# translation

lexentry: eng/chromatography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chromatography
trans_list: Chromatografie
sense:
(analytical chemistry) Any of various techniques for the qualitative or quantitative separation of the components of mixtures of compounds; all characterised by the use of a mobile phase (gas or liquid) moving relative to a stationary phase (liquid or solid) – the differences between the rates of migration of the compounds between the two phases effects the separation.


lexentry: eng/chromium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chromium
trans_list: Chrom
sense:
A chemical element (symbol Cr) with an atomic number of 24: a steely-grey, lustrous, hard and brittle transition metal.


lexentry: eng/chromosome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chromosome
trans_list: Chromosom
sense:
(cytology, genetics) A linear arrangement of condensed DNA and associated proteins (such as chaperone proteins) which contains the genetic material (genome) of an organism.


lexentry: eng/chromosphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chromosphere
trans_list: Chromosphäre
sense:
(star) The faint pink extension of a star's atmospheric envelope between the corona and the photosphere


lexentry: eng/chroneme__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chroneme
trans_list: Chronem
sense:
A basic, theoretical unit of sound that can distinguish words by duration only of a vowel or consonant.


lexentry: eng/chronic_bronchitis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chronic bronchitis
trans_list: Blasen
sense:
(diseases) One of the two entities making up chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), defined as having a productive cough for three months in each of two successive years in a patient in whom other causes of chronic cough have been excluded.


lexentry: eng/chronic_obstructive_pulmonary_disease__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
trans_list: chronische obstruktive Lungenerkrankung
sense:
(pathology) Any of a group of diseases characterized by the pathological limitation of airflow in the airway that is not fully reversible. May be caused by reactive airways, chronic infection, congenital defects, or, most commonly, cigarette smoking. Generally does not include neoplasms, which could also obstruct airways.


lexentry: eng/chronobiology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chronobiology
trans_list: Chronobiologie
sense:
(biology) The study of the effects of time on biological systems, especially the effects of periodicity


lexentry: eng/chronogram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chronogram
trans_list: Chronogramm
sense:
A sentence or inscription whose letters, when interpreted according to a system (such as Roman numerals) in which letters correspond to numeric values, stand for a particular date (usually the date of inscription) when rearranged.


lexentry: eng/chronology__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: chronology
trans_list: Chronologie | Zeitrechnung | Zeitmessung | Zeitordnung
sense:
(countable) An arrangement of events into chronological order; called a timeline when involving graphical elements.


lexentry: eng/chronospecies__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chronospecies
trans_list: Chronospezies
sense:
A group of one or more species derived from a sequential development pattern which involves continual and uniform changes from an extinct ancestral form on an evolutionary scale.


lexentry: eng/chronostasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chronostasis
trans_list: Chronostasis
sense:
(optics) A visual illusion in which a regular movement seems to pause the first time it is observed.


lexentry: eng/chrysanthemum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chrysanthemum
trans_list: Chrysantheme
sense:
Any of many flowering perennial plants, of the genus Chrysanthemum, native to China, that have showy radiate heads.


lexentry: eng/chrysoberyl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chrysoberyl
trans_list: Chrysoberyll
sense:
(mineral) A vitreous mineral, often pale green, a mixed oxide of aluminium and beryllium with the chemical formula BeAl2O4, used as a gemstone.


lexentry: eng/chrysotile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chrysotile
trans_list: Chrysotil
sense:
(mineral) A fibrous silicate mineral with the chemical formula Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4; a form of serpentine asbestos.


lexentry: eng/chuchotage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chuchotage
trans_list: Flüsterdolmetschen
sense:
The interpretation or translation of speech in a whisper to a single person in proximity to other people.


lexentry: eng/chuck__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: chuck
trans_list: Spannfutter | Bohrfutter | Spannzange
sense:
(mechanical engineering) A mechanical device that holds an object firmly in place, for example holding a drill bit in a high-speed rotating drill or grinder.


lexentry: eng/chuck_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: chuck up
trans_list: erbrechen
sense:
(dated, transitive and intransitive) To chuck up the sponge; to give up; to admit defeat; to break a contract; to abandon or quit (something).


lexentry: eng/chufa__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chufa
trans_list: Erdmandel | Tigernuss
sense:
Cyperus esculentus, a species of sedge native to warm temperate to subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere having small edible tubers (tiger nuts).


lexentry: eng/chug__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: chug
trans_list: auf ex trinken | exen
sense:
(transitive, colloquial) To drink a large amount (especially of beer) in a single action/without breathing; to chugalug. Usually chanted at the person who is drinking.


lexentry: eng/chunder__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chunder
trans_list: ausspeien
sense:
(Australia, New Zealand, Britain, slang) To throw up, to vomit, particularly from excessive alcohol consumption.


lexentry: eng/church__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: church
trans_list: Kirche
sense:
(countable) A Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place. [from 9th c.]


lexentry: eng/church__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: church
trans_list: Kirche
sense:
(countable) A local group of people who follow the same Christian religious beliefs, local or general. [from 9th c.]


lexentry: eng/church__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: church
trans_list: Kirche
sense:
(uncountable) Organized religion in general or a specific religion considered as a political institution.


lexentry: eng/church_bell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: church bell
trans_list: Kirchenglocke
sense:
A bell belonging to a church, usually housed in a tower or steeple, customarily rung before church services or for other occasions such as weddings.


lexentry: eng/church_service__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: church service
trans_list: Gottesdienst
sense:
A formalized period of communal worship, often but not exclusively occurring on Sunday, or Saturday in the case of those churches practicing Sabbatarianism.


lexentry: eng/churchgoer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: One who regularly goes to church; a practicing Christian.
written_rep: churchgoer
trans_list:
Kirchengänger | Kirchgänger | Kirchenbesucher | Kirchenbesucherin | Gottesdienstbesucher | Gottesdienstbesucherin


lexentry: eng/churn__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: churn
trans_list: aufwühlen | durchschütteln
sense:
(transitive) To agitate rapidly and repetitively, or to stir with a rowing or rocking motion; generally applies to liquids, notably cream.


lexentry: eng/churn__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: churn
trans_list: rütteln | wusseln | wühlen
sense:
(transitive, figuratively) To produce excessive and sometimes undesirable or unproductive activity or motion.


lexentry: eng/chute__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chute
trans_list: Rutsche | Rinne | Rohr | Röhre | Schacht
sense:
A framework, trough, or tube, upon or through which objects are made to slide from a higher to a lower level, or through which water passes to a wheel.


lexentry: eng/chutney__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chutney
trans_list: Chutney
sense:
A sweet or savory but usually spicy condiment, originally from eastern India, made from a variety of fruits and/or vegetables, often containing significant amounts of fresh green or dried red chili peppers. [from 1813]


lexentry: eng/chutzpah__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chutzpah
trans_list: Chuzpe
sense:
(informal) Nearly arrogant courage; utter audacity, effrontery or impudence; supreme self-confidence; exaggerated self-opinion.


lexentry: eng/chymotrypsin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chymotrypsin
trans_list: Chymotripsin
sense:
An endopeptidase enzyme that cleaves peptides at the carboxyl side of tyrosine, tryptophan, and phenylalanine amino acids.


lexentry: eng/cicada__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cicada
trans_list: Zikade
sense:
Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings.


lexentry: eng/cicero__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cicero
trans_list: Cicero
sense:
(typography, Continental, _, printing) The Continental equivalent of the English pica: a measure of 12 Didot points (4.51368 mm or about 0.178 in.) or a body of type in this size.


lexentry: eng/cicerone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cicerone
trans_list: Cicerone
sense:
A guide who accompanies visitors and sightseers to museums, galleries, etc., and explains matters of archaeological, antiquarian, historic or artistic interest.


lexentry: eng/cicisbeo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cicisbeo
trans_list: Cicisbeo | Hausfreund
sense:
(now, chiefly, historical) A man who escorts a married woman to social functions, especially in 18th-century Italy; a married woman's lover.


lexentry: eng/cider__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cider
trans_list: Apfelmost | Apfelsaft
sense:
(US, Canada) A non-alcoholic still beverage consisting of the juice of early-harvest apples, usually unfiltered and still containing pulp; apple cider; sweet cider (without pulp such a beverage is called apple juice).


lexentry: eng/cigar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cigar
trans_list: Zigarre | Glimmstängel
sense:
A cylinder of tobacco rolled and wrapped with an outer covering of tobacco leaves, intended to be smoked.


lexentry: eng/cilantro__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cilantro
trans_list: Koriander
sense:
(US) The stems and leaves of the coriander plant, Coriandrum sativum, used as a seasoning and garnish in cooking.


lexentry: eng/ciliary_body__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ciliary body
trans_list: Ziliarkörper
sense:
(anatomy) circumferential tissue inside the eye composed of the ciliary muscle and ciliary processes


lexentry: eng/cilice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cilice
trans_list: Büsserhemd | Büßerhemd | Cilicium | härenes Hemd
sense:
A garment or undergarment made of coarse cloth or animal hair worn close to the skin used by members of various Christian traditions as a self-imposed means of penance (repentance) and mortification of the flesh.


lexentry: eng/cilium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cilium
trans_list: Wimper
sense:
(cytology) A short microscopic hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as a unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism) which serve either for propulsion by causing currents in the surrounding fluid or as sensors.


lexentry: eng/cinchona__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cinchona
trans_list: Chinarindenbaum
sense:
A tree or shrub of the genus Cinchona, native to the Andes in South America but since widely cultivated in Indonesia and India as well for its medicinal bark.


lexentry: eng/cinematographer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cinematographer
trans_list: Kamerafrau | Kameramann
sense:
(cinematography) A photographer who oversees the operations of the cameras and lighting when making a film. The cinematographer may also double as the camera operator of the movie camera, though this is usually done by a cameraman. The film director may also double as the cinematographer, though this is usually a different person.


lexentry: eng/cinnabar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cinnabar
trans_list: Zinnober
sense:
A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.


lexentry: eng/cinnamic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cinnamic acid
trans_list: Zimtsäure
sense:
(organic compound) The aromatic carboxylic acid C6H5-CH=CH-COOH obtained from cinnamon; it is used in perfumery etc


lexentry: eng/cinnamon__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cinnamon
trans_list: Zimtbaum | Zimt
sense:
Several related trees, notably the Indonesian cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmanni) and Chinese cinnamon or cassia (Cinnamomum aromaticum or Cinnamomum cassia).


lexentry: eng/cinnamon__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cinnamon
trans_list: Zimt | Kaneel
sense:
(mostly, uncountable) A spice from the dried aromatic bark of the cinnamon tree, either rolled into strips or ground into a powder. The word is commonly used as trade name for spices made of any of the species above.


lexentry: eng/cinquedea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cinquedea
trans_list: Cinquedea
sense:
A short sword with a heavy blade developed in northeastern Italy during the Renaissance, often richly ornamented.


lexentry: eng/cipher__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: cipher
trans_list: Verschlüsselungssystem
sense:
(cryptography) A cryptographic system using an algorithm that converts letters or sequences of bits into ciphertext.


lexentry: eng/circadian__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: circadian
trans_list: circadian | zirkadian
sense:
(biology) Of, relating to, or showing rhythmic behaviour with a period of 24 hours; especially of a biological process.


lexentry: eng/circadian_rhythm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: circadian rhythm
trans_list: circadiane Rhythmik | circadianer Rhythmus
sense:
(biology, sleep medicine) The internal body clock that regulates the roughly 24-hour cycle of biological processes in animals and plants.


lexentry: eng/circle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: circle
trans_list: Kreis | Kreislinie
sense:
(geometry) A two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from a given point (center).


lexentry: eng/circle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: circle
trans_list: Kreis | Kreislinie
sense:
A two-dimensional geometric figure, a disk, consisting of the set of all those points of a plane at a distance less than or equal to a fixed distance (radius) from a given point.


lexentry: eng/circle__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: circle
trans_list: Kreis
sense:
(astronomy) An instrument of observation, whose graduated limb consists of an entire circle. When fixed to a wall in an observatory, it is called a mural circle; when mounted with a telescope on an axis and in Y's, in the plane of the meridian, a meridian or transit circle; when involving the principle of reflection, like the sextant, a reflecting circle; and when that of repeating an angle several times continuously along the graduated limb, a repeating circle.


lexentry: eng/circlip__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: circlip
trans_list: Seegerring | Sicherungsring
sense:
A type of fastener consisting of a flexible metal ring of spring steel with open ends which can be snapped into place. Internal and external forms exist.


lexentry: eng/circuit_breaker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: circuit breaker
trans_list: Leistungsschutzschalter | Sicherung | Sicherungsautomat
sense:
(electricity) An electrical switch capable of opening and closing an electrical circuit in all operating conditions, including fault situations.


lexentry: eng/circular_argument__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: circular argument
trans_list: Zirkelbeweis | Zirkelschluss
sense:
(philosophy, logic) An argument which commits the logical fallacy of assuming what it is attempting to prove.


lexentry: eng/circular_economy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: circular economy
trans_list: Kreislaufwirtschaft
sense:
(economics) An industrial economy that aims to reduce waste and pollution by means of reuse, recycling, etc.


lexentry: eng/circular_segment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: circular segment
trans_list: Kreisabschnitt | Kreissegment
sense:
(geometry) A region of a circle bounded by an arc and the chord connecting the endpoints of the arc.


lexentry: eng/circulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: circulation
trans_list: Kreislauf | Umlauf | Zirkulation
sense:
The act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began.


lexentry: eng/circulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: circulation
trans_list: Blutkreislauf
sense:
(narrowly) The movement of the blood in the circulatory system, by which it is brought into close relations with the cells and tissues of the body; (loosely) the circulatory system.


lexentry: eng/circulatory_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: circulatory system
trans_list: Blutgefäßsystem | Blutkreislauf | Blutbahn
sense:
(physiology) The parts of an animal body comprising the heart, blood vessels (arteries, veins, and capillaries), and blood, which circulate the blood around the body. [from mid 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/circumbinary__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: circumbinary
trans_list: zirkumbinär
sense:
(astronomy) Having an orbit around both stars in a binary star system, or relating to such an orbit.


lexentry: eng/circumcircle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: circumcircle
trans_list: Umkreis
sense:
(geometry) A circle that passes through every vertex of a given triangle (or other polygon where possible)


lexentry: eng/circumcise__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: circumcise
trans_list: beschneiden
sense:
(military, nautical, slang) To trim off the portion of the barrel liner of a large-caliber naval gun that protrudes from the end of the barrel as a result of the liner slowly stretching from prolonged fire.


lexentry: eng/circumfix__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: circumfix
trans_list: Zirkumfix
sense:
(grammar) An affix containing both a prefixing and a suffixing element existing as a single morphological unit.


lexentry: eng/circumflex__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: circumflex
trans_list: Zirkumflex | Accent circonflexe | Dach
sense:
A diacritical mark (ˆ) placed over a vowel in the orthography or transliteration of many languages to change its pronunciation; while in some other languages over a consonant.


lexentry: eng/circumpolar__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: circumpolar
trans_list: zirkumpolar
sense:
(astronomy) Of a celestial body, continually visible above the horizon during the entire 360 degrees of daily travel.


lexentry: eng/circumscription__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: circumscription
trans_list: Ausschnitt
sense:
(taxonomy) The definition of what does and does not belong to a given taxon, from a particular taxonomic viewpoint or taxonomic system.


lexentry: eng/circumstantial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: circumstantial
trans_list: umstandsbezogen | umstandsmäßig
sense:
Pertaining to or dependent on circumstances, especially as opposed to essentials; incidental, not essential.


lexentry: eng/circus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: circus
trans_list: Zirkus
sense:
A traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent. [from late 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/cirl_bunting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cirl bunting
trans_list: Zaunammer
sense:
A small Old World passerine bird, Emberiza cirlus, of the bunting family (Emberizidae), very similar to the yellowhammer.


lexentry: eng/cirque__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cirque
trans_list: Kar
sense:
(geology) A curved depression or natural amphitheatre, especially one in a mountainside at the end of a valley.


lexentry: eng/cirrhosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cirrhosis
trans_list: Zirrhose
sense:
(pathology) A chronic disease of the liver caused by damage from toxins (including alcohol), metabolic problems, hepatitis, or nutritional deprivation, characterised by an increase in fibrous tissue and the destruction of liver cells.


lexentry: eng/cirrocumulus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cirrocumulus
trans_list: Cirrocumulus
sense:
(physics, meteorology) A principal high-level cloud type appearing as a thin, white patch of cloud without shadows, composed of very small droplets in the form of grains or ripples. The elements may be merged or separate, and more or less regularly arranged; they subtend an angle of less than 1° when observed at an angle of more than 30° above the horizon. Holes or rifts often occur in a sheet of cirrocumulus. Abbreviated Cc.


lexentry: eng/cirrostratus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cirrostratus
trans_list: Schleierwolke | Zirrostratus
sense:
(meteorology) A principal high-level cloud type appearing as a whitish veil, usually fibrous but sometimes smooth, which may totally cover the sky and which often produces halo phenomena. Abbreviated Cs


lexentry: eng/cirrus__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cirrus
trans_list: Zirrus
sense:
(meteorology) A principal high-level cloud type characterised by white, delicate filaments or wisps, of white (or mostly white) patches, or of narrow bands, found at an altitude of above 7000 metres.


lexentry: eng/cis-__Prefix__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cis-
trans_list: cis- | zis-
sense:
(chemistry) Forming names of chemical compounds in which two atoms or groups are situated on the same side of some plane of symmetry passing through the compound.


lexentry: eng/cisco__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cisco
trans_list: Renke
sense:
Any North American freshwater fish of certain species of the genus Coregonus that live in cold-water lakes.


lexentry: eng/cisgender__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cisgender
trans_list: cis | cis-gender | cisgender | cisgeschlechtlich | zisgeschlechtlich | zissexuell
sense:
Having a gender identity which matches the sex one was assigned at birth; or, pertaining to such people.


lexentry: eng/cissoid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cissoid
trans_list: Zissoide
sense:
(geometry) Any of a family of curves defined as the locus of a point, P, on a line from a given fixed point and intersecting two given curves, C1 and C2, where the distance along the line from C1 to P remains constant and equal to the distance from P to C2.


lexentry: eng/citation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: citation
trans_list: Zitieren
sense:
The act of citing a passage from a text, or from another person, using the exact words of the original text or speech and giving credit to the original by referencing.


lexentry: eng/citation_needed__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: citation needed
trans_list: Belege fehlen
sense:
(originally, Internet slang, chiefly, humorous) Used to designate an assertion or other statement as false, inaccurate, or requiring verification.


lexentry: eng/citizen__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: citizen
trans_list: Staatsbürger | Staatsbürgerin | Bürger | Bürgerin
sense:
A legally-recognized member of a state, with associated rights and obligations; a person considered in terms of this role. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/citizen__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: citizen
trans_list: Bürger | Einwohnerin | Bürgerin | Einwohner | Zivilist | Zivilistin
sense:
(Christianity) A resident of the heavenly city or (later) of the kingdom of God: a Christian; a good Christian. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/citizen_journalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: citizen journalism
trans_list: Graswurzel-Journalismus
sense:
(media) Independent reporting, often by amateurs on the scene of an event, and disseminated via new media.


lexentry: eng/citizen_of_the_world__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: citizen of the world
trans_list: Weltbürger | Weltbürgerin
sense:
A person regarded as part of the global citizenry; specifically, one who takes the view that they belong to no particular country or state.


lexentry: eng/citizen_science__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: citizen science
trans_list: Bürgerwissenschaft
sense:
(science) Scientific research done, in whole or in part, by amateur (or nonprofessional) scientists. [from 1990s]


lexentry: eng/citric_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: citric acid
trans_list: Citronensäure | Zitronensäure
sense:
(carboxylic acid) A colourless crystalline compound, 2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C6H8O7, found in citrus fruit; it is used as a food additive and in the manufacture of citrates.


lexentry: eng/city__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: city
trans_list: Stadt | Großstadt
sense:
(UK) A settlement granted special status by royal charter or letters patent; traditionally, a settlement with a cathedral regardless of size.


lexentry: eng/city_council__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: city council
trans_list: Stadtrat
sense:
A governing body of people elected to oversee management of a city and represent the interests of residents.


lexentry: eng/city_wall__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: city wall
trans_list: Stadtmauer
sense:
(usually, in plural) A wall around a city, built to define the city's boundaries, and sometimes to protect it from aggressors.


lexentry: eng/civet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: civet
trans_list: Zibetkatze
sense:
(countable) A carnivorous catlike animal, Civettictis civetta, that produces a musky secretion. It is two to three feet (30–90 cm) long, with black bands and spots on the body and tail.


lexentry: eng/civil__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: civil
trans_list: zivil | bürgerlich
sense:
(uncomparable) Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion.


lexentry: eng/civil_code__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: civil code
trans_list: Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch
sense:
(legal) A systematic collection of laws addressing dealings between private parties, such as business contracts and negligence lawsuits.


