a language that uses the delative case, see -ról.


lexentry: eng/delay__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delay
trans_list: Verspätung | Verzögerung
sense:
A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.


lexentry: eng/delay_differential_equation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delay differential equation
trans_list: retardierte Differentialgleichung
sense:
(calculus) a type of differential equation in which the derivative of the unknown function at a certain time is given in terms of the values of the function at previous times


lexentry: eng/delayed-onset_muscle_soreness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delayed-onset muscle soreness
trans_list: Muskelkater
sense:
(medicine) The pain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise.


lexentry: eng/delegate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: delegate
trans_list: delegieren
sense:
(computing, Internet, transitive) (of a subdomain) To give away authority over a subdomain; to allow someone else to create sub-subdomains of a subdomain of one's own.


lexentry: eng/delegation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: delegation
trans_list: Delegation
sense:
(computing) A method-dispatching technique describing the lookup and inheritance rules for self-referential calls.


lexentry: eng/delegation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: delegation
trans_list: Delegation | Abordnung | Anweisung | Delegierung
sense:
(legal) The act whereby or constellation in which the performance of an obligation (owed to an obligee, presuming its validity; irrespective of the obligation as the target of the delegation, rarely called delegatary) is assigned by its debtor (delegator, obligor) to and towards another party (delegatee, delegate)


lexentry: eng/delete__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delete
trans_list: löschen | streichen
sense:
To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer or other device. [from 1600s]


lexentry: eng/deliberate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: deliberate
trans_list: wohlerwogen | wohlüberlegt
sense:
Of a person, weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; slow in determining.


lexentry: eng/deliberation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deliberation
trans_list: Abwägung
sense:
The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.


lexentry: eng/delicacy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: delicacy
trans_list: Delikatesse | Leckerbissen | Köstlichkeit
sense:
Something appealing, usually a pleasing food, especially a choice dish of a certain culture suggesting rarity and refinement.


lexentry: eng/delicate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: delicate
trans_list: behutsam | feinfühlig | taktvoll
sense:
Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; said of manners, conduct, or feelings.


lexentry: eng/delirium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delirium
trans_list: Delirium | Fieberphantasie | Taumel
sense:
(symptom) A temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion, inability to concentrate, disorientation, anxiety, and sometimes hallucinations. Causes can include dehydration, drug intoxication, and severe infection.


lexentry: eng/delirium_tremens__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delirium tremens
trans_list: Alkoholdelirium | Delirium tremens
sense:
(pathology) A psychosis of chronic alcoholism, usually due to alcohol withdrawal, which can be fatal. Symptoms include sweating, tremors, terrifying hallucinations, insomnia, restlessness, disorientation and anxiety.


lexentry: eng/delivery_room__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delivery room
trans_list: Geburtsraum | Kreißsaal
sense:
(medicine) An operating theatre or similar room in a hospital or other medical facility, furnished with suitable equipment and staffed by physicians, surgeons, or other medical workers, for the purpose of assisting mothers with the births of their babies.


lexentry: eng/delta__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: delta
trans_list: Delta
sense:
(mathematics, physics, engineering) The symbol Δ; A change in a quantity, likely from "d" for "difference".


lexentry: eng/delta_wing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delta wing
trans_list: Deltaflügel
sense:
(aeronautics) An aircraft wing having a swept-back shape in the form of an isosceles triangle; used mostly on supersonic aircraft


lexentry: eng/delusion_of_grandeur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delusion of grandeur
trans_list: Größenwahn | Megalomanie
sense:
(usually, in the plural) The false belief that one is important or powerful, accompanying certain mental disorders.


lexentry: eng/delusional_disorder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delusional disorder
trans_list: Paranoia
sense:
A mental disorder characterized by isolated delusions without any accompanying symptoms like hallucinations, thought disorder or flat affect.


lexentry: eng/delve__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: delve
trans_list: befassen | eintauchen | erforschen | ergründen | untersuchen | wühlen
sense:
(ambitransitive) To search thoroughly and carefully for information, research, dig into, penetrate, fathom, trace out


lexentry: eng/demagogue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demagogue
trans_list: Demagoge | Demagogin
sense:
(pejorative) A political orator or leader, especially in a democratic system, who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument.


lexentry: eng/demand__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: demand
trans_list: Nachfrage
sense:
(economics) The amount of a good or service that consumers are willing to buy at a particular price.


lexentry: eng/demeanor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demeanor
trans_list: Betragen | Benehmen | Verhalten | Auftreten | Auftritt | Gebahren
sense:
(American spelling) The social, non-verbal behaviours (such as body language and facial expressions) that are characteristic of a person.


lexentry: eng/dementia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dementia
trans_list: Demenz
sense:
(pathology) A progressive decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the brain beyond what might be expected from normal aging. Areas particularly affected include memory, attention, judgement, language and problem solving.


lexentry: eng/demerit__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: demerit
trans_list: Minuspunkt
sense:
A mark given for bad conduct to a person attending an educational institution or serving in the army.


lexentry: eng/demesne__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demesne
trans_list: Grundbesitz | Hausmacht
sense:
A lord's chief manor place, with that part of the lands belonging thereto which has not been granted out in tenancy; a house, and the land adjoining, kept for the proprietor's own use.


lexentry: eng/demijohn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demijohn
trans_list: Glasballon | Korbflasche
sense:
A large bottle with a short neck, sometimes with two small handles at the neck, sometimes encased in wickerwork.


lexentry: eng/demilitarized_zone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demilitarized zone
trans_list: entmilitarisierte Zone
sense:
(military) An area, often on a border between military factions, in which military forces and operations are prohibited. (This sense is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/demimonde__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demimonde
trans_list: Milieu
sense:
(chiefly, historical, _, (19th-century France)) A class of women maintained by wealthy protectors; female courtesans or prostitutes as a group.


lexentry: eng/demise__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demise
trans_list: Verpachtung
sense:
(legal) The conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter.


lexentry: eng/demise__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: demise
trans_list: Untergang | Besitzübertragung | Niedergang | Scheitern | Verschwinden | Übertragung
sense:
Transmission by formal act or conveyance to an heir or successor; transference; especially, the transfer or transmission of the crown or royal authority to a successor.


lexentry: eng/demissionary__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: demissionary
trans_list: demissionär
sense:
(sometimes, after the noun modified) Having resigned or been removed from a position, but retaining some status or powers.


lexentry: eng/demiurge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demiurge
trans_list: Demiurg
sense:
(Platonic, _, philosophy) The (usually benevolent) being that created the universe out of primal matter.


lexentry: eng/demobilization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demobilization
trans_list: Demobilisierung
sense:
The disorganization or disarming of troops which have previously been mobilized or called into active service; the change from a war footing to a peace footing; the act of demobilizing.


lexentry: eng/democracy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: democracy
trans_list: Demokratie | Volksherrschaft
sense:
(uncountable) Rule by the people, especially as a form of government; either directly or through elected representatives (representative democracy).


lexentry: eng/democracy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: democracy
trans_list: Demokratie
sense:
(countable, government) A government under the direct or representative rule of the people of its jurisdiction.


lexentry: eng/democrat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: democrat
trans_list: Demokrat | Demokratin
sense:
A supporter of democracy; an advocate of democratic politics (originally (historical) as opposed to the aristocrats in Revolutionary France).


lexentry: eng/democratic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: democratic
trans_list: demokratisch
sense:
Pertaining to democracy; constructed upon or in line with the principle of government chosen by the people.


lexentry: eng/democratic_centralism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: democratic centralism
trans_list: Demokratischer Zentralismus
sense:
A set of principles of internal organization, mainly associated with Leninism, in which political decisions reached by voting are binding upon all members of the party.


lexentry: eng/democratization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: democratization
trans_list: Demokratisierung
sense:
The introduction of democracy, its functions or principles, to an area or country which did not have democracy previously.


lexentry: eng/demography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demography
trans_list: Demografie | Bevölkerungswissenschaft | Demographie
sense:
The study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations and the social causes behind these.


lexentry: eng/demoiselle_crane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demoiselle crane
trans_list: Jungfernkranich
sense:
A crane, Grus virgo (syn. Anthropoides virgo), found in central Asia, 85-100 centimeters long with a loud trumpeting call.


lexentry: eng/demolition_derby__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demolition derby
trans_list: Stockcar
sense:
(chiefly, US) a competition in which contestants crash old cars into each other, the last vehicle surviving being the winner.


lexentry: eng/demonetize__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: demonetize
trans_list: demonetarisieren | entmonetarisieren
sense:
(Internet, transitive) To demote (published content, or its creator) so that it is no longer eligible to earn money for its publisher.


lexentry: eng/demonstrative_pronoun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demonstrative pronoun
trans_list: Demonstrativpronomen | Demonstrativ | Demonstrativum | hinweisendes Fürwort
sense:
(grammar) a pronoun that replaces a noun whose identity can be understood from the context; it indicates whether the noun is singular or plural, and whether it is near or far from the speaker or writer


lexentry: eng/demoralization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demoralization
trans_list: Demoralisierung
sense:
The act of corrupting or subverting morale, discipline, courage, hope, etc., or the state of being corrupted or subverted in morale.


lexentry: eng/demoscene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demoscene
trans_list: Demoszene
sense:
(computing) The informal computer art subculture that produces and watches demos (audiovisual computer programs).


lexentry: eng/demosponge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demosponge
trans_list: Hornkieselschwämme
sense:
(zoology) A sponge of the class Demospongiae, having skeletons made of spongin fibres. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/demotic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: demotic
trans_list: demotisch
sense:
Of, relating to, or written in the ancient Egyptian script that developed from Lower Egyptian hieratic writing starting from around 650 BCE and was chiefly used to write the Demotic phase of the Egyptian language, with simplified and cursive characters that no longer corresponded directly to their hieroglyphic precursors.


lexentry: eng/demoware__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demoware
trans_list: Demoware
sense:
(computing) A cut-down demonstration version of a computer program so that it can be tried before purchase.


lexentry: eng/demur__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: demur
trans_list: aufschieben | hinauszögern | unterbrechen | verschieben | vertagen | verzögern
sense:
(intransitive) To delay; to pause; to suspend proceedings or judgment in view of a doubt or difficulty; to hesitate; to put off the determination or conclusion of an affair.


lexentry: eng/demyelination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demyelination
trans_list: Entmarkung
sense:
(biology, medicine) The removal of the myelin sheath from a nerve fibre, usually as a result of disease causing myelinolysis.


lexentry: eng/den__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: den
trans_list: Höhle | Bau | Wohnzimmer
sense:
A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; especially, a cave used by a wild animal for shelter or concealment.


lexentry: eng/denarius__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: denarius
trans_list: Denar
sense:
(Ancient Rome, numismatics) A small silver coin issued both during the Roman Republic and during the Roman Empire, equal to 10 asses or 4 sesterces.


lexentry: eng/denaturation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: denaturation
trans_list: Transsubstantiation
sense:
(biochemistry) The change of folding structure of a protein (and thus of physical properties) caused by heating, changes in pH, or exposure to certain chemicals.


lexentry: eng/denature__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: denature
trans_list: vergällen
sense:
(transitive) To add something to (alcohol) that makes it unsuitable for consumption but leaves it suitable for most other purposes.


lexentry: eng/denature__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: denature
trans_list: denaturieren
sense:
(transitive, intransitive, biochemistry) To alter its original form or state, especially of a protein, by heat, acidity etc.


lexentry: eng/denazification__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: denazification
trans_list: Entnazifizierung
sense:
The process of the removal of Nazis from public office and positions of responsibility in Germany and Austria after World War II.


lexentry: eng/dendrite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dendrite
trans_list: Dendrit
sense:
(cytology) A slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendron.


lexentry: eng/dendrochronology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dendrochronology
trans_list: Dendrochronologie
sense:
(biology, archaeology) The science that uses the spacing between the annual growth rings of trees to date their exact year of formation.


lexentry: eng/dengue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dengue
trans_list: Denguefieber
sense:
An acute febrile disease of the (sub)tropics caused by the Dengue virus, a flavivirus, transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, and characterized by high fever, rash, headache, and severe muscle and joint pain.


lexentry: eng/dengue_fever__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dengue fever
trans_list: Denguefieber
sense:
An acute febrile and sometimes hemorrhagic disease endemic to the tropics, caused by varieties of the species Dengue virus, and primarily transmitted to humans from mosquitoes, though human-to-human transmission is also well documented.


lexentry: eng/denial__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: denial
trans_list: Verweigerung | Absage | Zurückweisung
sense:
(psychology) A defense mechanism involving a refusal to accept the truth of a phenomenon or prospect.


lexentry: eng/denialism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: denialism
trans_list: Leugnung | Verleugnung
sense:
The practice of rejecting propositions which are strongly supported by scientific or historical evidence, and often of seeking to influence policy processes and outcomes accordingly.


lexentry: eng/denitrify__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: denitrify
trans_list: denitrieren
sense:
(transitive, chemistry) To remove nitrogen, often through the breakdown of nitrogenous compounds and the release of nitrogen gas.


lexentry: eng/denizen__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: denizen
trans_list: Bewohner | teilweise eingebürgerter Ausländer
sense:
(British, historical) A person with rights between those of naturalized citizen and resident alien (roughly permanent resident), obtained through letters patent.


lexentry: eng/denomination__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: denomination
trans_list: Bezeichnung
sense:
(countable) That by which anything is denominated or styled; an epithet; a name, designation, or title; especially, a general name indicating a class of like individuals.


lexentry: eng/denomination__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: denomination
trans_list: Konfession | Bezeichnung
sense:
(countable, religion) A class, or society of individuals, called by the same name; a subdivision of a religion.


lexentry: eng/denotation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: denotation
trans_list: Denotation
sense:
(logic, linguistics, semiotics) The primary, surface, literal, or explicit meaning of a signifier such as a word, phrase, or symbol; that which a word denotes, as contrasted with its connotation; the aggregate or set of objects of which a word may be predicated.


lexentry: eng/denounce__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: denounce
trans_list: verurteilen
sense:
(transitive) To criticize or speak out against (someone or something); to point out as deserving of reprehension, etc.; to openly accuse or condemn in a threatening manner; to invoke censure upon; to stigmatize; to blame.


lexentry: eng/dense__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: dense
trans_list: dicht
sense:
(mathematics, topology) Being a subset of a topological space that approximates the space well. See the Wikipedia article on dense sets for a mathematical definition.


lexentry: eng/density__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: density
trans_list: Dichte
sense:
The ratio of one quantity, representing something of interest, to another quantity representing space, area, or extent in which the thing of interest is distributed.


lexentry: eng/density__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: density
trans_list: Dichte
sense:
(mathematics, statistics) The probability that an outcome will fall into a given range, per unit of that range; the relative likelihood of possible values of a continuous random variable.


lexentry: eng/dental_dam__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dental dam
trans_list: Kofferdam
sense:
(dentistry) A thin, flexible piece of latex or similar material used to isolate one or more teeth during some dental procedures.


lexentry: eng/denticulated__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: denticulated
trans_list: aus einzelen Würfeln
sense:
(heraldry, of a, bordure, very, rare) Embattled, but with only the projecting portions visible, so that the bordure appears non-contiguous (but the spaces are part of the field, unlike compony).


lexentry: eng/dentil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dentil
trans_list: Zahnschnitt
sense:
(architectural element) Any one of a series of small rectangular blocks projecting like teeth from a molding or beneath a cornice.


lexentry: eng/dentistry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dentistry
trans_list: Zahnmedizin | Zahnheilkunde
sense:
(uncountable) The field of medicine concerned with the study, diagnosis, and treatment of conditions of the teeth and oral cavity.


lexentry: eng/dentition__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dentition
trans_list: Gebiss
sense:
The type, number and arrangement of the normal teeth of an organism or of the actual teeth of an individual


lexentry: eng/deontology__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deontology
trans_list: Deontologie
sense:
(ethics) The normative ethical position that judges the morality of an action based on the action's adherence to rules or obligations rather than either the inherent goodness or the consequences of those actions. [from 1930]


lexentry: eng/deoxyribonucleic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deoxyribonucleic acid
trans_list: Desoxyribonukleinsäure
sense:
(biochemistry, genetics) A nucleic acid found in all living things (and some non-living things such as certain viruses) which consists of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix; encoded in its structure are genetic instructions for development, functioning, growth, and reproduction.


lexentry: eng/deoxyribose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deoxyribose
trans_list: Desoxyribose
sense:
(carbohydrate) A derivative of the pentose sugar ribose in which the 2' hydroxyl (-OH) is reduced to a hydrogen (H); it is a constituent of the nucleotides that constitute the biopolymer, deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA.


lexentry: eng/department_store__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: department store
trans_list: Kaufhaus | Warenhaus
sense:
A large store containing many different departments, each of which deals in the sale of different goods or services.


lexentry: eng/departure__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: departure
trans_list: Abreise | Abfahrt | Abflug
sense:
(navigation) The distance due east or west made by a ship in its course reckoned in plane sailing as the product of the distance sailed and the sine of the angle made by the course with the meridian.


lexentry: eng/departure__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: departure
trans_list: Abreise | Abfahrt | Abflug
sense:
(legal) The desertion by a party to any pleading of the ground taken by him in his last antecedent pleading, and the adoption of another


lexentry: eng/depend__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: depend
trans_list: abhängen | ankommen
sense:
(intransitive, followed by on or upon, formerly also by of) To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition; to hinge on.


lexentry: eng/dependency_injection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dependency injection
trans_list: Dependency Injection
sense:
(software architecture) A type-safe way of supplying an external dependency to a software component.


lexentry: eng/dependent_personality_disorder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dependent personality disorder
trans_list: abhängige Persönlichkeitsstörung
sense:
(psychiatry) A personality disorder characterized by a dependence on others to take care of oneself and one's life.


lexentry: eng/dependent_variable__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dependent variable
trans_list: abhängige Variable
sense:
(algebra) In an equation, the variable whose value depends on one or more variables in the equation.


lexentry: eng/depersonalize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: depersonalize
trans_list: depersonalisieren | entpersönlichen
sense:
(transitive) To remove a sense of personal identity or individual character from something; to anonymize.


lexentry: eng/depict__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: depict
trans_list: beschreiben | darstellen | abbilden
sense:
To render a representation of something, using words, sounds, images, or other means. [from early 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/depleted_uranium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: depleted uranium
trans_list: abgereichertes Uran
sense:
Uranium that contains a reduced (depleted) amount of the fissile isotope U-235 compared to natural uranium; it is used in applications where the nuclear properties of the uranium are not important, and the uranium is instead being used for its mechanical or chemical properties.


lexentry: eng/depopulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: depopulation
trans_list: Entvölkerung
sense:
The act of depopulating or condition of being depopulated; the destruction or expulsion of inhabitants.


lexentry: eng/depose__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: depose
trans_list: Eid | aussagen | bezeugen | unter
sense:
(law, intransitive) To give evidence or testimony, especially in response to interrogation during a deposition


lexentry: eng/deposit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deposit
trans_list: Ablagerung | Vorkommen
sense:
(geology) Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers to ore or gems.


lexentry: eng/deposit__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deposit
trans_list: Depot
sense:
That which is placed anywhere, or in anyone's hands, for safekeeping; something entrusted to the care of another.


lexentry: eng/deposit__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: deposit
trans_list: Anzahlung
sense:
(finance) A sum of money or other asset given as an initial payment, to show good faith, or to reserve something for purchase.


lexentry: eng/deposit__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: deposit
trans_list: Pfand | Kaution
sense:
A sum of money given as a security for a borrowed item, which will be given back when the item is returned, e.g. a bottle deposit or can deposit


lexentry: eng/deposit_insurance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deposit insurance
trans_list: Einlagensicherung | Einlagenversicherung
sense:
A form of insurance that protect bank depositors, in full or in part, from losses caused by a bank's inability to pay its debts when due.


lexentry: eng/deprecate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deprecate
trans_list: als veraltet einstufen | als überholt einstufen
sense:
(transitive, chiefly, computing) To declare something obsolescent; to recommend against a function, technique, command, etc. that still works but has been replaced.


lexentry: eng/depreciation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: depreciation
trans_list: Amortisation
sense:
(accounting) The measurement of the decline in value of assets. Not to be confused with impairment, which is the measurement of the unplanned, extraordinary decline in value of assets.


lexentry: eng/depression__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: depression
trans_list: Depression
sense:
(psychology, usually, uncountable) A state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future.


lexentry: eng/depression__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: depression
trans_list: Depression
sense:
(psychology, countable) A period of low morale or unhappiness (a period of experiencing the above-mentioned state of mind) which lasts longer than several weeks and may include ideation of self-inflicted injury or suicide.


lexentry: eng/depressurization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: depressurization
trans_list: Druckabbau | Druckablassen
sense:
The act, or an instance, of depressurizing; a reduction of atmospheric pressure within a chamber or space vehicle etc.


lexentry: eng/deprivation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deprivation
trans_list: Entziehung | Entzug | Entbehrung | Aberkennen | Aberkennung | Entziehen
sense:
(countable) The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.


lexentry: eng/deprive__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deprive
trans_list: berauben
sense:
(transitive) Used with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something.


lexentry: eng/deprogramming__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deprogramming
trans_list: Absetzung
sense:
The removal of the programming instilled into a person by a religious, political, economic, or social group associated with the belief system.


lexentry: eng/depth-first_search__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: depth-first search
trans_list: Tiefensuche
sense:
(graph theory) An algorithm for traversing a tree or graph where one starts at the root and explores as far as possible along each branch before backtracking.


lexentry: eng/depth_charge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: depth charge
trans_list: Wasserbombe
sense:
(military, nautical, aviation) A form of bomb, launched from a ship or dropped from an aircraft, that is designed to detonate at a certain depth underwater for the purposes of attacking a submerged enemy, especially a submarine.


lexentry: eng/deputation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deputation
trans_list: Abordnung
sense:
The act of deputing, or of appointing or commissioning a deputy or representative; office of a deputy or delegate; vicegerency.


lexentry: eng/deputize__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deputize
trans_list: vertreten
sense:
(transitive) to officially empower and authorize (someone) to act as a substitute in one's role or office


lexentry: eng/deputy__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: deputy
trans_list: Stellvertreter | Stellvertreterin
sense:
(US) a law enforcement officer who works for the county sheriff's office; a deputy sheriff or sheriff's deputy; the entry level rank in such an agency.


lexentry: eng/derealization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: derealization
trans_list: Derealisation
sense:
(psychology) The psychological symptom in which the world appears to be unreal, and the patient has a sense of detachment from it.


lexentry: eng/dereference__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dereference
trans_list: dereferenzieren
sense:
(programming) To access the value or object located in a memory location addressed by a pointer or another value interpreted as such; to access a value being referenced by something else.


lexentry: eng/derelict__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: derelict
trans_list: aufgegeben | verfallen | verlassen
sense:
Abandoned, forsaken; given up by the natural owner or guardian; (of a ship) abandoned at sea, dilapidated, neglected; (of a spacecraft) abandoned in outer space.


lexentry: eng/derivation__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: derivation
trans_list: Derivation
sense:
(mathematics) The operation of deducing one function from another according to a fixed definition, referred to as derivation or differentiation; this is the inverse operation to integration.


lexentry: eng/derivative__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: derivative
trans_list: Derivat
sense:
(Of a function of a single variable f(x)) The derived function of f(x): the function giving the instantaneous rate of change of f; equivalently, the function giving the slope of the line tangent to the graph of f. Written f'(x) or \frac{df}{dx} in Leibniz's notation, \dot{f}(x) in Newton's notation (the latter used particularly when the independent variable is time).


lexentry: eng/derivative__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: derivative
trans_list: Ableitung
sense:
The value of such a derived function for a given value of its independent variable: the rate of change of a function at a point in its domain.


lexentry: eng/derivatization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: derivatization
trans_list: Derivatisierung
sense:
(chemistry) A technique which transforms a chemical compound into a product of similar chemical structure.


lexentry: eng/derived_function__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: derived function
trans_list: Ableitung
sense:
(calculus) Of a function, another function, the value of which for any value of the independent variable is the instantaneous rate of change of the given function at that value of the independent variable.


lexentry: eng/dermatographia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dermatographia
trans_list: Dermographismus
sense:
(pathology) A skin disorder in which the skin becomes raised and inflamed when stroked, scratched or rubbed.


lexentry: eng/derrick__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: derrick
trans_list: Bohrturm
sense:
A framework that is constructed over a mine or oil well for the purpose of boring or lowering pipes.


lexentry: eng/dervish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dervish
trans_list: Derwisch | Derwischin
sense:
(Islam) An itinerant Sufi mystic practicing voluntary poverty in devotion to God, and often engaging in ecstatic rituals.


lexentry: eng/descaling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: descaling
trans_list: Entkalkung
sense:
The removal of scale from the surface of a metal, especially from the inner surfaces of boilers etc.


lexentry: eng/descend__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: descend
trans_list: absteigen | herabsteigen | herunterkommen | niedergehen
sense:
(intransitive) To pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards; to come or go down in any way, for example by falling, flowing, walking, climbing etc.


lexentry: eng/descendant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: descendant
trans_list: Nachkomme | Abkömmling | Nachfahre | Spross | Abkomme | Nachkommin
sense:
One of the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.


lexentry: eng/descender__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: descender
trans_list: Unterlänge
sense:
(typography) The part of a letter or number that is drawn below the baseline (the bottom of most lowercase letters).


lexentry: eng/description__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: description
trans_list: Beschreibung | Deskription
sense:
A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.


lexentry: eng/descriptive_statistics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: descriptive statistics
trans_list: beschreibende Statistik | deskriptive Statistik
sense:
(statistics) A branch of statistics dealing with summarization and description of collections of data—data sets, including the concepts of arithmetic mean, median, mode, and quantile.


lexentry: eng/descriptor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: descriptor
trans_list: Deskriptor
sense:
(computing, information science) A name associated with certain data or documents in an information storage and retrieval system; an index term.


lexentry: eng/descry__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: descry
trans_list: entdecken | erkennen | herauslesen | wahrnehmen
sense:
(transitive) To see, especially from afar; to discover (a distant or obscure object) by the eye; to espy; to discern or detect.


lexentry: eng/desert__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desert
trans_list: Wüste
sense:
(informal) In particular, a barren, arid area of land which is hot, with sandy, rocky, or parched ground.


lexentry: eng/desert__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desert
trans_list: Wüste
sense:
A barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland.


lexentry: eng/desert__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desert
trans_list: desertieren | fahnenflüchtig werden | verlassen | Fahnenflucht begehen | im Stich lassen
sense:
To leave (anything that depends on one's presence to survive, exist, or succeed), especially when contrary to a promise or obligation; to abandon; to forsake.


lexentry: eng/desert_island__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desert island
trans_list: unbewohnte Insel
sense:
A deserted island, an uninhabited island, especially one in the tropics and (now, frequently, _, misunderstood, _, as) a small and almost entirely sandy desert.


lexentry: eng/deserter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deserter
trans_list: Deserteur | Fahnenflüchtiger
sense:
(military) A person who has physically removed him- or herself from the control or direction of a military or naval unit with the intention of permanently leaving


lexentry: eng/desertification__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desertification
trans_list: Desertifikation | fortschreitende Wüstenbildung
sense:
The process by which a geographic region becomes a desert, resulting from natural changes in climate or by human activity.


lexentry: eng/desiccant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desiccant
trans_list: Trocknungsmittel
sense:
A substance (such as calcium oxide or silica gel) that is used as a drying agent because of its high affinity for water.


lexentry: eng/desideratum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desideratum
trans_list: Desideratum
sense:
Something that is wished for, or considered desirable, particularly when thought to be essential. [from mid 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/design__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: design
trans_list: Design | Entwurf | Plan
sense:
A plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system.


lexentry: eng/design__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: design
trans_list: Entwurf
sense:
The shape or appearance given to an object, especially one that is intended to make it more attractive.


lexentry: eng/design__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: design
trans_list: entwerfen | designen
sense:
(obsolete, transitive) To mark out and exhibit; to designate; to indicate; to show; to point out; to appoint.


lexentry: eng/design_pattern__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: design pattern
trans_list: Entwurfsmuster
sense:
(architecture, software engineering) A formal way of documenting a general reusable solution to a design problem in a particular field of expertise.


lexentry: eng/designate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: designate
trans_list: designieren | bestimmen | kennzeichnen | markieren | ansetzen | ausweisen
sense:
To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description


lexentry: eng/designate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: designate
trans_list: ausersehen | ausweisen | bestimmen | designieren | einstufen | vorsehen
sense:
To indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty — with to or for; to designate an officer for or to the command of a post or station.


lexentry: eng/designer_drug__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: designer drug
trans_list: Nachbrenner
sense:
A drug specifically developed to replace an illegal recreational drug, in order to circumvent existing drug laws, usually by modifying its molecular structure.