lexentry: eng/civil_disobedience__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: civil disobedience
trans_list: ziviler Ungehorsam
sense:
A form of social protest, involving the active but non-violent refusal to obey certain laws, demands, or commands of an established authority, because they are considered to be morally wrong or detrimental.


lexentry: eng/civil_engineering__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: civil engineering
trans_list: Bauingenieurwesen | Bauwesen
sense:
The technical design and construction of public works such as bridges, buildings, harbours, public greens, roads, etc., and/or technically equivalent private (usually corporate) ones.


lexentry: eng/civil_law__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: civil law
trans_list: Zivilrecht | Bürgerliches Recht | römisch-germanisches Recht
sense:
(law) The body of law dealing with the private relations between members of a community; it contrasts with criminal law, military law and ecclesiastical law.


lexentry: eng/civil_partnership__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: civil partnership
trans_list: eingetragene Partnerschaft
sense:
A union similar to marriage which same-sex couples, and in some jurisdictions opposite-sex couples, may form, which affords rights and responsibilities similar or identical to those afforded by civil marriage.


lexentry: eng/civil_registry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: civil registry
trans_list: Standesamt
sense:
A government repository, database recording the vital events (births, deaths, etc.) of its citizens and residents, its office.


lexentry: eng/civil_rights__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: civil rights
trans_list: Bürgerrecht | Grundrecht
sense:
(US) Those rights which are guaranteed protection by the US Constitution and are considered to be unquestionable, deserved by all people under all circumstances, especially without regard to race, creed, religion, sexual orientation, gender, and disability.


lexentry: eng/civil_service__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: civil service
trans_list: Staatsdienst | öffentliche Dienst
sense:
In parliamentary forms of government, the branches of government that are not military, legislative, or judicial, but work to apply its laws and regulations.


lexentry: eng/civil_service__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: civil service
trans_list: öffentliche Dienst
sense:
The body of civilian employees of any level of government, not subject to political appointment and removal, normally hired and promoted largely on the basis of competitive examination.


lexentry: eng/civil_society__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: civil society
trans_list: Zivilgesellschaft | bürgerliche Gesellschaft
sense:
All of the institutions, voluntary organizations and corporate bodies that are less than the state but greater than the family. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/civil_union__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: civil union
trans_list: eingetragene Partnerschaft
sense:
A legal union similar to marriage, established to allow same-sex couples (and, in some jurisdictions, opposite-sex couples) rights similar to those married couples have.


lexentry: eng/civil_war__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: civil war
trans_list: Bürgerkrieg
sense:
A war fought between factions of the inhabitants of a single country, or a similar political entity.


lexentry: eng/civilian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: civilian
trans_list: Zivilist | Zivilistin | Zivilperson
sense:
A person following the pursuits of civil life, especially one who is not an active member of the armed forces.


lexentry: eng/civilian__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: civilian
trans_list: Zivilist | Zivilistin | Zivilperson
sense:
(informal) A person who does not belong to a particular group or engage in a particular activity, an outsider.


lexentry: eng/civilization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: civilization
trans_list: Zivilisation | Kultur
sense:
An organized culture encompassing many communities, often on the scale of a nation or a people; a stage or system of social, political, or technical development.


lexentry: eng/civilization__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: civilization
trans_list: Zivilisation
sense:
Collectively, those people of the world considered to have a high standard of behavior and / or a high level of development. Commonly subjectively used by people of one society to exclusively refer to their society, or their elite sub-group, or a few associated societies, implying all others, in time or geography or status, as something less than civilised, as savages or barbarians. cf refinement, elitism, civilised society, the Civilised World


lexentry: eng/cladding__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cladding
trans_list: Verkleidung
sense:
(construction) A weatherproof, insulating or decorative covering fixed to the outside of a building.


lexentry: eng/claim__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: claim
trans_list: Behauptung
sense:
A new statement of something one believes to be the truth, usually when the statement has yet to be verified or without valid evidence provided.


lexentry: eng/clairvoyance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clairvoyance
trans_list: Hellsehen | Hellseherei
sense:
(parapsychology) The power to see or perceive things objects or events beyond the natural range of the senses, such as the past or the future.


lexentry: eng/clam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clam
trans_list: Muschel | Klaffmuschel | Venusmuschel
sense:
A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; for example soft-shell clams (Mya arenaria), hard clams (Mercenaria mercenaria), sea clams or hen clam (Spisula solidissima), and other species, possibly originally applied to clams of species Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve.


lexentry: eng/clan__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: clan
trans_list: Clan | Sippe
sense:
A traditional social group of families in the Scottish Highlands having a common hereditary chieftain


lexentry: eng/clanger__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: clanger
trans_list: Fauxpas | Fehltritt | Schnitzer
sense:
(chiefly, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, informal, often in the phrase drop a clanger) A very noticeable mistake; an attention-getting faux pas.


lexentry: eng/clap__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: clap
trans_list: Knall | Schlag
sense:
Any loud, sudden, explosive sound made by striking hard surfaces together, or resembling such a sound.


lexentry: eng/clapboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clapboard
trans_list: Schindel
sense:
A narrow board, usually thicker at one edge than the other, used as siding for houses and similar structures of frame construction.


lexentry: eng/clapper__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: clapper
trans_list: Klöppel | Schwengel
sense:
An object so suspended inside a bell that it may hit the bell and cause it to ring; a clanger or tongue.


lexentry: eng/clapperboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clapperboard
trans_list: Filmklappe
sense:
(film) A device used in film production, having hinged boards that are brought together with a clap, used to synchronize picture and sound at the start of each take of a motion picture or other video production.


lexentry: eng/clarification__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clarification
trans_list: Erläuterung | Verdeutlichung
sense:
The act of clarifying; the act or process of making clear or transparent by freeing visible impurities; particularly, the clearing or fining of liquid substances from feculent matter by the separation of the insoluble particles which prevent the liquid from being transparent.


lexentry: eng/clarinet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clarinet
trans_list: Klarinette
sense:
(musical instruments) A woodwind musical instrument that has a distinctive liquid tone whose characteristics vary among its three registers: chalumeau (low), clarion (medium), and altissimo (high).


lexentry: eng/clarion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clarion
trans_list: Clairon | Fanfare
sense:
(brass instrument, historical, or, poetic) A medieval brass instrument chiefly used as a battle signal; related to the trumpet, it had a narrow, straight pipe and a high-pitched, piercing sound.


lexentry: eng/clash__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: clash
trans_list: aufeinanderprallen | einen Krach haben | zanken | zoffen | zusammenstoßen | überschneiden
sense:
(intransitive, of clothes, decor, colours) To fail to look good together; to contrast unattractively; to fail to harmonize.


lexentry: eng/clash__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: clash
trans_list: überschneiden
sense:
(intransitive, of events) To coincide, to happen at the same time, thereby rendering it impossible to attend all.


lexentry: eng/clasp-knife__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clasp-knife
trans_list: Klappmesser
sense:
A knife with a hinged blade or blades that, for safety when not in use, can be folded into a slot in the handle.


lexentry: eng/class__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: class
trans_list: Klasse
sense:
(sociology, countable) A social grouping, based on job, wealth, etc. In Britain, society is commonly split into three main classes: upper class, middle class and working class.


lexentry: eng/class__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: class
trans_list: Klasse
sense:
(education, countable, and, uncountable) A group of students in a regularly scheduled meeting with a teacher.


lexentry: eng/class__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: class
trans_list: Klasse
sense:
(countable) A group of students who commenced or completed their education during a particular year. A school class.


lexentry: eng/class__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: class
trans_list: Classis | Klasse
sense:
(taxonomy, countable) A rank in the classification of organisms, below phylum and above order; a taxon of that rank.


lexentry: eng/class__Noun__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: class
trans_list: Klasse
sense:
(object-oriented, countable) A set of objects having the same behavior (but typically differing in state), or a template defining such a set in terms of its common properties, functions, etc.


lexentry: eng/class_action__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: class action
trans_list: Sammelklage
sense:
(law, chiefly, US, Canada) A lawsuit brought by a single plaintiff or small group of plaintiffs as a representative of a large group of others having a common interest, with everyone in the large group eligible to receive damages if the plaintiff is successful.


lexentry: eng/class_consciousness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: class consciousness
trans_list: Klassenbewusstsein
sense:
(Marxism, social sciences) An individual's awareness of their relative place within the class system of society.


lexentry: eng/class_diagram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: class diagram
trans_list: Klassendiagramm
sense:
(software engineering) A type of static structure diagram that describes the structure of a system by showing the system's classes, their attributes, and the relationships between the classes.


lexentry: eng/class_struggle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: class struggle
trans_list: Klassenkampf
sense:
Conflict between social or economic classes (especially between the capitalist and proletariat classes); the active expression of a theoretical class conflict looked at from any kind of socialist perspective.


lexentry: eng/classical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: classical
trans_list: klassisch
sense:
(informal, music) Describing art music (rather than pop, jazz, blues, etc), especially when played using instruments of the orchestra.


lexentry: eng/classical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: classical
trans_list: klassisch
sense:
Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially to Greek or Roman authors of the highest rank, or of the period when their best literature was produced; of or pertaining to places inhabited by the ancient Greeks and Romans, or rendered famous by their deeds.


lexentry: eng/classical_antiquity__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: classical antiquity
trans_list: Antike
sense:
(history) The era of the height of Greco-Roman civilization in southern Europe, roughly comprising the 6th century BC to the 5th century (AD), although sometimes distinguished from Late Antiquity


lexentry: eng/classical_conditioning__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: classical conditioning
trans_list: klassische Konditionierung
sense:
(psychology) A learning process in which a previously neutral stimulus (such as a bell) is paired with a potent stimulus (such as food in the case of a dog), so that the neutral stimulus comes to elicit a conditioned response (salivation) similar to the one elicited by the potent stimulus.


lexentry: eng/classical_guitar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: classical guitar
trans_list: Gitarre
sense:
A type of flat-tabled guitar of Spanish origin used primarily for Western classical music, flamenco, and Latin American music, with six nylon (formerly gut) strings, usually played with the fingers rather than with a plectrum.


lexentry: eng/classical_mechanics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: classical mechanics
trans_list: klassische Mechanik
sense:
(physics) All of the physical laws of nature that account for the behaviour of the normal world, but break down when dealing with the very small (see quantum mechanics) or the very fast or very heavy (see relativity).


lexentry: eng/classical_music__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: classical music
trans_list: Klassik | Klassische Musik | klassische Musik
sense:
(music genre) Music of the classical period; the music of Mozart, Haydn, etc; the musical period before the romantic.


lexentry: eng/classical_studies__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: classical studies
trans_list: Altertumswissenschaft | Altertumswissenschaften
sense:
The study of Ancient Greek and Latin, their literature, history, etc., sometimes inclusive of the study of the ancient Mediterranean generally.


lexentry: eng/classicism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: classicism
trans_list: Klassizismus
sense:
(uncountable) All the classical traditions of the art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome, especially the aspects of simplicity, elegance and proportion.


lexentry: eng/classification__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: classification
trans_list: Klassifikation | Klassifizierung
sense:
The act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or attributes.


lexentry: eng/classified_advertisement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: classified advertisement
trans_list: Kleinanzeige | Annonce
sense:
Any of a list of newspaper or website advertisements included with others under a heading describing the category of product or service offered.


lexentry: eng/classifier__Noun__1
written_rep: classifier
trans_list:
Klassifikator | Numeralklassifikator | Zahlklassifikator | Zähleinheitswort | Zählklassenwort | Zählwort


lexentry: eng/classism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: classism
trans_list: Klassismus
sense:
Discrimination or prejudice that is based on social class, especially against those of lower social class.


lexentry: eng/classpath__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: classpath
trans_list: Klassenpfad
sense:
(Java programming language) The path on a file system where the Java virtual machine should look for user-defined classes and packages when running Java programs.


lexentry: eng/clathrate_compound__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clathrate compound
trans_list: Clathrate
sense:
(chemistry) a substance consisting of molecules of one element or compound contained within the cage-like structure of another


lexentry: eng/clause__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: clause
trans_list: Teilsatz | Nebensatz
sense:
(grammar) A verb along with its subject and their modifiers. If a clause provides a complete thought on its own, then it is an independent (superordinate) clause; otherwise, it is (subordinate) dependent.


lexentry: eng/claustrum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: claustrum
trans_list: Claustrum | Vormauer
sense:
(neuroanatomy) A thin, irregular sheet of grey matter underneath the inner part of the neocortex on both sides of the brains of mammals; its exact function is not understood, but it is believed to facilitate coordination between senses


lexentry: eng/clavichord__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clavichord
trans_list: Clavichord | Klavichord
sense:
(musical instruments) An early keyboard instrument producing a soft sound by means of metal blades (called tangents) attached to the inner ends of the keys gently striking the strings.


lexentry: eng/clavicle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clavicle
trans_list: Schlüsselbein | Klavikel | Klavikula
sense:
(skeleton) The collarbone; the prominent bone at the top of the chest between the shoulder and the neck connecting the shoulder and the breastbone.


lexentry: eng/clavicytherium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clavicytherium
trans_list: Claviciterium | Clavicytherium | Klavicitherium | Klaviziterium | Klavizitherium
sense:
(musical instruments) A harpsichord in which the soundboard and strings are mounted vertically facing the player. [early 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/claw__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: claw
trans_list: Schere
sense:
(botany) A slender appendage or process, formed like a claw, such as the base of petals of the pink.


lexentry: eng/clawed_frog__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clawed frog
trans_list: Krallenfrosch
sense:
Any of a group of aquatic carnivorous frogs in the genus Xenopus, which are very small and have small claws.


lexentry: eng/clay__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clay
trans_list: Ton | Lehm
sense:
A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.


lexentry: eng/clay__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: clay
trans_list: Asche
sense:
(tennis) A tennis court surface made of crushed stone, brick, shale, or other unbound mineral aggregate.


lexentry: eng/clay_pigeon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clay pigeon
trans_list: Tontaube | Wurftaube
sense:
A flying target, usually a disc, made of a mixture of pitch and pulverized limestone rock, used as moving target in sport shooting.


lexentry: eng/claymation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: claymation
trans_list: Knetanimation
sense:
stop-motion animation where each animated piece is made from a deformable substance, typically Plasticine clay.


lexentry: eng/clean__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: clean
trans_list: clean | sauber
sense:
(of criminal, driving, etc. records) Without restrictions or penalties, or someone having such a record.


lexentry: eng/clean_and_jerk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clean and jerk
trans_list: Stoßen
sense:
(weightlifting) The act of lifting the barbell from the floor to a resting position across the front of the shoulders (the clean phase), pausing, and thrusting the barbell over the head to a stationary position in one movement (the jerk phase). The normal technique for both parts of this act involves propelling the barbell upwards, quickly lowering the torso, and then straightening the legs.


lexentry: eng/cleaning_shoe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cleaning shoe
trans_list: Reinigungsvorrichtung
sense:
(agriculture) The part of a harvester or combine which both sieves out large impurities such as rocks and blows out light impurities such as chaff


lexentry: eng/cleanroom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cleanroom
trans_list: Reinraum
sense:
A room or environment that is controlled in such a way as to minimize airborne particulate matter, typically for the purpose of fabricating sensitive electronic or other devices.


lexentry: eng/clear__Verb__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: clear
trans_list: freigeben | verrechnen
sense:
(intransitive) Of a check or financial transaction, to go through as payment; to be processed so that the money is transferred.


lexentry: eng/clear__Verb__1
sense_num: 17
written_rep: clear
trans_list: klären
sense:
(transitive, intransitive, sports) To hit, kick, head, punch etc. (a ball, puck) away in order to defend one's goal.


lexentry: eng/clear_one's_throat__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clear one's throat
trans_list: räuspern
sense:
Forcibly, sometimes mutedly, expelling air from one's lungs, sometimes to clear mucus, sometimes to attract attention to something; less vigorous than coughing.


lexentry: eng/clearance__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: clearance
trans_list: Ausverkauf
sense:
(retail) A sale of merchandise, especially at significantly reduced prices, usually in order to make room for new merchandise or updated versions of the same merchandise; sometimes as a closeout.


lexentry: eng/clearance_rate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clearance rate
trans_list: Aufklärungsquote | Aufklärungsrate
sense:
(crime, law enforcement) The proportion of crimes that are solved by the police with respect to the total number of crimes reported.


lexentry: eng/clearing__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: clearing
trans_list: Abrechnungsverkehr | Clearing | Geldausgleich | Verrechnung | Zahlungsausgleich unter Banken
sense:
(banking, finance) A process of exchanging transaction information and authorisation through a central institution or system to complete and settle those transactions.


lexentry: eng/clearing_house__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clearing house
trans_list: Abrechnungsstelle | Clearing-Stelle | Giroausgleichsstelle | Verrechnungsstelle
sense:
A central point where clearing banks and other financial firms exchange checks, settle accounts, etc.


lexentry: eng/clearness__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: clearness
trans_list: Klarheit
sense:
The state of being free from obscurities or opacity; distinctness of light, colour etc. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/cleat__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cleat
trans_list: Klampe
sense:
(nautical) A device to quickly affix a line or rope, and from which it is also easy to release. Nautical cleat


lexentry: eng/cleavage__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cleavage
trans_list: Dekolletee | Dekolleté
sense:
The hollow or separation between a woman's breasts, especially as revealed by a low neckline. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/clef__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clef
trans_list: Schlüssel | Notenschlüssel
sense:
A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/cleft_chin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cleft chin
trans_list: Kinngrübchen
sense:
An anatomical genetic trait in which a fissure in the lower jaw causes a visible dimple in the center of the chin.


lexentry: eng/cleft_palate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cleft palate
trans_list: Gaumenspalte | Wolfsrachen
sense:
(teratology) An abnormal condition in which the two plates of the skull that form the hard palate (roof of the mouth) are not completely joined.


lexentry: eng/clematis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clematis
trans_list: Waldrebe
sense:
(botany) Any plant of the genus Clematis, vigorous climbing lianas found throughout the temperate zones.


lexentry: eng/clemency__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: clemency
trans_list: Milde | Begnadigung | Gnade | Mildheit
sense:
(legal) A pardon, commutation, or similar reduction, removal, or postponement of legal penalties by an executive officer of a state.


lexentry: eng/clementine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clementine
trans_list: Clementine
sense:
A type of small, sweet-tasting orange, the result of a hybrid cross between the willowleaf variety of mandarin orange (C. × deliciosa) and a sweet orange (C. × sinensis).


lexentry: eng/clenbuterol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clenbuterol
trans_list: Clenbuterol
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) The decongestant and bronchodilator 1-(4-amino-3,5-dichlorophenyl)-2-(tert-butylamino)ethanol.


lexentry: eng/clerical_collar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clerical collar
trans_list: Kollar
sense:
A stiff white collar, having no opening at the front, fastened at the back, worn by members of the Christian clergy.


lexentry: eng/clerihew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clerihew
trans_list: Clerihew
sense:
A humorous rhyme of four lines with the rhyming scheme AABB, usually regarding a person mentioned in the first line. [from 1920s]


lexentry: eng/clerk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clerk
trans_list: Angestellte | Buchhalter | Büroangestellte | Bürokauffrau | Bürokaufmann | Gerichtsschreiber
sense:
One who occupationally provides assistance by working with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker.


lexentry: eng/clever_dick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clever dick
trans_list: Schlaumeier
sense:
(informal, chiefly, British) A person who annoyingly tries too hard to impress with their cleverness.


lexentry: eng/clevis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clevis
trans_list: Bügel | Gabelkopf | U-Klammer | U-Kupplung
sense:
A U-shaped coupling having holes at each end, through which a bolt is run; used especially to fit attachments to a tractor or other vehicle as it allows a degree of rotation about the bolt.


lexentry: eng/cliché__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cliché
trans_list: Klischee | Gemeinplatz | Stereotyp
sense:
Something, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost. A trite saying; a platitude. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/click__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: click
trans_list: Schnalzlaut | Klick
sense:
(phonetics) An ingressive sound made by coarticulating a velar or uvular closure with another closure.


lexentry: eng/click__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: click
trans_list: Klick | Mausklick | Klicken
sense:
(GUI) The act of pressing a button on a computer mouse or similar input device, both as a physical act and a reaction in the software.


lexentry: eng/click__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: click
trans_list: klicken | anklicken
sense:
(transitive, GUI) To select a software item using, usually, but not always, the pressing of a mouse button.


lexentry: eng/click_beetle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: click beetle
trans_list: Schnellkäfer
sense:
Any of various beetles of the family Elateridae, generally less than 20 mm long, which, if turned upside down, flip themselves into the air with a clicking sound.