lexentry: eng/desire_line__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desire line
trans_list: Trampelpfad
sense:
A path that pedestrians or vehicles take informally rather than taking a sidewalk or set route, for example, a well-worn ribbon of dirt cutting across a patch of grass, or a path in the snow.


lexentry: eng/desk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desk
trans_list: Schreibtisch
sense:
A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a drawer or repository underneath.


lexentry: eng/desk__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: desk
trans_list: Schreibtisch | Ressort
sense:
A station for a string player in an orchestra, consisting of a chair and a music stand, or a row of such stations.


lexentry: eng/desktop__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: desktop
trans_list: Arbeitsoberfläche | Benutzeroberfläche
sense:
(computing, GUI) The main graphical user interface of an operating system, usually displaying icons, windows and background wallpaper.


lexentry: eng/desktop_computer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desktop computer
trans_list: Desktop-Computer
sense:
A computer of a size designed to be used on a desk or table, as opposed to larger machines, such as mainframes, and smaller machines, such as laptops and palmtops.


lexentry: eng/desman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desman
trans_list: Desman | Bisamrüssler
sense:
Either of two species, Desmana moschata or Galemys pyrenaicus, of aquatic or semi-aquatic insectivore of the mole family, Talpidae, found in Europe.


lexentry: eng/desomorphine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desomorphine
trans_list: Desomorphin
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) An opiate analogue derived from morphine, with sedative and analgesic effects.


lexentry: eng/despair__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: despair
trans_list: verzweifeln | die Hoffnung aufgeben
sense:
(intransitive, often with “of”) To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation.


lexentry: eng/desperate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desperate
sense:
A person in desperate circumstances or who is at the point of desperation, such as a down-and-outer, addict, etc.

trans_list:
verzweifelt | hoffnungslos | aussichtslos | irrsinnig | sehnsuchtsvoll verlangend | verzweifelt bemüht


lexentry: eng/desperate_times_call_for_desperate_measures__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desperate times call for desperate measures
sense:
In adverse circumstances, actions that might have been rejected under other circumstances may become the best choice.

trans_list:
außergewöhnliche Umstände erfordern außergewöhnliche Maßnahmen | in der Not frisst der Teufel Fliegen


lexentry: eng/despotism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: despotism
trans_list: Despotie | Despotismus | Willkürherrschaft
sense:
government by a singular authority, either a single person or tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.


lexentry: eng/dessertspoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dessertspoon
trans_list: Dessertlöffel
sense:
A unit of measure, being equivalent to two teaspoons or two-thirds of a tablespoon, or approximately 10 millilitres; a dessertspoonful.


lexentry: eng/dessertspoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dessertspoon
trans_list: Dessertlöffel | Teelöffel
sense:
(rare) An item of cutlery; a spoon, larger than a teaspoon and smaller than a tablespoon, used for eating dessert.


lexentry: eng/destalinization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: destalinization
trans_list: Entstalinisierung
sense:
The process, begun by Nikita Khrushchev, of discrediting and then reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin.


lexentry: eng/destigmatize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: destigmatize
trans_list: destigmatisieren | entstigmatisieren
sense:
(transitive) To remove the disgraceful or ignominious characterization; to remove stigma or stigmata.


lexentry: eng/destination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: destination
trans_list: Bestimmungsort | Reiseziel
sense:
(countable) The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.


lexentry: eng/destitution__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: destitution
trans_list: Armut
sense:
An extreme state of poverty, in which a person is almost completely lacking in resources or means of support.


lexentry: eng/destructor__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: destructor
trans_list: Destruktor
sense:
(object-oriented programming) A function that runs when an object is no longer required, used to release any resources that it was using.


lexentry: eng/desuetude__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desuetude
trans_list: Resignation
sense:
(uncountable) The state when something (for example, a custom or a law) is no longer observed nor practised; disuse, obsolescence; (countable) an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/desulfurize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desulfurize
trans_list: entschwefeln
sense:
(American spelling, transitive) To remove the sulfur from something (such as petroleum or flue gases).


lexentry: eng/desultory__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desultory
trans_list: sprunghaft
sense:
Jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order, planning, or rational connection; lacking logical sequence.


lexentry: eng/detached_house__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: detached house
trans_list: Einfamilienhaus
sense:
A free-standing, single-family dwelling unit that does not share a common wall with any other structure.


lexentry: eng/detachment__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: detachment
trans_list: Abteilung
sense:
(uncountable, military) The separation of a military unit from the main body for a particular purpose or special mission.


lexentry: eng/detailed_balance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: detailed balance
trans_list: detailed balance | detailliertes Gleichgewicht
sense:
(mathematics, probability theory) a Markov process is said to show detailed balance if the transition rates between each pair of states i and j in the state space obey


lexentry: eng/detection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: detection
trans_list: Detektion
sense:
The act or process of detecting, uncovering, or finding out, the discovery of something new, hidden, or disguised.


lexentry: eng/detective__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: detective
trans_list: Detektiv | Ermittler | Ermittlerin
sense:
(law enforcement) A police officer who looks for evidence as part of solving a crime; an investigator.


lexentry: eng/detector__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: detector
trans_list: Detektor
sense:
A device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon, and that optionally sounds an alarm or triggers a warning.


lexentry: eng/detent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: detent
trans_list: Arretierung | Sperrklinke
sense:
That which locks or unlocks a movement; a catch (stopping mechanism), pawl, or dog; especially, in clockwork, the catch which locks and unlocks the wheelwork in striking.


lexentry: eng/detention__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: detention
trans_list: Detention | Innehabung | Nachsitzen
sense:
(pedagogy) A punishment given to a student for a minor infraction, typically requiring the student to report to a designated room during recess or outside of school hours to work on homework or perform busywork.


lexentry: eng/detention__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: detention
trans_list: Detention | Innehabung
sense:
(civil law) The bare physical control without the mental element of intention required for possession.


lexentry: eng/determinant__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: determinant
trans_list: Determinante
sense:
(linear algebra) A scalar that encodes certain characteristics of a given transformation matrix; the unique scalar function over square matrices which is distributive over matrix multiplication, multilinear in the rows and columns, and takes the value 1 for the unit matrix; abbreviated as: det.


lexentry: eng/determination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: determination
trans_list: Bestimmung
sense:
(countable) The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensity, etc.


lexentry: eng/determination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: determination
trans_list: Bestimmung
sense:
The act of determining the relations of an object, such as genus and species; the referring of minerals, plants, or animals, to the species to which they belong; classification


lexentry: eng/determination__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: determination
trans_list: Entschluss
sense:
(countable) That which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution.


lexentry: eng/determine__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: determine
trans_list: festlegen
sense:
To resolve (to do something); to establish a fixed intention; to cause (something) to come to a conclusion or decision; to lead.


lexentry: eng/determiner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: determiner
trans_list: Determinativ | Artikelwort | Determinans | Determinierer
sense:
(grammar) A member of a class of words functioning in a noun phrase to identify or distinguish a referent without describing or modifying it.


lexentry: eng/determinism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: determinism
trans_list: Determinismus
sense:
(philosophy) The doctrine that all actions are determined by the current state and immutable laws of the universe, with no possibility of choice.


lexentry: eng/deterministic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deterministic
trans_list: deterministisch
sense:
(mathematics, of a Turing machine) Having at most one instruction associated with any given internal state.


lexentry: eng/deterministic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: deterministic
trans_list: deterministisch
sense:
(computing, of an algorithm) For a given particular input, always producing the same output through the same sequence of states.


lexentry: eng/deterrence__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deterrence
trans_list: Abschreckung
sense:
Action taken by states or alliances of nations against equally powerful alliances to prevent hostile action.


lexentry: eng/dethronement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dethronement
trans_list: Absetzung
sense:
The act of being dethroned; the state of having been dethroned or removed from a superior place in a hierarchy.


lexentry: eng/detonation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: detonation
trans_list: Detonation
sense:
(chemistry) An explosion or sudden report made by the near-instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances. Specifically, combustion that spreads supersonically via shock compression.


lexentry: eng/detrain__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: detrain
trans_list: aussteigen
sense:
(rail transport, transitive) to remove a passenger or passengers from a train; to evacuate passengers from a train.


lexentry: eng/detrending__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: detrending
trans_list: Trendbereinigung
sense:
(statistics, economics) The manipulation of data to remove long-term trends and thus emphasise short-term changes.


lexentry: eng/deuteragonist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deuteragonist
trans_list: Deuteragonist | Deuteragonistin
sense:
(narratology) A secondary character; specifically, the second most important character (after the protagonist).


lexentry: eng/deutoxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deutoxide
trans_list: Dioxid
sense:
(chemistry) A compound containing in the molecule two atoms of oxygen united with some other element or radical; a dioxide or binoxide.


lexentry: eng/devastate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: devastate
trans_list: verwüsten | verheeren
sense:
To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest.


lexentry: eng/developer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: developer
trans_list: Bauunternehmer | Projektentwickler
sense:
A real estate developer; a person or company who prepares a parcel of land for sale, or creates structures on that land.


lexentry: eng/developing_country__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: developing country
trans_list: Entwicklungsland
sense:
(economics) A country with an emerging and low- and middle-income but still industrializing its economy.


lexentry: eng/development_aid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: development aid
trans_list: Entwicklungshilfe
sense:
Financial aid given by developed countries to promote the development of underdeveloped or developing countries.


lexentry: eng/developmental_biology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: developmental biology
trans_list: Entwicklungsbiologie
sense:
(biology) The study of the physiological changes that occurs within individual organisms from their conception through reaching physical maturity.


lexentry: eng/deviance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deviance
trans_list: Devianz
sense:
(sociology) Actions or behaviors that violate formal and informal cultural norms such as laws and customs.


lexentry: eng/deviation__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: deviation
trans_list: Abweichung
sense:
(Absolute Deviation) The shortest distance between the center of the target and the point where a projectile hits or bursts.


lexentry: eng/deviation__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: deviation
trans_list: Abweichung
sense:
(statistics) For interval variables and ratio variables, a measure of difference between the observed value and the mean.


lexentry: eng/device__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: device
trans_list: Devise | Emblem | Motto
sense:
(heraldry) A motto, emblem, or other mark used to distinguish the bearer from others. A device differs from a badge or cognizance primarily as it is a personal distinction, and not a badge borne by members of the same house successively.


lexentry: eng/device_driver__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: device driver
trans_list: Gerätetreiber | Treiber
sense:
(computing) Software, usually supplied with the operating system or by a hardware manufacturer, that communicates between the operating system of a personal computer and a specific hardware device.


lexentry: eng/devil's_advocate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: devil's advocate
trans_list: Advocatus Diaboli | des Teufels Advokat
sense:
(idiomatic) One who debates from a viewpoint which one may not actually hold, usually to determine its validity or simply for the sake of argument.


lexentry: eng/devil's_advocate__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: devil's advocate
trans_list: Advocatus Diaboli | des Teufels Advokat
sense:
(historical, Roman Catholic) A canon lawyer appointed by the Church to argue against the canonization of the proposed candidate.


lexentry: eng/devil's_wheel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: devil's wheel
trans_list: Teufelsrad
sense:
An amusement ride consisting of a circular platform that rotates rapidly while riders try to stay on it.


lexentry: eng/devil__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: devil
trans_list: Teufel | Teufelin
sense:
A wicked or naughty person, or one who harbors reckless, spirited energy, especially in a mischievous way; usually said of a young child.


lexentry: eng/devil__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: devil
trans_list: Teufel
sense:
A person, especially a man; used to express a particular opinion of him, usually in the phrases poor devil and lucky devil.


lexentry: eng/devil_is_in_the_details__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: devil is in the details
trans_list: der Teufel steckt im Detail
sense:
(idiomatic) The specific provisions of, or particular steps for implementing, a general plan, policy, or contract may be complicated, controversial, or unworkable.


lexentry: eng/devilment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: devilment
trans_list: Bösartigkeit
sense:
(uncountable) Devilish action or conduct; wickedness; (more generally) troublemaking behaviour; mischief; (countable) an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/devote__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: devote
trans_list: widmen
sense:
to give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit oneself, etc. entirely for, on, or to a certain matter


lexentry: eng/dew__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dew
trans_list: Tau
sense:
(uncountable) Moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc in the morning or evening, resulting in drops.


lexentry: eng/dexter__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dexter
trans_list: dexter | rechts | rechtsseitig
sense:
(archaic, outside, heraldry) Right; on the right-hand side. (In heraldry, specifically the bearer's right, which is the viewer's left.)


lexentry: eng/dextrin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dextrin
trans_list: Dextrin
sense:
(carbohydrate) Any of a range of oligomers of glucose, intermediate in complexity between maltose and starch, produced by the enzymatic hydrolysis of starch; used commercially as adhesives.


lexentry: eng/dextrorotatory__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dextrorotatory
trans_list: rechtsdrehend
sense:
(chemistry, of an optically active compound or crystal) That rotates the plane of polarized light to the right, or clockwise. Notation: (+) or formerly lowercase d-#Prefix.


lexentry: eng/diabetes__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diabetes
trans_list: Diabetes | Zuckerkrankheit | Zucker
sense:
Diabetes mellitus; any of a group of metabolic diseases whereby a person (or other animal) has high blood sugar due to an inability to produce, or inability to metabolize, sufficient quantities of the hormone insulin. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/diabetes_mellitus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diabetes mellitus
trans_list: Diabetes | Zuckerkrankheit | Diabetes mellitus
sense:
A medical disorder commonly called diabetes, characterized by varying or persistent hyperglycemia (high blood sugar levels), especially after eating.


lexentry: eng/diacritical_mark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diacritical mark
trans_list: diakritisches Zeichen | Diakritikon | Diakritikum
sense:
(orthography, typography) A symbol in writing used with a letter to indicate a different pronunciation, stress, tone, or meaning, also called "tone marks" when used to indicate tones, e.g. in Vietnamese or pinyin (romanised Mandarin Chinese).


lexentry: eng/diademed_sifaka__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diademed sifaka
trans_list: Diademsifaka
sense:
Propithecus diadema, an endangered species of sifaka, one of the lemurs endemic to certain rainforests in eastern Madagascar.


lexentry: eng/diadochus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diadochus
trans_list: Diadoche
sense:
(historical) Any of the rival families who fought for control over Alexander the Great's empire after his death.


lexentry: eng/diaeresis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diaeresis
trans_list: Trema | Umlaut
sense:
(orthography) A diacritic (◌̈) placed over a vowel letter (especially the second of two consecutive ones) indicating that it is sounded separately, usually forming a distinct syllable, as in the English words naïve, Noël and Brontë, the French haïr and the Dutch ruïne.


lexentry: eng/diaeresis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: diaeresis
trans_list: Diärese | Diäresis
sense:
(linguistics, prosody) Distraction; the separation of a vowel, often a diphthong, into two distinct syllables.


lexentry: eng/diagenesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diagenesis
trans_list: Diagenese
sense:
(geology) All the chemical, physical, and biological changes sediment goes through during and after lithification, not including weathering or other surface changes.


lexentry: eng/diagnosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: diagnosis
trans_list: Diagnose
sense:
The process of, or an instance of, identification of the nature and cause of something (of any nature).


lexentry: eng/diagram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diagram
trans_list: Diagramm
sense:
A plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show how something works, or show the relationships between the parts of a whole.


lexentry: eng/dial_tone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dial tone
trans_list: Wählton
sense:
A telephony signal, usually in the form of a sound, used to indicate that the telephone exchange is working, has recognized an off-hook, and is ready to accept a call.


lexentry: eng/dialect__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dialect
trans_list: Dialekt | Mundart
sense:
(linguistics, broad sense) A variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular area, community, or social group, differing from other varieties of the same language in relatively minor ways as regards grammar, phonology, and lexicon.


lexentry: eng/dialect_continuum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dialect continuum
trans_list: Dialektkontinuum
sense:
(linguistics) A range of dialects that vary slightly by region, so that the further apart two regions are, the more the language differs.


lexentry: eng/dialectical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dialectical
trans_list: dialektisch
sense:
Of, or pertaining to dialectic; (in, _, philosophy) logically reasoned through the exchange of opposing ideas.


lexentry: eng/dialectical_behavior_therapy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dialectical behavior therapy
trans_list: Dialektisch-Behaviorale Therapie | dialektische Verhaltenstherapie
sense:
(psychology) A psychotherapeutic approach used to treat personality disorders, mood disorders, eating disorders, suicidal ideation, interpersonal conflicts, self-harm, substance abuse and other maladaptive coping strategies, which focuses on synthesizing the importance of self-acceptance with the acceptance of a need to change one's behavior.


lexentry: eng/dialectical_materialism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dialectical materialism
trans_list: dialektischer Materialismus
sense:
(philosophy) The concept of reality in which material things are in the constant process of change brought about by the tension between conflicting or interacting forces, elements, or ideas.


lexentry: eng/dialecticism__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dialecticism
trans_list: Dialektismus
sense:
(linguistics) A dialectal word or phrase (especially if borrowed into another dialect or into 'standard' language).


lexentry: eng/dialectics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dialectics
trans_list: Dialektik
sense:
(philosophy, uncountable) A systematic method of argument that attempts to resolve the contradictions in opposing views or ideas.


lexentry: eng/dialog__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dialog
trans_list: diskutieren
sense:
(American spelling, informal, business) To discuss or negotiate so that all parties can reach an understanding.


lexentry: eng/dialogue__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dialogue
trans_list: Dialog | Gespräch
sense:
(authorship) In a dramatic or literary presentation, the verbal parts of the script or text; the verbalizations of the actors or characters.


lexentry: eng/dialogue__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (informal, business) To discuss or negotiate so that all parties can reach an understanding.
written_rep: dialogue
trans_list:
Zwiesprache halten | aussprechen | austauschen | diskutieren | eine offene Aussprache führen | einen Dialog führen


lexentry: eng/dialogue_tag__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dialogue tag
trans_list: Begleitsatz
sense:
(narratology, authorship) A sentence part that attributes a piece of written dialogue to its speaker. (e.g. In "Get out of here," he said, "he said" is a dialogue tag.)


lexentry: eng/dialysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dialysis
trans_list: Dialyse
sense:
(chemistry) A method of separating molecules or particles of different sizes by differential diffusion through a semipermeable membrane.


lexentry: eng/dialysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dialysis
trans_list: Dialyse
sense:
(medicine) Utilization of this method for removal of waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure: hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis.


lexentry: eng/dialyzer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dialyzer
trans_list: Dialysator
sense:
(medicine) The part of a hemodialysis machine that performs filtration by unequal diffusion through membranes


lexentry: eng/diamagnetism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diamagnetism
trans_list: Diamagnetismus
sense:
(physics) a weak form of magnetism that is only observed in the presence of an external magnetic field; due to an induced magnetic field in an opposite direction


lexentry: eng/diamond__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diamond
trans_list: Diamant
sense:
(uncountable) A glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron.


lexentry: eng/diamond_crossover__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diamond crossover
trans_list: Hosenträger
sense:
(rail transport) superimposed pair of railway crossovers, resembling a letter X, permitting to travel in either direction between a pair of parallel tracks


lexentry: eng/diamond_frame__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diamond frame
trans_list: Diamantrahmen
sense:
A modern, upright bicycle shape or design, as distinguished from a penny-farthing bicycle, a recumbent, etc.


lexentry: eng/diamond_in_the_rough__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: diamond in the rough
trans_list: ungeschliffenes Juwel
sense:
(figurative) A person whose goodness or other positive qualities are hidden by a harsh or unremarkable surface appearance.


lexentry: eng/diamond_ring__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: diamond ring
trans_list: Diamantring | Diamantringeffekt
sense:
(astronomy) An optical phenomenon visible during a moment of a solar eclipse when only a tiny part of the sun is not obscured by the moon, shining like a diamond in the ring of the sun’s corona.


lexentry: eng/diapause__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diapause
trans_list: Diapause | Dormanz
sense:
(biology, entomology, ichthyology) A temporary pause in the growth and development of an organism due to adverse environmental conditions (especially in insects and in the embryos of many of the oviparous species of fish in the order Cyprinodontiformes)


lexentry: eng/diapedesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diapedesis
trans_list: Diapedese
sense:
The migration of blood cells, especially leucocytes, through the intact walls of blood vessels into the surrounding tissue. [from 1625]


lexentry: eng/diaper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diaper
trans_list: Windel
sense:
(North America) An absorbent garment worn by a baby, by a young child not yet toilet trained, or by an adult who is incontinent; a nappy.


lexentry: eng/diaper_bag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diaper bag
trans_list: Wickeltasche
sense:
(North America) A bag used during outings for the storage of items and supplies needed to take care of a baby, such as diapers, wet wipes, toiletries, food and toys.


lexentry: eng/diaper_cake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diaper cake
trans_list: Windeltorte
sense:
A collection of diapers and related childcare items stacked together in the shape of a cake and presented as a gift to a baby's parents or carers.


lexentry: eng/diaphone__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diaphone
trans_list: Diaphon
sense:
(phonology) A particular dialectal variant of a phoneme; all the dialectal variants of a phoneme, considered as a whole.


lexentry: eng/diaphragm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diaphragm
trans_list: Zwerchfell | Diaphragma
sense:
(anatomy) In mammals, a sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen, contracted and relaxed in respiration to draw air into and expel air from the lungs; also called thoracic diaphragm.


lexentry: eng/diaphragm__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: diaphragm
trans_list: Membran
sense:
(mechanics) A flexible membrane separating two chambers and fixed around its periphery that distends into one or other chamber as the difference in the pressure in the chambers varies.


lexentry: eng/diaphragm__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: diaphragm
trans_list: Blende | Zwerchfell
sense:
(optics, photography) A thin opaque structure with a central aperture, used to limit the passage of light into a camera or similar device.


lexentry: eng/diastema__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: diastema
trans_list: Lade
sense:
(zoology, anatomy) A gap between teeth of different types, e.g. incisors and molars, which is a feature of some rodents and ungulates.


lexentry: eng/diastole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diastole
trans_list: Diastole | Herzerschlaffung
sense:
(chiefly, uncountable, physiology) The phase or process of relaxation and dilation of the heart chambers, between contractions, during which they fill with blood; an instance of the process.


lexentry: eng/diathermy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diathermy
trans_list: Diathermie
sense:
(physics, medicine) The generation of heat using high-frequency electromagnetic currents; especially the therapeutic production of heat in tissues in order to form coagulation


lexentry: eng/diatom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diatom
trans_list: Kieselalge
sense:
Any of a group of minute unicellular algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, now categorized as class Diatomophyceae or division Bacillariophyta.


lexentry: eng/diatomaceous_earth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diatomaceous earth
trans_list: Diatomeenerde | Kieselguhr
sense:
A light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material or microabrasive.


lexentry: eng/diatonic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diatonic
trans_list: diatonisch
sense:
(music) Relating to or characteristic of a musical scale which contains seven pitches and a pattern of five whole tones and two semitones; particularly, of the major or natural minor scales.


lexentry: eng/diatonic_scale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diatonic scale
trans_list: Diatonik
sense:
(music) A seven-note musical scale consisting of five tones and two diatonic semitones, formed by stacking six perfect fifths.


lexentry: eng/diazepam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diazepam
trans_list: Diazepam
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A tranquilizing muscle relaxant drug (trademark Valium) used chiefly to relieve anxiety.


lexentry: eng/dibber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dibber
trans_list: Pflanzer
sense:
A tool with a handle on one end and a point on the other, used in the garden to poke holes in preparation for planting seeds, bulbs, etc. Also known as a dibble or dib.


lexentry: eng/dicastery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dicastery
trans_list: Dikasterium
sense:
A ministry or department of the Roman Curia of the Holy See, whether administrative or ecclesiastical.


lexentry: eng/dice_snake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dice snake
trans_list: Würfelnatter
sense:
Natrix tessellata, a European non-venomous snake belonging to the family of Colubridae, subfamily Natricinae


lexentry: eng/dichasium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dichasium
trans_list: Dichasium
sense:
(botany) A cymose inflorescence with all branches below the terminal flower in regular opposite pairs.


lexentry: eng/dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
trans_list: DDT | Dichlordiphenyltrichlorethan
sense:
(organic compound) A chlorinated hydrocarbon originally used as an insecticide, often abbreviated as DDT.


lexentry: eng/dichromate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dichromate
trans_list: Dichromat
sense:
(chemistry) any salt of dichromic acid; in solution the orange dichromate anion (Cr2O72-) is in equilibrium with the yellow chromate anion (CrO42-), the relative amount of each ion depending on the pH; they are both very powerful oxidizing agents


lexentry: eng/dick-measuring_contest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dick-measuring contest
trans_list: Schwanzvergleich
sense:
(vulgar, figurative) A situation in which people (usually men) compete, often over superficial characteristics, to demonstrate their worthiness, power, etc.


lexentry: eng/dictation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dictation
trans_list: Diktat
sense:
(countable, uncountable) Dictating, the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words.


lexentry: eng/dictation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dictation
trans_list: Diktat
sense:
(countable, uncountable) An activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down.


lexentry: eng/dictation_machine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dictation machine
trans_list: Diktiergerät
sense:
A sound recording device most commonly used to record speech for later playback or to be typed into print.


lexentry: eng/dictatorship_of_the_proletariat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dictatorship of the proletariat
trans_list: Diktatur des Proletariats
sense:
(Marxism) A socio-political power, as opposed to the dictatorship of the bourgeoisie, characterized by a struggle to achieve a communist society.


lexentry: eng/dictionary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dictionary
trans_list: Wörterbuch | Diktionär | Dictionnaire
sense:
A reference work with a list of words from one or more languages, normally ordered alphabetically, explaining each word's meanings (senses), and sometimes also containing information on its etymology, pronunciation, usage, semantic relations, and translations, as well as other data.


lexentry: eng/dictionary_attack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dictionary attack
trans_list: Wörterbuchangriff
sense:
(cryptography) An attack that uses a list of words (from a dictionary) to try to guess passwords or decryption keys.


lexentry: eng/didgeridoo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: didgeridoo
trans_list: Didgeridoo
sense:
A musical instrument, endemic to the Top End of Australia, consisting of a long hollowed-out log which, when blown into, produces a low, deep mesmerising drone with sweeping rhythms.


lexentry: eng/die__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: die
trans_list: Würfel
sense:
An isohedral polyhedron, usually a cube, with numbers or symbols on each side and used in games of chance.


lexentry: eng/die_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: die off
trans_list: aussterben
sense:
To suffer a series of deaths; to die one by one; to progressively become extinct. (If a group of plants, animals, or people dies off, the entire group dies over a period of time.)


lexentry: eng/diehard__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: diehard
trans_list: eingefleischt | hartgesotten
sense:
Complete; having no opposite opinion of anything in a particular topic of one's values; thorough of in one's beliefs.


lexentry: eng/dieldrin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dieldrin
trans_list: Dieldrin
sense:
(organic compound) A cyclodiene insecticide, related to aldrin, that is a persistent organic pollutant.


lexentry: eng/dielectric__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dielectric
trans_list: Dielektrikum
sense:
(metamaterial) An electrically insulating or nonconducting material considered for its electric susceptibility, i.e. its property of polarization when exposed to an external electric field.


lexentry: eng/diencephalon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diencephalon
trans_list: Zwischenhirn | Diencephalon | Dienzephalon
sense:
(neuroanatomy, anatomy) The region of the human brain, specifically the human forebrain, that includes the thalamus, the hypothalamus, the epithalamus, the prethalamus or subthalamus, and the pretectum.


lexentry: eng/diesel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diesel
trans_list: Diesel
sense:
A fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol. Used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel using the heat produced when air is compressed.


lexentry: eng/diesel_engine__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: diesel engine
trans_list: Dieselmotor | Diesel
sense:
(mechanical engineering) a piston engine that operates using the Diesel cycle, with fuel being sprayed into the hot, high-pressure air in the combustion chamber at the end of the compression stroke


lexentry: eng/diet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: diet
trans_list: Diät
sense:
(countable) A controlled regimen of food and drink, as to gain or lose weight or otherwise influence health.


lexentry: eng/diet__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diet
trans_list: Kokkai | Parlament | Tag | Versammlung
sense:
(usually capitalized as a proper noun) A council or assembly of leaders; a formal deliberative assembly.


lexentry: eng/dietary_fibre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dietary fibre
trans_list: Ballaststoff
sense:
Substances, generally of plant origin, consisting mostly of complex carbohydrates which are undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract.


lexentry: eng/dietary_supplement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dietary supplement
trans_list: Nahrungsergänzungsmittel
sense:
(medicine) Any substance, such as a vitamin or mineral, taken as a supplement to food to replace nutrients that would otherwise be missing in a person's diet.


lexentry: eng/diethyl_ether__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diethyl ether
trans_list: Diethylether
sense:
(organic compound) A clear, colorless, highly flammable liquid with a low boiling point and chemical formula CH3-CH2-O-CH2-CH3. Used as a solvent and in the past as a general anesthetic.