lexentry: eng/clickbait__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clickbait
trans_list: Clickbait | Klickköder
sense:
(Internet, _, marketing, pejorative) Website content that is aimed at generating advertising revenue, especially at the expense of quality or accuracy, relying on sensationalist headlines to attract click-throughs; such headlines.


lexentry: eng/client__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: client
trans_list: Klient | Client
sense:
(computing) The role of a computer application or system that requests and/or consumes the services provided by another having the role of server.


lexentry: eng/client_state__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: client state
trans_list: Klientelstaat
sense:
A state that is economically, politically and/or militarily dependent on another, more powerful state. Originally, the realm of a client king of Rome.


lexentry: eng/clientele__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clientele
trans_list: Kundschaft | Klientel
sense:
The body or class of people who frequent an establishment or purchase a service, especially when considered as forming a more-or-less homogeneous group of clients in terms of values or habits.


lexentry: eng/cliff_face__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cliff face
trans_list: Bergwand | Felswand
sense:
The very steep, vertical, or overhanging section of rock, earth, or ice slope usually free of any vegetation or loose material.


lexentry: eng/cliffhanger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cliffhanger
trans_list: offenes Ende
sense:
(narratology) An ending or stopping point calculated to leave a story unresolved, in order to create suspense.


lexentry: eng/climate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: climate
trans_list: Klima
sense:
The long-term manifestations of weather and other atmospheric conditions in a given area or country, now usually represented by the statistical summary of its weather conditions during a period long enough to ensure that representative values are obtained (generally 30 years).


lexentry: eng/climate_catastrophe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: climate catastrophe
trans_list: Klimakatastrophe
sense:
The severe negative effects of climate change on both the natural world and humanity as a result of extreme weather events, sea level rise, biodiversity loss, etc.


lexentry: eng/climate_change__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: climate change
trans_list: Klimawandel | Klimaveränderung | Klimaänderung | Klimaentwicklung
sense:
Rapid, large-scale, and long-term change in the Earth's climatic system produced by global warming; anthropogenic climate change.


lexentry: eng/climate_emergency__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: climate emergency
trans_list: Klimanotstand
sense:
The dangerous situation in which anthropogenic climate change threatens to cause irreversible environmental damage.


lexentry: eng/climate_refugee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: climate refugee
trans_list: Klimaflüchtling
sense:
A person who is forced to relocate in response to anthropogenic climate change that has made their region unliveable.


lexentry: eng/climate_sceptic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: climate sceptic
trans_list: Klimaskeptiker | Klimaskeptikerin
sense:
A person who does not believe climate change is happening or does not believe it is caused by human activity.


lexentry: eng/climate_strike__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: climate strike
trans_list: Klimastreik
sense:
A protest in which people absent themselves from professional or educational activities in order to join demonstrations calling for action to counter climate change.


lexentry: eng/climb__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: climb
trans_list: klettern
sense:
(transitive) To move (especially up and down something) by gripping with the hands and using the feet.


lexentry: eng/climber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: climber
trans_list: Kletterpflanze | Schlingpflanze
sense:
(botany) A plant such as a vine that climbs upwards as it grows by attaching itself to some support.


lexentry: eng/climbing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: climbing
trans_list: Klettern | Kletterei
sense:
(uncountable) The sport of climbing, ascending a wall or a rock or another object using available holds, generally with the safety of a rope and belayer.


lexentry: eng/clinch__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: clinch
trans_list: Clinch
sense:
(wrestling, combat sports) The act of one or both fighters holding onto the other to prevent being hit or engage in standup grappling.


lexentry: eng/cling_film__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cling film
trans_list: Frischhaltefolie | Plastikfolie | Adhäsionsfolie
sense:
(British) A plastic film (originally polyvinylidene chloride but now polyethylene) that is so light and thin that it clings to any object about which it is wrapped; used to cover and preserve foodstuffs etc.


lexentry: eng/clingy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: clingy
trans_list: anhänglich | klammernd | possessiv
sense:
(informal, usually, derogatory) Pathetically attached to, or possessive of someone, usually a significant other.


lexentry: eng/clinic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clinic
trans_list: Klinik | Ambulanz
sense:
A medical facility, such as a hospital, especially one for the treatment and diagnosis of outpatients.


lexentry: eng/clinical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clinical
trans_list: klinisch
sense:
(medicine) Dealing with the practical management of patients, in practice#Noun at the point of care; as contrasted with other health care venues (see clinical medicine#Noun for more explanation).


lexentry: eng/clinical_death__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clinical death
trans_list: klinischer Tod
sense:
(medicine, legal) A state in which usual medically observable vital signs—such as respiration, heartbeat, and corneal reflex—are not present, but from which patients are sometimes revived.


lexentry: eng/clinical_psychology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clinical psychology
trans_list: Klinische Psychologie
sense:
(psychology) A branch of psychology with the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychologically based distress or dysfunction and to promote subjective well-being and personal development.


lexentry: eng/clinician__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: clinician
sense:
(chiefly, US) Someone who conducts a clinic; an expert or skilled practitioner in a particular field, such as business or education. In this sense, a clinician is someone who provides practical advice or hands-on assistance to others in a specific area of expertise. For example, a business clinician might be an experienced consultant who helps companies improve their operations, while an education clinician might be a skilled teacher who provides professional development and support to other educators.

trans_list:
Kliniker | Klinikerin | Klinikangestellter | Klinikmitarbeiter | Krankenhausarzt | Krankenhausärztin


lexentry: eng/clink__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clink
trans_list: anstoßen
sense:
(ambitransitive) To make a clinking sound; to make a sound of metal on metal or glass on glass; to strike materials such as metal or glass against one another.


lexentry: eng/clinker__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: clinker
trans_list: Schlacke
sense:
Slag or ash produced by intense heat in a furnace, kiln or boiler that forms a hard residue upon cooling. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/clinometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clinometer
trans_list: Klinometer | Neigungsmesser
sense:
An apparatus for measuring a vertical angle, a slope, or the height of a large object (e.g. a tree).


lexentry: eng/clip__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: clip
trans_list: Ladestreifen
sense:
(military) A frame containing a number of rounds of ammunition which is intended to be inserted into an internal magazine of a firearm to allow for rapid reloading.


lexentry: eng/clipboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: clipboard
trans_list: Zwischenablage | Klemmbrett
sense:
(computing) A buffer in memory where the user can store data temporarily while transferring it from one place within an application to another or between applications.


lexentry: eng/clipper__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: clipper
trans_list: Klipper
sense:
(nautical) Any of several forms of very fast sailing ships having a long, low hull and a sharply raked stem.


lexentry: eng/clipping__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: clipping
trans_list: Kurzform | Kurzwortbildung | Verkürzung
sense:
(countable, linguistics) A short form (of a longer word) created by removing syllables, often terminal ones.


lexentry: eng/clitic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clitic
trans_list: Klitikon
sense:
(linguistics) A morpheme that functions like a word, but never appears as an independent word, instead being always attached to a following or preceding word (or, in some cases, within a surrounding word).


lexentry: eng/clitoris__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clitoris
trans_list: Klitoris | Kitzler
sense:
(anatomy) A sensitive elongated erectile organ at the anterior part of the vulva in female humans and mammals, homologous with the penis. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/cloaca__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cloaca
trans_list: Kloake
sense:
(zoology) The duct in reptiles, amphibians and birds, as well as fish and some mammals, which serves as the common outlet for urination, defecation, and reproduction.


lexentry: eng/cloche__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cloche
trans_list: Folienschutz | Glasschutz
sense:
A glass covering, originally bell-shaped, for garden plants to prevent frost damage and promote early growth.


lexentry: eng/clock__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: clock
trans_list: Taktsignal | Uhr
sense:
(electronics) An electrical signal that synchronizes timing among digital circuits of semiconductor chips or modules.


lexentry: eng/clock_generator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clock generator
trans_list: Taktgeber
sense:
(computing, electronics) a circuit that produces a timing signal for use in synchronizing a circuit's operation.


lexentry: eng/clock_in__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clock in
trans_list: stempeln
sense:
(US) To begin working time, especially by punching in (entering a workplace by punching a time card with the time clock).


lexentry: eng/clock_tower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clock tower
trans_list: Uhrturm
sense:
(architecture) A tower, usually in a prominent position, having a large clock in a high position, often with several faces.


lexentry: eng/clockwork__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clockwork
trans_list: Uhrwerk | Federwerk
sense:
A mechanism powered by a coiled spring and regulated by some form of escapement; the power is transmitted through toothed gearwheels and used to drive a mechanical clock, toy, or other device.


lexentry: eng/cloister__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cloister
trans_list: Kreuzgang
sense:
A covered walk with an open colonnade on one side, running along the walls of buildings that face a quadrangle; especially:


lexentry: eng/cloister_vault__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cloister vault
trans_list: Klostergewölbe
sense:
(architecture) A vault resulting from the intersection of two barrel vaults crossing in a right angle. The angles of intersection are groins with projecting angles at the base, which die away at the summit.


lexentry: eng/clonazepam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clonazepam
trans_list: Clonazepam
sense:
(organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) A benzodiazepine with potent anticonvulsant used especially in the treatment of epilepsy and other seizure disorders; TemplateParserError:LuaError. It is a derivative of nitrazepam.


lexentry: eng/clone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clone
trans_list: Klon
sense:
A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical.


lexentry: eng/close,_but_no_cigar__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: close, but no cigar
trans_list: Dicht daneben ist auch vorbei | knapp daneben ist auch vorbei
sense:
(idiomatic, originally, US, colloquial) Used to indicate that one is almost correct or has almost succeeded, but not quite. [from early 20th c.]


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


lexentry: eng/close-up__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: close-up
trans_list: Nahaufnahme
sense:
(photography) A photographic (or other) image in which the subject is shown at a relatively large scale, and occupies most or all of the frame.


lexentry: eng/close__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: close
trans_list: schließen | zumachen
sense:
(ambitransitive) To move a thing, or part of a thing, nearer to another so that the gap or opening between the two is removed.


lexentry: eng/close__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: close
trans_list: schließen
sense:
(intransitive) To do the tasks (putting things away, locking doors, etc.) required to prepare a store or other establishment to shut down for the night.


lexentry: eng/close_ranks__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: close ranks
trans_list: die Reihen schließen
sense:
(figuratively) To regroup forces, especially when this involves overlooking differences in order to face a challenge or adverse situation. Often implies making a show of unity, especially to the public.


lexentry: eng/close_the_stable_door_after_the_horse_has_bolted__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: close the stable door after the horse has bolted
trans_list: den Brunnen zudecken, wenn das Kind hineingefallen ist
sense:
(idiomatic) To attempt to prevent a problem that has already occurred; to design and implement a preventive mechanism too late (after the first failure instead of before).


lexentry: eng/closed_caption__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: closed caption
trans_list: geschlossener Untertitel | optional zuschaltbarer Untertitel
sense:
(television) Text which can be displayed on a television or other video screen with suitable equipment, usually a transcription or description of audio material.


lexentry: eng/closedown__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: closedown
trans_list: Sendeschluss
sense:
(radio, television) The point when a radio or television station shuts down transmission and goes off the air for a predetermined period, as used to happen overnight.


lexentry: eng/closeout__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: closeout
trans_list: Totalausverkauf
sense:
(retail) A sale in which all merchandise is sold, at whatever reduced price is necessary; especially, such a sale for the purpose of either dispensing with a discontinued product line or preparing to close down the store.


lexentry: eng/closet__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: closet
trans_list: Schrank | Wandschrank
sense:
(figuratively) A secret or hiding place, (particularly) the hiding place in English idioms such as in the closet and skeleton in the closet.


lexentry: eng/closeup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: closeup
trans_list: Nahaufnahme
sense:
(film) A video or film recording made with the camera positioned close to an actor, often so that only the head or face is visible.


lexentry: eng/closure__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: closure
trans_list: Abschluss
sense:
A feeling of completeness; the experience of an emotional conclusion, usually to a difficult period.


lexentry: eng/closure__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: closure
trans_list: Schließen
sense:
(politics) A method of ending a parliamentary debate and securing an immediate vote upon a measure before a legislative body.


lexentry: eng/closure_temperature__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: closure temperature
trans_list: Schließungstemperatur
sense:
(geology) The temperature, of a mineral, etc., below which there is no significant diffusion of isotopes into the external environment; the temperature of said mineral at the time it was formed (as calculated by radiometric dating).


lexentry: eng/cloth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cloth
trans_list: Tuch | Stoff
sense:
(countable, uncountable) A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use.


lexentry: eng/clothes_dryer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clothes dryer
trans_list: Wäschetrockner
sense:
An electrical appliance used for drying clothes, usually by tumbling them in a heated rotating drum.


lexentry: eng/clothes_moth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clothes moth
trans_list: Kleidermotte
sense:
Any of several small, yellowish or buff-colored moths of the family Tineidae, feeding on textiles (wool, fur, feathers).


lexentry: eng/clothes_peg__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clothes peg
trans_list: Wäscheklammer | Kluppe
sense:
(British, Australia, NZ) An object (usually made of wood or plastic) used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline so that it (the laundry) can dry.


lexentry: eng/clotted_cream__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clotted cream
trans_list: Streichrahm
sense:
A thick, sweet dairy product, made by skimming the thickened layer off the top of unhomogenized cream that has been heated and allowed to stand. Fat content is at least 55%.


lexentry: eng/cloud__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: cloud
trans_list: Cloud | Wolke
sense:
(computing, with "the") The Internet, regarded as an abstract amorphous omnipresent space for processing and storage, the focus of cloud computing.


lexentry: eng/cloud_computing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cloud computing
trans_list: Rechnerwolke | Cloud-Computing
sense:
(informal, computing) Computing services provided over the Internet (or "cloud"), whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices on demand.


lexentry: eng/clouded_leopard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clouded leopard
trans_list: Nebelparder
sense:
A medium-sized, arboreal cat (Neofelis nebulosa) found in Southeast Asia. It has a disproportionately long tail and canines, and a tawny coat with dark, irregular, oval markings.


lexentry: eng/clove__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clove
trans_list: Gewürznelke | Nelke
sense:
(uncountable, countable) A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree.


lexentry: eng/clove_hitch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clove hitch
trans_list: Mastwurf
sense:
(nautical) a bend formed by two half hitches in the same direction, used to make a line fast to a spar or to a larger rope; it will not slip


lexentry: eng/clover__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clover
trans_list: Klee
sense:
A plant of the genus Trifolium with leaves usually divided into three (rarely four) leaflets and with white or red flowers.


lexentry: eng/cloverleaf_interchange__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cloverleaf interchange
trans_list: Kleeblatt | Kleeblattkreuz
sense:
(US, Canada) A junction of two highways, one crossing over the other, having a series of exit and entrance ramps, arranged in the form of a four-leaf clover, such that traffic may proceed from either highway in all directions.


lexentry: eng/clown__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clown
trans_list: Clown | Clownin
sense:
A slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and usually characterized by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly colored wig.


lexentry: eng/clownfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clownfish
trans_list: Anemonenfisch | Clownfisch
sense:
Any of colorful fish of genera Amphiprion and Premnas in subfamily Amphiprioninae of family Pomacentridae, native to the Pacific and Indian Oceans, notable for their mutual relationship with sea anemones.


lexentry: eng/club__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: club
trans_list: Klub | Verein
sense:
An association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or recreation.


lexentry: eng/club__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: club
trans_list: Nachtklub | Nachtlokal
sense:
An establishment that provides staged entertainment, often with food and drink, such as a nightclub.


lexentry: eng/club__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: club
trans_list: Kreuz | Treff
sense:
(card games) A black clover shape (♣), one of the four symbols used to mark the suits of playing cards.


lexentry: eng/club_moss__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: club moss
trans_list: Bärlapp
sense:
Any of various simple microphyllous vascular plants, of the family Lycopodiaceae, that resemble mosses and produce spores.


lexentry: eng/club_soda__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: club soda
trans_list: Sodawasser
sense:
(North America) A carbonated beverage consisting mainly of carbonated water, with or without a few other minor ingredients such as potassium citrate.


lexentry: eng/clumsy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: clumsy
trans_list: klobig | plump | unbeholfen | sperrig | unhandlich
sense:
Awkward or inefficient in use or construction, difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape.


lexentry: eng/cluster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cluster
trans_list: Cluster | Schwarm | Sternhaufen
sense:
(astronomy) A group of galaxies, nebulae, or stars that appear to the naked eye to be near each other.


lexentry: eng/cluster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cluster
trans_list: Traube
sense:
(linguistics) Synonym of lexical bundle (“a sequence of two or more words that occur in a language with high frequency but are not idiomatic”)


lexentry: eng/cluster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cluster
trans_list: Gruppe | Haufen
sense:
(statistics) In cluster analysis: a subset of a population whose members are sufficiently similar to each other and distinct from others as to be considered a separate group; also, such a grouping in a set of observed data that is statistically significant.


lexentry: eng/cluster_bomb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cluster bomb
trans_list: Streubombe
sense:
An explosive munition designed to explode in the air and release a cluster of smaller explosives, thus spreading the blast over a larger area.


lexentry: eng/cluster_set__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cluster set
trans_list: Clustersatz
sense:
(bodybuilding) A set of repetitions of an exercise with measured interrepetition / intraset rest periods.


lexentry: eng/clusterfuck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clusterfuck
trans_list: Kladderadatsch
sense:
(slang, vulgar) A chaotic situation where everything seems to go wrong, often caused by communication failure, a complex environment, or incompetence.


lexentry: eng/clustering__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: clustering
trans_list: Gruppe
sense:
(writing) A prewriting technique consisting of writing ideas down on a sheet of paper around a central idea within a circle, with the related ideas radially joined to the circle using rays.


lexentry: eng/clutch__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: clutch
trans_list: Kupplung | Kupplungspedal
sense:
A device to interrupt power transmission, commonly used to separate the engine and gearbox in a car. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/clutch__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: clutch
trans_list: Kupplungspedal | Kupplung
sense:
The pedal in a car that disengages power and torque transmission from the engine (through the drivetrain) to the drive wheels.


lexentry: eng/clutch_pedal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clutch pedal
trans_list: Kupplungspedal
sense:
(automotive) A pedal in a manual transmission car that modulates the clutch mechanism, via clutch plate pressure.


lexentry: eng/clutter__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: clutter
trans_list: poltern
sense:
To utter words hurriedly, especially (but not exclusively) as a speech disorder (compare cluttering).


lexentry: eng/cluttering__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cluttering
trans_list: Battarismus | Poltern | Tachyphemie
sense:
A speech disorder characterized by fast, jerky, or irregular speech, which often sounds like stuttering.


lexentry: eng/cnidarian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cnidarian
trans_list: Nesseltier
sense:
(zoology) Any of various invertebrate animals, such as jellyfish, hydras, sea anemones, corals and formerly sponges and ctenophores that belong to the phylum Cnidaria. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/cnidocyte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cnidocyte
trans_list: Nesselzelle
sense:
(biology) A capsule, in certain cnidarians, containing a barbed, string-like tube that transfers a paralyzing sting. Synonyms: nematocyst,cnidoblast


lexentry: eng/co-brother-in-law__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: co-brother-in-law
trans_list: Schwippschwager | Schwager
sense:
(uncommon) One's spouse's brother-in-law (one's spouse's sibling's husband), especially one's wife's sister's husband; either of two (or more) men who marry sisters, in relation to the other; the brother of one spouse in relation to the siblings of the other spouse.


lexentry: eng/co-cathedral__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: co-cathedral
trans_list: Konkathedrale
sense:
(Christianity) One of a group of churches (usually a pair) which share the function of being the seat of a bishop.


lexentry: eng/co-counselling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: co-counselling
trans_list: co-counseln
sense:
A form of self-help counselling in which each person takes equal turns, usually in pairs, to work on the things in themselves and their lives that they would like to change. This person is mostly or wholly in charge; the other person or people mainly give supportive attention, or suggest ways of working.


lexentry: eng/co-father-in-law__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: co-father-in-law
trans_list: Gegenschwäher | Mitschwiegervater
sense:
The father of one's son- or daughter-in-law; that is, the father-in-law of one's child, or, the father of one spouse in relation to the father of the other spouse; either of two or more men whose children marry each other, such as the father of a bride vis-à-vis the father of the groom.


lexentry: eng/co-sibling-in-law__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: co-sibling-in-law
trans_list: Schwippschwager
sense:
(rare) One's spouse's sibling's spouse; either of two (or more) people who marry siblings, from the perspective of the other.


lexentry: eng/coach__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coach
trans_list: trainieren | ausbilden
sense:
(chiefly, US) Via the part of a commercial passenger airplane or train reserved for those paying the lower standard fares; via the economy section.


lexentry: eng/coagulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coagulation
trans_list: Blutgerinnung | Hämostase | Gerinnung
sense:
The precipitation of suspended particles as they increase in size by any of several physical or chemical processes. (e.g. coagulation of proteins)


lexentry: eng/coal_gas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coal gas
trans_list: Leuchtgas
sense:
(petrochemistry) The poisonous gas, used domestically for cooking etc and formerly for lighting, prepared by heating coal with steam; it is a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide; sometimes synonymous with synthesis gas or town gas.


lexentry: eng/coalescer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coalescer
trans_list: Koaleszer
sense:
Any of several devices used to perform coalescence; especially to make the fatty elements of an emulsion to coalesce into larger droplets in order to facilitate their separation.


lexentry: eng/coalface__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: coalface
trans_list: Schmiede
sense:
(figurative, UK) A place where more tangible, practical, or direct work of an activity is done, as opposed to theoretical or managerial work.


lexentry: eng/coalfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coalfish
trans_list: Köhler | Kohlfisch
sense:
Any of several blackish fish, especially Pollachius virens, a pollack, and Anoplopoma fimbria, sablefish.


lexentry: eng/coast__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coast
trans_list: gleiten | ohne zu treten
sense:
(intransitive) To glide along without adding energy; to allow a vehicle to continue moving forward after disengaging the engine or ceasing to apply motive power.


lexentry: eng/coaster__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: coaster
trans_list: Bierdeckel | Untersatz | Untersetzer
sense:
A small, flat or tray-like object on which a bottle, cup, glass, mug, etc., is placed to protect a table surface from drink spills, heat, or water condensation.


lexentry: eng/coaster_brake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coaster brake
trans_list: Rücktrittbremse
sense:
A special rear hub for a bicycle that functions as a brake when the user pedals backwards, and which allows the bicycle to roll without forcing the pedals to turn.


lexentry: eng/coastline__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coastline
trans_list: Küstenlinie
sense:
The shape, outline, or boundary of a coast. (The term coastline is generally used to describe the approximate boundaries at relatively large spatial scales.)


lexentry: eng/coat_hanger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coat hanger
trans_list: Kleiderbügel | Bügel
sense:
A device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc, consisting of a hook with sloping "arms" in the approximate shape of human shoulders.


lexentry: eng/coat_of_arms__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coat of arms
trans_list: Wappen | Wappenschild | Staatswappen | Reichswappen
sense:
(heraldry) Hereditary designs and symbols depicted on an escutcheon, sometimes accompanied by other elements of a heraldic achievement, such as a helm, crest, crest coronet, torse, mantling and supporters; described by a blazon.


lexentry: eng/coat_rack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coat rack
trans_list: Kleiderständer | Garderobenständer
sense:
A rack or stand with hooks or pegs for holding hats and coats, often placed near an entrance for temporary use


lexentry: eng/coati__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coati
trans_list: Nasenbär
sense:
Any of several omnivorous mammals, of the genus Nasua or Nasuella, in order Carnivora, that live in the range from southern United States to northern Argentina.


lexentry: eng/coax__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: coax
trans_list: schmeicheln | beschwatzen | bezirzen | ködern | locken | überreden
sense:
(transitive) To wheedle or persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something.


lexentry: eng/coax__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: coax
trans_list: vorsichtig bugsieren
sense:
(transitive) To carefully manipulate (someone or something) into a particular desired state, situation or position.


lexentry: eng/coaxial_cable__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coaxial cable
trans_list: Koaxialkabel | Koaxkabel
sense:
(electronics, telecommunications) A transmission line, consisting of a conducting wire surrounded by an insulated spacer, surrounded by a cylindrical conducting sheath; used to carry high frequency signals such as TV.


lexentry: eng/cobaltite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cobaltite
trans_list: Cobaltit
sense:
(mineral) A rare gray mineral, a mixed sulfide and arsenide of cobalt and iron with the chemical formula CoAsS; it is an ore of cobalt.


lexentry: eng/cobble_together__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cobble together
trans_list: zusammenschustern
sense:
To put together (something) without adequate preparation or equipment; to improvise (something) minimally usable.


lexentry: eng/cobbler__Noun__6
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cobbler
trans_list: Auflauf | Fruchtpastete | Obstauflauf
sense:
(US) Often preceded by a descriptive word as in apple cobbler, peach cobbler, etc.: a kind of pie, usually filled with fruit, originally having a crust at the base but nowadays generally lacking this and instead topped with a thick, cake-like pastry layer.


lexentry: eng/cobelligerent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cobelligerent
trans_list: Kriegsverbündeter | Verbündete | Verbündeter
sense:
Country that wages war against a common enemy, without the countries on the same side having a formal treaty of military alliance.


lexentry: eng/cobweb_spider__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cobweb spider
trans_list: Haubennetzspinne | Kugelspinne
sense:
Any spider of the world-spanning family Theridiidae, that build tangle space webs and have a comb of serrated bristles (setae) on the tarsus of the fourth leg.


lexentry: eng/coca__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: coca
trans_list: Koka | Cocablatt
sense:
The dried leaf of one of these plants, the South American shrub (Erythroxylum coca), widely cultivated in Andean countries, which is the source of cocaine and used as aphrodisiac in the past.


lexentry: eng/cocaine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cocaine
trans_list: Kokain
sense:
(uncountable, pharmaceutical drug) An addictive drug derived from coca (Erythroxylum) or prepared synthetically, used sometimes medicinally as a local anesthetic and, often illegally, as a stimulant.


lexentry: eng/cock_ring__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cock ring
trans_list: Cockring | Penisring
sense:
(slang, vulgar, sex) A band, worn around the base of the penis, used to slow down the flow of blood from the penile tissue and hence maintain an erection.


lexentry: eng/cock_tease__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cock tease
trans_list: Schwanzfopperin
sense:
(slang, vulgar) A person, usually a woman, who teases a man but then withdraws an alluded-to promise of sexual intercourse.


lexentry: eng/cock_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cock up
trans_list: verbocken | versauen | versemmeln
sense:
(ambitransitive, Britain, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, slang, vulgar) To ruin (something) unintentionally; to fuck up, mess up, or screw up.


lexentry: eng/cockatiel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cockatiel
trans_list: Nymphensittich
sense:
Nymphicus hollandicus, a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest, native to Australia. Avicultural forms come in many color mutations such as White Face Gray, White Face Pearl, Fallow, Pearl Pied, Cinnamon Pearl, and White Face Pied.


lexentry: eng/cockfighting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cockfighting
trans_list: Hahnenkampf
sense:
A gambling blood sport (illegal in most countries) in which two roosters have spikes placed on their feet and are made to fight each other, usually to the death.


lexentry: eng/cockle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cockle
trans_list: Herzmuschel
sense:
Any of various edible European bivalve mollusks, of the family Cardiidae, having heart-shaped shells.


lexentry: eng/cockpit__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cockpit
trans_list: Cockpit | Pilotenkanzel
sense:
The compartment in an aircraft in which the pilot sits and from where the craft is controlled; an analogous area in a spacecraft. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/cocoa_butter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cocoa butter
trans_list: Kakaobutter
sense:
The fat that is extracted from the cocoa bean to make chocolate; it has a relatively sharp melting point so does not feel greasy when eaten.


lexentry: eng/cocoa_powder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cocoa powder
trans_list: Kakaopulver | Kakao
sense:
(baking, cooking) A powder derived from ground cocoa solids, which is used to make the drink of cocoa, various chocolate products, also used as an ingredient in baking.


lexentry: eng/coconut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coconut
trans_list: Kokosnuss
sense:
A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.


lexentry: eng/coconut_crab__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coconut crab
trans_list: Kokosdieb | Kokosnussdieb | Palmendieb
sense:
A terrestrial hermit crab of species Birgus latro, that lives on the shores of the Indian Ocean and the central Pacific Ocean and feeds on fruits, nuts, seeds and coconut flesh.


lexentry: eng/coconut_milk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coconut milk
trans_list: Kokosmilch
sense:
A thick white liquid produced by soaking the white inner flesh of the seed of the coconut in water and straining. It is traditionally used in Southeast Asian cuisine in curry and other gravy.


lexentry: eng/coconut_oil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coconut oil
trans_list: Kokosöl
sense:
A type of cooking oil extracted from the kernel or meat of matured coconuts harvested from the coconut palm.


lexentry: eng/coconut_vinegar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coconut vinegar
trans_list: Kokosessig | Kokosnussessig
sense:
Vinegar made by fermenting coconut sap or less often coconut water, used extensively in Southeast Asian cuisine.


lexentry: eng/coconut_water__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coconut water
trans_list: Kokoswasser
sense:
A clear liquid found inside immature coconuts, which suspends the endosperm during the nuclear stage of development. It is a popular drink in tropical regions.


lexentry: eng/cod__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cod
trans_list: Dorsch | Kabeljau
sense:
The sea fish of the genus Gadus generally, as inclusive of the Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) and Greenland cod (Gadus ogac or Gadus macrocephalus ogac).


lexentry: eng/cod_liver_oil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cod liver oil
trans_list: Lebertran | Dorschlebertran | Dorschleberöl
sense:
Oil derived from the liver of codfish, often used as a nutritional supplement due to its high levels of omega-3 fatty acids, EPA and DHA, and very high levels of vitamin A and vitamin D.


lexentry: eng/code-switching__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: code-switching
trans_list: Code-Switching | Kode-Umschaltung | Kodewechsel | Sprachwechsel
sense:
(linguistics) The phenomenon or practice of alternating between two or more languages or language varieties.


lexentry: eng/code__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: code
trans_list: Gesetzbuch | Code
sense:
A body of law, sanctioned by legislation, in which the rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are set forth in systematic form; a compilation of laws by public authority; a digest.


lexentry: eng/code__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: code
trans_list: Code | Kode
sense:
(cryptography) A cryptographic system using a codebook that converts words or phrases into codewords.


lexentry: eng/code__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: code
trans_list: Code | Kode
sense:
(programming, uncountable) Instructions for a computer, written in a programming language; the input of a translator, an interpreter or a browser, namely: source code, machine code, bytecode.


lexentry: eng/code__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: code
trans_list: verschlüsseln
sense:
To categorise by assigning identifiers from a schedule, for example CPT coding for medical insurance purposes.


lexentry: eng/code_block__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: code block
trans_list: Codeblock
sense:
(programming) A block of source code, often one that is delimited by brackets or in some similar way, depending on the programming language.


lexentry: eng/code_name__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: code name
trans_list: Deckname | Codename
sense:
(business, espionage, military) A name used to clandestinely identify somebody or something, either for military or espionage purposes, or for commercial confidentiality.


lexentry: eng/code_of_honour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: code of honour
trans_list: Ehrenkodex
sense:
Certain rules by which social intercourse is regulated among a social group, and which are founded on a regard for reputation.


lexentry: eng/code_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: code point
trans_list: Codepoint | Codepunkt
sense:
(computing, especially, Unicode) A numerical offset in a character set, etc., as opposed to a displayed grapheme or character, which can be composed of several code points.


lexentry: eng/code_review__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: code review
trans_list: Codereview | Review
sense:
(software engineering) The practice, or an instance, of identifying and verifying the choice of algorithms, coding styles and compliance with the software design.


lexentry: eng/codeine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: codeine
trans_list: Codein | Kodein
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) An addictive alkaloid narcotic derived from opium and used as a hypnotic, analgesic and antitussive; often mixed with aspirin etc.


lexentry: eng/codomain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: codomain
trans_list: Zielmenge
sense:
(mathematics, analysis) The target set into which a function is formally defined to map elements of its domain; the set denoted Y in the notation f : X → Y.


lexentry: eng/codominance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: codominance
trans_list: Kodominanz
sense:
(genetics) A condition in which both alleles of a gene pair in a heterozygote are fully expressed, with neither one being dominant or recessive to the other.


lexentry: eng/codon__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: codon
trans_list: Codon
sense:
(biochemistry) A sequence of three adjacent nucleotides, which encode for a specific amino acid during protein synthesis or translation.


lexentry: eng/codpiece__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: codpiece
trans_list: Schamkapsel
sense:
A part of male dress in the 15th and 16th centuries, worn in front of the breeches to cover the male genitals.


lexentry: eng/codriver__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: codriver
trans_list: Copilot
sense:
The navigator in the sport of rally racing, who sits in the front passenger seat and gives directions to the driver.


lexentry: eng/coefficient_of_friction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coefficient of friction
trans_list: Reibungskoeffizient
sense:
(physics) The ratio between (1) the magnitude of the force of friction which a surface produces on an object (moving along the surface or being pressed statically against it) and (2) the magnitude of the normal force which is produced by the surface on the object and which is perpendicular to that surface.


lexentry: eng/coelacanth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coelacanth
trans_list: Quastenflosser
sense:
Either of two species of deep-water fish, Latimeria chalumnae of the Indian Ocean and Latimeria menadoensis of Indonesia.


lexentry: eng/coelenterate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coelenterate
trans_list: Hohltier
sense:
(zoology, dated) Any simple aquatic animal formerly considered to belong to the phylum Coelenterata, now divided into the cnidarians and ctenophores.


lexentry: eng/coeliac_disease__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coeliac disease
trans_list: Zöliakie
sense:
(UK) An auto-immune disease characterised by sensitivity of the lining of the small intestine to gluten, causing a failure to digest food properly.


lexentry: eng/coerce__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: coerce
trans_list: zwingen
sense:
(transitive) To use force, threat, fraud, or intimidation in an attempt to compel one to act against their will.


lexentry: eng/coerce__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: coerce
trans_list: erzwingen | konvertieren
sense:
(transitive, computing) To force an attribute, normally of a data type, to take on the attribute of another data type.


lexentry: eng/coercion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coercion
trans_list: Zwang
sense:
(uncountable) Actual or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another person; the act of coercing.


lexentry: eng/coercion__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: coercion
trans_list: Nötigung
sense:
(legal, uncountable) Use of physical or moral force to compel a person to do something, or to abstain from doing something, thereby depriving that person of the exercise of free will.


lexentry: eng/coevolution__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coevolution
trans_list: Coevolution | Koevolution
sense:
(ecology, evolutionary theory) The evolution of organisms of two or more species in which each adapts to changes in the other.


lexentry: eng/coexist__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coexist
trans_list: koexistieren
sense:
(intransitive, stative, of two or more things, people, concepts, etc.) To exist contemporaneously or in the same area.


lexentry: eng/coexistence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coexistence
trans_list: Koexistenz | Zusammenleben
sense:
The state of two or more things existing together, usually in a temporal or spatial sense, with or without mutual interaction.


lexentry: eng/coffee_bean__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coffee bean
trans_list: Kaffeebohne
sense:
The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea. Prepared by drying, roasting and grinding for making the beverage coffee.


lexentry: eng/coffee_break__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coffee break
trans_list: Kaffeepause
sense:
A rest period during the business day (usually of about 10 or 15 minutes). So named because it is an opportunity to get coffee.


lexentry: eng/coffee_grinder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coffee grinder
trans_list: Kaffeemühle
sense:
A device for pulverizing or powdering coffee beans so they can be brewed as coffee. (Technically many of the machines tear the coffee beans).


lexentry: eng/coffee_table__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coffee table
trans_list: Couchtisch | Beistelltisch | Beitisch | Nebentisch | Seitentisch
sense:
(furniture) A long, low table, often placed before seating in a living room, on which drinks may be served, and magazines etc placed.


lexentry: eng/cofferdam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cofferdam
trans_list: Kofferdamm
sense:
(engineering) A temporary watertight enclosure used to create a dry foundation for building bridges and other structures over water.


lexentry: eng/coffin_bone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coffin bone
trans_list: Hufbein
sense:
The bottommost bone in the equine leg, encased by the hoof capsule, and corresponding to the third phalanx of the middle finger, or toe, of most mammals.


lexentry: eng/cofounder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cofounder
trans_list: Mitgründer | Mitgründerin
sense:
A joint founder; one of several people involved with the creation of a business, organization, union, or entity.


lexentry: eng/cog__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: cog
trans_list: Zapfen
sense:
(carpentry) A projection or tenon at the end of a beam designed to fit into a matching opening of another piece of wood to form a joint.


lexentry: eng/cog__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cog
trans_list: Kogge
sense:
(historical) A clinker-built, flat-bottomed, square-rigged mediaeval ship of burden, or war with a round, bulky hull and a single mast, typically 15 to 25 meters in length.


lexentry: eng/cognate__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: cognate
trans_list: Verwandte
sense:
(linguistics) A word either descended from the same base word of the same ancestor language as the given word, or strongly believed to be a regular reflex of the same reconstructed root of proto-language as the given word.


lexentry: eng/cognition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cognition
trans_list: Kognition | Erkenntnis
sense:
The process of knowing, of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought and through the senses.


lexentry: eng/cognitive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cognitive
trans_list: kognitiv
sense:
Relating to the part of mental functions that deals with logic, as opposed to affective which deals with emotions.


lexentry: eng/cognitive_behavioral_therapy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cognitive behavioral therapy
trans_list: kognitive Verhaltenstherapie
sense:
(psychology) A psychotherapeutic approach that addresses dysfunctional emotions, behaviors, and cognitions, focussing on a client's current state rather than on their past.


lexentry: eng/cognitive_dissonance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cognitive dissonance
trans_list: kognitive Dissonanz
sense:
(psychology) A conflict or anxiety resulting from inconsistencies between one's beliefs and one's actions or other beliefs.


lexentry: eng/cognitive_parallax__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cognitive parallax
trans_list: Kognitive Parallaxe
sense:
(philosophy) philosophical phenomenon described as the dislocation of the axis of the theoretical construction of a thinker and the axis of his lived experience; discrepancy between theory and experience


lexentry: eng/cognitive_psychology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cognitive psychology
trans_list: Kognitionspsychologie | Kognitive Psychologie
sense:
(psychology) A branch of psychology that examines internal mental processes such as problem solving, memory, and language.


lexentry: eng/cognizance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cognizance
trans_list: Emblem
sense:
An emblem, badge or device, used as a distinguishing mark by the body of retainers of a royal or noble house.


lexentry: eng/cognize__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cognize
trans_list: erleben
sense:
To make into an object of cognition (the process of acquiring knowledge through thought); to cogitate.


lexentry: eng/cognomen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cognomen
trans_list: Cognomen | Kognomen | Nachname
sense:
(historical) A personal epithet or clan name added to the given name and family name of Ancient Romans.


lexentry: eng/cohabit__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cohabit
trans_list: zusammenleben | als Paar zusammenleben | als unverheiratetes Paar zusammenleben
sense:
(intransitive) To live together with someone else, especially in a romantic and sexual relationship but without being married.


lexentry: eng/cohabitation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cohabitation
trans_list: wilde Ehe
sense:
An emotional and physical intimate relationship which includes a common living place and which exists without legal or religious sanction.


lexentry: eng/coho__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coho
trans_list: Silberlachs
sense:
An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes.


lexentry: eng/cohomology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cohomology
trans_list: Kohomologie
sense:
(mathematics) A method of contravariantly associating a family of invariant quotient groups to each algebraic or geometric object of a category, including categories of geometric and algebraic objects.


lexentry: eng/cohort__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cohort
trans_list: Kohorte | Kategorie | Klasse
sense:
(statistics) A demographic grouping of people, especially those in a defined age group, or having a common characteristic.


lexentry: eng/cohort__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cohort
trans_list: Kohorte
sense:
(historical, Ancient Rome, military) Any division of a Roman legion, normally of about 500 or 600 men (equalling about six centuries).


lexentry: eng/cohort_study__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cohort study
trans_list: Kohortenstudie
sense:
A type of research project in which participants sharing a common feature (the cohort) are studied over a long period of time.


lexentry: eng/coif__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: coif
trans_list: Bundhaube
sense:
(historical) A hood; a close-fitting cap covering much of the head, widespread until the 18th century; after that worn only by small children and country women.


lexentry: eng/coilgun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coilgun
trans_list: Gaußgewehr
sense:
Any of various devices that use electromagnets to accelerate a magnetic projectile via non contact means


lexentry: eng/coin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coin
trans_list: Münze | Geldstück
sense:
(money) A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle.


lexentry: eng/coin_die__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coin die
trans_list: Münzstempel
sense:
(numismatics) Any of the (usually metal) stamps used in pairs during hammered coining to strike impressions of designs onto their obverse and reverse faces.


lexentry: eng/coin_slot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coin slot
trans_list: Einwurf
sense:
A small opening on a vending machine, arcade game machine, parking meter, etc. to accept the payment that operates the mechanism.


lexentry: eng/coin_toss__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coin toss
trans_list: Münzwurf
sense:
A particular instance where a coin is launched in the air, and whichever side that it lands on finalises a decision.


lexentry: eng/coir__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coir
trans_list: Kokosfaser
sense:
The fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut, used chiefly in making rope, matting and as a peat substitute.


lexentry: eng/coke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coke
trans_list: Koks
sense:
(uncountable) Solid residue from roasting coal in a coke oven; used principally as a fuel and in the production of steel and formerly as a domestic fuel.