lexentry: eng/diethylene_glycol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diethylene glycol
trans_list: Diethylenglykol
sense:
(organic compound) A clear, hygroscopic, odorless liquid, which is described by the chemical structural formula HO-CH2-CH2-O-CH2-CH2-OH. It is toxic to humans and other animals.


lexentry: eng/diffeomorphism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diffeomorphism
trans_list: Diffeomorphismus
sense:
(mathematics) A differentiable homeomorphism (with differentiable inverse) between differentiable manifolds.


lexentry: eng/differ__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
sense: (intransitive, people, groups, etc.) To have diverging opinions, disagree.
written_rep: differ
trans_list:
anderer Meinung sein | sich uneinig sein | streiten | uneinig | unterschiedlicher Meinung sein | verschiedener Meinung sein


lexentry: eng/difference_engine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: difference engine
trans_list: Differenzmaschine
sense:
(computing, historical) A mechanical special-purpose computer used to generate tables of values of polynomials.


lexentry: eng/difference_quotient__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: difference quotient
trans_list: Differenzenquotient
sense:
(analysis) The slope of a secant as obtained by dividing the vertical difference between two intersections of the secant and a curve with their horizontal distance. When the horizontal distance approaches zero the slope of the secant approaches the derivative of the curve.


lexentry: eng/differentiable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: differentiable
trans_list: differenzierbar
sense:
(calculus, not comparable) Having a derivative, said of a function whose domain and codomain are manifolds.


lexentry: eng/differentiable_manifold__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: differentiable manifold
trans_list: differenzierbare Mannigfaltigkeit
sense:
(differential geometry) A manifold that is locally similar enough to a Euclidean space (ℝn) to allow one to do calculus;(more formally) a manifold that can be equipped with a differentiable structure (an atlas of ℝn-compatible charts).


lexentry: eng/differential_gear__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: differential gear
trans_list: Differenzialgetriebe
sense:
An arrangement of bevel gears permitting the rotation of two shafts at two different speeds whilst supplying the same torque; used on the drive axles or between the driven wheels of automobiles to aid cornering.


lexentry: eng/differential_geometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: differential geometry
trans_list: Differentialgeometrie | Differenzialgeometrie
sense:
(geometry, analysis) The study of geometry, especially geometric structures on differentiable manifolds, using techniques from calculus, linear algebra and multilinear algebra.


lexentry: eng/differentiation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: differentiation
trans_list: Differenzierung | Unterscheidung
sense:
The act of treating one thing as distinct from another, or of creating such a distinction; of separating a class of things into categories; of describing a thing by illustrating how it is different from something else.


lexentry: eng/differentiation__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: differentiation
trans_list: Differentiation | Differenziation
sense:
(mathematics, calculus) The process of applying the derivative operator to a function; of calculating a function's derivative.


lexentry: eng/diffraction__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: diffraction
trans_list: Beugung
sense:
(quantum mechanics) The breaking up of an electromagnetic wave as it passes a geometric structure (e.g. a slit), followed by reconstruction of the wave by interference.


lexentry: eng/diffraction_grating__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diffraction grating
trans_list: Beugungsgitter
sense:
(physics) a surface having many closely spaced lines or slits; used to produce optical spectra by mutual interference


lexentry: eng/diffuse__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diffuse
trans_list: diffundieren
sense:
(transitive) To spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.


lexentry: eng/diffuse__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: diffuse
trans_list: diffundieren
sense:
(intransitive) To be spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.


lexentry: eng/diffusion__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: diffusion
trans_list: Streuung
sense:
(physics, weather) Exchange of airborne media between regions in space in an apparently random motion of a small scale.


lexentry: eng/diffusion__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: diffusion
trans_list: Streuung
sense:
The movement of water vapor from regions of high concentration (high water vapor pressure) toward regions of lower concentration.


lexentry: eng/dig__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dig
trans_list: Ausgrabung | Grabung
sense:
An archeological or paleontological investigation, or the site where such an investigation is taking place.


lexentry: eng/dig__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dig
trans_list: graben
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.


lexentry: eng/digest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digest
trans_list: Verdaute
sense:
That which is digested; especially, that which is worked over, classified, and arranged under proper heads or titles


lexentry: eng/digest__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: digest
trans_list: Digest
sense:
Any collection of articles, as an Internet mailing list including a week's postings, or a magazine arranging a collection of writings.


lexentry: eng/digest__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digest
trans_list: ordnen
sense:
(transitive) To distribute or arrange methodically; to work over and classify; to reduce to portions for ready use or application.


lexentry: eng/digest__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: digest
trans_list: verdauen
sense:
(transitive) To separate (the food) in its passage through the alimentary canal into the nutritive and nonnutritive elements; to prepare, by the action of the digestive juices, for conversion into blood; to convert into chyme.


lexentry: eng/digest__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: digest
trans_list: verdauen | aufschließen | verdaulich sein | überdenken
sense:
(transitive) To think over and arrange methodically in the mind; to reduce to a plan or method; to receive in the mind and consider carefully; to get an understanding of; to comprehend.


lexentry: eng/digester__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: digester
trans_list: Kochkessel
sense:
A strong closed vessel in which bones or other substances may be subjected, usually in water or other liquid, to a temperature above that of boiling, in order to soften them.


lexentry: eng/digestion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digestion
trans_list: Verdauung
sense:
The process, in the gastrointestinal tract, by which food is converted into substances that can be utilized by the body.


lexentry: eng/digestive_tract__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digestive tract
trans_list: Verdauungstrakt
sense:
System of organs within multicellular animals which takes in food, digests it to extract energy and nutrients, and expels the remaining waste.


lexentry: eng/digging_stick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digging stick
trans_list: Grabstock
sense:
A durable stick, usually sharpened, often with attachments to facilitate pushing or pulling, used in subsistence agriculture for digging or tilling.


lexentry: eng/digit_sum__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: digit sum
trans_list: Quersumme | Ziffernsumme
sense:
(mathematics, of a positive integer) the number obtained when repeatedly applying above described operation until arriving at a single-digit number.


lexentry: eng/digital__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: digital
trans_list: digital
sense:
Property of representing values as discrete, often binary, numbers rather than a continuous spectrum.


lexentry: eng/digital_camera__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digital camera
trans_list: Digitalkamera
sense:
An electronic, often battery-powered device for recording and storing photographs in digital format, especially on a flash card.


lexentry: eng/digital_clock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digital clock
trans_list: Digitaluhr
sense:
A clock that displays the time (hours, minutes, and sometimes seconds) in digits, rather than by hands on a dial (like an analog clock).


lexentry: eng/digital_distribution__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digital distribution
trans_list: Digitale Distribution
sense:
The delivery or distribution of media content such as audio, video, software and video games digitally.


lexentry: eng/digital_divide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digital divide
trans_list: Digitale Kluft
sense:
(information technology, sociology, neologism) The gap between those with regular, effective access to digital technologies (and the computer literacy to use them) and those without it.


lexentry: eng/digital_footprint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digital footprint
trans_list: digitaler Fußabdruck
sense:
(telecommunications) Digital evidence of a person's activities and interactions with others on the Internet, TV, mobile devices, etc.


lexentry: eng/digital_nomad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digital nomad
trans_list: digitale Nomadin | digitaler Nomade
sense:
Someone who earns a living from telecommunication technology while living in a nomadic manner, typically working remotely from various locations such as coffee shops and public libraries.


lexentry: eng/digital_television__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digital television
trans_list: digitales Fernsehen
sense:
(uncountable) The broadcasting and receiving of television services via digital (rather than analog) signals, either broadcast, or via cable or satellite.


lexentry: eng/digital_watch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digital watch
trans_list: Digitaluhr
sense:
A watch, usually electronic, that displays time in the form of numbers, rather than by a dial and hands.


lexentry: eng/digitalis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digitalis
trans_list: Fingerhut
sense:
Any plant of the genus Digitalis (herbaceous plants of the Plantaginaceae family, including the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea).


lexentry: eng/digitigrade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digitigrade
trans_list: Zehengänger
sense:
(zoology, chiefly, in the plural) A digitigrade animal; an animal that walks on its toes, such as a cat or a dog.


lexentry: eng/digitize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digitize
trans_list: digitalisieren
sense:
(transitive, computing) To represent something (such as an image or sound) as a structured sequence of binary digits.


lexentry: eng/digits__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digits
trans_list: Nummer
sense:
(US, _, slang) Synonym of telephone number; especially, the one that belongs to a potential dating partner.


lexentry: eng/diglossia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diglossia
trans_list: Diglossie
sense:
(linguistics, sociology) The coexistence in a given population of two closely related native languages or dialects, one of which is regarded as more prestigious than the other; the similar coexistence of two unrelated languages. [from 1959]


lexentry: eng/digress__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digress
trans_list: abschweifen | abgehen | ausschweifen
sense:
(intransitive) To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or course of argument, in writing or speaking.


lexentry: eng/digression__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: digression
trans_list: Abschweifung | Exkurs | Umschweif
sense:
(generally, _, uncountable) The act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing, (rhetoric) particularly for rhetorical effect.


lexentry: eng/dilapidation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dilapidation
trans_list: Baufälligkeit | Verfall
sense:
(in the plural) Money paid at the end of an incumbency by the incumbent or his heirs for the purpose of putting the parsonage etc. in good repair for the succeeding incumbent.


lexentry: eng/dilation_and_curettage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dilation and curettage
trans_list: Curetage | Kürettage
sense:
(medicine) A surgical procedure in which the cervix is dilated and the lining of the uterus is scraped with a curet.


lexentry: eng/dilatory__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dilatory
trans_list: aufschiebend | dilatorisch | verspätet
sense:
Intentionally delaying (someone or something), intended to cause delay, gain time, or adjourn decision.


lexentry: eng/dilemma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dilemma
trans_list: Dilemma
sense:
A circumstance in which a choice must be made between two or more alternatives that seem equally undesirable.


lexentry: eng/dilemma__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dilemma
trans_list: Dilemma
sense:
(logic) A type of syllogism of the form "if A is true then B is true; if C is true then D is true; either A or C is true; therefore either B or D is true".


lexentry: eng/dilettante__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dilettante
trans_list: Dilettant | Amateur | Amateurin | Dilettantin | Laie | Laiin
sense:
An amateur, someone who dabbles in a field out of casual interest rather than as a profession or serious interest.


lexentry: eng/dilettante__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dilettante
trans_list: Dilettant | Dilettantin | Nichtfachmann
sense:
(sometimes, derogatory) A person with a general but superficial interest in any art or a branch of knowledge.


lexentry: eng/dilettantism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dilettantism
trans_list: Dilettantismus
sense:
The act of behaving like a dilettante, of being an amateur or "dabbler", sometimes in the arts. Also the act of enjoying the arts, being a connoisseur.


lexentry: eng/dill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dill
trans_list: Dill
sense:
Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.


lexentry: eng/dilophosaur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dilophosaur
trans_list: Dilophosaurus
sense:
(paleontology) Any theropod of the genus Dilophosaurus, which are falsely claimed to spit posion due to the Jurassic Park series.


lexentry: eng/diluent__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: diluent
trans_list: Lösungsmittel
sense:
(analytical chemistry) A solvent or other liquid preparation used to dilute a sample prior to testing.


lexentry: eng/dilute__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dilute
trans_list: verwässern
sense:
(transitive, stock market) To cause the value of individual shares or the stake of a shareholder to decrease by increasing the total number of shares.


lexentry: eng/dimension__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dimension
trans_list: Dimension
sense:
(geometry) The number of independent coordinates needed to specify uniquely the location of a point in a space; also, any of such independent coordinates.


lexentry: eng/dimension__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: dimension
trans_list: Dimension
sense:
(physics) One of the physical properties that are regarded as fundamental measures of a physical quantity, such as mass, length and time.


lexentry: eng/dimensional__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dimensional
trans_list: dimensional
sense:
(mathematics) Appended to cardinal numbers or algebraic symbols to form adjectives meaning "having the stated number of dimensions".


lexentry: eng/dimensional_analysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dimensional analysis
trans_list: Dimensionsanalyse
sense:
(mathematics, physics) The study of the dimensions of physical quantities; used to obtain information about large complex systems, and as a means of checking mathematical and physics equations.


lexentry: eng/dimidiation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dimidiation
trans_list: Halbierung
sense:
(heraldry) A marshalling of two coats of arms by the bisection per pale of their escutcheons and forming a new coat of arms from the dexter half of one coat and the sinister half of the other.


lexentry: eng/diminish__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: diminish
trans_list: verringern | verkleinern | reduzieren | abschwächen | schmälern | schrumpfen
sense:
(transitive) To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken; to nerf (in gaming).


lexentry: eng/diminutive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: diminutive
trans_list: diminutiv | Diminutiv
sense:
(grammar) Of or pertaining to, or creating a word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.


lexentry: eng/dimorphism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dimorphism
trans_list: Dimorphismus
sense:
(geology) A property of certain substances that enables them to exist in two distinct crystalline forms.


lexentry: eng/dimple__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dimple
trans_list: Grübchen
sense:
Specifically, a small natural depression on the skin, especially on the face near the corners of the mouth.


lexentry: eng/dinar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dinar
trans_list: Dinar
sense:
The official currency of several countries, including Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Serbia, Tunisia and (as denar) North Macedonia.


lexentry: eng/diner__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: diner
trans_list: Speisewagen
sense:
(US) A typically small restaurant, usually modeled after a railroad dining car, that serves lower-class fare, normally having a counter with stools along one side and booths on the other, and often decorated in 50s and 60s pop culture themes and playing popular music from those decades.


lexentry: eng/ding__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: ding
trans_list: bestrafen
sense:
(transitive, colloquial) To deduct, as points, from (somebody), in the manner of a penalty; to penalize.


lexentry: eng/dinghy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dinghy
trans_list: Dingi | Jolle | Gummiboot | Schlauchboot | Floßsack
sense:
(nautical) A small open boat, propelled by oars or paddles, carried as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft on a ship.


lexentry: eng/dingo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dingo
trans_list: Dingo
sense:
A wild dog native to Australia (Canis familiaris, Canis familiaris dingo, Canis dingo, or Canis lupus dingo).


lexentry: eng/dining_room__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dining room
trans_list: Esszimmer | Speisezimmer
sense:
A room, in a home or hotel, where meals are eaten. Some restaurants provide private dining rooms for hire, away from the main public eating areas.


lexentry: eng/dinitrogen_tetroxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dinitrogen tetroxide
trans_list: distickstofftetroxid
sense:
(inorganic compound) A binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen, N2O4, that exists in equilibrium with nitrogen dioxide NO2; it is a powerful oxidizing agent and is used in rocket propellants.


lexentry: eng/dinosaur__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dinosaur
trans_list: Dinosaurier | Saurier | Dino | Dinosaurus
sense:
(proscribed) Any extinct reptile, not necessarily belonging to Dinosauria, that existed between about 230 million and 65 million years ago.


lexentry: eng/dinosaur__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dinosaur
trans_list: Dinosaurier
sense:
(figuratively, colloquial) Something or someone that is very old or old-fashioned, or is not willing to change and adapt.


lexentry: eng/diode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diode
trans_list: Diode
sense:
(electronics) An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier.


lexentry: eng/dioecious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dioecious
trans_list: diözisch | getrenntgeschlechtig | zweihäusig
sense:
(botany) Having the male and female reproductive organs on separate plants (of the same species) rather than different parts of the same plant.


lexentry: eng/diopside__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diopside
trans_list: Diopsid
sense:
(mineral) A monoclinic pyroxene mineral, a magnesium calcium silicate with the chemical formula CaMgSi2O6, found in igneous and metamorphic rocks.


lexentry: eng/diopter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diopter
trans_list: Dioptrie
sense:
A unit of measure of the power of a lens or mirror, equal to the reciprocal of its focal length in meters. Myopia is diagnosed and measured in diopters.


lexentry: eng/diorama__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diorama
trans_list: Diorama
sense:
A three-dimensional display of a scenery, often having a painted background in front of which models are arranged, e.g. in a museum where stuffed animals are presented against a painted landscape.


lexentry: eng/diorite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diorite
trans_list: Diorit
sense:
(rock) A grey intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase feldspar, biotite, hornblende and/or pyroxene.


lexentry: eng/dioxin__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dioxin
trans_list: Dioxin
sense:
(countable, organic compound) Any of a broad range of toxic or carcinogenic halogenated polycyclic compounds that occur as byproducts of herbicides.


lexentry: eng/dip__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: dip
trans_list: Barrenstütz | Beugestütz
sense:
(bodybuilding) A gymnastic or bodybuilding exercise on parallel bars in which the performer, resting on his hands, lets his arms bend and his body sink until his chin is level with the bars, and then raises himself by straightening his arms.


lexentry: eng/dip__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: dip
trans_list: Einstippen | Eintauchen | Eintunken
sense:
(turpentine industry) The viscid exudation that is dipped out from incisions in the trees. Virgin dip is the runnings of the first year, yellow dip the runnings of subsequent years.


lexentry: eng/dip__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: dip
trans_list: eintauchen | stippen | tunken | abblenden | eintunken
sense:
(transitive) To lower (a flag), particularly a national ensign, to a partially hoisted position in order to render or to return a salute. While lowered, the flag is said to be “at the dip.” A flag being carried on a staff may be dipped by leaning it forward at an approximate angle of 45 degrees.


lexentry: eng/dip__Verb__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: dip
trans_list: abblenden
sense:
To consume snuff by placing a pinch behind the lip or under the tongue so that the active chemical constituents of the snuff may be absorbed into the system for their narcotic effect.


lexentry: eng/dip__Verb__1
sense_num: 17
written_rep: dip
trans_list: abblenden
sense:
(transitive, dance) To perform a dip dance move (often phrased with the leader as the subject noun and the follower as the subject noun being dipped)


lexentry: eng/dipeptide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dipeptide
trans_list: dipeptid
sense:
(biochemistry, organic chemistry) An organic compound formed from two amino acids joined by a peptide bond.


lexentry: eng/diphtheria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diphtheria
trans_list: Diphtherie
sense:
(pathology) A serious infectious disease leading to inflammation of mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract, caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae.


lexentry: eng/diphthong__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diphthong
trans_list: Diphthong | Zwielaut | Doppellaut
sense:
(phonetics) A complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable.


lexentry: eng/diplodocus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diplodocus
trans_list: Diplodocus
sense:
Any of several herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs, of the genus Diplodocus, known as fossils from the late Jurassic in North America.


lexentry: eng/diploid__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diploid
trans_list: diploid
sense:
(genetics) Of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome, one of the pair being derived from the ovum and the other from the spermatozoon. Most somatic cells of higher organisms are diploid.


lexentry: eng/diploma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diploma
trans_list: Diplom | Abgangszeugnis
sense:
A document issued by an educational institution testifying that the recipient has earned a degree or has successfully completed a particular course of study.


lexentry: eng/diplomacy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diplomacy
trans_list: Diplomatie
sense:
The art and practice of conducting international relations by negotiating alliances, treaties, agreements etc., bilaterally or multilaterally, between states and sometimes international organizations, or even between polities with varying status, such as those of monarchs and their princely vassals.


lexentry: eng/diplomat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diplomat
trans_list: Diplomat | Diplomatin
sense:
A person, such as an ambassador, who is accredited to represent a government officially in its relations with other governments or international organisations


lexentry: eng/diplomatic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: diplomatic
trans_list: diplomatisch
sense:
Exhibiting diplomacy; exercising tact or courtesy; using discussion to avoid hard feelings, fights or arguments.


lexentry: eng/diplomatic_mission__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diplomatic mission
trans_list: Auslandsvertretung
sense:
A group of people (including diplomats) from one nation present in another as authorized representatives of the first, a foreign mission.


lexentry: eng/diplopia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diplopia
trans_list: Diplopie
sense:
(pathology) An ophthalmologic condition where one perceives two images for a single object; double vision.


lexentry: eng/dipped_headlight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dipped headlight
trans_list: Abblendlicht
sense:
The main light on a motor vehicle, with the beam in a lower angle position, to enable oncoming traffic to see.


lexentry: eng/dipper__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dipper
trans_list: Wasseramsel
sense:
Any of various small passerine birds of the genus Cinclus that live near fast-flowing streams and feed along the bottom.


lexentry: eng/dipstick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dipstick
trans_list: Bajonett
sense:
A stick or rod used to measure the depth of a liquid. Often used to check the level at which a liquid in an opaque or inaccessible tank or reservoir stands; gauge.


lexentry: eng/direct_action__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: direct action
trans_list: direkte Aktion
sense:
A form of political activism in which participants act directly, ignoring established political procedures. It may take the form of strikes, workplace occupations, sabotage, sit-ins, squatting, revolutionary/guerrilla warfare, demonstrations, vandalism or graffiti.


lexentry: eng/direct_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: direct case
trans_list: Casus rectus | Rektus
sense:
(grammar) A noun case which covers the nominative and possibly other cases such as vocative and/or accusative (the precise definition depends on the case system in question; the term is used especially in simple systems with two or three cases)


lexentry: eng/direct_current__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: direct current
trans_list: Gleichstrom
sense:
(physics) An electric current that always flows in the same direction but may differ in intensity over time.


lexentry: eng/direct_debit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: direct debit
trans_list: Abbuchung | Lastschrift
sense:
a single order to allow a commercial, or similar entity to charge directly to one's bank for a regular payment.


lexentry: eng/direct_speech__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: direct speech
trans_list: direkte Rede | wörtlich angeführte Rede
sense:
(grammar, narratology) the writing of speech, using the exact words of the speaker, usually between quotation marks


lexentry: eng/direct_verb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: direct verb
trans_list: finite Verbform
sense:
(grammar) A verb that agrees in person and number with the subject of a clause, by conjugation. Conjugation is a form of inflection.


lexentry: eng/directed_graph__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: directed graph
trans_list: Digraph
sense:
(graph theory) A graph in which the edges are ordered pairs, so that, if the edge (a, b) is in the graph, the edge (b, a) need not be in the graph and is distinct from (a, b) if it is.


lexentry: eng/direction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: direction
trans_list: Richtung
sense:
A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).


lexentry: eng/directive__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: directive
trans_list: Richtlinie | Direktive
sense:
(European Union law) A form of legislative act addressed to the member states. The directive binds the member state to reach certain objectives in their national legislation.


lexentry: eng/director__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: director
trans_list: Direktor | Regisseur | Regisseurin | Direktorin
sense:
One who directs; the person in charge of managing a department or directorate (e.g., director of engineering), project, or production (as in a show or film, e.g., film director).


lexentry: eng/director_general__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: director general
trans_list: Generaldirektor
sense:
The highest executive officer within a governmental, statutory, NGO, third sector or not-for-profit institution. In reference to government, the executive officer below the minister of the department.


lexentry: eng/directory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: directory
trans_list: Verzeichnis | Ordner
sense:
A list of names, addresses etc, of specific classes of people or organizations, often in alphabetical order or in some classification.


lexentry: eng/directory_service__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: directory service
trans_list: Verzeichnisdienst
sense:
(computing) The software system that stores, organizes and provides access to information in a map between names and values.


lexentry: eng/directrix__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: directrix
trans_list: Direktive
sense:
(geometry) A line used to define a curve or surface; especially a line, the distance from which a point on a conic has a constant ratio to that from the focus.


lexentry: eng/dirham__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dirham
trans_list: Dirham | Dirhem
sense:
A unit of currency used in the Arab world, currently the name of the currency of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates.


lexentry: eng/dirty_bomb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dirty bomb
trans_list: schmutzige Bombe
sense:
A device containing conventional explosives and radioactive material, designed to spread radiation over a wide area.


lexentry: eng/dirty_laundry__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dirty laundry
trans_list: dreckige Wäsche | schmutzige Wäsche
sense:
(idiom) Unflattering or embarrassing facts, or questionable activities that one wants to remain secret, but which someone else may use as blackmail.


lexentry: eng/dirty_money__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dirty money
trans_list: Schwarzgeld | schmutziges Geld
sense:
(idiomatic, business, law) Money that is illegally gained, illegally transferred or illegally utilized, especially money gained through forgery, bribery, prostitution, money laundering, or theft.


lexentry: eng/dirty_old_man__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dirty old man
trans_list: Lustgreis
sense:
(derogatory) An adult male who acts in a lecherous or lewd manner, especially towards people younger than him.


lexentry: eng/disable__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: disable
trans_list: behindern
sense:
(chiefly, of a person) To impair the physical or mental abilities of; to cause a serious, permanent injury.


lexentry: eng/disable__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: disable
trans_list: abschalten | deaktivieren
sense:
(chiefly, electronics, computing) To deactivate, to make inoperational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device).


lexentry: eng/disabled__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disabled
trans_list: Behinderter | Mensch mit Behinderung
sense:
(nonstandard) One who is disabled. (often used collectively as the disabled, but sometimes also singular)


lexentry: eng/disabuse__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disabuse
trans_list: aufklären | eines Besseren belehren
sense:
(transitive) To free (someone) of a misconception or misapprehension; to unveil a falsehood held by (someone).


lexentry: eng/disaccharide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disaccharide
trans_list: Disaccharid
sense:
(carbohydrate) Any sugar, such as sucrose, maltose and lactose, consisting of two monosaccharides combined together.


lexentry: eng/disambiguate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disambiguate
trans_list: disambiguieren | eindeutig machen | vereindeutigen
sense:
To remove ambiguities from; to make less ambiguous; to clarify or specify which of multiple possibilities applies – e.g., possible meanings of an ambiguous statement – or to invite or require this.


lexentry: eng/disappear__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: disappear
trans_list: verschwinden | entschwinden | verschwinden lassen | zum Verschwinden bringen
sense:
(transitive, often, euphemistic) To make vanish; especially, to abduct or murder for political reasons.


lexentry: eng/disappoint__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disappoint
trans_list: enttäuschen
sense:
(transitive) To sadden or displease (someone) by underperforming, or by not delivering something promised or hoped for.


lexentry: eng/disappointment__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: disappointment
trans_list: Enttäuschung | Fehlschlag | Misserfolg | Verdruss
sense:
(countable) An example or the act of disappointing: a circumstance in which a positive expectation is not achieved.


lexentry: eng/disarm__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disarm
trans_list: entwaffnen
sense:
(transitive) To deprive of weapons; to deprive of the means of attack or defense; to render defenseless.


lexentry: eng/disarmament__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disarmament
trans_list: Abrüstung | Entwaffnung
sense:
The reduction or the abolition of the military forces and armaments of a nation, and of its capability to wage war.


lexentry: eng/disassembler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disassembler
trans_list: Disassembler
sense:
(computing) A computer program that examines another computer program and attempts to generate assembly language source code that would, in theory, reproduce the target program.


lexentry: eng/disaster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disaster
trans_list: Desaster | Katastrophe | Unheil | Unglück
sense:
An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent change to the natural environment.


lexentry: eng/disaster_area__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disaster area
trans_list: Katastrophengebiet
sense:
An area that has been the site of a natural disaster that receives an official designation entitling residents and organizations within that area to receive relief and benefits.


lexentry: eng/disavow__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disavow
trans_list: ableugnen | abstreiten | desavouieren | leugnen | sich distanzieren von | verleugnen
sense:
(transitive) To strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like.


lexentry: eng/disbar__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disbar
trans_list: die Anwaltslizenz entziehen | die Zulassung entziehen
sense:
(legal, transitive) To expel from the bar, or the legal profession; to deprive (an attorney, barrister, or counselor) of his or her status and privileges as such.


lexentry: eng/disc_brake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disc brake
trans_list: Scheibenbremse
sense:
(automotive, British spelling) A type of brake where the friction is produced by brake pads which are pressed against a disc.


lexentry: eng/disc_jockey__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disc jockey
trans_list: Discjockey | Diskjockey
sense:
(dated, radio) A person who conducts a radio program of recorded music combined with talk, news, commercials, weather, etc.


lexentry: eng/disc_jockey__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: disc jockey
trans_list: Discjockey | Diskjockey
sense:
A person who plays, and sometimes mixes, recorded music at nightclubs, dances, parties, or some other social event; and/or as a backup musician for spoken word, or hip hop performers.


lexentry: eng/discalced__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: discalced
trans_list: unbeschuht
sense:
(Roman Catholicism) Pertaining to a religious order that historically forswore the wearing of shoes. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/discern__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: discern
trans_list: unterscheiden
sense:
(transitive) To distinguish something as being different from something else; to differentiate or discriminate.


lexentry: eng/discharge__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: discharge
trans_list: Abfluss | Ablauf
sense:
(hydrology) The volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time, usually in units of m3/s (cubic meters per second).


lexentry: eng/disclaimer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
sense: A public disavowal, as of responsibility, pretensions, claims, opinions, etc.
written_rep: disclaimer
trans_list:
Ablehnungshinweis | Ausschlussklausel | Haftungsausschluss | Schrankenerklärung | Verzichtserklärung


lexentry: eng/disclaimer__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: disclaimer
trans_list: Gegenerklärung | Nichtanerkennung | Widerruf
sense:
(legal) A denial, disavowal, or renunciation, as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate.