lexentry: eng/colander__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: colander
trans_list: Durchschlag | Seiher | Sieb | Abtropfsieb | Küchensieb
sense:
A bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it used for draining food that has been cooking in water, such as pasta.


lexentry: eng/colchicine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: colchicine
trans_list: Colchicin
sense:
(organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) A highly toxic alkaloid, chemical formula C22H25NO6, originally extracted from plants of the genus Colchicum and formerly used to treat rheumatic complaints, now used mainly in the treatment of gout.


lexentry: eng/cold__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cold
trans_list: Erkältung | Verkühlung
sense:
(countable, pathology) A common, usually harmless, viral illness, usually with congestion of the nasal passages and sometimes fever.


lexentry: eng/cold_call__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cold call
trans_list: Cold Call | Kaltakquise | Kaltanruf
sense:
A sales call either by telephone or personal presence, made without a referral or without preparing the recipient of the call.


lexentry: eng/cold_drop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cold drop
trans_list: Kaltlufttropfen
sense:
(meteorology) A high-impact rainfall event occurring in the autumn along the Spanish Mediterranean coast.


lexentry: eng/cold_fusion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cold fusion
trans_list: kalte Fusion
sense:
A hypothetical form of nuclear fusion not requiring the usual immensely high temperatures; nuclear fusion at or near room temperature.


lexentry: eng/cold_hands,_warm_heart__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cold hands, warm heart
trans_list: kalte Hand, warmes Herz
sense:
Having cold hands is an indication of warmheartedness; used as a rejoinder if one finds that another's hands are cold.


lexentry: eng/cold_meat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cold meat
trans_list: Wurstwaren
sense:
Any cold cooked meat such as luncheon meat or lunch meat, spam, chopped pork, corned beef, and so on.


lexentry: eng/cold_sore__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cold sore
trans_list: Fieberbläschen | Lippenherpes
sense:
(pathology) A small bump (namely a vesicle) on the lips resulting from infection by herpes simplex viruses (mostly HHV1 but also HHV2).


lexentry: eng/cold_turkey__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cold turkey
trans_list: abrupt
sense:
(idiomatic) Not gradually; all at once. Refers especially to quitting a habit by force of will rather than by a gradual reduction.


lexentry: eng/cold_war__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cold war
trans_list: kalter Krieg
sense:
A period of hostile relations between rivals where direct open warfare between them is largely undesired and avoided. [from 1945]


lexentry: eng/colegislate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: colegislate
trans_list: mitgesetzgebend
sense:
(uncommon) To necessarily bring about a statute together with another legislative body or legislature, to be a colegislator.


lexentry: eng/coleslaw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coleslaw
trans_list: Kohlsalat | Krautsalat | Weißkohlsalat
sense:
A salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and sometimes shredded carrots, dressed with mayonnaise (white slaw) or a vinaigrette (red slaw).


lexentry: eng/coleus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coleus
trans_list: Buntnessel
sense:
Any of certain plants in the mint family, many used as ornamentals for their colorful, variegated leaves, sometime included in genus Plectranthus (spurflowers), sometimes in their own genus Coleus,


lexentry: eng/colewort__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: colewort
trans_list: Kohl
sense:
A plant of the genus Brassica; now specifically, a Brassica plant without a head used for food, such as kale.


lexentry: eng/coli__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coli
trans_list: Kolibakterie | Kolibakterium
sense:
(often, attributive, bacteriology) Escherichia coli, a Gram-negative bacterium commonly found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms.


lexentry: eng/colic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: colic
trans_list: Kolik
sense:
(pathology) Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems).


lexentry: eng/collaborative_project_management__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: collaborative project management
trans_list: Kollaboratives Projektmanagement
sense:
(operations) The method used to plan, coordinate, control, and monitor distributed complex projects..


lexentry: eng/collagen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: collagen
trans_list: Kollagen
sense:
(biochemistry) Any of more than 28 types of glycoprotein that form elongated fibers, usually found in the extracellular matrix of connective tissue.


lexentry: eng/collapse__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: collapse
trans_list: einfallen
sense:
(transitive, computing) To hide additional directory (folder) levels below the selected directory (folder) levels. When a folder contains no additional folders, a minus sign (-) appears next to the folder.


lexentry: eng/collapse__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: collapse
trans_list: kollabieren | ohnmächtig niedersinken | ohnmächtig zusammensinken
sense:
(intransitive) To pass out and fall to the floor or ground, as from exhaustion or other illness; to faint.


lexentry: eng/collar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: collar
trans_list: Kragen
sense:
The part of an upper garment (shirt, jacket, etc.) that fits around the neck and throat, especially if sewn from a separate piece of fabric.


lexentry: eng/collard_greens__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: collard greens
trans_list: Kohlblätter | Markstammkohl
sense:
A form of Brassica oleracea, sometimes called Brassica oleracea var. acephala or Brassica oleracea var. viridis, similar to kale, that is a popular food in the rural southern United States.


lexentry: eng/collared_flycatcher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: collared flycatcher
trans_list: Halsbandschnäpper
sense:
Ficedula albicollis, an Old World flycatcher breeding in eastern Europe and across Central Asia, overwintering in Africa


lexentry: eng/collate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: collate
trans_list: sortieren
sense:
(transitive) To sort multiple copies of printed documents into sequences of individual page order, one sequence for each copy, especially before binding.


lexentry: eng/collateral__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: collateral
trans_list: Pfand | Sicherheit
sense:
(finance) A security or guarantee (usually an asset) pledged for the repayment of a loan if one cannot procure enough funds to repay.


lexentry: eng/collateral__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: collateral
sense:
(marketing) Printed materials or content of electronic media used to enhance sales of products (short form of collateral material).

trans_list:
Begleitmaterial | Marketing-Material | Werbematerial | entfernte Verwandte | entfernter Verwandter | weitläufige Verwandtschaft


lexentry: eng/collateral__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: collateral
trans_list: Kollaterale | Kollateralgefäß | Nebengefäß | Umgehungsgefäß
sense:
(anatomy) A thinner blood vessel providing an alternate route to blood flow in case the main vessel becomes occluded.


lexentry: eng/collateral_circulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: collateral circulation
trans_list: Kollateralkreislauf
sense:
(anatomy) The circulation of blood through a network of vessels that is developed through enlargement of secondary vessels and use of existing anastomoses between adjacent vessels when a major vein or artery is functionally impaired, as by obstruction.


lexentry: eng/collateral_damage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: collateral damage
trans_list: Kollateralschaden | Begleitschaden | Kollateralschäden | Randschaden | nebensächlicher Schaden
sense:
(military, euphemistic) Damage to civilian property or civilian casualties that are the unintended result of military operations.


lexentry: eng/collect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: collect
trans_list: Oration
sense:
(Christianity) The prayer said before the reading of the epistle lesson, especially one found in a prayerbook, as with the Book of Common Prayer.


lexentry: eng/collect__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: collect
trans_list: sammeln | anhäufen
sense:
(transitive) To accumulate (a number of similar or related objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation.


lexentry: eng/collecting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: collecting
trans_list: Sammeln
sense:
A hobby including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector.


lexentry: eng/collection__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: collection
trans_list: Sammlung | Kollektion
sense:
(set theory, topology, analysis) A set of sets; used because such a thing is in general too large to comply with the formal definition of a set.


lexentry: eng/collection__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: collection
trans_list: Sammelung
sense:
A gathering of money for charitable or other purposes, as by passing a contribution box for donations.


lexentry: eng/collection_plate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: collection plate
trans_list: Klingelbeutel | Kollektenkorb
sense:
A plate or other container passed among the worshipers attending a Christian church service, into which donations of money are placed.


lexentry: eng/collective__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: collective
trans_list: Kolchos
sense:
(especially, in communist countries) One of more farms managed and owned, through the state, by the community.


lexentry: eng/collective_agreement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: collective agreement
trans_list: Tarifvertrag
sense:
A contract specifying terms and conditions of employment between one or more labour unions and employers' associations legally binding for employers organized in these and the employees if they are unionized in them or their employment contract incorporates them by referral.


lexentry: eng/collective_bargaining__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: collective bargaining
trans_list: Tarifverhandlungen
sense:
A method of negotiation in which employees negotiate as a group with their employers, usually via a trade union


lexentry: eng/collective_noun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: collective noun
trans_list: Kollektivum | Sammelname
sense:
(grammar) A noun which, though singular, refers to a group of things or animals. Examples: a school of fish, a pride of lions.


lexentry: eng/collective_numeral__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: collective numeral
trans_list: Sammelzahlwort
sense:
(grammar) A numeral that signifies that several persons or things are taken definitely and unitedly together, in the sense of—both, all three, all four, etc.


lexentry: eng/collective_unconscious__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: collective unconscious
trans_list: kollektives Unbewusstes
sense:
(psychology) The common experiences, thoughts and opinions of a large group of people taken as a whole.


lexentry: eng/collectivism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: collectivism
trans_list: Kollektivismus
sense:
An economic system in which the means of production and distribution are owned and controlled by the people collectively


lexentry: eng/college__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: college
trans_list: Berufskolleg | Fachschule
sense:
(UK) An institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level (teaching those of any age).


lexentry: eng/collegial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: collegial
trans_list: kollegial
sense:
Possessing adherence to the ethos, standards and conduct that govern behavior among colleagues within a given organization or profession.


lexentry: eng/collegiality__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: collegiality
trans_list: Kollegialität
sense:
power and authority that is shared among peers, especially the sharing of collegiate power among Roman Catholic bishops.


lexentry: eng/collet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: collet
trans_list: Spannzange
sense:
A band, flange, ferrule, or collar, designed to grip and hold a tool or a workpiece under proper control, and usually to release it under control thereafter; such a collet usually is made of a hard, springy material, especially a metal.


lexentry: eng/collider__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: collider
trans_list: Speicherring
sense:
(physics) Any of several forms of particle accelerator in which two opposing beams of particles collide.


lexentry: eng/collier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: collier
trans_list: Köhler | Bergmann | Kumpel
sense:
A person in the business or occupation of producing (digging or mining) coal or making charcoal or in its transporting or commerce.


lexentry: eng/colligate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: colligate
trans_list: einigen, verein(ig)en, integrieren, zusammennehmen
sense:
(transitive) To formally link or connect together logically; to bring together by colligation; to sum up in a single proposition.


lexentry: eng/collimate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: collimate
trans_list: kollimieren
sense:
To focus into a narrow beam or column; to adjust a focusing device so that it produces a narrow beam.


lexentry: eng/collinearity__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: collinearity
trans_list: Kollinearität
sense:
(countable, genetics) The relationship between the linear sequence of codons in DNA and that of amino acids in the protein so coded


lexentry: eng/collision_attack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: collision attack
trans_list: Kollisionsangriff
sense:
(cryptography) An attack on a cryptographic hash function that is able to find a hash collision (a pair of different inputs that have the same hash) faster than by brute force.


lexentry: eng/collision_course__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: collision course
trans_list: Kollisionskurs
sense:
A course or path between two or more objects which, if continued at the current rate, will result in a collision.


lexentry: eng/colloid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: colloid
trans_list: Kolloid
sense:
(chemistry) A stable system of two phases, one of which is dispersed in the other in the form of very small droplets or particles.


lexentry: eng/colloquium__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: colloquium
trans_list: Kolloquium
sense:
An academic meeting or seminar usually led by a different lecturer and on a different topic at each meeting.


lexentry: eng/colocynth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: colocynth
trans_list: Bitterapfel | Echte Zitrulle | Koloquinte | Koloquintenkürbis | Pomaquinte | Purgiergurke
sense:
A viny plant, Citrullus colocynthis, native to the Mediterranean Basin and Asia. It produces a lemon-sized, yellowish, green-mottled, spongy, and extremely bitter fruit.


lexentry: eng/colocynth__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: colocynth
trans_list: Bitterapfel | Echte Zitrulle | Koloquinte | Koloquintenkürbis | Pomaquinte | Purgiergurke
sense:
The powdered pulp of this fruit, a powerful hepatic stimulant and hydragogue cathartic used as a strong laxative.


lexentry: eng/cologne__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cologne
trans_list: Kölnisch Wasser | Eau de Cologne | Kölnischwasser
sense:
Any of a family of fresh, citrus-based fragrances distilled using extracts from citrus, floral, and woody ingredients, said to have been developed in the early 18th century in Cologne, Germany.


lexentry: eng/colon__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: colon
trans_list: Grimmdarm | Kolon
sense:
(anatomy) Part of the large intestine; the final segment of the digestive system, after (distal to) the ileum and before (proximal to) the rectum. (Because the colon is the largest part of the large intestine (constituting most of it), it is often treated as synonymous therewith in broad or casual usage.)


lexentry: eng/colonel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: colonel
trans_list: Oberst
sense:
A commissioned officer in an armed military organization, typically the highest rank before flag officer ranks (generals). It is generally found in armies, air forces or naval infantry (marines).


lexentry: eng/colonel_general__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: colonel general
trans_list: Generaloberst
sense:
(military rank) A general officer's rank in some nations' militaries, corresponding to the rank of either a lieutenant general or full general in the United States rank system.


lexentry: eng/colonial_power__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: colonial power
trans_list: Kolonialmacht
sense:
(mainly historical) a country which possesses, or formerly possessed, colonies in different parts of the world.


lexentry: eng/colonialism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: colonialism
trans_list: Kolonialismus
sense:
The policy of a country seeking to extend or retain its authority over other people or territories, generally with the aim of economic dominance.


lexentry: eng/colony__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: colony
trans_list: Kolonie | Pflanzstadt | Pflanzung
sense:
A potential new chapter of a fraternity or sorority awaiting official recognition from their headquarters.


lexentry: eng/colophon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: colophon
trans_list: Kolophon
sense:
(printing, publishing) In manuscripts (typically before the invention of printing), the note, usually at the end, left by the scribe who copied it, giving information on their exemplar, where and when the copy was made, and sometimes, their own name.


lexentry: eng/color__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: color
trans_list: Tinktur
sense:
(heraldry) Any of the standard dark tinctures used in a coat of arms, including azure, gules, sable, and vert.


lexentry: eng/color__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: color
trans_list: Farbton
sense:
These hues as used in color television or films, color photographs, etc (as opposed to the shades of grey used in black-and-white television).


lexentry: eng/color__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: color
trans_list: Farbe
sense:
(finance, uncountable) A third-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the rate of change of gamma with respect to time, or equivalently the rate of change of charm with respect to changes in the underlying asset price.


lexentry: eng/color__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: color
trans_list: ausmalen
sense:
(intransitive) To apply colors to the areas within the boundaries of a line drawing using colored markers or crayons.


lexentry: eng/color_blind__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: color blind
trans_list: farbenblind
sense:
(of a, person or animal) Unable to distinguish between two or more primary colors (usually red and green).


lexentry: eng/color_blindness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: color blindness
trans_list: Farbenblindheit
sense:
(medicine, ophthalmology) Any of several medical conditions in which the physical ability to see colors is impaired, especially achromatopsia, Daltonism.


lexentry: eng/colored__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: colored
trans_list: farbig
sense:
(South Africa, sometimes, capitalized) Belonging to a multiracial ethnic group or category, having ancestry from more than one of the racial groups of southern Africa (black, white, and Asian). (Under apartheid, used as a metadescription for mixed-race people and peoples such as the Cape Coloureds.)


lexentry: eng/colored__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: colored
trans_list: Farbige | Farbiger
sense:
(South Africa) A colored person; a person descended from more than one of the racial groups of Southern Africa (black white, Asian, Austronesian).


lexentry: eng/colorfast__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: colorfast
trans_list: farbecht
sense:
Having colors that have been dyed or applied to the material in a way that will prevent them from being washed out, running, or fading.


lexentry: eng/colorimeter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: colorimeter
trans_list: Kolorimeter
sense:
Any of various instruments designed to determine the color of something, by comparison with standard colors or by spectroscopy.


lexentry: eng/coloring_book__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coloring book
trans_list: Malbuch
sense:
A book containing line art for readers (usually children) to add color using crayons, colored pencils, markers, paint, or other artistic media.


lexentry: eng/colorism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: colorism
trans_list: Kolorismus
sense:
(American spelling) Prejudice or bias against persons on the basis of their skin color or complexion, often among persons of the same racial identification.


lexentry: eng/colorize__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: colorize
trans_list: kolorieren
sense:
(photography, filmology) To convert black and white media to color by digital post production (as is often done in digital photography and in video special effects).


lexentry: eng/colossus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: colossus
trans_list: Koloss
sense:
A statue of gigantic size. The name was especially applied to certain famous statues in antiquity, as the Colossus of Nero in Rome and the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.


lexentry: eng/colostrum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: colostrum
trans_list: Kolostrum | Biestmilch | Erstmilch | Vormilch | Biest
sense:
(medicine) A form of milk produced by the mammary glands in late pregnancy and the few days after giving birth. Human and bovine colostrum is thick and yellowish. In humans, it has high concentrations of nutrients and antibodies, but it is small in quantity.


lexentry: eng/colour_retention_agent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: colour retention agent
trans_list: Farbstabilisator
sense:
Any compound added to a food product in order to retain or enhance its colour during storage or cooking.


lexentry: eng/colour_revolution__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: colour revolution
trans_list: Farbenrevolution | Farbrevolution
sense:
(politics) Any of various related revolutionary movements that developed in several societies in the former Soviet Union and the Balkans during the early 2000s, mostly using nonviolent resistance.


lexentry: eng/coltan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coltan
trans_list: Coltan
sense:
(mineralogy) A metallic ore, (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6, from which the elements niobium and tantalum are extracted.


lexentry: eng/colter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: colter
trans_list: Kolter | Pflugmesser | Sech
sense:
A knife or cutter attached to the beam of a plow to cut the sward, in advance of the plowshare and moldboard.


lexentry: eng/coltsfoot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coltsfoot
trans_list: Huflattich
sense:
An herbaceous plant, species Tussilago farfara, that grows in Europe and the Middle East; yellow coltsfoot.


lexentry: eng/columbarium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: columbarium
trans_list: Columbarium | Kolumbarium | Taubenhaus | Taubenschlag
sense:
(historical) A large, sometimes architecturally impressive building for housing a large colony of pigeons or doves, particularly those of ancien regime France.


lexentry: eng/columbarium__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: columbarium
trans_list: Kolumbarium | Columbarium | Urnenhalle
sense:
A building, a vault or a similar place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary urns containing cremated remains.


lexentry: eng/columbite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: columbite
trans_list: Columbit
sense:
(mineral) A black mineral that is a mixed iron and manganese niobate and tantalate, and is the main ore of niobium and tantalum.


lexentry: eng/column__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: column
trans_list: Säule | Kolonne
sense:
(architecture) A solid upright structure designed usually to support a larger structure above it, such as a roof or horizontal beam, but sometimes for decoration.


lexentry: eng/column__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: column
trans_list: Kolonne | Kolumne | Spalte | Druckspalte
sense:
A unit of width, especially of advertisements, in a periodical, equivalent to the width of a usual column of text.


lexentry: eng/column__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: column
trans_list: Kolumne | Säule
sense:
Something having similar vertical form or structure to the things mentioned above, such as a spinal column.


lexentry: eng/column__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: column
trans_list: Säule | Kolonne
sense:
(chemistry) An object used to separate the different components of a liquid or to purify chemical compounds.


lexentry: eng/colza__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: colza
trans_list: Raps
sense:
Oilseed rape (Brassica napus), cultivated for its seeds, which yield an oil, valued for illuminating and lubricating purposes.


lexentry: eng/comb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: comb
trans_list: Kamm
sense:
The toothed plate at the top and bottom of an escalator that prevents objects getting trapped between the moving stairs and fixed landings.


lexentry: eng/combination_pliers__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: combination pliers
trans_list: Kombinationszange | Kombizange
sense:
(US, UK) A type of pliers used by linemen, electricians, and other tradesmen primarily for gripping, twisting, bending and cutting wire, cable and small metalwork components.


lexentry: eng/combinatorial_chemistry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: combinatorial chemistry
trans_list: kombinatorische Chemie
sense:
(chemistry) The synthesis of a large number of structurally related compounds, especially in the pharmaceutical industry in an attempt to produce improved drugs.


lexentry: eng/combinatorics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: combinatorics
trans_list: Kombinatorik
sense:
(mathematics) a branch of mathematics that studies (usually finite) collections of objects that satisfy specified criteria


lexentry: eng/combining_form__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: combining form
trans_list: Zusammensetzen
sense:
(grammar) A type of word part; a bound morpheme; used in combination with a word, a different combining form, or an affix to form a new word.


lexentry: eng/combo_box__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: combo box
trans_list: Kombinationsfeld | Combobox
sense:
(graphical user interface) A GUI widget that is a combination of a dropdown list or list box and a single-line textbox, allowing the user either to type a value directly into the control or choose from the list of existing options.