lexentry: eng/disclosure__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: disclosure
trans_list: Enthüllung | Bekanntgabe | Bekanntmachung | Offenlegung | Veröffentlichung
sense:
(legal) The making known of a previously hidden fact or series of facts to another party; the act of disclosing.


lexentry: eng/disco__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: disco
trans_list: Diskothek | Disco | Discomusik
sense:
(uncountable, music genre) A genre of dance music that was popular in the 1970s, characterized by elements of soul music with a strong Latin-American beat and often accompanied by pulsating lights.


lexentry: eng/disco_ball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disco ball
trans_list: Diskokugel | Spiegelkugel
sense:
A suspended rotating mirrored sphere which casts moving spots of light across a room when light is projected on it.


lexentry: eng/discography__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: discography
trans_list: Diskografie
sense:
List of all of the releases of a certain musical act, usually with release dates, and often with other information about the releases.


lexentry: eng/discomfiture__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: discomfiture
trans_list: Peinlichkeit | Unbehagen
sense:
An emotional state similar to that arising from defeat; frustration, disappointment, perplexity or embarrassment.


lexentry: eng/disconnector__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disconnector
trans_list: Trenner | Trennschalter
sense:
(electrical engineering) A switching device used to open an electric circuit when there is no current through it. They are used to isolate a part of an electrical system to allow the maintenance staff a safe access to it.


lexentry: eng/discontinue__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: discontinue
trans_list: auslaufen lassen | einstellen
sense:
(transitive) To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying.


lexentry: eng/discordance__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: discordance
trans_list: Dissonanz
sense:
(genetics) The presence of a specific genetic trait in only one of a set of clones (or identical twins).


lexentry: eng/discount__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: discount
trans_list: Abgeld | Abschlag | Disagio
sense:
(finance) A deduction made for interest, in advancing money upon, or purchasing, a bill or note not due; payment in advance of interest upon money.


lexentry: eng/discount_store__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: discount store
trans_list: Discounter | Diskonter | Discountgeschäft | Discountladen | Discountwarenhaus | Rabattgeschäft
sense:
A type of department store which sell products at prices lower than those asked by other department stores.


lexentry: eng/discourage__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: discourage
trans_list: entmutigen | abschrecken
sense:
(transitive) To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.


lexentry: eng/discourse__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: discourse
trans_list: Diskurs
sense:
(social sciences, countable) An institutionalized way of thinking, a social boundary defining what can be said about a specific topic (after Michel Foucault).


lexentry: eng/discourse_marker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: discourse marker
trans_list: Diskursmarker | Diskurspartikel
sense:
(linguistics) A word or phrase that marks a boundary in a discourse, typically as part of a dialogue. Discourse markers often signal topic changes, reformulations, discourse planning, stressing, hedging, or backchanneling.


lexentry: eng/discredit__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: discredit
trans_list: diskreditieren | in Misskredit bringen
sense:
(transitive) To harm the good reputation of a person; to cause an idea or piece of evidence to seem false or unreliable.


lexentry: eng/discreet__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: discreet
trans_list: diskret
sense:
Respectful of privacy or secrecy; exercising caution in order to avoid causing embarrassment; quiet; diplomatic.


lexentry: eng/discrete_Fourier_transform__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: discrete Fourier transform
trans_list: diskrete Fourier-Transformation
sense:
(mathematics) The process of converting a discrete time-based function into its frequency-based representation.


lexentry: eng/discretionary__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: discretionary
sense:
Available at one's discretion; able to be used as one chooses; left to or regulated by one's own discretion or judgment.

trans_list:
Ermessens- | auf Ermessen beruhend | dem eigenen Gutdünken überlassen | frei verfügbar | ins freie Ermessen gestellt | nach freiem Ermessen gewährt


lexentry: eng/discretization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: discretization
trans_list: Diskretisierung
sense:
(mathematics, computing, cognitive science) The act of discretizing, or dividing a continuous object or spectrum into a finite number of discrete elements


lexentry: eng/discretize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: discretize
trans_list: diskretisieren
sense:
(transitive, mathematics, computing) To convert (a continuous space) into an equivalent discrete space, often for the purposes of easier calculation.


lexentry: eng/discriminant__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: discriminant
trans_list: Diskriminante
sense:
(geometry) The invariant (on the vector space of forms of degree d in n variables) that vanishes exactly when the corresponding hypersurface in Pn-1 is singular.


lexentry: eng/discriminant_function__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: discriminant function
trans_list: Diskriminanzfunktion
sense:
(mathematics) A function used to predict a categorical dependent variable by one or more continuous or binary independent variables.


lexentry: eng/discriminate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: discriminate
trans_list: differenzieren | unterscheiden
sense:
(transitive) To set apart as being different; to mark as different; to separate from another by discerning differences; to distinguish.


lexentry: eng/discrimination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: discrimination
trans_list: Diskriminierung | Unterscheidung
sense:
(uncountable, countable) Discernment, the act of discriminating, discerning, distinguishing, noting or perceiving differences between things, with the intent to understand rightly and make correct decisions. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/discrimination__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: discrimination
trans_list: Diskriminierung | Schlechterstellung
sense:
(uncountable, countable, sometimes, with, "against") Differential treatment of an individual or group to their disadvantage; treatment or consideration based on class or category rather than individual merit; partiality; prejudice; bigotry. [from early 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/discus_throw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: discus throw
trans_list: Diskuswerfen | Diskuswurf
sense:
(athletics) An athletic throwing event where the object to be thrown is a heavy lenticular disc called discus.


lexentry: eng/disease__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disease
trans_list: Krankheit | Infektionskrankheit | Seuche
sense:
(medicine) An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired.


lexentry: eng/disembodiment__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: disembodiment
trans_list: Entkörperlichung
sense:
A soul, spirit, or consciousness that has been disembodied, or which otherwise lacks a physical form.


lexentry: eng/disembody__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disembody
trans_list: entkörperlichen
sense:
To cause someone's soul, spirit, consciousness, voice, etc, to become separated from the physical body.


lexentry: eng/disembogue__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: disembogue
trans_list: münden
sense:
(of a river or waters) To pour out, to debouch; to flow out through a narrow opening into a larger space.


lexentry: eng/disenchant__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disenchant
trans_list: desillusionieren
sense:
(transitive, of a person) To free from illusion, false belief or enchantment; to undeceive or disillusion.


lexentry: eng/disenfranchisement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disenfranchisement
trans_list: Wahlrechtsausschluss | Wahlrechtsentzug
sense:
Explicit or implicit revocation of, or failure to grant, the right to vote, to a person or group of people.


lexentry: eng/disgruntlement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disgruntlement
trans_list: Unzufriedenheit
sense:
The state of being disgruntled, usually displayed in a stereotypical form such as frowning and annoyance; the acts of sulky dissatisfaction.


lexentry: eng/disguise__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disguise
trans_list: Verkleidung
sense:
Material (such as clothing, makeup, a wig) used to alter one’s visual appearance in order to hide one's identity or assume another.


lexentry: eng/disguise__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disguise
trans_list: verkleiden | verstellen
sense:
(transitive) To change the appearance of (a person or thing) so as to hide, or to assume an identity.


lexentry: eng/dish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dish
trans_list: Teller | Gericht | Schüssel
sense:
A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle.


lexentry: eng/dish__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dish
trans_list: Geschirr
sense:
(in the plural) Tableware (including cutlery, etc, as well as crockery) that is to be or is being washed after being used to prepare, serve and eat a meal.


lexentry: eng/dish_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dish up
trans_list: auftun
sense:
(transitive) To serve (cooked food); to take (food) from the oven, pots, etc. and put in dishes to be served at table.


lexentry: eng/disillusionment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disillusionment
trans_list: Desillusionierung | Enttäuschung | Ernüchterung
sense:
A feeling of disappointment, akin to depression, arising from the realization that something is not what it was expected or believed to be, possibly accompanied by philosophical angst from having one's beliefs challenged.


lexentry: eng/disintegrate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disintegrate
trans_list: auflösen | desintegrieren
sense:
(science fiction, transitive) To cause to break up into infinitesimal parts through the use of a disintegrator.


lexentry: eng/disinterested__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disinterested
trans_list: unparteiisch
sense:
Having no stake or interest in the outcome, and no conflicts of interest; free of bias, impartial. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/disjoint__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: disjoint
trans_list: disjunkt
sense:
(set theory, not comparable) Of two or more sets, having no members in common; having an intersection equal to the empty set.


lexentry: eng/disjunction__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: disjunction
trans_list: Disjunktion
sense:
(logic) The proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the or operator.


lexentry: eng/disjunctive_normal_form__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disjunctive normal form
trans_list: disjunktive Normalform
sense:
(logic) The form of a boolean formula that the formula has if the formula is a disjunction of conjunctions of literals, such as “(A and B and C) or (D and E and not F)”.


lexentry: eng/disjunctive_syllogism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disjunctive syllogism
trans_list: disjunktiver Syllogismus
sense:
(logic) A logical argument of the form that if there are only two possibilities, and one of them is ruled out, then the other must take place. In symbols: P \vee Q, \neg P \vdash Q


lexentry: eng/disk__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: disk
trans_list: Festplatte
sense:
(computer hardware) Ellipsis of floppy disk - removable magnetic medium or a hard disk - fixed, persistent digital storage.


lexentry: eng/disk__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: disk
trans_list: Festplatte
sense:
(computer hardware, nonstandard) A disc - either a CD-ROM, an audio CD, a DVD or similar removable storage medium.


lexentry: eng/dislodge__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (transitive) To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied.
written_rep: dislodge
trans_list:
(gewaltsam) entfernen | aus seiner Lage bringen | außer Position bringen | herauslösen | herausreißen | verschieben


lexentry: eng/dismay__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dismay
trans_list: Furcht | Ohnmacht
sense:
A sudden or complete loss of courage and firmness in the face of trouble or danger; overwhelming and disabling terror; a sinking of the spirits


lexentry: eng/dismiss__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: dismiss
trans_list: abwimmeln | beiseiteschieben | von dannen schicken | wegfegen
sense:
(transitive) To send or put away, to discard with disregard, contempt or disdain. (sometimes followed by as).


lexentry: eng/dismissal__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: dismissal
trans_list: Abweisen | Abweisung | Wegschicken
sense:
Removal from consideration; putting something out of one's mind, mentally disregarding something or someone.


lexentry: eng/disorganized_schizophrenia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disorganized schizophrenia
trans_list: Hebeprenie | hebephrene Schizophrenie
sense:
(pathology) A form of schizophrenia marked by disorganized behavior and speech as well as inappropriate emotional responses or affect.


lexentry: eng/disparage__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: disparage
trans_list: entehren | geringschätzen | herabmindern | herabsetzen | herabwürdigen | in Verruf bringen
sense:
To dishonor by a comparison with what is inferior; to lower in rank or estimation by actions or words; to speak slightingly of; to depreciate; to undervalue.


lexentry: eng/dispatch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dispatch
trans_list: Depesche
sense:
A message sent quickly, as a shipment, a prompt settlement of a business, or an important official message sent by a diplomat, government official, military officer, etc.


lexentry: eng/dispatch__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: dispatch
trans_list: beeilen | besiegen | entziehen | verschicken | versenden
sense:
(transitive) To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly; to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform.


lexentry: eng/dispensary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: A place or room where something is dispensed, particularly:
written_rep: dispensary
trans_list:
Apotheke | Arzneimittelausgabe | Ausgabestelle für Medikamente | Krankenhausapotheke | Medikamentenausgabe


lexentry: eng/dispensation__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: dispensation
trans_list: Dispens
sense:
The relaxation of a law in a particular case; permission to do something forbidden, or to omit doing something enjoined; exemption.


lexentry: eng/dispersant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dispersant
trans_list: Dispergiermittel
sense:
(chemistry) Any substance that is used to prevent settling or clumping of particles suspended in a liquid.


lexentry: eng/disperse__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: disperse
trans_list: zerstreuen | verteilt
sense:
(physics, transitive, intransitive) To separate rays of light, etc., according to wavelength; to refract.


lexentry: eng/displacement__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: displacement
trans_list: Verdrängung | Wasserverdrängung | Abdrängung | Absetzung | Adressabstand | Ausbootung
sense:
The weight of a ship or other floating vessel, traditionally measured or calculated by finding the volume of the vessel below the waterline when afloat, the weight of the displaced liquid being equal to that of the whole displacing body.


lexentry: eng/displacement_current__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: displacement current
trans_list: Verschiebungsstrom
sense:
(electromagnetism) The direction and rate of change of the electric displacement field at a given point of space and time. It can be expressed as a vector.


lexentry: eng/display__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: display
trans_list: Display
sense:
A device, furniture or marketing-oriented bulk packaging for visual presentation for sales promotion.


lexentry: eng/displease__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: displease
trans_list: missfallen
sense:
(transitive) To make not pleased; to cause a feeling of disapprobation or dislike in; to be disagreeable to; to vex slightly.


lexentry: eng/disport__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disport
trans_list: sich belustigen
sense:
(ambitransitive, reflexive, dated) To amuse oneself divertingly or playfully; in particular, to cavort or gambol.


lexentry: eng/disposable_income__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disposable income
trans_list: verfügbares Einkommen
sense:
(economics) The amount of a person's or group's monetary income which is available to be saved or spent (on either essential or non-essential items), after deducting all taxes and other governmental fees.


lexentry: eng/disposable_razor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disposable razor
trans_list: Einwegrasierer
sense:
A razor designed to be a consumable product and to be disposed of in its entirety once its cutting edge has dulled.


lexentry: eng/disposition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disposition
trans_list: Anordnung | Einteilung | Gliederung
sense:
Control over something, especially with regard to disposing or dispensing with an action item (disposal of a concern, allocation of disbursed funds) or control over the arrangement or placement of certain things.


lexentry: eng/disproportionation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disproportionation
trans_list: Disproportionierung
sense:
(chemistry) A form of redox reaction in which part of a reactant is oxidized and part of it is reduced simultaneously


lexentry: eng/dispute__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dispute
trans_list: bestreiten | erörtern
sense:
to oppose by argument or assertion; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition to; to call in question; to deny the truth or validity of


lexentry: eng/disquisition__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: disquisition
trans_list: Gerichtsverhandlung Verhandlung Abhandlung
sense:
A lengthy, formal discourse that analyses or explains some topic; (loosely) a dissertation or treatise.


lexentry: eng/disregard__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (transitive) To ignore; pay no attention to.
written_rep: disregard
trans_list:
absehen | als gegenstandslos betrachten | ausblenden | ausklammern | außer Acht lassen | außer Betracht lassen


lexentry: eng/diss__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diss
trans_list: dissen
sense:
(slang) To put (someone) down, or show disrespect by the use of insulting language or dismissive behaviour.


lexentry: eng/disseminate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disseminate
trans_list: ausstreuen | ausbreiten | aussähen | disseminieren | sähen | verbreiten
sense:
(transitive) To sow and scatter principles, ideas, opinions, etc, or concrete things, for growth and propagation, like seeds.


lexentry: eng/disseminated_intravascular_coagulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disseminated intravascular coagulation
sense:
(medicine) A pathological process characterised by widespread activation of the clotting cascade throughout the body.

trans_list:
Defibrinationssyndrom | Verbrauchskoagulopathie | disseminierte intravasale Gerinnung | disseminierte intravasale Koagulopathie


lexentry: eng/dissemination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dissemination
trans_list: Verbreitung
sense:
The act of disseminating, or the state of being disseminated; diffusion for propagation and permanence; a scattering or spreading abroad, as of ideas, beliefs, etc.


lexentry: eng/dissertation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dissertation
trans_list: Dissertation | Doktorarbeit
sense:
A formal exposition of a subject, especially a research paper that students write in order to complete the requirements for a doctoral degree in the US and a non-doctoral degree in the UK; a thesis.


lexentry: eng/dissident__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dissident
trans_list: Dissident | Dissidentin | Regimekritiker | Regimekritikerin
sense:
A person who formally opposes the current political structure, the political group in power, the policies of the political group in power, or current laws.


lexentry: eng/dissimilation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dissimilation
trans_list: Dissimilation
sense:
(phonology) A phenomenon whereby similar consonant or vowel sounds in a word become less similar, resulting in a form that is easier for the listener to perceive.


lexentry: eng/dissipation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dissipation
trans_list: Ausschweifung | Ausschweifungen | Durchbringen | Verprassen | Verschleuderung | Verschwendung
sense:
A dissolute course of life, in which health, money, etc., are squandered in pursuit of pleasure; profuseness in immoral indulgence, as late hours, riotous living, etc.; dissoluteness.


lexentry: eng/dissociate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dissociate
trans_list: aufspalten | dissoziieren
sense:
(chemistry, transitive) To separate compounds into simpler component parts, usually by applying heat or through electrolysis.


lexentry: eng/dissociation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dissociation
trans_list: Dissoziation
sense:
(psychology) A defence mechanism where certain thoughts or mental processes are compartmentalised in order to avoid emotional stress to the conscious mind.


lexentry: eng/dissociative_identity_disorder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dissociative identity disorder
trans_list: dissoziative Identitätsstörung
sense:
(psychiatry) A mental disorder characterized by the presence of two or more personality states or distinct identities that repeatedly take control of a person's behavior.


lexentry: eng/dissolve__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: dissolve
trans_list: auflösen
sense:
(chemistry, transitive) To disintegrate chemically into a solution by immersion into a liquid or gas.


lexentry: eng/distaff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: distaff
trans_list: Rocken | Kunkel | Spinnrocken | Wocken
sense:
A device to which a bundle of natural fibres (often wool, flax, or cotton) are attached for temporary storage, before being drawn off gradually to spin thread. A traditional distaff is a staff with flax fibres tied loosely to it (as indicated by the etymology of the word), but modern distaffs are often made of cords weighted with beads, and attached to the wrist.


lexentry: eng/distance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: distance
trans_list: Abstand | Entfernung | Distanz
sense:
The amount of space between two points, usually geographical points, usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.


lexentry: eng/distance_learning__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: distance learning
trans_list: Fernunterricht | Distanzunterricht | Fernstudium
sense:
Education obtained remotely, often involving written material together with audio-visual material transmitted via the internet and, sometimes, summer schools and local tutorials.


lexentry: eng/distil__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: distil
trans_list: destillieren
sense:
(also, figuratively) To make (something, especially spirits such as gin and whisky) by distillation.


lexentry: eng/distil__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: distil
trans_list: destillieren
sense:
To heat (a substance, usually a liquid) so that a vapour is produced, and then to cool the vapour so that it condenses back into a liquid, either to purify the original substance or to obtain one of its components; to subject to distillation.


lexentry: eng/distillation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: distillation
trans_list: Destillation
sense:
(chemistry, chemical engineering) The separation of more volatile parts of a substance from less volatile ones by evaporation and condensation.


lexentry: eng/distiller__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: distiller
trans_list: Branntweinbrenner | Branntweinbrennerin | Brenner | Brennerin | Schnapsbrenner | Schnapsbrennerin
sense:
A person who distills, especially alcoholic spirits or hard liquor by a process of distillation; a person who owns, works in or operates a distillery.


lexentry: eng/distinction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: distinction
trans_list: Unterschied | Distinktion
sense:
That which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination.


lexentry: eng/distinction__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: distinction
trans_list: Auszeichnung | Unterscheidung
sense:
Specifically, a feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour, rank, eminence or excellence; being distinguished.


lexentry: eng/distorting_mirror__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: distorting mirror
trans_list: Zerrspiegel
sense:
(entertainment) A curved mirror, often using convex and concave sections to achieve a distorted effect, as:


lexentry: eng/distracter__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: distracter
trans_list: Distraktor
sense:
Any of the incorrect answers in a multiple-choice question, serving to distract from the correct answer.


lexentry: eng/distraint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: distraint
trans_list: Beschäftigung
sense:
(legal) The legal right of a landlord to seize the property of a tenant in the event of nonpayment of rent.


lexentry: eng/distribution__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: distribution
trans_list: Distribution | Absatz
sense:
(business, marketing) The process by which goods get to final consumers over a geographical market, including storing, selling, shipping and advertising.


lexentry: eng/distribution__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: distribution
trans_list: Aufteilung | Distribution | Gliederung
sense:
(mathematics, statistics) A probability distribution; the set of relative likelihoods that a variable will have a value in a given interval.


lexentry: eng/distribution__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: distribution
trans_list: Aufteilung | Distribution | Gliederung
sense:
(mathematics, differential geometry) A subset of the tangent bundle of a manifold that satisfies certain properties; used to construct the notions of integrability and foliation of a manifold.


lexentry: eng/distribution__Noun__1
sense_num: 15
written_rep: distribution
trans_list: Distribution | Aufteilung
sense:
(printing, historical) The process of sorting the types and placing them in their proper boxes in the cases.


lexentry: eng/distributive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: distributive
trans_list: distributiv
sense:
(mathematics) A property of functions that have a rule describing how the function can be performed to the individual components of another operation.


lexentry: eng/distributor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: distributor
trans_list: Verteiler
sense:
A device that distributes electric current, especially to the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine.


lexentry: eng/district_attorney__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: district attorney
sense:
(American) The title of the local public official who represents the government in the prosecution of alleged criminals.

trans_list:
Staatsanwalt | Bezirksanwalt | Bezirksanwältin | Bezirksstaatsanwalt | Bezirksstaatsanwältin | Staatsanwältin


lexentry: eng/district_heating__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: district heating
trans_list: Fernwärme
sense:
A system for distributing heat generated in a centralized location for residential and commercial heating requirements.


lexentry: eng/disturb__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disturb
trans_list: stören
sense:
(transitive) to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.


lexentry: eng/dittander__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dittander
trans_list: Pfefferkraut
sense:
A peppergrass of species Lepidium latifolium, native from Iberia to the Himalayas, introduced elsewhere.


lexentry: eng/dittany__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dittany
trans_list: Diktamo | Diptam-Dost | kretischer Diptam
sense:
A labiate plant, Origanum dictamnus, formerly renowned for its medicinal properties; dittany of Crete.


lexentry: eng/ditto__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: ditto
trans_list: Unterführungszeichen
sense:
The ditto mark, 〃; a symbol, represented by two apostrophes, inverted commas, or quotation marks (" "), indicating that the item preceding is to be repeated.


lexentry: eng/diva__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: diva
trans_list: Diva
sense:
A person who may be considered or who considers herself (or by extension himself) much more important than others, has high expectations of others and who is extremely demanding and fussy when it comes to personal privileges.


lexentry: eng/divan__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: divan
trans_list: Diwan
sense:
A couch- or sofa-like piece of furniture made of a mattress lying against the wall and either on the floor or an elevated structure.


lexentry: eng/dive__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: dive
trans_list: machen
sense:
(sports) To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised.


lexentry: eng/dive__Verb__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: dive
trans_list: tauchen
sense:
(intransitive, figuratively) To plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore.


lexentry: eng/dive_bomber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dive bomber
trans_list: Stuka | Sturzbomber | Sturzkampfbomber | Sturzkampfflugzeug
sense:
(aviation, historical) A bomber aircraft that dives directly at its target in order to drop a bomb with greater accuracy.


lexentry: eng/diverge__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: diverge
sense:
(intransitive, figuratively, of interests, opinions, or anything else) To become different; to run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions.

trans_list:
abbiegen | abweichen | auseinander gehen | auseinanderbewegen | auseinandergehen | auseinanderklaffen


lexentry: eng/diverge__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: diverge
trans_list: divergieren
sense:
(intransitive, mathematics, of a sequence, series, or function) Not to converge: to have no limit, or no finite limit.


lexentry: eng/divergence__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: divergence
trans_list: Divergenz
sense:
(calculus) the operator which maps a function F=(F1, ... Fn) from a n-dimensional vector space to itself to the function \sum_{i=1}^n \frac{\partial F_i}{\partial x_i}


lexentry: eng/diverse__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: diverse
trans_list: vielfältig
sense:
Composed of people with a variety of different demographic characteristics in terms of, for example, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, etc., and having a sizeable representation of people that are minorities in a given area.


lexentry: eng/diversify__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diversify
trans_list: diversifizieren | variieren | vielfältig machen
sense:
(transitive) To make (something) diverse or various in form or quality; to give variety to distinguish by numerous differences or aspects, as:


lexentry: eng/diversion__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: diversion
trans_list: Umleitung
sense:
(transport) The rerouting of cargo or passengers to a new transshipment point or destination, or to a different mode of transportation before arrival at the ultimate destination.


lexentry: eng/diverticulosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diverticulosis
trans_list: Divertikulose
sense:
(pathology) The condition of having diverticula, or small pouches, formed along the mucosa of the colon.


lexentry: eng/divertimento__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: divertimento
trans_list: Divertimento
sense:
(music) composition that has several short movements, a style that composers started to use in the 18th century.


lexentry: eng/divest__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: divest
trans_list: berauben | entziehen
sense:
(transitive) To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) of something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice).


lexentry: eng/divide__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: divide
trans_list: Wasserscheide
sense:
(hydrology) The topographical boundary dividing two adjacent catchment basins, such as a ridge or a crest.


lexentry: eng/divide__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: divide
trans_list: teilen | dividieren
sense:
(transitive, arithmetic, with by) To calculate the number (the quotient) by which you must multiply one given number (the divisor) to produce a second given number (the dividend).


lexentry: eng/divide_and_conquer__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: divide and conquer
trans_list: teile und herrsche
sense:
To use a combination of political, military and economic strategies that aim to gain and maintain power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into chunks that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy.


lexentry: eng/dividend__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dividend
trans_list: Dividende | Dividend
sense:
(finance) A cash payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (e.g., quarterly or annually).


lexentry: eng/diving_bell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diving bell
trans_list: Taucherglocke
sense:
An airtight chamber, open at the bottom, that is lowered on a cable underwater to operate as a base or a means of transport for a diver or a small number of divers.


lexentry: eng/diving_bell_spider__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diving bell spider
trans_list: Wasserspinne
sense:
A spider, Argyroneta aquatica, living almost entirely underwater, using hairs on its abdomen and legs to trap air.


lexentry: eng/diving_duck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diving duck
trans_list: Tauchente
sense:
Any of the ducks that feed mainly by diving such as pochards and scaups, of species in tribe Aythyini.


lexentry: eng/diving_mask__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diving mask
trans_list: Tauchermaske
sense:
A mask worn by divers over the eyes or face to allow them to see clearly underwater, having a watertight seal around its edges to hold it securely to the face.


lexentry: eng/diving_petrel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diving petrel
trans_list: Tauchsturmvogel
sense:
Any seabird of the family Pelecanoididae in the order Procellariiformes, resembling auks and native to the southern oceans.


lexentry: eng/diving_platform__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diving platform
trans_list: Sprungturm
sense:
structure used for competitive diving, consisting of a vertical rigid tower with one or more horizontal platforms extending out over a deep pool of water.


lexentry: eng/divining_rod__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: divining rod
trans_list: Wünschelrute
sense:
Rod used for dowsing, a technique of divination used to locate subterranean sources of water, metal, other mineral resources or even various other things through magic, or according to many believers a natural phenomenon.


lexentry: eng/divisibility_sequence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: divisibility sequence
trans_list: Teilbarkeitsfolge
sense:
(number theory, algebra) Any sequence of integers {an}, indexed by the natural numbers, such that if n is divisible by m then an is divisible by am.


lexentry: eng/division__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: division
trans_list: Division
sense:
(taxonomy) A rank below kingdom and above class, particularly used of plants or fungi, also (particularly of animals) called a phylum; a taxon at that rank.


lexentry: eng/division__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: division
trans_list: Division | Teilung
sense:
(music) A florid instrumental variation of a melody in the 17th and 18th centuries, originally conceived as the dividing of each of a succession of long notes into several short ones.


lexentry: eng/division_of_labour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: division of labour
trans_list: Arbeitsteilung
sense:
(economics) The separation of work into different categories or tasks; each category or task being carried out by different groups of workers.


lexentry: eng/division_ring__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: division ring
trans_list: Körper
sense:
(algebra) A ring with 0 ≠ 1, such that every non-zero element a has a multiplicative inverse, meaning an element x with ax = xa = 1.


lexentry: eng/divorce_from_bed_and_board__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: divorce from bed and board
trans_list: Trennung von Tisch und Bett
sense:
A situation where spouses live apart without having legally dissolved their marriage; this may be either a long-term arrangement or a first step towards actual divorce.


lexentry: eng/divot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: divot
trans_list: Grassode | Rasenstück
sense:
(especially, golf) A torn-up piece of turf, especially by a golf club in making a stroke or by a horse's hoof.


lexentry: eng/divulge__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: divulge
trans_list: ausplaudern | bekannt geben | bekannt machen | preisgeben | verbreiten | verraten
sense:
(transitive) To make public or known; to communicate to the public; to tell (information, especially a secret) so that it may become generally known.


lexentry: eng/djembe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: djembe
trans_list: Djembé
sense:
(music) A large, rope-tuned, skin-covered drum played with the bare hands, used in West African and some fusion music.


lexentry: eng/djent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: djent
trans_list: Djent
sense:
(neologism) A style of progressive heavy metal music characterized by rhythmic and technical complexity, and typically featuring heavily distorted, palm-muted guitar chords, syncopated, downtuned riffs, and polyrhythms alongside virtuoso soloing.


lexentry: eng/do-gooder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: do-gooder
trans_list: Gutmensch | Weltverbesserer | Weltverbesserin
sense:
(derogatory) One who advocates a certain course of action, often of political or social concern, with the naive conviction of their own moral superiority.


lexentry: eng/do__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: do
trans_list: tun
sense:
(pro-verb) A syntactic marker that refers back to an earlier verb and allows the speaker to avoid repeating the verb; in most dialects, not used with auxiliaries such as be, though it can be in AAVE.


lexentry: eng/do_it_yourself__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: do it yourself
trans_list: mach es selbst
sense:
The practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself, rather than employing a professional.


lexentry: eng/do_not_disturb__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: do not disturb
trans_list: bitte nicht stören | nicht stören
sense:
Used to indicate that somebody does not wish to be disturbed, e.g. a sign on a hotel room door, or a "busy" mode of an instant messenger.


lexentry: eng/do_the_dishes__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: do the dishes
trans_list: abwaschen | spülen
sense:
(intransitive) to wash up dirty crockery (plates and dishes) and cutlery (knives, forks, and spoons)


lexentry: eng/do_the_math__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: do the math
trans_list: rechne es dir selbst aus | überzeuge dich selbst
sense:
(chiefly US, idiomatic) To determine the explanation for or precise nature of a situation, such as the motive underlying someone's behavior, based on available facts.


lexentry: eng/do_the_trick__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: do the trick
trans_list: wirken
sense:
(informal) To work; to be successful; to solve a problem; to be sufficient or adequate to fulfill a purpose.


lexentry: eng/do_unto_others_as_you_would_have_them_do_unto_you__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: do unto others as you would have them do unto you
trans_list: behandle andere so, wie du von ihnen behandelt werden willst
sense:
One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself; an expression of the golden rule.


lexentry: eng/do_you_come_here_often__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: do you come here often
trans_list: kommen Sie oft hierher?
sense:
A common phrase for initiating conversation with a stranger, especially one for seeking romantic involvement.


lexentry: eng/do_you_need_to_use_the_bathroom__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: do you need to use the bathroom
sense:
(chiefly, US, South Africa, Canada, euphemism, interrogative) Used to ask if one's interlocutor needs to urinate or defecate.

trans_list:
Musst du auf die Toilette gehen? | Müssen Sie auf die Toilette gehen? | Trebuie să mergi la toaletă?


lexentry: eng/do_you_speak_English__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
sense: Asks the interlocutor whether or not they are able to speak in the English language.
written_rep: do you speak English
trans_list:
sprechen Sie Deutsch | sprechen Sie Englisch? | sprecht ihr Deutsch | sprecht ihr Englisch? | sprichst du Deutsch | sprichst du Englisch?


lexentry: eng/dock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dock
trans_list: Ampfer
sense:
Any of the genus Rumex of coarse weedy plants with small green flowers related to buckwheat, especially bitter dock (Rumex obtusifolius), and used as potherbs and in folk medicine, especially in curing nettle rash.


lexentry: eng/docket__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: docket
trans_list: Prozessregister
sense:
(legal) A short entry of the proceedings of a court; the register containing them; the office containing the register.


lexentry: eng/docking__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: docking
trans_list: Docking
sense:
(sexuality, slang) The sex act involving two men co-joined by their penises, with overlapping foreskins.


lexentry: eng/docking_station__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: docking station
trans_list: Andockstation | Dockingstation
sense:
(computing) A piece of hardware into which a laptop computer can be plugged for use as a desktop computer, peripherals such as the monitor being connected directly to the docking station.


lexentry: eng/doctor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: doctor
trans_list: Doktor | Doktorin
sense:
A person who has attained a doctorate, such as a Ph.D. or Th.D. or one of many other terminal degrees conferred by a college or university.


lexentry: eng/doctor_bird__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doctor bird
trans_list: Jamaika-Kolibri | Rotschnabel-Jamaikasylphe | Wimpelschwanz
sense:
Trochilus polytmus; a red-billed streamertail; scissor-tail hummingbird; scissors tail hummingbird (hummingbird)


lexentry: eng/doctor_blade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doctor blade
trans_list: Rakel
sense:
(printing) A metal blade used in printing for scraping off excess ink or toner from the printing roll.


lexentry: eng/doctoral_thesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doctoral thesis
trans_list: Doktorarbeit
sense:
A research paper that a student writes in order to complete the requirements for a doctorate; a dissertation.


lexentry: eng/doctrine__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: doctrine
trans_list: Doktrin | Lehre
sense:
(countable, and, uncountable) The body of teachings of an ideology, most often a religion, or of an ideological or religious leader, organization, group, or text.


lexentry: eng/docudrama__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: docudrama
trans_list: Dokudrama
sense:
A type of drama (a film, a television show, or a play) that combines elements of documentary and drama, to some extent showing real events and to some extent using actors performing recreations of documented events.


lexentry: eng/document__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: document
trans_list: Dokument | Schriftstück | Aktenstück | Unterlagen
sense:
An original or official paper used as the basis, proof, or support of anything else, including any writing, book, or other instrument conveying information pertinent to such proof or support.


lexentry: eng/documentary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: documentary
trans_list: Dokumentarfilm | Dokumentation | Doku
sense:
A film, TV program, publication etc. which presents a social, political, scientific or historical subject in a factual or informative manner.


lexentry: eng/documentary_hypothesis__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: documentary hypothesis
trans_list: Urkundenhypothese
sense:
(theology) The hypothesis that the Pentateuch consists of two or more, usually four, originally distinct major documents. [ca. 1840]


lexentry: eng/documentation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: documentation
trans_list: Dokumentation
sense:
(computing, mechanical engineering) Documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program.


lexentry: eng/docusoap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: docusoap
trans_list: Doku-Soap
sense:
A form of reality television in the style of a documentary in which an apparent plot is constructed by intention or editing in order to make programmes in this genre resemble soap operas.


lexentry: eng/dodder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dodder
trans_list: Seide | Teufelszwirn
sense:
Any of about 100-170 species of yellow, orange or red (rarely green) parasitic plants of the genus Cuscuta. Formerly treated as the only genus in the family Cuscutaceae, it is now placed in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae.


lexentry: eng/dodecahedron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dodecahedron
trans_list: Dodekaeder | Zwölfflächner
sense:
(geometry) A polyhedron with twelve faces; the regular dodecahedron has regular pentagons as faces and is one of the Platonic solids.


lexentry: eng/dodecane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dodecane
trans_list: Dodecan
sense:
(organic compound) Any of very many isomers of the alkane having twelve carbon atoms, but especially n-dodecane that is used as a solvent and is present in Diesel fuel.


lexentry: eng/dodecaphonist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dodecaphonist
trans_list: Dodekaphonist
sense:
(music) A practitioner or proponent of dodecaphony, i.e. use of the dodecaphonic musical scale, which has twelve tones per octave


lexentry: eng/dodge_a_bullet__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dodge a bullet
trans_list: gerade nochmal davonkommen
sense:
(idiomatic, informal) To have a narrow escape; to avoid injury, disaster, or some other undesirable situation.


lexentry: eng/dodger__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dodger
trans_list: Sprayhood
sense:
(countable, nautical) A frame-supported canvas over the companionway (entrance) of a sailboat providing the on-deck crew partial cover from the splashes of the seas that break against the hull of the boat.


lexentry: eng/dodo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dodo
trans_list: Dodo | Dronte | Doudo | Dudu
sense:
A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.


lexentry: eng/doe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doe
trans_list: Hinde | Hirschkuh | Hindin | Damhirschkuh | Rehgeiß | Ricke
sense:
A female deer; also used of similar animals such as antelope (less commonly a goat, as nanny is also used).


lexentry: eng/dog's_mercury__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dog's mercury
trans_list: Wald-Bingelkraut
sense:
Mercurialis perennis, a herbaceous, downy perennial woodland plant with erect stems bearing simple, serrate leaves, found in much of Europe.


lexentry: eng/dog-ear__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dog-ear
trans_list: Eselsohr
sense:
The folded corner of the page of a book or other publication, either due to having been read many times or intentionally as a sort of bookmark.


lexentry: eng/dog-eared__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dog-eared
trans_list: voller Eselsohren | zerfleddert | zerlesen
sense:
Of a page in a book or other publication: having its corner folded down, either due to having been read many times, or intentionally as a sort of bookmark.


lexentry: eng/dog_days__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dog days
trans_list: Hundstage
sense:
(archaic) The days following the heliacal rising of Sirius, now in early August (Gregorian) at dates varying by latitude.


lexentry: eng/dog_eat_dog__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dog eat dog
trans_list: karg
sense:
Ruthlessly acquisitive or competitive. Describes a business or other set of circumstances where people try to succeed at the expense of other people.


lexentry: eng/dog_rose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dog rose
trans_list: Hagrose | Heckenrose | Hundsrose
sense:
A European wild rose shrub of species Rosa canina, having fragrant white or pink flowers and stems with sharp spines.


lexentry: eng/dogfight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dogfight
trans_list: Luftkampf
sense:
(aviation, military) A twisting turning battle between two or more military aircraft, especially between fighters.


lexentry: eng/dogma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dogma
trans_list: Dogma
sense:
An authoritative principle, belief or statement of opinion, especially one considered to be absolutely true and indisputable, regardless of evidence or without evidence to support it.


lexentry: eng/dogma__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dogma
trans_list: Dogma
sense:
A doctrine (or set of doctrines) relating to matters such as morality and faith, set forth authoritatively by a religious organization or leader.


lexentry: eng/dogwatch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dogwatch
trans_list: Hundewache
sense:
(nautical) Aboard a ship, either of the two short two-hour watches that take place between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.


lexentry: eng/doldrums__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doldrums
trans_list: Durchhänger | Flaute | Flautenstimmung | Lustlosigkeit | Trübsal | Trübsinn
sense:
Usually preceded by the: a state of apathy or lack of interest; a situation where one feels boredom, ennui, or tedium; a state of listlessness or malaise.


lexentry: eng/doldrums__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: doldrums
trans_list: Flaute
sense:
(nautical) Usually preceded by the: the state of a sailing ship when it is impeded by calms or light, baffling winds, and is unable to make progress.


lexentry: eng/doldrums__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: doldrums
trans_list: Innertropische Konvergenzzone | Kalmen | Kalmengürtel
sense:
(nautical, oceanography, by extension) Usually preceded by the: a part of the ocean near the equator where calms, squalls, and light, baffling winds are common.


lexentry: eng/doll_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doll up
trans_list: sich schick machen
sense:
(transitive, slang) To dress oneself or another in formal or ostentatious clothing as if for a special occasion.


lexentry: eng/dollar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dollar
trans_list: Dollar
sense:
Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and elsewhere. Its symbol is $.


lexentry: eng/dollar_diplomacy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dollar diplomacy
trans_list: Dollar-Diplomatie
sense:
The effort of the United States — particularly under President William Howard Taft — to further its aims in Latin America and East Asia through use of its economic power by guaranteeing loans made to foreign countries.


lexentry: eng/dollarization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dollarization
trans_list: Dollarisierung
sense:
(economics) The process of a country, officially, or its residents, unofficially, adopting the US dollar or other foreign currency in parallel to or instead of the domestic currency.


lexentry: eng/dolly_zoom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dolly zoom
trans_list: Dolly-Zoom
sense:
(film) A camera effect that appears to undermine normal visual perception, achieved by using the setting of a zoom lens to adjust the field of view while the camera dollies towards or away from the subject in such a way as to keep the subject the same size in the frame throughout.


lexentry: eng/dolma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dolma
trans_list: Dolma
sense:
Any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes. The filling generally consists of rice, minced meat or grains, together with onion, herbs and spices.


lexentry: eng/dolman__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dolman
trans_list: Dolman
sense:
A short, close-fitting, heavily braided military jacket, usually worn under a pelisse, originally by hussars.


lexentry: eng/dolmen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dolmen
trans_list: Hünengrab | Dolmen | Hünenbett | Hünenstein
sense:
A prehistoric megalithic tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones, most having originally been covered with earth or smaller stones to form a barrow.


lexentry: eng/dolomite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dolomite
trans_list: Dolomit
sense:
(mineral) An evaporite consisting of a mixed calcium and magnesium carbonate, with the chemical formula CaMg(CO3)2; it also exists as the rock dolostone.


lexentry: eng/dolphin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dolphin
trans_list: Delphin | Delfin
sense:
A carnivorous aquatic mammal in one of several families of order Cetacea, famed for its intelligence and occasional willingness to approach humans.


lexentry: eng/dolphin__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dolphin
trans_list: Dalbe
sense:
(nautical) A man-made semi submerged maritime structure, usually installed to provide a fixed structure for temporary mooring, to prevent ships from drifting to shallow water or to serve as base for navigational aids.


lexentry: eng/dolphinfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dolphinfish
trans_list: golden
sense:
A large food and game fish of the Coryphaenidae family which is commonly found in tropical and subtropical waters.


lexentry: eng/domain-specific_language__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: domain-specific language
trans_list: domänenspezifische Sprache
sense:
(programming) A programming/specification language that is dedicated to a particular problem domain, a particular problem representation/solution technique.


lexentry: eng/domain__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: domain
trans_list: Domäne | Domain | Domains | Domänen
sense:
(computing, Internet) A collection of DNS or DNS-like domain names consisting of a delegated domain name and all its subdomains.


lexentry: eng/domain__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: domain
trans_list: Definitionsbereich | Definitionsmenge
sense:
(computing) A collection of information having to do with a domain, the computers named in the domain, and the network on which the computers named in the domain reside.


lexentry: eng/domain__Noun__1
sense_num: 15
written_rep: domain
trans_list: Domäne | Bereich
sense:
(taxonomy) The highest rank in the classification of organisms, above kingdom; in the three-domain system, one of the taxa Bacteria, Archaea, or Eukaryota.


lexentry: eng/domain__Noun__1
sense_num: 16
written_rep: domain
trans_list: Domain | Domäne | Wissensgebiet
sense:
(biochemistry) A folded section of a protein molecule that has a discrete function; the equivalent section of a chromosome


lexentry: eng/domain_name__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: domain name
trans_list: Domain | Domainname
sense:
(Internet) A unique, case-insensitive name that identifies a realm of administrative autonomy, authority or control within the Internet.


lexentry: eng/domain_of_discourse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: domain of discourse
trans_list: Diskursuniversum
sense:
(logic) In predicate logic, an indication of the relevant set of entities that are being dealt with by quantifiers.


lexentry: eng/dome_light__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dome light
trans_list: Deckenleuchte | Innenraumbeleuchtung
sense:
An interior cabin light with a dome-shaped cover attached to the ceiling of a car, vehicle, room or building. In a vehicle it is considered a safety feature, though usually fitted as standard.


lexentry: eng/domestic_cat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: domestic cat
trans_list: Hauskatze | Hauskater | Hauskätzin
sense:
(zoology) A domesticated cat, of the species Felis catus or Felis silvestris catus, especially one kept as a pet or for vermin control.


lexentry: eng/domestication__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: domestication
trans_list: Domestizierung | Domestikation
sense:
The act of domesticating, or accustoming to home; the action of taming wild animals or breeding plants.


lexentry: eng/domestique__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: domestique
trans_list: Domestik | Domestikin
sense:
(cycle racing) A cyclist on a cycle racing team whose role is to assist the team's designated leaders (for example, by riding in front of them to create a slipstream, or to set the pace), even if at the expense of their own individual performance.


lexentry: eng/dominance__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dominance
trans_list: Dominanz
sense:
(physiology) The superior development of or preference for one side of the body or one of a pair of organs; such as being right-handed.


lexentry: eng/dominical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dominical
trans_list: sonntäglich
sense:
(historical) Of or pertaining to the ancient system of dominical letters, used for determining Sundays (particularly Easter Sunday) in any given year.


lexentry: eng/domino__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: domino
trans_list: Domino
sense:
(dominoes) A tile divided into two squares, each having 0 to 6 (or sometimes more) dots or pips (as in dice), used in the game of dominoes. [from c. 1800]


lexentry: eng/domino_effect__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: domino effect
trans_list: Dominoeffekt
sense:
(politics, historical) The theory that, if South Vietnam fell to Communism, it would be followed by Cambodia, Laos, additional Southeast Asian countries, other Asian countries, and likely even elsewhere.


lexentry: eng/don't_count_your_chickens_before_they're_hatched__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: don't count your chickens before they're hatched
sense:
One should not depend upon a favorable (and typically overoptimistic) outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur.

trans_list:
man soll den Tag nicht vor dem Abend loben | man soll das Fell des Bären nicht verteilen, bevor er erlegt ist


lexentry: eng/don't_hold_your_breath__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: don't hold your breath
trans_list: da kannst du lange drauf warten | darauf kannst du lange warten | darauf können Sie lange warten
sense:
(idiom, imperative) Don't wait. Said cynically to suggest that what has just been mentioned is unlikely to happen soon or at all.


lexentry: eng/don't_look_a_gift_horse_in_the_mouth__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: One should not unappreciatively question or inspect a gift too closely.
written_rep: don't look a gift horse in the mouth
trans_list:
einem geschenkten Gaul schaut man nicht ins Maul | einem geschenkten Gaul guckt man nicht ins Maul | einem geschenkten Gaul sieht man nicht ins Maul


lexentry: eng/don't_mention_it__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: don't mention it
trans_list: keine Ursache | nichts zu danken
sense:
A polite way of responding to thanks, by suggesting that the service is too trivial or humble to warrant thanks; you're welcome.


lexentry: eng/donate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: donate
trans_list: schenken | spenden | stiften
sense:
(ambitransitive) To make a donation; to give away something of value to support or contribute towards a cause or for the benefit of another.


lexentry: eng/doner_kebab__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doner kebab
trans_list: Döner | Döner Kebab
sense:
A Turkish dish in which meat (typically seasoned lamb or mutton, but alternatively chicken or perhaps beef) is grilled on a revolving vertical spit; when cooked, the meat is sliced off and served with fresh vegetables in pita or rolled in a piece of unleavened flatbread.


lexentry: eng/dongle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dongle
trans_list: Adapter
sense:
(computer hardware) Any small device that plugs into an electronic device, typically a computer, and alters its functionality. Common examples include wireless modems, digital media players, software copy protect devices, and adapters.


lexentry: eng/dongle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dongle
trans_list: Dongle | Kopierschutzstecker
sense:
(computer hardware) A hardware device utilized by a specific application for purposes of copy protection.


lexentry: eng/doofus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doofus
trans_list: Dummkopf
sense:
(slang, derogatory, sometimes affectionately humorous) A person with poor judgment and taste; a foolish or silly person.


lexentry: eng/doohickey__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doohickey
trans_list: Dingsbums | Dingsda
sense:
(slang, originally, US) A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one does not know or cannot recall)


lexentry: eng/door__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: door
trans_list: Tür | Türe | Türen
sense:
A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, typically consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. It may have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold it closed, and a lock that ensures it cannot be opened without a key.


lexentry: eng/door_chain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: door chain
trans_list: Türkette
sense:
A device that allows a door to be partially opened from the inside, whilst preventing it from being fully opened from the outside


lexentry: eng/door_closer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: door closer
trans_list: Türschließer
sense:
A mechanical device, containing a spring and a cylinder of fluid, that automatically closes an open door.


lexentry: eng/door_opener__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: door opener
trans_list: Türöffner | Türdrücker | Türschnapper | Türsummer
sense:
Any of various devices to automatically open a door in response to a sensor or signal sent from a controller.


lexentry: eng/doorbell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doorbell
trans_list: Türklingel | Klingel | Hausglocke | Türglocke
sense:
A device on or adjacent to an outer door for announcing one's presence. It can be mechanical, directly sounding a bell, or a button that electrically sounds a chime or buzzer inside the building.


lexentry: eng/doorman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doorman
trans_list: Pförtner
sense:
A person who holds open the door at the entryway (entrance) to a building, summons taxicabs, and provides an element of security; in apartment buildings, he also accepts deliveries and may perform certain concierge type services.


lexentry: eng/doozy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doozy
trans_list: Hammer | Prachtexemplar | starkes Stück
sense:
(US, informal) Something that is extraordinary: often troublesome, difficult or problematic, but sometimes extraordinary in a positive sense.


lexentry: eng/dopamine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dopamine
trans_list: Dopamin
sense:
(neurotransmitter, pharmaceutical drug) A monoamine C8H11NO2 that is a decarboxylated form of dopa, present in the body as a neurotransmitter and a precursor of other substances including adrenalin.


lexentry: eng/dope__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: dope
trans_list: Insiderinfos
sense:
(uncountable, slang) Information, usually from an inside source, originally in horse racing and other sports. [from early 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/dope__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dope
trans_list: dotieren
sense:
(transitive, electronics) To add a dopant such as arsenic to (a pure semiconductor such as silicon).


lexentry: eng/dope__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dope
trans_list: dopen
sense:
(intransitive, now, chiefly, sports) To use drugs; especially, to use prohibited performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) in sporting competitions.


lexentry: eng/doping__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: doping
trans_list: Dotierung
sense:
The addition of small quantities of an element (a dopant) to a semiconductor to change its characteristics.


lexentry: eng/doppelbock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doppelbock
trans_list: Doppelbock
sense:
A Bavarian speciality beer, deep gold to dark brown, with a large, creamy, persistent head and a strong malty aroma.


lexentry: eng/dork__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dork
trans_list: Trottel | Depp | Idiot
sense:
(pejorative, slang) A quirky, silly and/or stupid, socially inept person, or one who is out of touch with contemporary trends and typically has unfashionable hobbies. (Overlaps conceptually with nerd and geek, but does not imply the same level of intelligence.) [from the 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/dormant_volcano__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dormant volcano
trans_list: ruhender Vulkan
sense:
(geology) A volcano that has not erupted for a considerable length of time, but is still capable of erupting.


lexentry: eng/dormitory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dormitory
trans_list: Schlafsaal | Dormitorium
sense:
A room containing a number of beds (and often some other furniture and/or utilities) for sleeping, often applied to student and backpacker accommodation of this kind.


lexentry: eng/dormitory__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dormitory
trans_list: Studentenheim | Studentenwohnheim | Wohnheim | Dormitorium | Heim
sense:
A building or part of a building which houses students, soldiers, monks etc. who sleep there and use communal further facilities.


lexentry: eng/dormouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dormouse
trans_list: Siebenschläfer | Bilch | Schlafmaus | Haselmaus | Bilchmaus | Gartenschläfer
sense:
Any of several species of small, mostly European rodents of the family Gliridae; also called Myoxidae or Muscardinidae by some taxonomists.


lexentry: eng/dormouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dormouse
trans_list: Siebenschläfer | Schlafmütze
sense:
(figuratively) A person who sleeps a great deal, or who falls asleep readily (by analogy with the sound hibernation of the dormouse).


lexentry: eng/dorsal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dorsal
trans_list: dorsal | Rücken
sense:
(anatomy, zootomy) With respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate.


lexentry: eng/dory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dory
trans_list: Doriboot | Dorie | Dory
sense:
(nautical) A small flat-bottomed boat with pointed or somewhat pointed ends, used for fishing both offshore and on rivers.


lexentry: eng/dose__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dose
trans_list: Dosis
sense:
The quantity of an agent (not always active) substance or radiation administered or experienced at any one time.


lexentry: eng/dossard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dossard
trans_list: Startnummer
sense:
(cycle racing) A bib attached to the back of a cyclist's shirt that carries the cyclist's race number.


lexentry: eng/dossier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dossier
trans_list: Akte | Dossier
sense:
A collection of papers and/or other sources, containing detailed information about a particular person or subject, together with a synopsis of their content.


lexentry: eng/dot__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dot
trans_list: Punkt
sense:
(grammar) A punctuation mark used to indicate the end of a sentence or an abbreviated part of a word; a full stop; a period.


lexentry: eng/dot__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dot
trans_list: Punkt
sense:
(mathematics) A symbol used for separating the fractional part of a decimal number from the whole part, for indicating multiplication or a scalar product, or for various other purposes.


lexentry: eng/dot_matrix__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dot matrix
trans_list: Punktmatrix
sense:
(computing, also, attributively) A two-dimensional array or pattern of dots used (for example, by a display device or a printer) to represent alphanumeric characters and pictures.


lexentry: eng/dot_matrix_printer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dot matrix printer
trans_list: Matrixdrucker | Nadeldrucker
sense:
(computer hardware) A type of printer that prints characters using an array of small wires that produce an array of dots when striking the paper.


lexentry: eng/dot_the_i's_and_cross_the_t's__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dot the i's and cross the t's
trans_list: das [[i-Tüpfelchen]] setzen
sense:
(idiomatic) To take care of every detail, even minor ones; to be meticulous or thorough; to finish off something close to complete.


lexentry: eng/double-barrelled_shotgun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double-barrelled shotgun
trans_list: Doppelflinte | doppelläufige Schrotflinte
sense:
A type of shot-firing gun with two long, parallel barrels, allowing the user to fire twice in quick succession.