lexentry: eng/combustion_chamber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: combustion chamber
trans_list: Brennkammer
sense:
An enclosed space, within a heat engine, in which the fuel is mixed and reacted with air or other oxidizing agent in a controlled manner.


lexentry: eng/come_about__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: come about
trans_list: ein Wendemanöver durchführen | wenden
sense:
(intransitive, nautical) To tack; to change tack; to maneuver the bow of a sailing vessel across the wind so that the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other; to position a boat with respect to the wind after tacking. See also come to.


lexentry: eng/come_again__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: come again
trans_list: wie bitte | bitte | nochmal bitte
sense:
(idiomatic, informal, by ellipsis) A polite formula used when one has not heard or understood what has been said, or to indicate surprise.


lexentry: eng/come_around__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: come around
trans_list: einlenken
sense:
(idiomatic) To change one's mind, especially to begin to agree or appreciate what one was reluctant to accept at first.


lexentry: eng/come_back__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: come back
trans_list: zurückkehren | zurückkommen
sense:
(intransitive) To return to a former state, usually a desirable one; to become fashionable once more.


lexentry: eng/come_from__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: come from
trans_list: begreifen
sense:
(transitive, slightly, informal) To derive one's opinion or argument from; to take as a conceptual starting point.


lexentry: eng/come_full_circle__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: come full circle
trans_list: den Kreis schließen | zum Ausgangspunkt zurückkehren
sense:
(idiomatic) To complete a cycle of transition, returning to where one started after gaining experience or exploring other things.


lexentry: eng/come_out_of_the_closet__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: come out of the closet
trans_list: Coming-out | Comingout | outen
sense:
(intransitive, idiomatic) To tell others about one's homosexuality, bisexuality, transness, or any minority or disapproved-of identity, belief, preference, etc., where previously this had been kept secret.


lexentry: eng/come_over__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: come over
trans_list: längskommen
sense:
(intransitive) To change one's position or location, especially to someone's place of residence; to come by.


lexentry: eng/come_to_grips_with__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (idiomatic) To confront or deal with directly; to commence a confrontation.
written_rep: come to grips with
trans_list:
etwas anpacken | etwas bewältigen | in den Griff bekommen | mit etwas klarkommen | mit etwas umgehen | sich in etwas einarbeiten


lexentry: eng/come_to_one's_senses__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: come to one's senses
trans_list: sich besinnen
sense:
(idiomatic) To become reasonable, comprehending, or responsible, especially after having behaved in an unreasonable, uncomprehending, or irresponsible manner.


lexentry: eng/come_up_with__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: come up with
trans_list: ausdenken
sense:
(idiomatic) To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it.


lexentry: eng/comeback__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: comeback
trans_list: Comeback | Rückkehr
sense:
A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity or underperformance.


lexentry: eng/comely__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: comely
trans_list: ansehnlich | hübsch
sense:
Of a person: attractive or pleasing to look at; beautiful, handsome; also, attractive but not particularly beautiful or handsome.


lexentry: eng/comfort_food__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: comfort food
trans_list: Nervennahrung | Seelentröster
sense:
Food, often high in carbohydrates or sugar, consumed to feel comfort or alleviate stress rather than to receive nutrition.


lexentry: eng/comfort_woman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: comfort woman
trans_list: Trostfrau
sense:
(idiomatic, historical, euphemistic) A woman forced, or supposedly recruited, into brothels by the Japanese occupation forces before or during World War II.


lexentry: eng/comfort_zone__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: comfort zone
trans_list: Komfortzone
sense:
(idiomatic, by extension) The range of circumstances in which a person feels relaxed or able to cope.


lexentry: eng/comfortable_in_one's_own_skin__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: comfortable in one's own skin
trans_list: sich in seiner Haut wohl fühlen
sense:
(idiomatic) Relaxed and confident in one's manner of presenting oneself and interacting with others; conveying the impression that one has a clear, satisfying understanding of one's own abilities and situation.


lexentry: eng/comfrey__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: comfrey
trans_list: Beinwell
sense:
Any of several species of perennial herbs of the genus Symphytum, often specifically Symphytum officinale.


lexentry: eng/comic__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: comic
trans_list: Comic | Bildergeschichte | Strip
sense:
A story composed of drawn images arranged in a sequence, usually with textual captions; a graphic novel.


lexentry: eng/comic_book__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: comic book
trans_list: Comicbuch
sense:
(comics) A book or magazine that uses sequences of drawings to tell a story or series of stories, primarily in serialized form, usually fiction.


lexentry: eng/comic_relief__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: comic relief
trans_list: Comic Relief | komische Entlastung
sense:
(narratology) The inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension.


lexentry: eng/comic_strip__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: comic strip
trans_list: Comicstrip | Comic | (lustige) Bildergeschichte
sense:
(comics) A series of drawings, in sequence, often but not necessarily depicting something funny or satirical in nature.


lexentry: eng/comitative_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: comitative case
trans_list: Komitativ
sense:
(grammatical case) Noun case used to denote companionship. In English, this is usually expressed by the prepositional phrase in company with, together with or with, as in "with the house." Languages that use the comitative case include Estonian, Finnish, Hungarian, Inari Sami, Northern Sami, Skolt Sami, and Quechua. It is also found in many Australian Aboriginal languages, where it is commonly used to form names of places and languages.


lexentry: eng/comitology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: comitology
trans_list: Komitologie
sense:
(European Union) The system of committees, composed of representatives of the member states, used to oversee European Commission implementing acts made under European Union legislation.


lexentry: eng/comma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: comma
trans_list: Komma | Beistrich
sense:
(typography) The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set of parts of a sentence or between elements of a list.


lexentry: eng/comma__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: comma
trans_list: C-Falter
sense:
(entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Polygonia, having a comma-shaped white mark on the underwings, especially Polygonia c-album and Polygonia c-aureum of North Africa, Europe, and Asia.


lexentry: eng/command-line_interpreter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: command-line interpreter
trans_list: Befehlszeileninterpreter | Kommandozeileninterpreter
sense:
(computing) A computer program that reads lines of text entered by a user and interprets them in the context of a given operating system or programming language.


lexentry: eng/command__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: command
trans_list: Befehl | Kommando
sense:
(computing) A directive to a computer program acting as an interpreter of some kind, in order to perform a specific task.


lexentry: eng/commandery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: commandery
trans_list: Kommende | Komturei
sense:
(historical) The smallest division of a manor under the control of a commander of an order of knights, originally only the Knights Hospitaller.


lexentry: eng/commando__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: commando
trans_list: Kommando
sense:
A small fighting force specially trained for making quick destructive raids against enemy-held areas.


lexentry: eng/commencement__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: commencement
trans_list: Abschlussfeier
sense:
A graduation ceremony, from a school, college or university. Sometimes before the actual graduation.


lexentry: eng/commensalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: commensalism
trans_list: Kommensalismus
sense:
(ecology) A sharing of the same environment by two organisms where one species benefits and the other is unaffected. An example is barnacles on whales.


lexentry: eng/comment__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: comment
trans_list: Kommentar
sense:
(programming) A remark embedded in source code in such a way that it will be ignored by the compiler or interpreter, typically to help people to understand the code.


lexentry: eng/commentary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: commentary
trans_list: Kommentar
sense:
A series of comments or annotations; especially, a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of some other work.


lexentry: eng/commentator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: commentator
trans_list: Kommentator | Kommentatorin
sense:
A person who comments; especially someone who is paid to give his/her opinions in the media about current affairs, sports, etc.


lexentry: eng/commerce__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: commerce
trans_list: Handel | Kommerz
sense:
(business) The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; especially the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between different places or communities; extended trade or traffic.


lexentry: eng/commie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: commie
trans_list: Kommi
sense:
(pejorative, slang) A communist; a person with communist sympathies; a supposed communist infiltrator.


lexentry: eng/comminution__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: comminution
trans_list: Zerkleinern
sense:
(often, mining, waste management) The breaking or grinding up of a material to form smaller particles.


lexentry: eng/commissariat__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: commissariat
trans_list: Kommissariat
sense:
(historical) A department of the government of the Soviet Union in the early period of its existence.


lexentry: eng/commissioned_officer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: commissioned officer
trans_list: Offizier
sense:
(military) An officer who derives authority directly from a sovereign power and, as such, holds a commission charging them with the duties and responsibilities of a specific office or position.


lexentry: eng/commissioning__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: commissioning
trans_list: Inbetriebnahme | Inbetriebsetzung | Bevollmächtigung | Indienststellung
sense:
The process of assuring that all systems and components of a major piece of equipment, a process, a building or similar are designed, installed and tested according to the operational requirements of the owner or final client.


lexentry: eng/commit__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: commit
trans_list: engagieren | verpflichten | begehen | committen | einliefern | einweisen
sense:
(transitive) To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto.


lexentry: eng/commit__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: commit
trans_list: engagieren | verpflichten | committen | festlegen
sense:
(ambitransitive) To pledge or bind; to compromise, expose, or endanger by some decisive act or preliminary step. (Traditionally used only reflexively but now also without oneself etc.)


lexentry: eng/committee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: committee
trans_list: Komitee | Ausschuß | Kommission
sense:
A body of one or more persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols.


lexentry: eng/commodious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: commodious
trans_list: angebracht
sense:
(now, rare) Of life or living, endowed with conveniences; comfortable; free from hardship. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/commodity__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: commodity
trans_list: Rohstoff | Konsumware | Verbrauchsgut
sense:
(economics) Raw materials, agricultural and other primary products as objects of large-scale trading in specialized exchanges.


lexentry: eng/commodity__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: commodity
trans_list: Billigware | Massenware
sense:
(marketing) Undifferentiated goods characterized by a low profit margin, as distinguished from branded products.


lexentry: eng/common_barley__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: common barley
trans_list: Gerste
sense:
A plant of the species Hordeum vulgare, which yields the commercially important cereal grain barley.


lexentry: eng/common_bile_duct__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: common bile duct
trans_list: Hauptgallengang
sense:
(anatomy) The bile duct downstream of the confluence of the common hepatic duct and the cystic duct. It discharges bile into the duodenum.


lexentry: eng/common_clothes_moth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: common clothes moth
trans_list: Mol
sense:
Tineola bisselliella, a winged insect of Tineidae family, the caterpillar of which is a serious pest which destroys woollen materials.


lexentry: eng/common_cold__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: common cold
trans_list: Erkältung
sense:
(pathology) A very common, mild viral infection of the nose and throat, whose symptoms include sneezing, sniffling, a running or blocked nose, a sore throat, coughing and a headache.


lexentry: eng/common_gender__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: common gender
trans_list: Genus commune | Utrum
sense:
(linguistics) A grammatical gender in some languages, formed by the historical merging of masculine and feminine genders.


lexentry: eng/common_ground_dove__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: common ground dove
trans_list: Sperlingstäubchen
sense:
Columbina passerina, a small bird that inhabits the southern United States, parts of Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America.


lexentry: eng/common_house_martin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: common house martin
trans_list: Mehlschwalbe
sense:
A migratory bird of the species Delichon urbicum, breeding in Europe, North Africa and temperate Asia.


lexentry: eng/common_knowledge__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: common knowledge
trans_list: Allgemeinbildung | Allgemeinwissen | gemeinsames Vorwissen | gemeinsames Wissen
sense:
(logic, game theory) A special kind of knowledge for a group of agents, such that when all the agents in a group G know p, they all know that they know p, they all know that they all know that they know p, and so on ad infinitum.


lexentry: eng/common_land__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: common land
trans_list: Allmende
sense:
(British, Irish) an area of land in the United Kingdom or Ireland that is open to the public at all times and until the 18th century would have been land that was free for anybody to graze their animals on (often shortened to common).


lexentry: eng/common_law__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: common law
trans_list: common law
sense:
(legal, historical) Body of law and procedure administered in certain courts (known as law courts) in England and its former colonies characterized by a rigid system of writs, with a limited set of remedies (as opposed to equity or admiralty).


lexentry: eng/common_name__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: common name
trans_list: Trivialname
sense:
(taxonomy) The name by which an organism or group of organisms is known to the general public, rather than its taxonomic or scientific name.


lexentry: eng/common_noun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: common noun
trans_list: Gattungsname | Appellativum | Appellativ | Gattungsbezeichnung
sense:
A noun that denotes any member, or all members, of a class; an ordinary noun such as "dog" or "city". In contrast, a proper noun is a single named entity such as "Socrates".


lexentry: eng/common_sandpiper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: common sandpiper
trans_list: Flussuferläufer | Flußuferläufer
sense:
A small species of wading bird, Actitis hypoleucos, widely distributed across Africa, Eurasia, and Australasia.


lexentry: eng/common_sense__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: common sense
trans_list: gesunder Menschenverstand
sense:
Ordinary sensible understanding; one's basic intelligence which allows for plain understanding and without which good decisions or judgments cannot be made.


lexentry: eng/common_sorrel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: common sorrel
trans_list: Wiesen-Sauerampfer
sense:
Rumex acetosa, a taxonomic species within the family Polygonaceae, garden sorrel, native in much of Europe.


lexentry: eng/common_swift__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: common swift
trans_list: Mauersegler
sense:
Apus apus, a swallow-like bird native to Europe and much of temperate Asia, rarely alighting on the ground.


lexentry: eng/common_yarrow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: common yarrow
trans_list: Gemeine Schafgarbe
sense:
Achillea millefolium, a flowering plant widespread in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, formerly and sometimes used to stanch the flow of blood.


lexentry: eng/commons__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: commons
trans_list: Allmende
sense:
(usually singular in construction) A central section of (usually an older) town, designated as a shared area: a common#Noun.


lexentry: eng/commons__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: commons
trans_list: Allmende
sense:
(figuratively) The mutual good of all; the abstract concept of resources shared by more than one, for example air, water, information.


lexentry: eng/communicant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: communicant
sense:
(Christianity) A person who receives (or is allowed to receive) the elements (i.e., bread and wine) of the sacrament of Holy Communion. (Compare also these terms: communion, Communion, Lord's Supper, Mass, Eucharist, Divine Liturgy.)

trans_list:
Kommunikant | Abendmahlsbesucher | Abendmahlsbesucherin | Abendmahlsgast | Abendmahlsgänger | Abendmahlsgängerin


lexentry: eng/communicate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: communicate
sense:
(transitive) To impart or transmit (information or knowledge) to someone; to make known, to tell. [from 16th c.]

trans_list:
kommunizieren | mitteilen | an der Kommunion teilnehmen | die Kommunion empfangen | in Verbindung stehen | kundtun


lexentry: eng/communicate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: communicate
trans_list: in Verbindung stehen | verbunden sein
sense:
(intransitive) To be connected with (another room, vessel etc.) by means of an opening or channel. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/communicate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: communicate
trans_list: kommunizieren | verständigen
sense:
(intransitive) To express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means; to have intercourse, to exchange information. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/communicate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: communicate
trans_list: an der Kommunion teilnehmen | die Kommunion empfangen
sense:
(intransitive, Christianity) To receive the bread and wine at a celebration of the Eucharist; to take part in Holy Communion. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/communication__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: communication
trans_list: Kommunikation | Mitteilung
sense:
(rhetoric) A trope by which a speaker assumes that his hearer is a partner in his sentiments, and says "we" instead of "I" or "you".


lexentry: eng/communication_studies__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: communication studies
trans_list: Kommunikationswissenschaft
sense:
An academic field that deals with processes of communication, commonly defined as the sharing of symbols over distances in space and time.


lexentry: eng/communism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: communism
trans_list: Kommunismus
sense:
Any far-left political ideology or philosophy advocating holding the production of resources collectively, especially by seizing it through revolution.


lexentry: eng/communitarianism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: communitarianism
trans_list: Kommunitarismus
sense:
(ethics) The group of doctrines that oppose excessive individualism in favour of a more community-based approach [from 1980s]


lexentry: eng/community__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: community
trans_list: Gemeinschaft | Gesellschaft | Community
sense:
(countable) A group sharing common characteristics, such as the same language, law, religion, or tradition.


lexentry: eng/community__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: community
trans_list: Gemeinschaft | Gesellschaft | Community
sense:
(countable, ecology) A group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other.


lexentry: eng/community_service__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: community service
trans_list: Gemeinschaftsdienst
sense:
Service or activity done for the benefit of the community at large, such as cleaning, fundraising, pro bono professional services, etc.


lexentry: eng/commutative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: commutative
trans_list: kommutativ
sense:
(mathematics, of a binary operation) Such that the order in which the operands are taken does not affect their image under the operation.


lexentry: eng/commutator__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: commutator
trans_list: Kommutator
sense:
(ring theory) A binary map in a given ring R, given by [a, b] = ab − ba, where a and b are elements of R, which yields the ring's zero element if and only if the multiplication operation commutes for a and b.


lexentry: eng/commute__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: commute
trans_list: ablösen
sense:
(transitive, finance, law) To pay, or arrange to pay, in advance, in a lump sum instead of part by part.


lexentry: eng/commute__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: commute
trans_list: ablösen | umwandeln
sense:
(transitive, insurance, pensions) To pay out the lumpsum present value of an annuity, instead of paying in instalments; to cash in; to encash


lexentry: eng/commute__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: commute
trans_list: umwandeln | austauschen | abwandeln | herabsetzen | umtauschen | vertauschen
sense:
To exchange substantially; to abate but not abolish completely, a penalty, obligation, or payment in return for a great, single thing or an aggregate; to cash in; to lessen


lexentry: eng/commute__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: commute
trans_list: kommutativ | kommutieren | vertauschbar
sense:
(intransitive, mathematics) Of an operation, to be commutative, i.e. to have the property that changing the order of the operands does not change the result.


lexentry: eng/commute__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: commute
trans_list: pendeln | hin- und herfahren
sense:
(intransitive, US, UK, Canada) To regularly travel from one's home to one's workplace or school, or vice versa.


lexentry: eng/commuter_bus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: commuter bus
trans_list: Pendelbus
sense:
A public transport bus used to transport commuters between two places, typically their homes and works and within a metropolitan area (not to be confused with shuttle bus)


lexentry: eng/commuter_rail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: commuter rail
trans_list: S-Bahn | Stadtschnellbahn
sense:
(rail transport) A rail transport system with trains used to transport commuters between two places, typically their homes and works, normally within a metropolitan area and its surrounding environs, and generally distinguished from other rail transport systems (i.e. subways, metros, tramways) by having less frequent service, lacking free transfers between trains and using heavy rolling stock running on a mainline railway


lexentry: eng/comorbidity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: comorbidity
trans_list: Begleiterkrankung | Komorbidität
sense:
(medicine, uncountable) The presence of one or more disorders (or diseases) in addition to a primary disease or disorder.


lexentry: eng/compact__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: compact
trans_list: kompakt
sense:
(topology, uncomparable, of a set in a topological space) Such that every open cover of the given set has a finite subcover. In a Euclidean space this is equivalent to a Closed and bounded set.


lexentry: eng/compact__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: compact
trans_list: Puderdose
sense:
A small, slim folding case, often featuring a mirror, powder and a powderpuff; that fits into a woman's purse or handbag, or that slips into one's pocket.


lexentry: eng/company__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: company
trans_list: Kompanie | Gesellschaft
sense:
(military) A unit of approximately sixty to one hundred and twenty soldiers, typically consisting of two or three platoons and forming part of a battalion.


lexentry: eng/company__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: company
trans_list: Gesellschaft | Unternehmen | Firma
sense:
(legal) An entity having legal personality, and thus able to own property and to sue and be sued in its own name; a corporation.


lexentry: eng/comparative__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: comparative
trans_list: Komparativ | Höherstufe | Mehrstufe
sense:
(grammar) A construction showing a relative quality, in English usually formed by adding more or appending -er. For example, the comparative of green is greener; of evil, more evil.


lexentry: eng/comparative_linguistics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: comparative linguistics
trans_list: vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft
sense:
(linguistics) A branch of historical linguistics that is concerned with comparing languages in order to establish their historical relatedness.


lexentry: eng/comparative_literature__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: comparative literature
trans_list: Komparatistik | Literaturwissenschaft
sense:
The academic field dealing with the study of literature and cultural expression across linguistic, cultural and national boundaries.


lexentry: eng/comparative_method__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: comparative method
trans_list: historisch-vergleichende Methode
sense:
(linguistics) A technique for studying the development of languages by performing a feature-by-feature comparison of two or more languages with a common ancestor.


lexentry: eng/compare__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: compare
trans_list: vergleichen
sense:
(transitive) To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things ["to compare X with Y"]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it similar to Y or different from Y.


lexentry: eng/comparison__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: comparison
trans_list: Vergleich | Abgleich | Gegenüberstellung
sense:
An evaluation of the similarities and differences of one or more things relative to some other or each other.


lexentry: eng/comparison__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: comparison
trans_list: Steigerung | Komparation
sense:
(grammar) A feature in the morphology or syntax of some languages whereby adjectives and adverbs are inflected to indicate the relative degree of the property they define exhibited by the word or phrase they modify or describe.