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


lexentry: eng/double-click__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double-click
trans_list: doppelklicken
sense:
(computing) To push the button on a mouse twice in quick succession in order to perform a different task than would be performed from a single-click or triple-click.


lexentry: eng/double-entry__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double-entry
trans_list: doppelt
sense:
(accounting) Describing a method of bookkeeping in which each transaction is entered in two accounts, for debits and for credits.


lexentry: eng/double-tongued__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double-tongued
trans_list: doppelzüngig | zweigezüngt
sense:
(idiomatic) Saying one thing to one person and something different to another; double talking; deceitful in speech.


lexentry: eng/double_English__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double English
trans_list: Roman
sense:
(printing, US, dated) The size of type between double pica and double great primer, standardized as 28-point.


lexentry: eng/double__Verb__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: double
trans_list: doubeln
sense:
(ambitransitive, sometimes with "for") To act as substitute for (another theatrical performer in a certain role, etc).


lexentry: eng/double__Verb__1
sense_num: 16
written_rep: double
trans_list: kontrieren
sense:
(bridge) To make a call that will double certain scoring points if the preceding bid becomes the contract.


lexentry: eng/double_act__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double act
trans_list: Duett
sense:
A comic pairing in which humor is derived from the uneven relationship between two partners, usually of the same gender, age, ethnic origin and profession, but often with drastically different personalities or behavior, maybe with a stooge or straight man.


lexentry: eng/double_boiler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double boiler
trans_list: Bain-Marie
sense:
A large pan containing hot water, into which other smaller pans are set in order to cook food at low heat (below the boiling point) or to keep food warm.


lexentry: eng/double_bond__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double bond
trans_list: Doppelbindung
sense:
(physical chemistry) A covalent bond in which two electron pairs (instead of the usual one) are shared between two atoms; most common between carbon atoms and carbon, oxygen or nitrogen atoms, but several other forms are known.


lexentry: eng/double_bridle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double bridle
trans_list: Flansch
sense:
(equestrian) A Weymouth bridle, which uses both a bradoon, held by a sliphead, and a curb bit, and is used with two reins.


lexentry: eng/double_down__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double down
trans_list: verdoppeln
sense:
(gambling) To double one's wager. In particular, it is the name of a specific doubling bet allowed in blackjack.


lexentry: eng/double_entendre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double entendre
trans_list: Doppeldeutigkeit | Zweideutigkeit
sense:
A phrase that has two meanings, especially where one is innocent and literal, the other risqué, bawdy, or ironic; an innuendo.


lexentry: eng/double_factorial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double factorial
trans_list: Doppelfakultät | doppelte Fakultät
sense:
(mathematics, combinatorics) For an odd integer, the result of multiplying all the odd integers from 1 to the given number; or for an even integer, the result of multiplying all the even integers from 2 to the given number; symbolised by a double exclamation mark (!!). For example, 9!! = 1 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 9 = 945.


lexentry: eng/double_fault__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double fault
trans_list: Doppelfehler
sense:
(tennis) The missing of both the first serve and second serve, resulting in a point for the receiver.


lexentry: eng/double_glazing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double glazing
trans_list: Doppelverglasung
sense:
A system of insulated windows (and doors) having two parallel layers of glass separated by an air space


lexentry: eng/double_jeopardy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double jeopardy
trans_list: Doppelbestrafung | nicht zweimal in derselben Sache
sense:
(legal) The act of trying someone twice for the same offense, especially after an acquittal in the first trial.


lexentry: eng/double_life__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double life
trans_list: Doppelleben
sense:
An existence or life that has two aspects, particularly when one of them is regarded as embarrassing, immoral, or unlawful and thus kept hidden from a person's family, friends, and work colleagues.


lexentry: eng/double_negative__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double negative
trans_list: doppelte Verneinung
sense:
(rhetoric, usually, _, pejorative) A phrase including two negative words (no, not, never, etc.) especially when used as intensifiers in informal English.


lexentry: eng/double_penetration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double penetration
trans_list: Doppeldecker | Doppelpenetration
sense:
The simultaneous sexual penetration of one or more orifices of one person by two other people or objects.


lexentry: eng/double_reed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double reed
trans_list: Doppelrohrblatt
sense:
(music) A pair of reeds, in any of several wind instruments, that are joined together and vibrate together.


lexentry: eng/double_room__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double room
trans_list: Doppelzimmer
sense:
A room, especially in a hotel, that is designed for two people and has two single beds (sometimes called a twin room) or one double bed.


lexentry: eng/double_sheet_bend__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double sheet bend
trans_list: Doppelte Schotstek
sense:
Doubled version of the sheet bend; a strong knot used to tie two ropes of different diameters together.


lexentry: eng/double_standard__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: double standard
trans_list: Doppelmoral | Messen mit zweierlei Maß | zweierlei Maß
sense:
A pair of monetary values, i.e. a gold standard and a silver standard, both of which are legal tender.


lexentry: eng/double_star__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double star
trans_list: Doppelstern
sense:
(star) Two stars which form a stellar system, such that they orbit the point of equilibrium of their gravitational fields; a binary star.


lexentry: eng/double_take__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double take
trans_list: zweimal hinsehen müssen
sense:
An abrupt movement, used, for example, as a comical reaction to a surprising sight, in which someone casually sees something, briefly stops looking at it, realizes what it is, and snaps attention back to it with an expression of surprise or disbelief.


lexentry: eng/double_track__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double track
trans_list: zweigleisig
sense:
(rail) a section of railway line or tramline consisting of two parallel tracks, one being used in one direction and the other in the opposite direction.


lexentry: eng/doublecross__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doublecross
trans_list: weiter geben
sense:
To betray someone by leading them into a trap after having gained their trust and led them to believe that they were actually being aided.


lexentry: eng/doublet__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: doublet
trans_list: Dublette | Scheideform
sense:
(quantum mechanics) A quantum state of a system with a spin of ½, such that there are two allowed values of the spin component, −½ and +½.


lexentry: eng/doublethink__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doublethink
trans_list: Doppeldenk
sense:
The holding of two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously and accepting both of them as true or correct, without realizing the contradiction.


lexentry: eng/doubletree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doubletree
trans_list: Klippschwengel | Waage | Wagenschwengel
sense:
a device that connects two horses to a wagon or other implement. The tugs of a harness are connected to a singletree, two of which are connected to a doubletree, which, in turn, is connected to the implement.


lexentry: eng/doubloon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doubloon
trans_list: Dublone | Duplone
sense:
(historical, numismatics) A former Spanish gold coin, also used in its American colonies. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/doubly__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doubly
trans_list: doppelt
sense:
(usually, of relative importance, of degree, quantity or measure) In a double manner; with twice the severity or degree.


lexentry: eng/doubt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doubt
trans_list: Zweifel
sense:
(uncountable, countable) Disbelief or uncertainty (about something); (countable) a particular instance of such disbelief or uncertainty.


lexentry: eng/douche__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: douche
trans_list: Dusche
sense:
A jet or current of water or vapour directed upon some part of the body to benefit it medicinally; in particular, such a jet directed at the vagina for irrigation.


lexentry: eng/douchebag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: douchebag
trans_list: Arschloch | Scheißkerl | Idiot | Penner | Widerling
sense:
(US, slang, vulgar) A jerk or asshole; a mean or rude person; someone seen as being arrogant, snobby or obnoxious.


lexentry: eng/dough__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dough
trans_list: Teig
sense:
A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water, eggs, and/or butter, that is made into a particular form and then baked.


lexentry: eng/dough_scraper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dough scraper
trans_list: Teigschaber | Teigspatel
sense:
A rubber or metal implement used to scrape food, such as dough, off a countertop, out of a bowl, etc.


lexentry: eng/doughnut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doughnut
trans_list: Krapfen | Donut | Pfannkuchen | Berliner | Reifen
sense:
A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly of a toroidal (a ring doughnut) shape, often mixed with various sweeteners and flavourings; or flattened sphere (a filled doughnut) shape filled with jam, custard or cream.


lexentry: eng/doughnut__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: doughnut
trans_list: Reifen
sense:
A spare car tyre, usually stored in the boot, that is smaller than a full-sized tyre and is only intended for temporary use.


lexentry: eng/doula__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doula
trans_list: Doula
sense:
A trained support person who provides emotional, physical and practical assistance to a pregnant woman or couple before, during or after childbirth.


lexentry: eng/dove__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dove
trans_list: Taube
sense:
(countable) A pigeon, especially one smaller in size and white-colored; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae.


lexentry: eng/dovecote__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dovecote
trans_list: Taubenschlag | Taubenhaus | Taubenkobel
sense:
A small house or box, often raised to a considerable height above the ground, and having compartments (pigeonholes), in which domestic pigeons breed; a dove house.


lexentry: eng/dovetail__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dovetail
trans_list: Schwalbenschwanz | Schwalbenschwanzverbindung | Verzahnung
sense:
In full dovetail joint: a type of joint where adjoining components are fastened by multiple tenons cut into wedge shapes resembling a dove's tail, which interlock with mortises having corresponding shapes.


lexentry: eng/dovetail__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: To combine or fit (things) together well.
written_rep: dovetail
trans_list:
aufeinander abgestimmt sein | aufeinander verzahnt sein | einpassen | haargenau zu (etwas) passen | sich nahtlos zusammenfügen


lexentry: eng/dowel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dowel
trans_list: Holzdübel | Dübel | Feder | Verbinder
sense:
A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position.


lexentry: eng/dowel__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dowel
trans_list: Holzdübel | Dübel | Feder
sense:
(construction) A piece of wood or similar material fitted into a surface not suitable for fastening so that other pieces may be fastened to it.


lexentry: eng/dower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dower
trans_list: Leibgedinge | Leibzucht
sense:
(legal) The part of or interest in a deceased husband's property provided to his widow, usually in the form of a life estate.


lexentry: eng/dower__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dower
trans_list: Wittum
sense:
(legal) Property given by a groom directly to his bride at or before their wedding in order to legitimize the marriage; dowry.


lexentry: eng/down__Noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: down
trans_list: Daune
sense:
Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets.


lexentry: eng/down__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: down
trans_list: exen | runterkippen | schlucken | trinken | versenken
sense:
(transitive) Specifically, to cause (something in the air) to fall to the ground; to bring down (with a missile etc.). [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/down_and_out__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: down and out
trans_list: heruntergekommen
sense:
(idiomatic) In a condition of poverty or debility, especially as a result of experiencing a financial or personal setback.


lexentry: eng/down_payment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: down payment
trans_list: Anzahlung
sense:
(legal, finance) A payment representing a fraction of the price of something being purchased, made to secure the right to continue making payments towards that purchase.


lexentry: eng/down_quark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: down quark
trans_list: Down-Quark
sense:
(particle) A quark having a fractional electric charge of -\frac{1}{3} and a mass of about 4 to 8 MeV.Symbol: d


lexentry: eng/down_the_hatch__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: down the hatch
trans_list: ex
sense:
(informal) Into the mouth and down the throat, especially with regard to the consumption of a beverage.


lexentry: eng/down_the_track__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (idiomatic) Further along, in terms of time or progress.
written_rep: down the track
trans_list:
am Ende | im weiteren Verlauf | in der Folge | in der Zukunft | in der weiteren Entwicklung | später


lexentry: eng/down_with__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: down with
trans_list: nieder mit
sense:
Expressing disapproval of or encouraging actions against a person, organization, practice, belief, etc., typically in a public protest.


lexentry: eng/downcast__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: downcast
trans_list: niedergeschlagen
sense:
Of the eyes, a facial expression, etc.: looking downwards, usually as a sign of discouragement, sadness, etc., or sometimes modesty.


lexentry: eng/downsizing__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: downsizing
trans_list: Downsizing
sense:
(automotive) Reducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity.


lexentry: eng/downspout__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: downspout
trans_list: Fallrohr | Regenfallrohr
sense:
A vertical pipe or conduit that carries rainwater from the scupper, guttering of a building to a lower roof level, drain, ground or storm water runoff system.


lexentry: eng/downstream__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: downstream
trans_list: stromabwärts
sense:
Further along in the flow of current, in relation to a river, stream, bloodstream, or other flow of fluid.


lexentry: eng/downtime__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: downtime
trans_list: Ausfallzeit | Downtime
sense:
The amount of time lost due to forces beyond one's control, such as the breakdown of machinery or a computer crash.


lexentry: eng/downtown__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: downtown
trans_list: Innenstadt | Stadtmitte | Zentrum | Stadtzentrum | City
sense:
(chiefly, US, Canada) The main business part of a city or town, usually located at or near its center.


lexentry: eng/dowry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dowry
trans_list: Mitgift | Aussteuer | Brautschatz
sense:
Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.


lexentry: eng/dowser__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
sense: One who uses the dowser or divining rod. A diviner.
written_rep: dowser
trans_list:
Rhabdomant | Wünschelrutengänger | Wünschelrutengängerin | Rhabdomantin | Rutengänger | Rutengängerin


lexentry: eng/dowsing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dowsing
trans_list: Wünschelrutengehen
sense:
The practice of seeking water or other substances (usually liquid) with the aid of a forked stick or similar pointing device, as believed by some practitioners to derive from supernatural power.


lexentry: eng/doxology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doxology
trans_list: Doxologie
sense:
An expression of praise to God, especially a short hymn sung as part of a Christian worship service.


lexentry: eng/dozen__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dozen
trans_list: Dutzende
sense:
(as plural only, always followed by of) A large, unspecified number of, comfortably estimated in small multiples of twelve, thus generally implied to be significantly more than ten or twelve, but less than perhaps one or two hundred; many.


lexentry: eng/drachma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drachma
trans_list: Drachme
sense:
The currency of Greece in ancient times and again from 1832 until 2001, with the symbol ₯, since replaced by the euro.


lexentry: eng/draft__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: draft
trans_list: Fassbier | gezapftes Bier
sense:
(US spelling) Liquid, especially beer or other alcohol, drawn from a cask or keg rather than a bottle or can.


lexentry: eng/draft__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: draft
trans_list: Tiefgang
sense:
(US spelling, nautical) The depth of water needed to float a particular ship; the depth from the waterline to the bottom of a vessel's hull; the depth of water drawn by a vessel.


lexentry: eng/draft__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: draft
trans_list: Einberufung | Einziehung | Musterung | Wehrdienst
sense:
(American English, usually with the) Conscription, the system of forcing people to serve in the military.


lexentry: eng/draft__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: draft
trans_list: abkommandieren | einberufen | einziehen
sense:
(transitive, US) To conscript a person, force a person to serve in some capacity, especially in the military.


lexentry: eng/draft_horse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: draft horse
trans_list: Zugpferd | Arbeitspferd
sense:
(American spelling) A horse used for muscular work, other than carrying a rider and/or load, such as pulling a cart, plow or log.


lexentry: eng/drafting__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: drafting
trans_list: Planung
sense:
A profession, usually related to making technical drawings for architecture, engineering, or manufacturing.


lexentry: eng/drag__Noun__1
sense_num: 17
written_rep: drag
trans_list: Luftwiderstand | Widerstand
sense:
(nautical) The difference between the speed of a screw steamer under sail and that of the screw when the ship outruns the screw; or between the propulsive effects of the different floats of a paddle wheel.


lexentry: eng/drag__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drag
trans_list: Fummel
sense:
(uncountable, slang) Women's clothing worn by men for the purpose of entertainment. [from late 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/drag__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: drag
trans_list: ziehen
sense:
(graphical user interface) To operate a pointing device by moving it with a button held down; to move, copy, etc. (an item) in this way.


lexentry: eng/drag_queen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drag queen
trans_list: Dragqueen
sense:
(LGBT, originally, slang) A person, usually male, who dresses up in women’s clothing and makeup, typically in an exaggerated fashion and for public performance.


lexentry: eng/dragline_excavator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dragline excavator
trans_list: Schürfkübelbagger
sense:
Any of several very large vehicles used for lifting, especially in the process of mining: basically an excavator which drags its bucket to fill it.


lexentry: eng/dragon's_teeth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dragon's teeth
trans_list: Drachenzähne
sense:
(military) Square-pyramidal fortifications of reinforced concrete to impede the movement of tanks and mechanised infantry.


lexentry: eng/dragon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dragon
trans_list: Drache
sense:
In European mythologies, a gigantic beast, typically reptilian with leathery bat-like wings, lion-like claws, scaly skin and a serpent-like body, often a monster with fiery breath.


lexentry: eng/dragon_boat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dragon boat
trans_list: Drachenboot
sense:
A type of boat raced in Chinese festivals featuring a dragon motif and twenty paddling, one drumming, and one steering known as the sweep.


lexentry: eng/dragon_fruit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dragon fruit
trans_list: Drachenfrucht | Pitahaya | Pitaya
sense:
The fruit of certain cacti of the genus Hylocereus, cultivated in Southeast Asia and Central and South America, having cerise-pink- or yellow-coloured skin and a white or pink sweet fleshy interior with black seeds.


lexentry: eng/dragonet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dragonet
trans_list: Drachin
sense:
Any of the small perciform marine fish of the families Callionymidae and Draconettidae (slope dragonets) found mainly in the tropical waters of the western Indo-Pacific, the family containing approximately 186 species in 18 genera.


lexentry: eng/dragonfly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dragonfly
trans_list: Libelle | Wasserjungfer
sense:
An insect of the suborder Epiprocta or, more strictly, the infraorder Anisoptera, having four long transparent wings held perpendicular to a long body when perched.


lexentry: eng/dragonwort__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dragonwort
trans_list: Schlangen-Knöterich
sense:
A perennial herb of Europe and Asia, Bistorta officinalis (syns. Persicaria bistorta, Polygonum bistorta), formerly used as an astringent.


lexentry: eng/dragoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dragoon
trans_list: Dragoner
sense:
(by extension) Originally (historical) , a soldier armed with a dragoon musket (sense 1.1) who fought both on foot and mounted on a horse; now, a cavalier or horse soldier from a regiment formerly armed with such muskets.


lexentry: eng/drain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drain
trans_list: Abfluss
sense:
(chiefly, US, Canada) A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)


lexentry: eng/draining_board__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: draining board
trans_list: Abtropfgestell
sense:
A board beside a kitchen sink, designed to drain into the sink, used for letting kitchen utensils dry after they had been washed.


lexentry: eng/dram__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dram
trans_list: Kurzer
sense:
(by extension) Any similarly minute quantity, (now, _, particularly) a small amount of strong alcohol or poison.


lexentry: eng/drama__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drama
trans_list: Drama
sense:
(countable) A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue


lexentry: eng/drama__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: drama
trans_list: Drama
sense:
(uncountable, countable) A situation in real life that has the characteristics of such a theatrical play.


lexentry: eng/dramaturge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dramaturge
trans_list: Bühnenautor | Dramatiker | Schauspieldichter | Stückeschreiber
sense:
(rare, theater) Someone who writes or adapts theater plays, a playwright, dramatist, especially one connected with a specific theater or company.


lexentry: eng/dramaturge__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dramaturge
trans_list: Dramaturg | Dramaturgin
sense:
(rare, theater) A literary adviser or editor in a theater, opera, or film company that researches, selects, adapts, edits, and interprets scripts, libretti, texts, and printed programs (or helps others with these tasks), consults with authors, and does public relations work.


lexentry: eng/draughts__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: draughts
trans_list: Dame | Damespiel
sense:
(board games, British, Australian, uncountable) A board game for two players in which the players each have a set number of pieces (typically 12 or 20, depending on the rule set), known as men, and the object is to capture each of the opponent's pieces by jumping one's own pieces over the opponent's pieces.


lexentry: eng/draw__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: draw
trans_list: Remis | Unentschieden
sense:
Draft: flow through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process, possibly adjustable with a damper.


lexentry: eng/draw__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: draw
trans_list: Wadi
sense:
(geography) A dry stream bed that drains surface water only during periods of heavy rain or flooding.


lexentry: eng/draw__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: draw
trans_list: Remis | Unentschieden
sense:
(poker) A situation in which one or more players has four cards of the same suit or four out of five necessary cards for a straight and requires a further card to make their flush or straight.


lexentry: eng/draw__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: draw
trans_list: spannen | zurückziehen
sense:
(billiards) To strike (the cue ball) below the center so as to give it a backward rotation which causes it to take a backward direction on striking another ball. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/draw__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: draw
trans_list: ziehen | schleppen | abheben | beziehen | blankziehen | durchziehen
sense:
(intransitive, now, rare) To pull something along; to have force to move anything by pulling. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/draw__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: draw
trans_list: ziehen | schleppen | abheben | beziehen | blankziehen | durchziehen
sense:
(transitive) To pull (a plough, vehicle etc.); to cause (something) to move forwards by pulling it. [from 11th c.]


lexentry: eng/draw__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: draw
sense:
(intransitive) To have a draught; to allow air to be passed through in order to allow for combustion. [from 18th c.]

trans_list:
auf etwas stützen | auf etwas zurückgreifen | beziehen | schöpfen | sich etwas bedienen | verlassen auf


lexentry: eng/draw__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: draw
trans_list: anlocken | schöpfen | anziehen | locken | ziehen | abnehmen
sense:
To cause (someone) to come to a particular place, condition, or course of action; to attract (a person). [from 12th c.]


lexentry: eng/draw__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: draw
trans_list: aufdecken | ziehen
sense:
(cards) To take or be dealt (a card) from the deck; to have (a particular hand) as a result of this. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/draw__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: draw
trans_list: auf etwas stützen | auf etwas zurückgreifen | aufnehmen | beziehen | brauchen | schöpfen
sense:
(intransitive, transitive) To steep; to leave (tea) temporarily in water to allow the flavour to increase. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/draw__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: draw
trans_list: zeichnen | ziehen | malen | abmalen | abzeichnen | skizzieren
sense:
To conduct (a lottery); to select (the numbers) for a lottery; to win (a prize) in a lottery. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/draw__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: draw
sense:
To elicit information from (someone); to induce (a person) to speak on some subject. (Now frequently in passive.) [from 19th c.]

trans_list:
auf etwas stützen | auf etwas zurückgreifen | beziehen | schöpfen | sich etwas bedienen | verlassen auf


lexentry: eng/draw_and_quarter__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: draw and quarter
trans_list: vierteilen
sense:
(transitive, historical) To execute (someone) by castration, disembowelling, beheading and quartering.


lexentry: eng/draw_down__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: draw down
trans_list: herabziehen | herunterziehen
sense:
To initiate a drawdown (withdrawal of equipment, supplies, etc., potentially to provide it to another party).


lexentry: eng/draw_in__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: draw in
trans_list: heranziehen
sense:
(idiomatic, intransitive, of nights or evenings) To become dark earlier as a result of seasonal change.


lexentry: eng/draw_straws__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: draw straws
trans_list: Streichhölzer ziehen | Stöckchen ziehen
sense:
To decide at random by drawing (selecting randomly between) straws, sticks, etc., one of which differs from the others (typically by being shorter), held in a person's hand so as to conceal which is the different one. Typically, whoever draws the short straw must complete some undesirable task. Alternatively, whoever draws the longest straw gets a desired position.


lexentry: eng/drawback__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: drawback
trans_list: Zollrückvergütung
sense:
A partial refund of an import fee, as when goods are re-exported from the country that collected the fee.


lexentry: eng/drawbridge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drawbridge
trans_list: Zugbrücke
sense:
A hinged bridge which can be raised (to prevent its being crossed, as across a moat, or to allow watercraft to travel beneath it).


lexentry: eng/drawer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drawer
trans_list: Schublade | Lade
sense:
An open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles.


lexentry: eng/drawing__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: drawing
trans_list: Auslosung | Ziehung
sense:
An act or event in which the outcome (e.g., designating a winner) is selected by chance in the form of a blind draw, notably of lots; especially such a contest in which a winning name or number is selected randomly by removing (or drawing) it from a container, popularly a hat.


lexentry: eng/drawing_knife__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drawing knife
trans_list: Zugmesser | Reifeisen | Rindenmesser | Schäleisen
sense:
A knife with a handle at each end, used for shaving hoops for barrels by drawing it towards oneself.


lexentry: eng/drawl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drawl
trans_list: gedehnte Aussprache | gedehnte Sprechweise
sense:
A way of speaking slowly while lengthening vowel sounds and running words together. Characteristic of some Southern US accents, as well as Broad Australian, Broad New Zealand and Scots.


lexentry: eng/drawl__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: drawl
trans_list: gedehnt sprechen | schleppend sprechen
sense:
(intransitive) To speak with a slow, spiritless utterance, from affectation, laziness, or lack of interest.


lexentry: eng/drawstring__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drawstring
trans_list: Kordelzug | Zugband
sense:
A string or cord, encased in a fabric tube, with one or more small openings into the tube, on a bag or garment, allowing the item to be closed (as with a bag) or tightened (as with sweatpants or a bathing suit).


lexentry: eng/dray__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dray
trans_list: Einkaufswagen
sense:
Any of various forms of low horse-drawn cart or wagon, often without sides or with removable sides, and used especially for heavy loads.


lexentry: eng/dread__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
sense: To anticipate with fear.
written_rep: dread
trans_list:
Bammel haben | Blut und Wasser schwitzen | Schiss haben | bibbern | eine Gänsehaut bekommen / kriegen | grausen


lexentry: eng/dreadlocks__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dreadlocks
trans_list: Dreadlocks | Dreads | Filzlocken | Rastalocken
sense:
A hairstyle worn by Rastafarians and others in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into matted strings.


lexentry: eng/dreamboat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dreamboat
trans_list: Traummann
sense:
(informal, dated, or, humorous) An exceptionally good-looking and sexually attractive person, particularly a man.


lexentry: eng/dreamcatcher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dreamcatcher
trans_list: Traumfänger
sense:
A decorative Native American object in the form of a hoop and net with attachments such as feathers, traditionally believed by the Ojibwa to “filter out” bad dreams.


lexentry: eng/dregs__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dregs
trans_list: Bodensatz | Satz
sense:
(collectively) The sediment settled at the bottom of a liquid; the lees in a container of unfiltered wine.


lexentry: eng/dreidel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dreidel
trans_list: Dreidel
sense:
A four-sided spinning top, inscribed with the four Hebrew letters נ, ג, ה, and ש (or פ) on each side, often used to play a traditional game during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.


lexentry: eng/drench__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drench
trans_list: durchnässen
sense:
To make (someone or something) completely wet by having water or some other liquid fall or thrown on them or it; to saturate, to soak; also (archaic) , to make (someone or something) completely wet by immersing in water or some other liquid; to soak, to steep.


lexentry: eng/dress__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dress
trans_list: Kleid
sense:
An item of clothing (usually worn by a woman or young girl) which both covers the upper part of the body and includes a skirt below the waist.


lexentry: eng/dress__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dress
trans_list: anziehen
sense:
(agriculture, horticulture) To cultivate or tend to (a garden, land, plants, etc.); especially, to add fertilizer or manure to (soil); to fertilize, to manure.


lexentry: eng/dress__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dress
trans_list: kleiden | anziehen | ankleiden
sense:
(also, reflexive, and, figuratively) To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/dress__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dress
trans_list: anmachen
sense:
(cooking) To prepare (food) for cooking or eating, especially by seasoning it; specifically, to add a dressing or sauce (to food, especially a salad). [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/dress__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dress
trans_list: tragen
sense:
(euphemistic, chiefly in the tailoring context) To allow one's penis to fall to one side or the other within one's trousers. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/dress_rehearsal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dress rehearsal
trans_list: Generalprobe | Hauptprobe
sense:
A rehearsal prior to a public spectacle, where all the performers are in costume, in order to test all aspects of the production by closely reproducing the actual conditions of a performance.


lexentry: eng/dress_suit__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dress suit
trans_list: Abendanzug | Abendkleid
sense:
A type of formal attire for women, typically a jacket over a dress, or a jacket and blouse with trousers or a skirt.


lexentry: eng/dress_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dress up
trans_list: verkleiden
sense:
(intransitive, often with 'as') To put on a costume portraying oneself as a particular type of character or well-known person.


lexentry: eng/dressage__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dressage
trans_list: Dressurreiten | Dressurwettkampf | Reitschau | Springreiten | Turnier
sense:
(uncountable) An equestrian sport in which the horse and rider perform a test of specific movements in an arena, and are judged on the horse's obedience, acceptance of the bridle and of the rider's aids, gaits, impulsion, and the harmony between horse and rider.


lexentry: eng/dressing_gown__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dressing gown
trans_list: Morgenmantel | Morgenrock | Schlafrock | Bademantel
sense:
(UK, Ireland) An item of clothing often made from cotton or another absorbent material, in the form of a long open robe with a belt to tie it around the middle and fasten it securely; often worn over pyjamas.


lexentry: eng/dressing_room__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dressing room
trans_list: Künstlergarderobe
sense:
A room in a theatre or other performance venue in which performers may change costumes and apply makeup.


lexentry: eng/dressing_table__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dressing table
trans_list: Toilettentisch | Poudreuse | Kommode | Schminktisch
sense:
A low table or chest of drawers with a mirror at which one sits while dressing, applying makeup or similar tasks.


lexentry: eng/dribble__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dribble
trans_list: dribbeln
sense:
(basketball, soccer) In various ball games, to move (with) the ball, controlling its path by kicking or bouncing it repeatedly.


lexentry: eng/dried__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dried
trans_list: getrocknet
sense:
Without water or moisture, said of something that has previously been wet or moist; resulting from the process of drying.


lexentry: eng/drift__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: drift
trans_list: Drift | Abdrift
sense:
The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or drives; an overpowering influence or impulse.


lexentry: eng/drift__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: drift
trans_list: Drift | Abdrift
sense:
The tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention; hence, also, import or meaning of a sentence or discourse; aim.


lexentry: eng/drift__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
sense: (intransitive) To accumulate in heaps by the force of wind; to be driven into heaps.
written_rep: drift
trans_list:
Verwehungen bilden | sich zu einer Verwehung anhäufen | zu Haufen zusammengeweht werden | zu einen Haufen zusammenwehen


lexentry: eng/drift__Verb__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: drift
trans_list: driften
sense:
(automotive) To oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction, while maintaining control from entry to exit of a corner. See Drifting (motorsport).


lexentry: eng/drift_ice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drift ice
trans_list: Treibeis
sense:
One or more floating slabs of ice which have become detached from larger sheets or shoreline glaciers and which are moved by wind or sea currents.


lexentry: eng/drill__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: drill
trans_list: Drill
sense:
An activity done as an exercise or practice (especially a military exercise), particularly in preparation for some possible future event or occurrence.


lexentry: eng/drill_bit__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: drill bit
trans_list: Bohreinsatz | Bohreisen | Bohrer
sense:
Any other style of cutter, for example a spade drill, that is rotated and fed in a similar manner as a twist drill to of cut a hole in metal, wood or other materials.


lexentry: eng/drill_press__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drill press
trans_list: Bohrmaschine
sense:
A machine tool in which a rotating cutter, usually a twist drill, is pushed into a workpiece to produce a hole.


lexentry: eng/drink-driver__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: drink-driver
trans_list: betrunkene Autofahrerin | betrunkener Autofahrer
sense:
(chiefly, British, and, Australian, legal) A person who operates a motor vehicle when legally intoxicated.


lexentry: eng/drinking_game__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drinking game
trans_list: Trinkspiel
sense:
(games) A game (often a logic or memory game) which involves the drinking of alcohol, usually as a penalty for making mistakes, as the intoxication makes the game harder to play.


lexentry: eng/drip__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: drip
trans_list: Tropf
sense:
(medicine) An apparatus that slowly releases a liquid, especially one that intravenously releases drugs into a patient's bloodstream.


lexentry: eng/drive-in__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drive-in
trans_list: Autokino
sense:
(US, Canada, Australia) An outdoor cinema where movies are projected onto a large screen and patrons watch from inside their vehicles, listening either by a speaker or a designated radio frequency.


lexentry: eng/drive__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: drive
trans_list: Laufwerk
sense:
(computer hardware) An apparatus for reading and writing data to or from a mass storage device such as a disk.


lexentry: eng/drive__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: drive
trans_list: Laufwerk
sense:
(computer hardware) A mass storage device in which the mechanism for reading and writing data is integrated with the mechanism for storing data.


lexentry: eng/drive__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: drive
trans_list: treiben | antreiben | zwingen
sense:
To cause intrinsic motivation through the application or demonstration of force: to impel or urge onward thusly, to compel to move on, to coerce, intimidate or threaten.