lexentry: eng/compartment__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: compartment
trans_list: Postament
sense:
(heraldry) A mound (often of grass), shelf (of e.g. wall) or other thing beneath the shield in a coat of arms on which the supporters stand.


lexentry: eng/compartmentalization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: compartmentalization
trans_list: Untergliederung | Unterteilung
sense:
The act or process of dividing a complex task or structure into smaller, often more manageable pieces.


lexentry: eng/compass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: compass
trans_list: Kompass | Seekompass
sense:
A magnetic or electronic device used to determine the cardinal directions (usually magnetic or true north).


lexentry: eng/compass_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: compass point
trans_list: Himmelsrichtung
sense:
Any of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass. There may be 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, or even 128 compass points on a compass, depending on its size and accuracy.


lexentry: eng/compass_rose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: compass rose
trans_list: Kompassrose | Windrose
sense:
(navigation) A graduated circle, usually marked in degrees, indicating directions and printed or inscribed on an appropriate medium.


lexentry: eng/compatibility__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: compatibility
trans_list: Kompatibilität | Vereinbarkeit
sense:
(telecommunication) the capability of two or more items or components of equipment or material to exist or function in the same system or environment without mutual interference.


lexentry: eng/compellation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: compellation
trans_list: Name
sense:
(archaic, rare) A name or title by which someone is addressed or identified; an appellation, a designation.


lexentry: eng/compensate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: compensate
trans_list: kompensieren | ausgleichen | aufwiegen | ausbügeln | wettmachen
sense:
(ambitransitive) To make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct, satisfy; to reach an agreement such that the scales are literally or (metaphorically) balanced; to equalize or make even.


lexentry: eng/compensation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: compensation
trans_list: Aufrechnung
sense:
(finance) The extinction of debts of which two persons are reciprocally debtors by the credits of which they are reciprocally creditors; the payment of a debt by a credit of equal amount.


lexentry: eng/compensation__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: compensation
trans_list: Kompensierung | Wiedergutmachung
sense:
(real estate) An equivalent stipulated for in contracts for the sale of real estate, in which it is customary to provide that errors in description, etc., shall not avoid, but shall be the subject of compensation.


lexentry: eng/compensation__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: compensation
trans_list: Ausgleich
sense:
The relationship between air temperature outside a building and a calculated target temperature for provision of air or water to contained rooms or spaces for the purpose of efficient heating. In building control systems, the compensation curve is defined to a compensator for this purpose.


lexentry: eng/compensation_neurosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: compensation neurosis
sense:
A psychic symptom of an injured claimant where he practices a rejectionist attitude towards gainful activity not because his sufferings induced by the injury have transformed into somatic complaints but due to character faults or perverse legal understanding and on this basis demands that the ensuing financial losses be compensated by the tortfeasor.

trans_list:
Begehrensneurose | Entschädigungsneurose | Rechtsneurose | Rentenneurose | Tendenzneurose | Unfallneurose


lexentry: eng/compensatory_lengthening__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: compensatory lengthening
trans_list: Ersatzdehnung
sense:
(phonology, uncountable) The lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost, regarded as an extreme form of fusion; (countable) an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/compersion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: compersion
trans_list: Mitfreude
sense:
Vicarious joy associated with seeing one's partner have a joyful romantic or sexual relation with another.


lexentry: eng/competence__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: competence
trans_list: Kompetenz | Befugnis | Zuständigkeit | Befähigung | Können | Sachkunde
sense:
(countable) The quality or state of being able or suitable for a particular task; the quality or state of being competent for a particular task or skill.


lexentry: eng/compilation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: compilation
trans_list: Zusammenstellung | Auswahl | Sammelwerk | Sammlung
sense:
(countable) That which is compiled; especially, a book or document composed of materials gathering from other books or documents.


lexentry: eng/complaint__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: complaint
trans_list: Klage | Beschwerde | Reklamation | Anzeige | Beanstandung | Monierung
sense:
(legal) In a civil action, the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim is based;The purpose is to give notice to the adversary of the nature and basis of the claim asserted.


lexentry: eng/complaint__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: complaint
trans_list: Anzeige | Strafanzeige
sense:
(legal) In criminal law, the preliminary charge or accusation made by one person against another to the appropriate court or officer, usually a magistrate.However, court proceedings, such as a trial, cannot be instituted until an indictment or information has been handed down against the defendant.


lexentry: eng/complementizer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: complementizer
trans_list: Subjunktion
sense:
(linguistics) A subordinating conjunction that can convert a clause into a complement clause, i.e. one that completes a grammatical construction in the predicate and that describes or is identified with the subject or object.


lexentry: eng/complex__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: complex
trans_list: komplex
sense:
(mathematics, of a number) Having the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is (by definition) the imaginary square root of −1.


lexentry: eng/complex__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: complex
trans_list: komplex
sense:
(mathematics, algebra) Whose coefficients are complex numbers; defined over the field of complex numbers.


lexentry: eng/complex__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: complex
trans_list: Komplex
sense:
(informal, by extension) A vehement, often excessive psychological dislike or fear of a particular thing.


lexentry: eng/complex__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: complex
trans_list: Komplex
sense:
(chemistry) A structure consisting of a central atom or molecule weakly connected to surrounding atoms or molecules, as for example coordination complexes in inorganic chemistry and protein complexes in biochemistry.


lexentry: eng/complex_conjugate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: complex conjugate
trans_list: komplex Konjugierte
sense:
(mathematics) Of a complex number x, the complex number \overline x formed by changing the sign of the imaginary part: The complex conjugate of a + bi is a - bi.


lexentry: eng/complex_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: complex number
trans_list: komplexe Zahl
sense:
(complex analysis) A number of the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i denotes the imaginary unit


lexentry: eng/complex_sentence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: complex sentence
trans_list: Satzgefüge
sense:
(grammar) A sentence that contains an independent clause as well as one or more dependent clauses, such as a relative clause, an adverbial clause, or a noun clause.


lexentry: eng/compliance__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: compliance
trans_list: Compliance | Regelkonformität | Regeltreue
sense:
(uncountable, business) The department of a business that ensures all government regulations are complied with.


lexentry: eng/complication__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: complication
trans_list: Komplikation
sense:
(medicine) A disease or diseases, or adventitious circumstances or conditions, coexistent with and modifying a primary disease, but not necessarily connected with it.


lexentry: eng/complicity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: complicity
trans_list: Mitschuld | Komplizenschaft | Komplizität | Mittäterschaft | Tatbeteiligung | Teilhaberschaft
sense:
The state of being complicit; involvement as a partner or accomplice, especially in a crime or other wrongdoing.


lexentry: eng/component__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: component
trans_list: Komponente
sense:
A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device.


lexentry: eng/compose__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: compose
trans_list: komponieren | verfassen | abfassen
sense:
(transitive, or, intransitive) To construct by mental labor; to think up; particularly, to produce or create a literary or musical work.


lexentry: eng/composite_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: composite number
trans_list: zusammengesetzte Zahl
sense:
(number theory) A (nonzero) natural number that is expressible as the product of two (or more) natural numbers other than itself and 1.


lexentry: eng/compound__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: compound
trans_list: Verbindung
sense:
(chemistry) A substance formed by chemical bonding of two or more elements in definite proportions by weight.


lexentry: eng/compound__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: compound
trans_list: durch Vergleich regeln | einen Vergleich schließen | sich vergleichen
sense:
(transitive, legal) To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.


lexentry: eng/compound_chocolate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: compound chocolate
trans_list: Fettglasur
sense:
A product made from a combination of cocoa, vegetable fat, and sweeteners, used as a lower-cost alternative to chocolate.


lexentry: eng/compound_eye__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: compound eye
trans_list: Facettenauge
sense:
A visual organ found in arthropods such as insects and crustaceans. It consists of one to thousands of tiny independent photoreception units.


lexentry: eng/compound_interest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: compound interest
trans_list: Zinseszins
sense:
(banking, finance) Interest, as on a loan or a bank account, that is calculated on the total on the principal plus accumulated unpaid interest.


lexentry: eng/compound_sentence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: compound sentence
trans_list: Satzreihe | Satzverbindung
sense:
(grammar) a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction (such as 'but', 'and') and/or punctuation (such as ',').


lexentry: eng/comprador_bourgeoisie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: comprador bourgeoisie
trans_list: Kompradorenbourgeoisie | Kompradorenklasse
sense:
(Marxism) A section of an indigenous middle class allied with foreign investors, multinational corporations, bankers, and military interests.


lexentry: eng/comprehensive_school__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: comprehensive school
trans_list: Gesamtschule
sense:
(British) a normal secondary school, accepting pupils of all abilities; replaced the secondary modern schools and grammar schools


lexentry: eng/compress__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: compress
trans_list: Kompresse | Umschlag
sense:
(medicine) A multiply folded piece of cloth, a pouch of ice, etc., used to apply to a patient's skin, cover the dressing of wounds, and placed with the aid of a bandage to apply pressure on an injury.


lexentry: eng/compress__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: compress
trans_list: komprimieren
sense:
(transitive) To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.


lexentry: eng/compressed_air__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: compressed air
trans_list: Druckluft | Pressluft
sense:
Air which has been reduced in volume and increased in pressure for use in industrial processes or for cleaning.


lexentry: eng/compressibility__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: compressibility
trans_list: Kompressibilität | Stauchung
sense:
(thermodynamics) The product of pressure and molar volume divided by the product of the gas constant and the absolute temperature.


lexentry: eng/compression__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: compression
trans_list: Kompression
sense:
(automotive) The cycle of an internal combustion engine during which the fuel and air mixture is compressed.


lexentry: eng/comprise__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: comprise
trans_list: bestehen aus
sense:
(transitive) To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts). [from the earlier 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/comprise__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: comprise
trans_list: beinhalten
sense:
(patent law) To include, contain, or be made up of, defining the minimum elements, whether essential or inessential to define an invention.


lexentry: eng/compulsion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: compulsion
trans_list: Zwang | Zwangneurose
sense:
An irrational need or irresistible urge to perform some action, often despite negative consequences.


lexentry: eng/compulsory_acquisition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: compulsory acquisition
trans_list: Enteignung
sense:
(legal, Australia, New Zealand) The power of a state to expropriate private land within its jurisdiction for public use.


lexentry: eng/compulsory_education__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: compulsory education
trans_list: Schulpflicht | Schulzwang
sense:
(legal, education) A period of time in a child's life during which the child must receive schooling as required by law.


lexentry: eng/compulsory_purchase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: compulsory purchase
trans_list: Enteignung | Zwangsenteignung
sense:
(legal, UK, Ireland) The power of a state to expropriate private land within its jurisdiction for public use.


lexentry: eng/computational_geometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: computational geometry
trans_list: algorithmische Geometrie
sense:
(computer science, geometry) A field of study, within computer science, devoted to algorithms that solve problems formulated in geometric terms.


lexentry: eng/computational_linguistics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: computational linguistics
trans_list: Computerlinguistik
sense:
(linguistics, computer science) An interdisciplinary field dealing with the statistical and/or rule-based modeling of natural language from a computational perspective. This modeling is not limited to any particular field of linguistics.


lexentry: eng/computational_number_theory__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: computational number theory
trans_list: algorithmische Zahlentheorie
sense:
(mathematics, number theory) The field of study dealing with computational methods for investigating and solving problems in number theory and arithmetic geometry.


lexentry: eng/computed_tomography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: computed tomography
trans_list: Computertomographie
sense:
A form of radiography which uses computer software to create images, or slices, at various planes of depth from images taken around a body or volume of interest. Sometimes called “computerized tomography”.


lexentry: eng/computer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: computer
trans_list: Computer | Rechner
sense:
A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large amounts of data very quickly; now especially, a small one for personal or home use employed for manipulating text or graphics, accessing the Internet, or playing games or media. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/computer_game__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: computer game
trans_list: Computerspiel
sense:
An electronic game, especially a game played using a general-purpose computer (as opposed to a game console).


lexentry: eng/computer_language__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: computer language
trans_list: Computersprache
sense:
(programming) A language that is used internally by computers, including programming languages, machine languages, query languages, markup languages etc.


lexentry: eng/computer_literacy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: computer literacy
trans_list: Computerkompetenz | EDV-Kenntnisse | Informatikkenntnisse
sense:
(computing) The ability to operate a personal computer, including its associated hardware and software (but not necessarily to understand the underlying electronics or a programming language). [from late 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/computer_program__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: computer program
trans_list: Computerprogramm
sense:
A complete piece of software. A set of instructions for a computer. This term can refer to either the executable form that a computer can execute (executable code) or the human readable form (source code). (Several programs, each of which does a task, can be collected as a software package or suite).


lexentry: eng/computer_programming__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: computer programming
trans_list: Computerprogrammierung
sense:
(programming) The process of designing, writing, testing, debugging, and maintaining the source code of computer programs.


lexentry: eng/computer_science__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: computer science
trans_list: Informatik | Computerwissenschaft
sense:
The study of computers and their architecture, languages, and applications, in all aspects, as well as the mathematical structures that relate to computers and computation.


lexentry: eng/computer_security__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: computer security
trans_list: Computersicherheit
sense:
A branch of computer science that addresses enforcement of 'secure' behavior on the operation of computers.


lexentry: eng/computer_virus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: computer virus
trans_list: Computervirus
sense:
(computing) A program which can covertly transmit itself between computers via networks (especially the Internet) or removable storage such as disks and USB drives, often causing damage to systems and data.


lexentry: eng/comrade__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: comrade
trans_list: Genosse
sense:
(communism) A non-hierarchical title, functionally similar to "Mr.", "Mrs.", "Miss", "Ms." etc, in a communist or socialist state.


lexentry: eng/con__Noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: con
trans_list: Bauernfängerei
sense:
(informal) A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain.


lexentry: eng/concatenation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: concatenation
trans_list: Konkatenation | Verkettung
sense:
(countable) A series of links united; a series or order of things depending on each other, as if linked together; a chain, a succession.


lexentry: eng/conceit__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: conceit
trans_list: Concetto | Einfall | Eingebung | Konzept
sense:
(countable, rhetoric, literature) An ingenious expression or metaphorical idea, especially in extended form or used as a literary or rhetorical device. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/conceited__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conceited
trans_list: eingebildet | eitel | selbstgefällig | arrogant | aufgeblasen | blasiert
sense:
Having an excessively favourable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.; egotistical and vain.


lexentry: eng/concentrate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: concentrate
trans_list: konzentrieren | sich konzentrieren
sense:
(ambitransitive) To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force.


lexentry: eng/concentrate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: concentrate
trans_list: konzentrieren
sense:
To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a liquid or an ore; to intensify, by getting rid of useless material; to condense.


lexentry: eng/concentration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: concentration
trans_list: Konzentration
sense:
The act or process of removing the dress of ore and of reducing the valuable part to smaller compass, as by currents of air or water.


lexentry: eng/concentration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: concentration
trans_list: Konzentration
sense:
The act, process or ability of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated.


lexentry: eng/concentration__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: concentration
trans_list: Konzentration
sense:
(chemistry) The amount of solute in a solution measured in suitable units (e.g., parts per million (ppm))


lexentry: eng/concentration_camp__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: concentration camp
trans_list: Konzentrationslager | KZ
sense:
A camp where large numbers of people, especially political prisoners, prisoners of war, refugees etc., are detained for the purpose of confining them in one place, typically with inadequate or inhumane facilities. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/concept__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: concept
trans_list: Begriff | Konzept
sense:
Understanding retained in the mind, from experience, reasoning and imagination; a generalization (generic, basic form), or abstraction (mental impression), of a particular set of instances or occurrences (specific, though different, recorded manifestations of the concept).


lexentry: eng/conception__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: conception
trans_list: Empfängnis | Konzeption | Vorstellung
sense:
The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or perception; the ability to form mental abstractions.


lexentry: eng/conceptual_art__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conceptual art
trans_list: Konzeptkunst
sense:
A genre of art in which the transmission of ideas is more important than the creation of an art object


lexentry: eng/concern__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: concern
trans_list: betreffen | angehen | beunruhigen | sorgen | anbelangen | anbetreffen
sense:
(transitive) To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.


lexentry: eng/concertina__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: concertina
trans_list: Konzertina | Ziehharmonika
sense:
(musical instruments) A musical instrument, like the various accordions, that is a member of the free-reed family of musical instruments, typically having buttons on both ends.


lexentry: eng/concession__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: concession
trans_list: gewährtes Grundstück
sense:
(Canadian) A concession road: a narrow road between tracts of farmland, especially in Ontario, from their origin during the granting of concessions (see above).


lexentry: eng/concession__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: concession
trans_list: Eingeständnis
sense:
(rhetoric) An admission of the validity of an opponent's point in order to build an argument upon it or to move on to another of greater importance; an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/conch__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conch
trans_list: conchieren
sense:
To refine the flavour and texture of chocolate by warming and grinding, either in a traditional concher, or between rollers.


lexentry: eng/concierge__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: concierge
trans_list: Pförtner | Portier | Hausmeister | Hausmeisterin | Pförtnerin | Portierin
sense:
(British) One who attends to the maintenance of a building and provides services to its tenants and visitors.


lexentry: eng/conciliation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: conciliation
trans_list: Güteverfahren | Schlichtung | Sühneverfahren
sense:
(legal) A form of alternative dispute resolution, similar to but less formal than mediation, in which the parties bring their dispute to a neutral third party, who helps lower tensions, improve communications and explore possible solutions.


lexentry: eng/conclave__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: conclave
trans_list: Konklave
sense:
(Roman Catholic) The set of apartments in which the elector cardinals are secluded while a conclave takes place.


lexentry: eng/conclusion__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: conclusion
trans_list: Folgerung | Vernunftsschluss | Schlussfolgerung
sense:
(logic) In an argument or syllogism, the proposition that follows as a necessary consequence of the premises.


lexentry: eng/concordance__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: concordance
trans_list: Konkordanz
sense:
(Bible) An alphabetical verbal index showing the places in the text of a book where each principal word may be found, with its immediate context in each place.


lexentry: eng/concordat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: concordat
trans_list: Konkordat
sense:
A formal agreement between two parties, especially between a church and a state; specifically, an agreement between the Pope and a government.


lexentry: eng/concordia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: concordia
trans_list: Konkordia
sense:
(geology, geochronology) A set of plotted points, appearing as a curve on a concordia diagram or isochron diagram, representing sample data from rock of the same age; the condition of being a member of said set (or on said curve).


lexentry: eng/concordia_diagram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: concordia diagram
trans_list: Konkordia-Diagramm
sense:
(geology, geochronology) Any of several types of diagram, used in connection with uranium–lead dating, in which each axis encodes differently sourced information about the radiometric age of the mineral being dated.


lexentry: eng/concourse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: concourse
trans_list: Querbahnsteig | Wartehalle
sense:
A large open space in or in front of a building where people can gather, particularly one joining various paths, as in a rail station or airport terminal, or providing access to and linking the platforms in a railway terminus.


lexentry: eng/concrete__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: concrete
trans_list: Beton
sense:
(countable, uncountable) A building material created by mixing cement, water, and aggregate such as gravel and sand.


lexentry: eng/concrete_jungle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: concrete jungle
trans_list: Betondschungel
sense:
(idiomatic) An urban or other populated area containing a high density of buildings constructed of concrete or similar materials, especially one which lacks greenery and which seems unattractive, harsh, or unsafe.


lexentry: eng/concretize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: concretize
trans_list: konkretisieren
sense:
(transitive) To make concrete, substantial, real, or tangible; to represent or embody a concept through a particular instance or example.


lexentry: eng/concur__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: concur
trans_list: übereinstimmen
sense:
To meet in the same point; to combine or conjoin; to contribute or help towards a common object or effect.


lexentry: eng/concurrency__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: concurrency
trans_list: Gleichzeitigkeit
sense:
The property or an instance of being concurrent; something that happens at the same time as something else.


lexentry: eng/concurrency__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: concurrency
trans_list: Nebenläufigkeit
sense:
(computer science, by extension) A property of systems where several processes execute at the same time.


lexentry: eng/concurrent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: concurrent
trans_list: parallel
sense:
(computing, of code) Designed to run independently, rather than sequentially, using various mechanisms, such as threads, event loops or time-slicing.


lexentry: eng/concussion__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: concussion
trans_list: Gehirnerschütterung | Erschütterung | Konkussion | Stoßverletzung
sense:
(uncountable, _, in, _, Commonwealth, countable, _) An injury to part of the body, most especially the brain, caused by a violent blow, followed by loss of function.


lexentry: eng/condemn__Verb__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: condemn
trans_list: verurteilen | enteignen | für abrissreif erklären | für seeuntüchtig erklären
sense:
(transitive, legal) To declare (a vessel) to be forfeited to the government, to be a prize, or to be unfit for service.