lexentry: eng/drive__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: drive
trans_list: treiben | fahren
sense:
(transitive) (especially of animals) To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.


lexentry: eng/driver's_license__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: driver's license
trans_list: Führerschein | Fahrerlaubnis | Fahrausweis | Fahrberechtigung | Lenkberechtigung
sense:
(American spelling) A document issued to a specific person by a government authority, permitting this person to drive one or more classes of motor vehicle on public roads and highways, often used as an identification document.


lexentry: eng/driver__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: driver
trans_list: Treiber
sense:
(computing) A device driver; a program that acts as an interface between an application and hardware, written specifically for the device it controls.


lexentry: eng/drizzle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: drizzle
trans_list: Nieselregen | Sprühregen
sense:
(physics, weather) Very small, numerous, and uniformly dispersed water drops, mist, or sprinkle. Unlike fog droplets, drizzle falls to the ground.


lexentry: eng/drone__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: drone
trans_list: Drohne
sense:
(metonymically): An aircraft operated by remote control, especially an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).


lexentry: eng/drop-ball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drop-ball
trans_list: Schiedsrichterball
sense:
(soccer) A method of restarting play in a game where the referee drops the ball between two players of opposing teams.


lexentry: eng/drop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drop
trans_list: Tropfen
sense:
(also, figuratively) A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.


lexentry: eng/drop__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: drop
trans_list: Bonbon | Drops
sense:
Often preceded by a defining word: a small, round piece of hard candy, such as a lemon drop; a lozenge.


lexentry: eng/drop__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: drop
trans_list: der tote Briefkasten
sense:
A place where items or supplies may be left for others to collect, whether openly (as with a mail drop), or secretly or illegally (as in crime or espionage); a drop-off point.


lexentry: eng/drop__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: drop
trans_list: fallen
sense:
(intransitive, also, figuratively) To fall (straight down) under the influence of gravity, like a drop of liquid. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/drop__Verb__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: drop
trans_list: zurückfallen
sense:
(intransitive) To fall behind or to the rear of a group of people, etc., as a result of not keeping up with those at the front.


lexentry: eng/drop__Verb__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: drop
trans_list: vorbeischauen
sense:
(intransitive) Usually followed by by, in, or into: of a person: to visit someone or somewhere informally or without a prior appointment.


lexentry: eng/drop__Verb__1
sense_num: 15
written_rep: drop
trans_list: fallen lassen
sense:
(transitive, ergative, also, figuratively) To let (something) fall; to allow (something) to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on). [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/drop__Verb__1
sense_num: 19
written_rep: drop
trans_list: fallenlassen
sense:
(transitive) To mention (something) casually or incidentally, usually in conversation. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/drop__Verb__1
sense_num: 20
written_rep: drop
trans_list: einwerfen
sense:
(transitive) To let (a letter, etc.) fall into a postbox; hence, to send (a letter, email, or other message) in an offhand manner. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/drop__Verb__1
sense_num: 30
written_rep: drop
trans_list: auslassen
sense:
(transitive, linguistics) To fail to write, or (especially) to pronounce (a syllable, letter, etc.). [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/drop_cap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drop cap
trans_list: Initial
sense:
(typography) A large initial letter that drops below the first line of a paragraph, usually used at the beginning of a section or chapter of a book.


lexentry: eng/drop_goal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drop goal
trans_list: Sprungtritt
sense:
(rugby union, rugby league) A goal scored by kicking the ball through the goal from open play, after the ball has touched the ground.


lexentry: eng/drop_in_the_bucket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drop in the bucket
trans_list: ein Tropfen auf den heißen Stein
sense:
(idiomatic) Something of little importance, especially an inconsequential effort or action as compared to a huge problem.


lexentry: eng/drop_kick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drop kick
trans_list: Sprungtritt
sense:
(rugby, Australian rules football, American football, Canadian football) A kick made by dropping the ball on the ground and kicking it as it bounces up.


lexentry: eng/drop_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: drop off
trans_list: abfallen | absinken | senken | sinken | wegdämmern | wegtreten
sense:
(idiomatic, transitive, especially, _, US) To deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight.


lexentry: eng/drop_set__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drop set
trans_list: Reduktionssatz
sense:
(bodybuilding) A set of repetitions of an exercise wherein muscular failure is reached and before resting the exercise is continued with decreased resistance to failure.


lexentry: eng/dropdown_list__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dropdown list
trans_list: Drop-down-Liste | Dropdown-Liste | Dropdown-Listenfeld
sense:
(graphical user interface) A user interface control GUI element similar to a list box which allows the user to choose one value from a list.


lexentry: eng/dropping_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dropping point
trans_list: Tropfpunkt
sense:
(mechanical engineering) The temperature at which a grease passes from a semi-solid to a liquid state under specific test conditions.


lexentry: eng/drove__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drove
trans_list: Herde
sense:
A cattle drive or the herd being driven by it; thus, a number of cattle driven to market or new pastures.


lexentry: eng/drown__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: drown
trans_list: ertrinken | ertränken | überwältigen
sense:
(intransitive) To be flooded: to be inundated with or submerged in (literally) water or (figuratively) other things; to be overwhelmed.


lexentry: eng/drug__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drug
trans_list: Droge | Medikament | Arznei
sense:
(pharmacology) A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose.


lexentry: eng/drug__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: drug
trans_list: Droge | Rauschmittel | Rauschgift | Betäubungsmittel
sense:
A psychoactive substance, especially one which is illegal and addictive, ingested for recreational use, such as cocaine.


lexentry: eng/drug_addict__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drug addict
sense:
A person with a chemical or psychological dependency on a drug, especially one which is illegal or improperly procured.

trans_list:
Drogensüchtiger | Drogenabhängiger | Junkie | Rauschgiftsüchtiger | Drogensüchtige | Drogenabhängige


lexentry: eng/drug_test__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drug test
trans_list: Drogentest
sense:
Any chemical check for the presence of (usually illegal) drugs in a sample of one's blood, hair or urine.


lexentry: eng/druid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: druid
trans_list: Druide
sense:
One of an order of priests among certain groups of Celts before the adoption of Abrahamic religions.


lexentry: eng/drum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drum
trans_list: Trommel
sense:
A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone.


lexentry: eng/drum_brake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drum brake
trans_list: Trommelbremse
sense:
A form of brake in which friction is applied by pads to the inner surface of a rotating cylinder (the brake drum) connected directly to a wheel


lexentry: eng/drum_head__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drum head
trans_list: Schlagzeugfell
sense:
The thin circle of material attached to the top of a drum shell for the purpose of striking, sometimes made of skin and in such occurrences sometimes referred to as a skin, or drum-skin, but often synthetic.


lexentry: eng/drumhead_court-martial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drumhead court-martial
trans_list: Standgericht
sense:
(military) A court-martial held in the field to hear urgent charges of offences committed in action.


lexentry: eng/drumstick__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: drumstick
trans_list: Hähnchenkeule
sense:
The second joint of the legbone of a chicken or other fowl, especially as an item of food. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/drunk_tank__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drunk tank
trans_list: Ausnüchterungszelle
sense:
(slang) A cell where people who have been arrested for public drunkenness are detained until they are sober.


lexentry: eng/drupe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drupe
trans_list: Steinfrucht | Steinobst
sense:
(botany) a kind of fruit, with a fleshy exterior, formed from the exocarp and mesocarp, surrounding a hardened endocarp which protects the seed.


lexentry: eng/drupelet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drupelet
trans_list: Steinfrüchtchen
sense:
(botany) One of the small drupe-like subdivisions which compose the outer layer of certain fruit such as blackberries or raspberries. [from mid 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/dry-shod__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dry-shod
trans_list: trockenen Fußes
sense:
With one's footwear dry, not in or under water, usually referring to walking on ground which at another time, or usually, is covered with deep water.


lexentry: eng/dry__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dry
trans_list: trocken
sense:
(chemistry) Anhydrous: free from or lacking water in any state, regardless of the presence of other liquids.


lexentry: eng/dry_cleaning__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dry cleaning
trans_list: chemische Reinigung | Trockenreinigung
sense:
The process of cleaning clothes and other fabrics without using water, instead using solvents and specialized equipment.


lexentry: eng/dry_eye_syndrome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dry eye syndrome
trans_list: Syndrom des trockenen Auges
sense:
(pathology) The condition of having dry eyes, sometimes accompanied by irritation, redness, discharge, and easily fatigued eyes.


lexentry: eng/dry_ice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dry ice
trans_list: Trockeneis
sense:
Carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state, used especially as a cooling agent and for the production of fog-like special effects. It sublimes at −78.5 °C (−109.3 °F) at normal atmospheric pressure.


lexentry: eng/dry_powder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dry powder
trans_list: Löschpulver
sense:
A powder found in a fire extinguisher that is expelled to smother the fire (in contrast with liquid types of extinguisher).


lexentry: eng/dry_season__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dry season
trans_list: Trockenzeit
sense:
Any season in which little rain falls; used especially in the tropics where it alternates with the rainy season


lexentry: eng/dry_valley__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dry valley
trans_list: Trockental
sense:
(geology) A valley formed by water erosion, but without a permanent surface watercourse, often found in areas of permeable rock such as chalk or limestone.


lexentry: eng/dryer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dryer
trans_list: Trockner | Wäschetrockner
sense:
A household appliance that removes the water from clothing by accelerating evaporation, usually though heat and a tumbling motion.


lexentry: eng/drypoint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drypoint
trans_list: Kaltnadelradierung
sense:
(uncountable) A technique of intaglio printmaking similar to engraving in which an image is incised into a plate by scratching the surface with a hard, sharp metal (or diamond) point.


lexentry: eng/drywall__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drywall
trans_list: Gipskarton
sense:
A building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings.


lexentry: eng/dual__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dual
trans_list: dual
sense:
(grammar) Pertaining to a grammatical number in certain languages that refers to two of something, such as a pair of shoes.


lexentry: eng/dual__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dual
trans_list: Dual | Zweizahl
sense:
(mathematics) Of a vector in an inner product space, the linear functional corresponding to taking the inner product with that vector. The set of all duals is a vector space called the dual space.


lexentry: eng/duale_tantum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: duale tantum
trans_list: Dualetantum
sense:
(grammar) A noun (or specific sense of a noun) that can only occur in the dual, and which lacks forms for singular, plural, and any other number.


lexentry: eng/dualism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dualism
trans_list: Dualismus
sense:
(theology) The belief that the world is ruled by a pair of antagonistic forces, such as good and evil; the belief that man has two basic natures, the physical and the spiritual.


lexentry: eng/duality__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: duality
trans_list: Dualität
sense:
(mathematics, physics) The mathematical equivalence of two seemingly different theoretical descriptions of a physical system.


lexentry: eng/dub__Noun__3
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dub
trans_list: Dub
sense:
(music, uncountable) A trend in music starting in 2009, in which bass distortion is synced off timing to electronic dance music.


lexentry: eng/dubbing__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dubbing
trans_list: Synchronisation | Synchronisierung
sense:
(film) The replacement of a voice part in a film or animation, particularly with a translation, revoicing.


lexentry: eng/dubious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dubious
trans_list: unsicher
sense:
(of a person) In disbelief; wavering, uncertain, or hesitating in opinion; inclined to doubt; undecided.


lexentry: eng/dubious_honor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dubious honor
trans_list: zweifelhafte Ehre
sense:
(American spelling) The supposed honor of being selected to do a difficult or unpopular task or the supposed honor associated with receiving a questionable award.


lexentry: eng/dubitation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dubitation
trans_list: Bezweifeln | Zweifeln
sense:
(uncountable, archaic) The process of doubting or the state of being in doubt; hesitation, uncertainty.


lexentry: eng/dubplate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dubplate
trans_list: Dubplate
sense:
(music, originally, Jamaica) An acetate or vinyl record pressed in very limited numbers, especially one issued to disc jockeys in advance of an official release; specifically (and, originally) , one containing a piece of dub music (a style of reggae music, often instrumental, involving the mixing of different audio tracks).


lexentry: eng/dubstep__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dubstep
trans_list: Dubstep
sense:
A subgenre of electronic dance music descended from 2-step garage that was popular in the early 2010s, characterized by its dark mood, sparse half-step and two-step rhythms, and emphasis on sub-bass.


lexentry: eng/duck__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: duck
trans_list: ducken | sich ducken | sich schnell bücken
sense:
(intransitive) To quickly lower the head or body, often in order to prevent it from being struck by something.


lexentry: eng/duck__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: duck
trans_list: ducken | sich ducken | sich schnell bücken
sense:
(transitive) To quickly lower (the head or body), often in order to prevent it from being struck by something.


lexentry: eng/duck__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: duck
trans_list: untertauchen
sense:
(intransitive) To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to plunge one's head into water or other liquid.


lexentry: eng/duck_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: duck out
trans_list: ablaufen
sense:
(idiomatic, intransitive, followed by of or from) To move or act so as to achieve avoidance, escape, or evasion.


lexentry: eng/duckboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: duckboard
trans_list: Holzsteg | Steg
sense:
Wooden, low walkway or short part of a path with one or more planks, logs, or boards laid after each other lengthwise, often two planks wide; also called bog board, bog bridge, or puncheon.


lexentry: eng/ductility__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ductility
trans_list: Verformbarkeit
sense:
(physics) Ability of a material to be drawn out longitudinally to a reduced section without fracture under the action of a tensile force.


lexentry: eng/dud__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dud
trans_list: Blindgänger | Versager
sense:
(informal) A device or machine that is useless because it does not work properly or has failed to work, such as a bomb, or explosive projectile.


lexentry: eng/dude__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dude
trans_list: Alter
sense:
(colloquial, used in the vocative) A term of address for someone, typically a man, particularly when cautioning them or offering advice.


lexentry: eng/due_diligence__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: due diligence
trans_list: Due Diligence | Due-Diligence-Prüfung
sense:
(legal) A process during which a potential party to a contract evaluates the assets and liabilities of one or more other potential parties, to assess whether it should enter into the contract.


lexentry: eng/duet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: duet
trans_list: Duett
sense:
(music) A musical composition in two parts, each performed by a single voice (singer, instrument or univoce ensemble).


lexentry: eng/duke_cherry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: duke cherry
trans_list: Halbkirsche | Halbweichsel
sense:
Prunus × gondouinii, a hybrid between sweet cherry and sour cherry, generally disadvantageous in durability, yield and marketability.


lexentry: eng/dulcimer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dulcimer
trans_list: Hackbrett | Cymbal
sense:
A stringed instrument, with strings stretched across a sounding board, usually trapezoidal, played by plucking on the strings (traditionally with a quill) or by tapping on them (in the case of the hammer dulcimers).


lexentry: eng/duma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: duma
trans_list: Duma
sense:
A Russian legislative assembly such as the historical duma of the Russian Empire or the modern lower house of the Federal Assembly (the Russian national parliament).


lexentry: eng/dumbness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dumbness
trans_list: Stummheit | Mutitas
sense:
(dated) The state of being mute: that is, of not communicating vocally, whether from selective mutism (refusal to speak) or from an inability to speak.


lexentry: eng/dump__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dump
trans_list: Müllkippe | Kippe
sense:
A place where waste or garbage is left; a ground or place for dumping ashes, refuse, etc.; a disposal site.


lexentry: eng/dump__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dump
trans_list: freisetzen | kopieren
sense:
(transitive, computing) To copy (data) from a system to another place or system, usually in order to archive it.


lexentry: eng/dump_truck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dump truck
trans_list: Kipper | Muldenkipper
sense:
A heavy truck, for carrying loose, bulk cargo, having a hinged bed that allows the contents to be unloaded onto the ground.


lexentry: eng/dumping__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dumping
trans_list: Dumping | Warenverschleuderung
sense:
Selling goods at less than their normal price, or even at a loss, especially in the export market as a means of securing a monopoly.


lexentry: eng/dumpster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dumpster
trans_list: Abfallcontainer | Müllcontainer
sense:
(Canada, US) A large, usually metal trash receptacle designed to be hoisted up by a garbage truck in order to be emptied.


lexentry: eng/dunch__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dunch
trans_list: Jause
sense:
(informal, rare) A leisurely meal between lunch and dinner in the late afternoon or early evening (about 3-5 p.m.), usually instead of lunch or dinner.


lexentry: eng/dung_beetle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dung beetle
trans_list: Mistkäfer
sense:
Any of the beetle of the family Scarabaeidae (scarab beetles), especially of the subfamilies Scarabaeinae and Aphodiinae, noted for rolling dung into balls for use as food or as brooding chambers.


lexentry: eng/dunking__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dunking
trans_list: Eintauchen
sense:
The act or process of briefly submerging or immersing an object or person in a liquid, as in dunking a cookie in milk, or dunking a playmate in the swimming pool.


lexentry: eng/dunlin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dunlin
trans_list: Alpenstrandläufer
sense:
A small wading bird, Calidris alpina, found along the coast and having a distinctive black belly patch in its breeding plumage. A type of stint.


lexentry: eng/dunnage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dunnage
trans_list: Garnier
sense:
(chiefly, transport) Scrap material, often wood, used to fill spaces to prevent the shifting of more valuable items during transport, or underneath large or heavy items to raise them slightly above the ground, in order to protect from chafing and wet.


lexentry: eng/duo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: duo
trans_list: Duo
sense:
Two people who work or collaborate together as partners; especially, those who perform music together.


lexentry: eng/duodenum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: duodenum
trans_list: Zwölffingerdarm | Duodenum
sense:
(anatomy) The first part of the small intestine, starting at the lower end of the stomach and extending to the jejunum.


lexentry: eng/duopoly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: duopoly
trans_list: Duopol | Dyopol
sense:
(economics) An economic condition in which two sellers exert (most of the) control over the market of a commodity.


lexentry: eng/dura_mater__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dura mater
trans_list: Dura mater
sense:
(anatomy) The tough and inflexible outermost of the three layers of the meninges, enveloping the brain and spinal cord.


lexentry: eng/durable_good__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: durable good
trans_list: langlebiges Investitionsgut
sense:
(economics) A good, e.g. a household appliance, that yields services or utility over time rather than being used up when used once.


lexentry: eng/duralumin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: duralumin
trans_list: Duraluminium
sense:
(metallurgy) An alloy of over 90% aluminium, 4% copper and traces of manganese, magnesium, iron and silicon, widely used in the aircraft industry.


lexentry: eng/durum_wheat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: durum wheat
trans_list: Hartweizen
sense:
Triticum turgidum subsp. durum, syn. Triticum durum (hard wheat), the flour of which is used to make pasta and bread.


lexentry: eng/dusk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dusk
trans_list: Abenddämmerung
sense:
The time after the sun has set but when the sky is still lit by sunlight; the evening twilight period.


lexentry: eng/dust_bunny__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dust bunny
trans_list: Wollmaus
sense:
(US, informal) A small clump of dust, fluff, hair, particles of skin, etc., that tends to accumulate indoors in areas not regularly dusted, such as under heavy furniture.


lexentry: eng/dust_devil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dust devil
trans_list: Kleintrombe | Staubteufel
sense:
A small atmospheric vortex appearing in clear, dry conditions, made visible by swirling dust picked up from the ground.


lexentry: eng/dust_jacket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dust jacket
trans_list: Schutzumschlag | Buchumschlag
sense:
(printing, publishing) The detachable paper cover of a book; used to protect the binding, and to provide blurb.


lexentry: eng/dust_mask__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dust mask
trans_list: Mundschutz
sense:
A protective mask which covers the mouth and nose of the wearer, worn when in a dusty atmosphere, or when doing work which creates dust.


lexentry: eng/dust_mite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dust mite
trans_list: Hausstaubmilbe
sense:
A microscopically small mite, of the Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, or Dermatophagoides farinae species.


lexentry: eng/dustpan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dustpan
trans_list: Kehrschaufel | Kehrblech | Kutterschaufel
sense:
A flat scoop with a short handle, into which dust, dirt and other material is conveyed with a brush or broom.


lexentry: eng/dustpan_and_brush__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dustpan and brush
trans_list: Handfeger und Kehrblech | Handfeger und Schaufel | Kehrset | Schaufel und Besen
sense:
A matching dustpan and brush, manufactured and sold as a single item, and often fitting together (typically made from brass if for use with a coal fire, or of plastic for general domestic use).


lexentry: eng/duty__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: duty
trans_list: Arbeitszeit | Schicht
sense:
The efficiency of an engine, especially a steam pumping engine, as measured by work done by a certain quantity of fuel; usually, the number of pounds of water lifted one foot by one bushel of coal (94 lbs. old standard), or by 1 cwt. (112 lbs., England, or 100 lbs., United States).


lexentry: eng/duty_of_care__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: duty of care
trans_list: Fürsorgepflicht | Sorgfaltspflicht
sense:
(legal) A legal obligation imposed on an individual requiring that they adhere to a standard of reasonable care while performing any acts that could foreseeably harm others.


lexentry: eng/duumvirate__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: duumvirate
trans_list: Duumvirat
sense:
(historical) Any of several offices of the Roman Republic held by two joint magistrates known as duumvirs.


lexentry: eng/duvet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: duvet
trans_list: Bettdecke | Steppdecke | Daunendecke | Federbett | Plumeau | Plümo
sense:
(British, New Zealand, Canada) A quilt or usually flat cloth bag with a filling (traditionally down) and usually an additional washable cover, used instead of blankets; often called a comforter or quilt, especially in US English.


lexentry: eng/dwarf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dwarf
trans_list: Zwerg | Zwergin
sense:
(mythology) Any member of a race of beings from (especially Scandinavian and other Germanic) folklore, usually depicted as having some sort of supernatural powers and being skilled in crafting and metalworking, often as short with long beards, and sometimes as clashing with elves.


lexentry: eng/dwarf__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dwarf
trans_list: Zwerg | Zwergin | Zwergstern
sense:
(now, sometimes, _, offensive) A person of short stature, often one whose limbs are disproportionately small in relation to the body as compared with typical adults, usually as the result of a genetic condition.


lexentry: eng/dwarf_birch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dwarf birch
trans_list: Polar-Birke
sense:
Betula nana, a species of birch in the family Betulaceae, native to arctic and cool temperate regions of northern Europe, northern Asia and northern North America.


lexentry: eng/dwarf_galaxy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dwarf galaxy
trans_list: Zwerggalaxie
sense:
(galaxy) Any galaxy, considerably smaller than the Milky Way, that has only several billions of stars.


lexentry: eng/dwarf_planet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dwarf planet
trans_list: Zwergplanet
sense:
(astronomy) A planetary (world-like) body of the Solar system, that directly orbits the Sun like the classical planets but does not gravitationally dominate other bodies in the region of its orbit.


lexentry: eng/dwarf_star__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dwarf star
trans_list: Zwergstern
sense:
(star) A star that is located in the main sequence in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, though generally excluding the small minority which fall in the blue band due to their large size and high luminosity; fuses hydrogen into helium in its core.


lexentry: eng/dyed-in-the-wool__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dyed-in-the-wool
trans_list: eingefleischt | in der Wolle gefärbt | waschecht
sense:
(idiomatic, figuratively, of a person) Firmly established in one's beliefs or habits; having a specified characteristic, identity, etc. deeply ingrained in one's nature.


lexentry: eng/dyke__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: dyke
trans_list: Graben
sense:
(now, chiefly, Scotland) A low embankment or stone wall serving as an enclosure and boundary marker.


lexentry: eng/dyke__Noun__1
sense_num: 18
written_rep: dyke
trans_list: Gesteinsgang
sense:
(geology) A body of rock (usually igneous) originally filling a fissure but now often rising above the older stratum as it is eroded away.


lexentry: eng/dyke__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dyke
trans_list: Kampflesbe
sense:
(slang, usually, _, pejorative, offensive) A lesbian, particularly one with masculine or butch traits or behavior.


lexentry: eng/dynamic_memory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dynamic memory
trans_list: dynamischer Speicher
sense:
Computer memory that requires a periodic refresh to maintain its contents. This memory is usually cheaper and faster than ROM.


lexentry: eng/dynamic_typing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dynamic typing
trans_list: dynamische Typisierung
sense:
(programming) A system in which typechecking is performed at run time and not at compilation, opposed to static typing.


lexentry: eng/dynamics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dynamics
trans_list: Dynamik
sense:
(physics) The branch of mechanics that is concerned with the effects of forces on the motion of objects.


lexentry: eng/dynamite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dynamite
trans_list: Dynamit
sense:
A class of explosives made from nitroglycerine in an absorbent medium such as kieselguhr, used in mining and blasting.


lexentry: eng/dyne__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dyne
trans_list: Dyn
sense:
A unit of force in the CGS system; the force required to accelerate a mass of one gram by one centimetre per second per second. Symbol: dyn.


lexentry: eng/dysarthria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dysarthria
trans_list: Dysarthrie
sense:
(neurology, neuropsychology) Difficulty in articulating words due to a disturbance in the form or function of the structures that modulate voice into speech; one of the first indicative symptoms of myasthenia gravis, brought about by an autoimmune response to acetylcholine receptors.


lexentry: eng/dyscalculia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dyscalculia
trans_list: Dyskalkulie | Rechenschwäche
sense:
(pathology) A learning disability characterized by significantly below average mathematical ability.


lexentry: eng/dysentery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dysentery
trans_list: Dysenterie | Ruhr
sense:
(pathology) A disease characterised by inflammation of the intestines, especially the colon (large intestine), accompanied by pus (white blood cells) in the feces, fever, pain in the abdomen, high-volume diarrhea, and possible blood in the feces.


lexentry: eng/dysfunction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dysfunction
trans_list: Fehlfunktion | Dysfunktion
sense:
(mostly, medical) A failure to function in an expected or complete manner. Usually refers to a disorder in a bodily organ (e.g. erectile dysfunction), a mental disorder, or the improper behavior of a social group.


lexentry: eng/dysfunctional__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dysfunctional
trans_list: dysfunktional
sense:
Functioning incorrectly or abnormally; especially, designating of a business, family or social group with harmful, aberrant, strange or abnormal behavior.


lexentry: eng/dysmenorrhea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dysmenorrhea
trans_list: Menstruationsbeschwerden | Dysmenorrhoe | Regelschmerzen
sense:
(medicine) Painful menstruation (menstrual#Adjective pain), viewed as a symptom#Noun in any of various disorders.


lexentry: eng/dysmorphia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dysmorphia
trans_list: Dysmorphophobie
sense:
(pathology) Any of various psychological disorders whose sufferers believe that their body is wrong or inadequate, such as anorexia, bulimia, and muscle dysmorphia ("bigorexia").


lexentry: eng/dyspepsia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dyspepsia
trans_list: Verdauungsstörung
sense:
(pathology) Any mild disorder of digestion, characterised by stomach pain, discomfort, heartburn and nausea, often following a meal.


lexentry: eng/dysphasia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dysphasia
trans_list: Dysphasie
sense:
(pathology) Loss of or deficiency in the power to use or understand language as a result of injury or disease of the brain.


lexentry: eng/dysphemism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dysphemism
trans_list: Dysphemisierung | Dysphemismus
sense:
(uncountable) The use of a word or phrase carrying negative connotations or imagery (especially one that is derogatory, offensive or vulgar) to replace a (more) neutral original.


lexentry: eng/dysphoria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dysphoria
trans_list: Dysphorie | Verstimmung
sense:
A state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a feeling of emotional and mental discomfort and suffering from restlessness, malaise, depression, or anxiety.


lexentry: eng/dyspraxia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dyspraxia
trans_list: Dyspraxie
sense:
(neurology) A genetic neurological disorder where a person has motor skills severely below average due to their brain's inability to consistently send messages accurately to the body for the planning of motor movements.


lexentry: eng/dysprosium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dysprosium
trans_list: Dysprosium
sense:
A metallic chemical element (symbol Dy) with atomic number 66: a rare earth element with a metallic silver lustre.


lexentry: eng/dyssynchrony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dyssynchrony
trans_list: Dyssynchronie
sense:
(medical) A medical condition wherein the activation of different parts of the heart is improperly synchronized.


lexentry: eng/dysthymia__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dysthymia
trans_list: Dysthymie
sense:
(psychiatry) A form of clinical depression, characterized by low-grade depression which lasts at least two years.


lexentry: eng/dysuria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dysuria
trans_list: Dysurie
sense:
(pathology) The experience or condition of experiencing pain while discharging urine, or (rarely) of having difficulty doing so.


lexentry: eng/dzud__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dzud
trans_list: Dsud | Zud
sense:
An ecological crisis in the steppe-land of Mongolia and Central Asia causing loss of livestock, typically a summer drought followed by a severe winter.


lexentry: eng/décolletage__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: décolletage
trans_list: Dekolleté
sense:
The portion of a woman's body that is revealed by a low neckline; the upper chest, as well, sometimes, as the neck, and shoulders.


lexentry: eng/département__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: département
trans_list: Departement | Département
sense:
An administrative unit in various French-speaking countries, smaller than a région, similar to an English county.


lexentry: eng/e-form__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: e-form
trans_list: e-Form
sense:
(linguistics, of the Danish language) The definite singular and plural form of adjectives, which often end in -e.


lexentry: eng/e-mail_address__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: e-mail address
trans_list: E-Mail-Adresse
sense:
A unique identifier of the form user name@domain name specifying a virtual location to which e-mail can be sent.


lexentry: eng/e.g.__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: e.g.
trans_list: z. B. | bspw. | z. E.
sense:
An initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples: for the sake of an example; for example.


lexentry: eng/eGovernment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eGovernment
trans_list: E-Government
sense:
The use of information technologies in order to enhance the access to and the delivery of government information and services to the public and to improve the effectiveness, efficiency and/or the quality of government operations.


lexentry: eng/e__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: e
trans_list: e
sense:
(rare, epicene, nonstandard) A gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, equivalent to the singular they and coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.


lexentry: eng/e_pluribus_unum__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: e pluribus unum
trans_list: aus vielen eines
sense:
"out of many, one" or "from many, one" (alternatively translated as "one out of many" or "one from many”)


lexentry: eng/each__Determiner__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: each
trans_list: jeder | alle
sense:
All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every).


lexentry: eng/each_other__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: each other
trans_list: einander
sense:
(reciprocal pronoun) To one another; one to the other; signifies that a verb applies to two or more entities both as subjects and as direct objects:


lexentry: eng/eager__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: eager
trans_list: begierig | eifrig | gierig
sense:
(comptheory) Not employing lazy evaluation; calculating results immediately, rather than deferring calculation until they are required.


lexentry: eng/eagle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eagle
trans_list: Adler | Aar
sense:
Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.


lexentry: eng/eagle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: eagle
trans_list: Eagle
sense:
(US, numismatics, historical) A gold coin with a face value of ten dollars, formerly used in the United States.


lexentry: eng/eagle__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: eagle
trans_list: Adler
sense:
(historical, numismatics) A 13th-century coin minted in Europe and circulated in England as a debased sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I of England.


lexentry: eng/eagle_owl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eagle owl
trans_list: Uhu | Schuhu
sense:
Any of various Old World large owls of the genus Bubo, especially the Eurasian eagle owl, Bubo bubo, that have prominent ear tufts.


lexentry: eng/ear__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ear
trans_list: Ohr
sense:
(countable) The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea.


lexentry: eng/ear_candle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ear candle
trans_list: Ohrkerze
sense:
(alternative medicine) A hollow candle used in certain alternative medicine practices to assist the natural clearing of earwax.


lexentry: eng/ear_candy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ear candy
trans_list: Ohrenschmaus
sense:
(US, colloquial, music) Light popular music that has an instant appeal but no lasting impact or significance.


lexentry: eng/eardrum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eardrum
trans_list: Trommelfell
sense:
(anatomy) A thin membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear and transmits sound from the air to the malleus.


lexentry: eng/earl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: earl
trans_list: Graf | Earl
sense:
(nobility) A British or Irish nobleman next in rank above a viscount and below a marquess; equivalent to a European count. A female using the style is termed a countess.


lexentry: eng/earless_seal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: earless seal
trans_list: Robbe
sense:
Any of the seals in the taxonomic family Phocidae characterized by lacking external ear flaps; true seals.


lexentry: eng/early_childhood_education__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: early childhood education
trans_list: Frühpädagogik
sense:
The formal teaching and care of young children by people other than their family, or in settings outside of the home, before the age of normal schooling.


lexentry: eng/earmuffs__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: earmuffs
trans_list: Ohrenschützer
sense:
A headphone-like device designed to cover a person's ears for protection against cold or noise. They consist of a thermoplastic or metal head-band, that fits over the top of the head, and a pad at each end, to cover the external ears.


lexentry: eng/earn_one's_keep__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: earn one's keep
sense:
(idiomatic) To perform satisfactory physical labor or to provide other worthy services in return for remuneration, lodging, or other benefits; to support oneself financially.

trans_list:
für Kost und Logis arbeiten | sein Auskommen haben | seine Schuld abarbeiten | sich seinen Lebensunterhalt verdienen | sich seinen Platz / sein Bett / sein Essen verdienen


lexentry: eng/earnest_money__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: earnest money
trans_list: Anzahlung
sense:
(chiefly, US) Money paid as a deposit to show intent to buy or to reserve an item to be purchased; especially, money accompanying an offer to buy real estate.


lexentry: eng/earphone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: earphone
trans_list: Ohrhörer
sense:
A transducer that converts electric signals into sound and is held near the ear, especially as part of a telephone; an earpiece or headphone.


lexentry: eng/earphones__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: earphones
trans_list: Ohrhörer
sense:
A pair of small loudspeakers worn inside each outer ear or covering all or part of the ear, without a connecting band worn over head.


lexentry: eng/earplug__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: earplug
trans_list: Ohrenstöpsel | Ohropax | Ohrstöpsel
sense:
A piece of protective gear meant to be inserted in the ear canal to protect the wearer's hearing from loud noises or the intrusion of water.


lexentry: eng/earth__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: earth
trans_list: Erde
sense:
(British) A connection electrically to the earth ((US) ground); on equipment: a terminal connected in that manner.


lexentry: eng/earth__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: earth
trans_list: Erde
sense:
(alchemy, philosophy, and, Taoism) The aforementioned soil- or rock-based material, considered one of the four or five classical elements.


lexentry: eng/earth_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: earth up
trans_list: anhäufeln
sense:
(gardening, transitive) To cover the stem or leaves of plants with soil, as to encourage root growth or protect from cold.


lexentry: eng/earthquake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: earthquake
trans_list: Erdbeben
sense:
A shaking of the ground, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/earthquake__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: earthquake
trans_list: Erdbeben
sense:
(planetary geology) Such a quake specifically occurring on the planet Earth, as opposed to other celestial bodies. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/earwig__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: earwig
trans_list: Ohrwurm | Ohrenkriecher | Ohrkneifer
sense:
Any of various insects of the order Dermaptera that have elongated bodies, large membranous wings folded underneath short leathery forewings and a pair of large pincers protruding from the rear of the abdomen.


lexentry: eng/easel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: easel
trans_list: Staffelei
sense:
An upright frame, typically on three legs, for displaying or supporting something, such as an artist's canvas.


lexentry: eng/easement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: easement
trans_list: Dienstbarkeit
sense:
(law) An interest in land which grants the legal right to use another person's real property (real estate), generally in order to cross a part of the property or to gain access to something on the property (right of way).


lexentry: eng/east__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: east
trans_list: Osten | Ost
sense:
(ecclesiastical) In a church: the direction of the altar and chancel; the direction faced by the priest when celebrating ad orientem.


lexentry: eng/east_by_south__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: east by south
trans_list: Ost zu Süd
sense:
The compass point halfway between east and east-southeast, specifically 101.25°, abbreviated as EbS.


lexentry: eng/easterly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: easterly
trans_list: Ostwind
sense:
(meteorology) Any persistent wind from the east (usually applied to broad currents or belts of easterly winds).


lexentry: eng/eastern_hemlock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eastern hemlock
trans_list: Kanadische Hemlocktanne | Kanadische Schierlingstanne
sense:
Tsuga canadensis, native to the northeastern United States, adjoining areas of Canada, extending to Minnesota and Northern Michigan, and the Appalachian mountains.


lexentry: eng/eastern_imperial_eagle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eastern imperial eagle
trans_list: Östlicher Kaiseradler
sense:
Aquila heliaca, a large bird of prey that breeds in southeastern Europe and extensively through Western and Central Asia.


lexentry: eng/eastern_olivaceous_warbler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eastern olivaceous warbler
trans_list: Blaßspötter
sense:
Iduna pallida, an Old World warbler, mainly found in the northern Afrotropics and winters in southeastern Europe, the Middle East and adjacent western Asia.


lexentry: eng/eastern_redbud__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eastern redbud
trans_list: Kanadischer Judasbaum
sense:
Cercis canadensis, a tree native to the southeastern, midwestern, and south central United States and parts of northern Mexico.


lexentry: eng/easterner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: easterner
trans_list: Ossi | Ostler | Ostlerin
sense:
A native or inhabitant of the east of a region (or of the world as a whole), such as one of the eastern United States.


lexentry: eng/easy_come,_easy_go__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: easy come, easy go
trans_list: wie gewonnen, so zerronnen
sense:
(idiomatic) Easily won and easily lost; usually said when resigned to a loss; something that comes in the same way, goes in the same way.


lexentry: eng/eat__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eat
trans_list: essen | fressen
sense:
(copulative, intransitive) To have a particular quality of diet; to be well-fed or underfed (typically as "eat healthy" or "eat good").


lexentry: eng/eat_crow__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eat crow
trans_list: zu Kreuze kriechen
sense:
(chiefly, US, idiomatic) To recognize that one has been shown to be mistaken or outdone, especially by admitting that one has made a humiliating error.


lexentry: eng/eat_one's_hat__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eat one's hat
trans_list: ich freß einen Besen, wenn | ich will Emil heißen, wenn
sense:
(idiomatic) Used in a result clause to express disbelief in a proposition expressed in a conditional clause.


lexentry: eng/eat_someone_out_of_house_and_home__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eat someone out of house and home
trans_list: die Haare vom Kopf essen | die Haare vom Kopf fressen
sense:
(idiomatic) To consume so much of someone's store of food that little or none is left for the owner.


lexentry: eng/eating_habit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eating habit
trans_list: Essgewohnheit | Ernährungsgewohnheit
sense:
(chiefly, in plural) A habit involving the regular consumption of certain types of food; the consistent choices one makes regarding eating, such as food choices, amount of food consumed, frequency of eating, etc.


lexentry: eng/eau_de_toilette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eau de toilette
trans_list: Eau de Toilette
sense:
(cosmetics) A lightly scented perfume to freshen the skin, usually applied directly to the skin after bathing or shaving.


lexentry: eng/eaves__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eaves
trans_list: Traufe | Dachrand | Dachüberstand
sense:
(architectural element) The underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building.


lexentry: eng/eavesdrop__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: eavesdrop
trans_list: lauschen
sense:
(countable) A concealed aperture through which an occupant of a building can surreptitiously listen to people talking at an entrance to the building.


lexentry: eng/eavestrough__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eavestrough
trans_list: Dachrinne | Regenrinne
sense:
(Canada, Upper Midwest US, Western US) A trough under the eaves of a building for draining water from the roof; gutter.


lexentry: eng/eccentric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: eccentric
trans_list: exzentrisch | schrullig
sense:
(physiology, of a motion) Against or in the opposite direction of contraction of a muscle (such as results from flexion of the lower arm (bending of the elbow joint) by an external force while contracting the triceps and other elbow extensor muscles to control that movement; opening of the jaw while flexing the masseter).


lexentry: eng/eccentricity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: eccentricity
trans_list: Exzentrizität
sense:
(mathematics) The ratio, constant for any particular conic section, of the distance of a point from the focus to its distance from the directrix.


lexentry: eng/ecchymosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ecchymosis
trans_list: Bluterguss
sense:
A skin discoloration caused by bleeding underneath the skin, especially one that is remote from a site of trauma or caused by a nontraumatic process (such as neoplasia).


lexentry: eng/ecdysteroid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ecdysteroid
trans_list: Ecdysteroid
sense:
(organic compound, biochemistry) Any of a group of hormones responsible for moulting in insects and other functions in other invertebrates and plants.


lexentry: eng/echidna__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: echidna
trans_list: Ameisenigel | Echidna | Schnabeligel
sense:
Any of the species of small spined monotremes in family Tachyglossidae, the four extant species of which are found in Australia and southern New Guinea.


lexentry: eng/echinococcosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: echinococcosis
trans_list: Echinokokkose
sense:
(diseases) A potentially fatal parasitic disease of animals and humans, caused by the Echinococcus tapeworm.


lexentry: eng/echinoderm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: echinoderm
trans_list: Stachelhäuter
sense:
An animal of the phylum Echinodermata, comprising radially symmetric, spiny-skinned marine animals including seastars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, crinoids, and sand dollars. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/echo_chamber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: echo chamber
trans_list: Hallraum | Echokammer | Nachhallraum
sense:
A room or other enclosed space that is highly conducive to the production of echoes, particularly one that has been designed and built for this purpose.


lexentry: eng/echo_chamber__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: echo chamber
trans_list: Nachhall
sense:
(music production) A sound effect that may be applied to live or recorded sounds through a sound editing process, which creates the impression that the sounds originated in an enclosed space which was conducive to producing echoes or echoing.


lexentry: eng/echo_chamber__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: echo chamber
trans_list: Echokammer
sense:
(by extension) An environment in which a person is exposed to only those beliefs and opinions that agree with their own, so that their existing views are magnified and reinforced while alternative ideas are not expressed or considered.


lexentry: eng/echolalia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: echolalia
trans_list: Echolalie
sense:
(clinical psychology, autism) The involuntary repetitive echoing of words or phrases spoken by another person; either immediate or delayed.


lexentry: eng/echolocation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: echolocation
trans_list: Echoortung
sense:
The use of echoes to detect objects as observed in bats and other natural creatures. Also known as biosonar.


lexentry: eng/eclipse__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: eclipse
trans_list: Eklipse | Finsternis | Mondfinsternis | Sonnenfinsternis | Verdunklung
sense:
Especially, an alignment whereby a planetary object (for example, the Moon) comes between the Sun and another planetary object (for example, the Earth), resulting in a shadow being cast by the middle planetary object onto the other planetary object.


lexentry: eng/eclipsis__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: eclipsis
trans_list: Eklipse
sense:
(Irish grammar, Manx grammar) A mutation of the initial sound of a word by which voiceless sounds become voiced, voiced stops become nasal consonants, and vowels acquire a prothetic nasal consonant: see Appendix:Irish mutations#Eclipsis.


lexentry: eng/ecocide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ecocide
trans_list: Ökozid | Umweltzerstörung
sense:
The complete destruction of an ecosystem due to human activities, such as due to exploitation of resources, nuclear warfare, or the dumping of harmful chemicals.


lexentry: eng/ecological_footprint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ecological footprint
trans_list: Ökologischer Fußabdruck
sense:
A measure of how much biologically productive land and water area an individual, population or activity requires to produce all the resources it consumes and to absorb the waste it generates using prevailing technology and resource management practices.


lexentry: eng/ecology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ecology
trans_list: Ökologie | Umweltforschung
sense:
(biology) The branch of biology dealing with the relationships of organisms with their environment and with each other.


lexentry: eng/ecomuseum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ecomuseum
trans_list: Freilichtmuseum
sense:
A museum, often consisting of replica buildings in an outdoor setting, that shows the heritage of a particular locality or community


lexentry: eng/ecomusicology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ecomusicology
trans_list: Ökomusikologie
sense:
(music) The study of music, culture, and nature, related to ecology and the natural environment. A mixture of the fields of ecocriticism and musicology.


lexentry: eng/econometrics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: econometrics
trans_list: Ökonometrie
sense:
(economics) The branch of economics that applies statistical methods to the empirical study of economic theories and relationships.


lexentry: eng/economic_crisis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: economic crisis
trans_list: Wirtschaftskrise
sense:
A crisis caused by the general demand for goods within an economy falling below their supply, either temporarily or on a protracted basis, typically resulting in widespread bankruptcies of unproductive businesses and falling prices.


lexentry: eng/economics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: economics
trans_list: Wirtschaftswissenschaft | Ökonomie
sense:
(social sciences) The study of resource allocation, distribution and consumption; of capital and investment; and of management of the factors of production.


lexentry: eng/economies_of_scale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: economies of scale
trans_list: Skaleneffekte | Skalenerträge
sense:
(economics) The characteristics of a production process in which an increase in the scale of the firm causes a decrease in the long run average cost of each unit.


lexentry: eng/economist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: economist
trans_list: Wirtschaftswissenschaftler | Ökonom | Volkswirtschaftler | Volkswirt
sense:
An expert in economics, especially one who studies economic data and extracts higher-level information or proposes theories.


lexentry: eng/economize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: economize
trans_list: einsparen | ökonomisieren
sense:
(intransitive) To practice being economical (by using things sparingly or in moderation, and by avoiding waste or extravagance).


lexentry: eng/economy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: economy
trans_list: Wirtschaft | Ökonomie
sense:
(obsolete) System of management; general regulation and disposition of the affairs of a state or nation, or of any department of government.


lexentry: eng/economy__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: economy
trans_list: Wirtschaft | Ökonomie
sense:
The system of production and distribution and consumption. The overall measure of a currency system; as the national economy.


lexentry: eng/ecoterrorism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ecoterrorism
trans_list: Ökoterrorismus
sense:
Terrorism with an ecological motive, such as attacks against corporations perceived to be harming the natural environment.


lexentry: eng/ecotourism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ecotourism
trans_list: Ökotourismus
sense:
Responsible (sustainable#Adjective) travel to natural areas supporting the fauna, flora, and local economy.


lexentry: eng/ecotoxicology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ecotoxicology
trans_list: Ökotoxikologie
sense:
The toxicology of a substance towards a wide range of organisms or towards an ecosystem; the study of ecotoxicity.


lexentry: eng/ecstasy__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: ecstasy
trans_list: Ecstasy | Pillen | Teile
sense:
(slang) The drug MDMA, a synthetic entactogen of the methylenedioxyphenethylamine family, especially in a tablet form.


lexentry: eng/ectoderm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ectoderm
trans_list: Ektoderm
sense:
(biology) Outermost of the three tissue layers in the embryo of a metazoan animal. Through development, it will produce the epidermis (skin) and nervous system of the adult.


lexentry: eng/ectoparasite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ectoparasite
trans_list: Ektoparasit
sense:
A parasite that lives on the surface of a host organism; such as the Demodex mite, which lives in human hair and eyelashes.


lexentry: eng/ectoplasm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ectoplasm
trans_list: Ektoplasma
sense:
(parapsychology) A visible substance believed to emanate from the body of a spiritualistic medium during communication with the dead.


lexentry: eng/ectoplasm__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ectoplasm
trans_list: Ektoplasma
sense:
(parapsychology) An immaterial or ethereal substance, especially the transparent corporeal presence of a spirit or ghost.


lexentry: eng/ectothermic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ectothermic
trans_list: kaltblütig | wechselwarm | poikiloterm
sense:
(zoology) Of or relating to an ectotherm; having a body temperature that varies depending on the outside temperature.


lexentry: eng/ecu__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ecu
trans_list: Schild
sense:
(historical) The European Currency Unit (symbol ₠), a currency used in the European Community before the euro.


lexentry: eng/ecumenical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ecumenical
trans_list: ökumenisch
sense:
(ecclesiastical) Pertaining to the universal Church, representing the entire Christian world; interdenominational; sometimes by extension, interreligious. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/ecumenical_council__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ecumenical council
trans_list: ökumenisches Konzil
sense:
(Christianity) A church council to which bishops from the entire world are invited, held by Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christians to be infallible in its decisions on faith and morals when certain conditions are met.


lexentry: eng/ecumenism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ecumenism
trans_list: Ökumene | Ökumenismus
sense:
(philosophy) Ecumenical doctrines and practices, especially as manifested in the ecumenical movement.


lexentry: eng/eczema__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eczema
trans_list: Ekzem
sense:
(biology, medicine) A non-contagious acute or chronic inflammation of the skin, characterized by redness, itching, and the outbreak of oozing vesicular lesions which become encrusted and scaly.


lexentry: eng/edaphic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: edaphic
trans_list: edaphisch
sense:
(geography) Relating to, or determined by, conditions of the soil, especially as it relates to biological systems.


lexentry: eng/eddy_current__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eddy current
trans_list: Wirbelstrom
sense:
(physics) An induced electric current formed within the body of a conductor when it is exposed to a time varying magnetic field; utilized in induction heating and in some braking and damping systems.


lexentry: eng/edelweiss__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: edelweiss
trans_list: Edelweiß
sense:
A European perennial alpine plant (Leontopodium alpinum), with downy leaves and small white flower heads in a dense cluster.


lexentry: eng/edema__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: edema
trans_list: Ödem
sense:
(American spelling, pathology) An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity.


lexentry: eng/edge__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: edge
trans_list: Kante | Rand | Seite
sense:
(geometry) A one-dimensional face of a polytope. In particular, the joining line between two vertices of a polygon; the place where two faces of a polyhedron meet.


lexentry: eng/edge__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: edge
trans_list: Schneide | Klinge
sense:
(also, _, figuratively) The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument, such as an ax, knife, sword, or scythe; that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply, etc.


lexentry: eng/edgy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: edgy
trans_list: grenzwertig
sense:
(entertainment, advertising) On the edge between acceptable and offensive; pushing the boundaries of good taste; risqué.


lexentry: eng/edible_crab__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: edible crab
trans_list: Taschenkrebs
sense:
Cancer pagurus; a species of robust crab of a reddish-brown color found in the North Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and perhaps in the Mediterranean Sea.


lexentry: eng/edification__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: edification
trans_list: Erbauung | Bauwerk | Gebäude
sense:
The act of edifying, or the state of being edified or improved; a building process, especially morally, emotionally, or spiritually


lexentry: eng/edit_war__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: edit war
trans_list: Bearbeitungskrieg | Edit-War
sense:
(WMF) A dispute over the content of a page on a wiki or other editable work where opposing editors continually change the page without discussion.


lexentry: eng/editio_princeps__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: editio princeps
trans_list: Erstdruck
sense:
(humanities, printing) The first printed edition of a work previously only published in manuscript form.


lexentry: eng/edition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: edition
trans_list: Ausgabe
sense:
(publishing) A written work edited and published, as by a certain editor or in a certain manner, or at a certain time.


lexentry: eng/editor__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: editor
trans_list: Redakteur | Redakteurin
sense:
A person at a newspaper, publisher or similar institution who edits stories and/or decides which ones to publish.


lexentry: eng/educational_institution__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: educational institution
trans_list: Bildungseinrichtung
sense:
A place where people of different ages gain an education, including preschools, childcare, elementary schools, and universities.


lexentry: eng/educe__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: educe
trans_list: ableiten
sense:
(transitive) To infer or deduce (a result, theory etc.) from existing data or premises. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/educe__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: educe
trans_list: hervorrufen
sense:
(transitive) To draw out or bring forth from some basic or potential state; to elicit, to develop. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/eeny,_meeny,_miny,_moe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eeny, meeny, miny, moe
trans_list: ene mene miste | ene mene mu
sense:
(playground games) A method of choosing between two or more people or things, used by children. A child points to each item in turn (or alternately), while saying a rhyme starting "Eeny, meeny, miney, moe", moving to the next item after each quarter-line (i.e. each word or pair of syllables). The item pointed to on the last word of the rhyme is the one chosen.


lexentry: eng/efface__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: efface
trans_list: unkenntlich machen | unlesbar machen | verwischen
sense:
(transitive) To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible.


lexentry: eng/effect__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: effect
trans_list: Effekt | Eindruck
sense:
(filmology, computer graphics, demoscene) An illusion produced by technical means (as in "special effect")


lexentry: eng/effect__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: effect
trans_list: Effekt | Wirkung | Auswirkung
sense:
(sound engineering) An alteration, or device for producing an alteration, in sound after it has been produced by an instrument.


lexentry: eng/effect_size__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: effect size
trans_list: Effektstärke
sense:
(statistics) A measure of the strength or magnitude of the effect of an independent variable on a dependent variable in an experiment or a quasi-experiment.


lexentry: eng/effectuate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: effectuate
trans_list: ausführen
sense:
(transitive) To cause, bring about (an event); to accomplish, to carry out (a wish, plan etc.). [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/effeminate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: effeminate
trans_list: weibisch | verweichlicht | verweiblicht | effeminiert | tuntig
sense:
(often, derogatory, of a man or boy) Exhibiting behaviour or mannerisms considered typical of a female; unmasculine.


lexentry: eng/effendi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: effendi
trans_list: Efendi | Effendi
sense:
An educated or well-respected man in an eastern Mediterranean or Arab country; often used as a title of respect or courtesy in Turkey or a former Ottoman territory.


lexentry: eng/effervescence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: effervescence
trans_list: Sprudeln
sense:
The escape of gas from solution in a liquid, especially the escape of carbon dioxide from a carbonated drink.


lexentry: eng/effervescent_tablet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: effervescent tablet
trans_list: Brausetablette
sense:
(pharmacology) A tablet of compressed powder, designed to dissolve in water and release carbon dioxide.


lexentry: eng/efficiency__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: efficiency
trans_list: Effizienz | Wirkungsgrad
sense:
The extent to which a resource is used for the intended purpose; the ratio of useful work to energy expended.


lexentry: eng/efficient__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: efficient
trans_list: effizient
sense:
making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy


lexentry: eng/effloresce__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: effloresce
trans_list: beschönigen
sense:
Of a salt: to seep through some material (bricks, concrete, earth, rock, etc.) in a dissolved state, and then crystallize on a surface in a powdery form.


lexentry: eng/efflorescence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: efflorescence
trans_list: Aufblühen
sense:
(chemistry) The formation of a powdery surface on crystals, as a hydrate is converted to anhydrous form by losing loosely bound water of crystallization to the atmosphere.


lexentry: eng/effluent__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: effluent
trans_list: Abwasser
sense:
Sewage water that has been (partially) treated, and is released into a natural body of water; a flow of any liquid waste.


lexentry: eng/effusion__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: effusion
trans_list: Effusion
sense:
(chemistry, physics) Process of gases passing through a hole or holes considerably smaller than the mean free path of the gas molecules.


lexentry: eng/egg__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: egg
trans_list: Ei
sense:
(specifically, countable) The edible egg (sense 1.1) of a domestic fowl such as a duck, goose, or, especially, a chicken; (uncountable) the contents of such an egg or eggs used as food.


lexentry: eng/egg__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: egg
trans_list: Ei
sense:
An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, housing the embryo within a membrane or shell during its development.


lexentry: eng/egg_and_spoon_race__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: egg and spoon race
trans_list: Eierlaufen
sense:
(chiefly, British, games) A race in which competitors must carry an egg on a small spoon and race to the finish line without dropping the egg.


lexentry: eng/egg_cosy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: egg cosy
trans_list: Eierwärmer
sense:
A small cover made of wool or other material and designed to be placed over a boiled egg to keep it warm.


lexentry: eng/egg_on__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: egg on
trans_list: anspitzen | anstiften | aufstacheln | verleiten
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic) To encourage or coax a person to do something, especially something foolhardy or reckless.


lexentry: eng/egg_roll__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: egg roll
trans_list: Frühlingsrolle
sense:
A food made made by wrapping a combination of chopped vegetables, possibly meat, and sometimes noodles, in a sheet of dough, dipping the dough in egg or an egg wash, then deep frying it.


lexentry: eng/egg_salad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: egg salad
trans_list: Eiersalat
sense:
A dish made primarily of chopped hard-boiled eggs and mayonnaise, often including other ingredients such as celery or mustard; it is frequently used as a sandwich spread.


lexentry: eng/egg_spoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: egg spoon
trans_list: Eierlöffel
sense:
A spoon, usually smaller than a teaspoon, which is used for eating a boiled egg from a hole made in the shell; the bowl of the spoon is shaped to make it easier to scoop out the contents of the eggshell.


lexentry: eng/egg_timer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: egg timer
trans_list: Eieruhr
sense:
(by extension) A timer that can be set to sound an alarm after a certain amount of time; a kitchen timer.


lexentry: eng/egg_tooth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: egg tooth
trans_list: Eizahn
sense:
(zoology) A small, sharp, cranial protuberance used by offspring to break or tear through the egg's surface during hatching.


lexentry: eng/eggnog__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eggnog
trans_list: Eierkognak | Eierpunsch
sense:
A beverage based on milk, eggs, sugar, and nutmeg; often made alcoholic with rum, brandy, or whisky; popular at Christmas.


lexentry: eng/eggplant__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: eggplant
trans_list: Aubergine | Eierfrucht | Melanzani
sense:
(North America, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines) The edible fruit of the Solanum melongena: an aubergine.


lexentry: eng/eglantine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eglantine
trans_list: Weinrose | Zaunrose
sense:
A Eurasian rose (Rosa rubiginosa, syn. Rosa eglanteria), having prickly stems, fragrant leaves, pink flowers and red hips.


lexentry: eng/egotistical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: egotistical
trans_list: egozentrisch
sense:
Believing oneself to be better and more important than others due to one's position, popularity, wealth, appearance, etc.


lexentry: eng/egregore__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: egregore
trans_list: Egregor
sense:
(occult) An autonomous psychic entity that is composed of, and influences, the thoughts of a group of people.


lexentry: eng/egret__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: egret
trans_list: Reiher
sense:
Any of various wading birds of the genera Egretta or Ardea that includes herons, many of which are white or buff, and several of which develop fine plumes during the breeding season.


lexentry: eng/eh__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eh
trans_list: gell | ne | nicht wahr | oder
sense:
(informal, chiefly, Canada, UK) Used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said.