lexentry: eng/condemnation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: condemnation
trans_list: Verdammung
sense:
The act of judicially condemning, or adjudging guilty, unfit for use, or forfeited; the act of dooming to punishment or forfeiture.


lexentry: eng/condensation_reaction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: condensation reaction
trans_list: Kondensationsreaktion
sense:
(chemistry) any reaction in which two (or more) molecules react with the resulting loss of a molecule of water (or other small molecule); the formal reverse of hydrolysis


lexentry: eng/condense__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: condense
trans_list: kondensieren | verkleinern
sense:
(transitive) To concentrate toward the essence by making more close, compact, or dense, thereby decreasing size or volume.


lexentry: eng/condenser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: condenser
trans_list: Kondensator
sense:
A device designed to condense a gas into a liquid, either as part of a still, steam engine, refrigerator or similar machine.


lexentry: eng/condescend__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: condescend
trans_list: bevormunden | herablassend behandeln
sense:
(intransitive) To treat (someone) as though inferior; to be patronizing (toward someone); to talk down (to someone).


lexentry: eng/condescend__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: condescend
trans_list: bevormunden | herablassend behandeln
sense:
(transitive, rare, nonstandard) To treat (someone) as though inferior; to be patronizing toward (someone); to talk down to (someone).


lexentry: eng/condescension__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: condescension
trans_list: Herablassung | Kondeszendenz
sense:
The act of condescending; a manner of behaving in an outwardly polite way that nevertheless implies superiority to another; patronizing courtesy toward inferiors.


lexentry: eng/condition__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: condition
trans_list: Bedingung | Kondition | Voraussetzung
sense:
A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false.


lexentry: eng/condition__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: condition
trans_list: Bedingung | Kondition
sense:
(law) A clause in a contract or agreement indicating that a certain contingency may modify the principal obligation in some way.


lexentry: eng/condition_precedent__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: condition precedent
trans_list: aufschiebende Bedingung
sense:
(legal) a condition depending upon an uncertain event which must be fulfilled before an obligation arises or a legal transaction takes effect.


lexentry: eng/condition_subsequent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: condition subsequent
trans_list: auflösende Bedingung
sense:
(legal) A condition depending upon an uncertain event which, if fulfilled, brings an end to an obligation or legal transaction.


lexentry: eng/conditional_perfect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conditional perfect
trans_list: Konditional II
sense:
(grammar) A combination of the conditional mood and the perfect tense, roughly corresponding to English 'I would have...'


lexentry: eng/condolence__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: condolence
trans_list: Kondolenz
sense:
(countable, usually, in the plural) An expression of comfort, support, or sympathy offered to the family and friends of somebody who has died.


lexentry: eng/condom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: condom
trans_list: Kondom | Präservativ | Pariser | Präser | Gummi | Ficktüte
sense:
A flexible sleeve made of latex or other impermeable material such as sheepskin, worn over an erect penis during sexual intercourse as a contraceptive or as a way to prevent the spread of STDs.


lexentry: eng/condominium__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: condominium
trans_list: Kondominium
sense:
(US, Canada, Philippines) A building or complex of buildings that provides multiple residential units each of which is owned separately but whose grounds, structure, etc. (if any) are owned jointly. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/condone__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: condone
sense:
(transitive) To forgive, excuse or overlook (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked).

trans_list:
vergeben | entschuldigen | hinwegsehen über | nachsehen | stillschweigend dulden | stillschweigend hinnehmen


lexentry: eng/condone__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: condone
trans_list: dulden | zulassen | akzeptieren | billigen | gestatten | hinnehmen
sense:
(transitive) To allow, accept or permit (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked).


lexentry: eng/condor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: condor
trans_list: Kondor
sense:
Either of two New World vultures, Vultur gryphus of the Andes or Gymnogyps californianus, a nearly extinct vulture of the mountains of California.


lexentry: eng/condor__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: condor
trans_list: Kondor
sense:
(golf) The completion of a hole four strokes under par (a quadruple birdie, triple eagle, or double albatross).


lexentry: eng/condottiere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: condottiere
trans_list: Condottiere
sense:
(historical) A mercenary military leader from 14th-century Italy and later in other parts of Europe.


lexentry: eng/conductance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conductance
trans_list: elektrischer Leitwert
sense:
(physics) A measure of the ability of a body to conduct electricity; the reciprocal of its resistance.


lexentry: eng/conductor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: conductor
trans_list: Dirigent | Dirigentin
sense:
(music) A person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble; a professional whose occupation is conducting.


lexentry: eng/conduit__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
sense: A duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled; a type of raceway.
written_rep: conduit
trans_list:
Elektroinstallationsrohr | Führungskanal | Führungsrohr | Installationskanal | Installationsrohr | Isolierrohr


lexentry: eng/cone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cone
trans_list: Kegel | Kegelmantel
sense:
(geometry) A surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line.


lexentry: eng/cone_cell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cone cell
trans_list: Zapfen
sense:
(anatomy) Any of the photoreceptor cells in the retina that are responsible for colour vision in relatively bright light.


lexentry: eng/coneflower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coneflower
trans_list: Sonnenhut | Rudbeckie
sense:
Any of several similar flowering plants of tribe Heliantheae in order Asterales, in genera Dracopis, Echinacea, Rudbeckia, and Ratibida, that have a cone-shaped disk of florets.


lexentry: eng/confection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: confection
trans_list: Konfekt | Bonbon
sense:
A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, or cake.


lexentry: eng/confectionery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: confectionery
trans_list: Konfekt | Süßwaren
sense:
(uncountable) Foodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a group; candies, sweetmeats and confections collectively.


lexentry: eng/conference__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: conference
trans_list: Konferenz | Tagung
sense:
(business) An event organized by a for-profit or non-profit organization to discuss a pressing issue, such as a new product, market trend or government regulation, with a range of speakers.


lexentry: eng/confess__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: confess
trans_list: gestehen | bekennen | verraten
sense:
(intransitive, transitive) To admit to the truth, particularly in the context of sins or crimes committed.


lexentry: eng/confession__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: confession
trans_list: Beichte
sense:
A formula in which the articles of faith are comprised; a creed to be assented to or signed, as a preliminary to admission to membership of a church; a confession of faith.


lexentry: eng/confessional__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: confessional
trans_list: Beichtstuhl
sense:
(Roman Catholicism) A small room where confession—the Sacrament of Penance—is performed in private with a priest.


lexentry: eng/confessional_chair__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: confessional chair
trans_list: Beichtstuhl
sense:
A chair, or rather booth, in various constructional variations, typically in church or chapel, where the confessor, seated in one compartment, can privately (to protect the sacred secret of the sacrament) hear confession from the person in the other


lexentry: eng/confetti__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: confetti
trans_list: Konfetti
sense:
Small pieces or strips (streamers) of colored paper or other material (metal, plaster, etc) generally thrown about at festive occasions, especially at weddings and in victory celebrations.


lexentry: eng/confidence_interval__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: confidence interval
trans_list: Konfidenzintervall | Mutungsintervall | Vertrauensbereich
sense:
(statistics) A range defined such that there is a fixed probability that the value of the measured parameter will fall within the range.


lexentry: eng/confidential__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: confidential
trans_list: vertraulich
sense:
Kept, or meant to be kept, secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly


lexentry: eng/confidential_informant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: confidential informant
trans_list: V-Mann
sense:
(law enforcement) A person who secretly provides information to the police about wrongdoing which they are aware of due to their relationship to the wrongdoer.


lexentry: eng/configure__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: configure
trans_list: konfigurieren
sense:
(transitive) To set up or arrange something in such a way that it is ready for operation for a particular purpose, or to someone's particular liking


lexentry: eng/confine__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: confine
trans_list: beschränken
sense:
(transitive) To restrict (someone or something) to a particular scope or area; to keep in or within certain bounds. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/confirmation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: confirmation
trans_list: Firmung | Konfirmation
sense:
A ceremony of sealing and conscious acknowledgement of the faith in many Christian churches, typically around the ages of 14 to 18; considered a sacrament in some churches, including Catholicism, but not in most Protestant churches.


lexentry: eng/conflate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: conflate
trans_list: verbinden | vereinigen | verschmelzen | verwechseln
sense:
(by extension) To fail to properly distinguish or keep separate (things); to mistakenly treat (them) as equivalent.


lexentry: eng/conflate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: conflate
trans_list: verbinden | vereinigen | verschmelzen
sense:
(by extension) To deliberately draw a false equivalence or association, typically in a tacit or implicit manner as propaganda and/or an intentional distortion or misrepresentation of the subject matter.


lexentry: eng/conflation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conflation
trans_list: Verschmelzung
sense:
(countable) A blowing or fusing together, as of many instruments in a concert, or of many fires in a foundry.


lexentry: eng/conflation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: conflation
trans_list: Verschmelzung
sense:
(uncountable) A blend or fusion, especially a composite reading or text formed by combining the material of two or more texts into a single text.


lexentry: eng/conflict_of_interest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conflict of interest
trans_list: Interessenkonflikt | Befangenheit | Interessenwiderstreit
sense:
(legal) A situation in which an individual or legal entity in a position of trust (such as an attorney, investment advisor, broker, politician, executive, director, scientist or physician) has competing professional or personal interests.


lexentry: eng/confluence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: confluence
trans_list: Zusammenfluss
sense:
The place where two rivers, streams, or other continuously flowing bodies of water meet and become one, especially where a tributary joins a river.


lexentry: eng/conform__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conform
trans_list: anpassen | entsprechen | passen
sense:
(transitive, intransitive, often followed by to) To change to more closely match typical characteristics or behavior.


lexentry: eng/conform__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: conform
trans_list: entsprechen | erfüllen | genügen | gerecht werden
sense:
(intransitive, of things or procedures) To be as required or recommended by a specification, regulation, or policy.


lexentry: eng/conformal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: conformal
trans_list: winkeltreu
sense:
(cartography, of a map projection) That preserves relative angles over small scales, at all but a limited number of distinct points.


lexentry: eng/confront__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: confront
trans_list: konfrontieren | entgegentreten
sense:
(transitive) To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with


lexentry: eng/confrontational__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: confrontational
trans_list: konfrontativ
sense:
Pertaining to a confrontation; characterized by, or given to initiating hostile encounter; in-your-face.


lexentry: eng/confuse__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: confuse
trans_list: verwirren | konfundieren
sense:
(transitive) to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder (somebody); to afflict by being complicated, contradictory, or otherwise difficult to understand


lexentry: eng/confute__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: confute
trans_list: widerlegen
sense:
(transitive, now, _, rare) To show (something or someone) to be false or wrong; to disprove or refute.


lexentry: eng/conga__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: conga
trans_list: Conga
sense:
(dance) A march of Cuban origin in four-four time in which people form a chain, each holding the hips of the person in front of them; in each bar, dancers take three shuffle steps and then kick alternate legs outwards at the beat; the chain weaves around the place and allows new participants to join the back of the chain. [from 1935]


lexentry: eng/congeal__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: congeal
trans_list: erstarren
sense:
(transitive) To change from a liquid to solid state, perhaps due to cold; called to freeze in nontechnical usage.


lexentry: eng/congee__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: congee
trans_list: Congee | Reis-Congee
sense:
(Asian, _, cuisine) A type of thick rice porridge or soup, sometimes prepared with vegetables and/or meat.


lexentry: eng/conger_eel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conger eel
trans_list: Meeraal | Seeaal
sense:
Any of various large marine eels of the family Congridae, having no scales and found in temperate and tropical coastal waters.


lexentry: eng/congestion__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: congestion
trans_list: Stau | Verkehrsstau | stockender Verkehr
sense:
An excess of traffic; usually not a complete standstill of traffic, so usually not synonymous with traffic jam.


lexentry: eng/conglomerate__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: conglomerate
trans_list: Konglomerat | Mischkonzern | Multikonzern
sense:
(business) A corporation formed by the combination of several smaller corporations whose activities are unrelated to the corporation's primary activity.


lexentry: eng/congregate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: congregate
trans_list: ansammeln | versammeln
sense:
(transitive) To collect into an assembly or assemblage; to bring into one place, or into a united body.


lexentry: eng/congregation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: congregation
trans_list: Versammlung | Ansammlung | Gemeindetreffen | Gemeindeversammlung | Menschenauflauf | Pulk
sense:
A gathering of faithful in a temple, church, synagogue, mosque or other place of worship. It can also refer to the people who are present at a devotional service in the building, particularly in contrast to the pastor, minister, imam, rabbi etc. and/or choir, who may be seated apart from the general congregation or lead the service (notably in responsory form).


lexentry: eng/congress__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: congress
trans_list: Kongress
sense:
(often, capitalized) A legislative body of a state, originally the bicameral legislature of the United States of America.


lexentry: eng/congruence__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: congruence
trans_list: Kongruenz
sense:
(mathematics, number theory) A relation between two numbers indicating they give the same remainder when divided by some given number.


lexentry: eng/congruence__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: congruence
trans_list: Kongruenz
sense:
(algebra, more generally) Any equivalence relation defined on an algebraic structure which is preserved by operations defined by the structure.


lexentry: eng/conic_section__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conic section
trans_list: Kegelschnitt
sense:
(geometry) Any of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane, namely the circle, ellipse, parabola and hyperbola.


lexentry: eng/conifer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conifer
trans_list: Nadelbaum | Konifere
sense:
(botany) A plant belonging to the order Coniferales; a cone-bearing seed plant with vascular tissue, usually a tree.


lexentry: eng/coniine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coniine
trans_list: Coniin
sense:
(organic compound) A poisonous alkaloid found in poison hemlock and the yellow pitcher plant; it is a neurotoxin which disrupts the peripheral nervous system.


lexentry: eng/conjecture__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: conjecture
trans_list: Vermutung | Hypothese
sense:
(mathematics, philology) A statement likely to be true based on available evidence, but which has not been formally proven.


lexentry: eng/conjugate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conjugate
trans_list: konjugieren
sense:
(grammar, transitive) To inflect (a verb) for each person, in order, for one or more tenses; to list or recite its principal parts.


lexentry: eng/conjugate_transpose__Noun__1
written_rep: conjugate transpose
trans_list:
Hermitesch Transponierte | Hermitesch transponierte Matrix | konjugiert-transponierte Matrix | konjugierte Transponierte


lexentry: eng/conjugation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: conjugation
trans_list: Konjugation
sense:
(grammar) In some languages, one of several classifications of verbs according to what inflections they take.


lexentry: eng/conjugation__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: conjugation
trans_list: Konjugation
sense:
(grammar) The product of that act: the conjugated forms of a verb, collected into a list or recitation.


lexentry: eng/conjunction__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: conjunction
trans_list: Konjunktion | Bindewort
sense:
(grammar) A word used to join other words or phrases together into sentences. The specific conjunction used shows how the two joined parts are related.


lexentry: eng/conjunction__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: conjunction
trans_list: Konjunktion | Bindewort
sense:
(astronomy) The alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth.


lexentry: eng/conjunction__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: conjunction
trans_list: Konjunktion
sense:
(logic) The proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the ∧ (\and) operator.


lexentry: eng/conjunctiva__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conjunctiva
trans_list: Bindehaut
sense:
(anatomy) A clear mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelid and the exposed surface of the eyeball or sclera.


lexentry: eng/conn__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conn
trans_list: ein Schiff steuern
sense:
(transitive) To direct a ship; to superintend the steering of (a vessel); to watch the course of (a vessel) and direct the helmsman how to steer (especially through a channel, etc, rather than steer a compass direction).


lexentry: eng/connect__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: connect
trans_list: verbinden | anschließen
sense:
(intransitive, of an object) To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.


lexentry: eng/connect__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: connect
trans_list: verbinden
sense:
(intransitive, of two objects) To join: to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to each other.


lexentry: eng/connect__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: connect
trans_list: verbinden | anschließen
sense:
(transitive, of an object) To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to be a link between two objects, thereby attaching them to each other.


lexentry: eng/connected__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: connected
trans_list: zusammenhängend
sense:
(mathematics, topology, of a topological space) That cannot be partitioned into two nonempty open sets.


lexentry: eng/connected__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: connected
trans_list: zusammenhängend
sense:
(mathematics, graph theory, of a graph) Having a path, either directed or undirected, connecting every pair of vertices.


lexentry: eng/connecting_rod__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: connecting rod
trans_list: Pleuel | Pleuelstange
sense:
Any rod, in an engine, that transmits power or motion, especially one that connects a reciprocating shaft to a rotating wheel, in reciprocating engines connecting piston to crankshaft


lexentry: eng/connection__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: connection
trans_list: Anschluss
sense:
(transport) A transfer from one transportation vehicle to another in scheduled transportation service


lexentry: eng/connective_tissue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: connective tissue
trans_list: Bindegewebe
sense:
(anatomy) A type of tissue found in animals whose main function is binding other tissue systems (such as muscle to skin) or organs and consists of the following three elements: cells, fibers and a ground substance (or extracellular matrix).


lexentry: eng/connector__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: connector
trans_list: Steckverbinder | Verbinder | Verbindungsstecker
sense:
A device (or, more precisely, a mating pair of devices, often a plug and a socket) for connecting together two wires, cables, or hoses, allowing electricity or fluid to flow but also allowing easy disconnection and reconnection when necessary.


lexentry: eng/conning_tower__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: conning tower
trans_list: Kommandoturm
sense:
(nautical) A connecting structure between the bridge and pressure hull of a submarine; in larger, modern submarines it contains the captain's cabin and is known as the sail.


lexentry: eng/connive__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: connive
trans_list: aushecken | verschwören
sense:
(intransitive) To secretly cooperate with other people in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing; to collude, to conspire. [from mid 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/connive__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: connive
trans_list: sich dumm stellen
sense:
(intransitive, obsolete) Often followed by at: to pretend to be ignorant of something in order to escape blame; to ignore or overlook a fault deliberately.


lexentry: eng/connoisseur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: connoisseur
trans_list: Kenner | Connaisseur | Kennerin
sense:
A specialist in a given field whose opinion is highly valued, especially in one of the fine arts or in matters of taste.


lexentry: eng/connotation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: connotation
trans_list: Konnotation | Beigeschmack | Beiklang | Nebenbedeutung
sense:
(semantics) A meaning of a word or phrase that is suggested or implied, as opposed to a denotation, or literal meaning. A characteristic of words or phrases, or of the contexts that words and phrases are used in.


lexentry: eng/conquest__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: conquest
trans_list: Conquest | Conquest-Modus | Conquestmodus
sense:
(video games) A competitive mode found in first-person shooter games in which competing teams (usually two) attempt to take over predetermined spawn points labeled by flags.


lexentry: eng/conscience__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: conscience
trans_list: Gewissen
sense:
(chiefly, fiction, narratology) A personification of the moral sense of right and wrong, usually in the form of a person, a being or merely a voice that gives moral lessons and advices.


lexentry: eng/conscientious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: conscientious
trans_list: Gewissens- | auf dem Gewissen beruhend | dem Gewissen verpflichtet
sense:
Influenced by conscience; governed by a strict regard to the dictates of conscience, or by the known or supposed rules of right and wrong (said of a person).


lexentry: eng/conscientious_objector__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conscientious objector
sense:
Someone who refuses to perform military service (for example to fight in an armed conflict, or be compulsorily drafted in a time of peace) because of religious or moral principles.

trans_list:
Kriegsdienstverweigerer | Kriegsdienstverweigererin | Kriegsdienstverweigerin | Wehrdienstverweigerer | Wehrdienstverweigererin | Wehrdienstverweigerin


lexentry: eng/consecutio_temporum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consecutio temporum
trans_list: Consecutio Temporum
sense:
(linguistics, grammar) A set of grammatical rules of a particular language, governing the agreement between the tenses of verbs in related clauses or sentences; agreement between tenses of verbs in accordance with said set of rules.


lexentry: eng/consensus__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: consensus
trans_list: Konsens | Einvernehmen | Einigkeit | Übereinstimmung
sense:
General agreement among the members of a given group or community, each of which exercises some discretion in decision-making and follow-up action.


lexentry: eng/consequent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consequent
trans_list: bedeutend
sense:
(logic) The second half of a hypothetical proposition; Q, if the form of the proposition is "If P, then Q."


lexentry: eng/conservation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conservation
trans_list: Konservierung | Erhaltung | Bewahrung | Erhalt | Musealisierung
sense:
The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.


lexentry: eng/conservation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: conservation
trans_list: Artenschutz | Naturschutz | Ressourcenschutz | Umweltschutz
sense:
(biology) The discipline concerned with protection of biodiversity, the environment, and natural resources


lexentry: eng/conservation_law__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: conservation law
trans_list: Erhaltungssatz
sense:
(physics) Any of several laws that hold that some physical property remains constant in a closed system regardless of other changes that take place.


lexentry: eng/conservation_of_mass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conservation of mass
trans_list: Massenerhaltung
sense:
(physics, chemistry) A conservation law of classical physics that states that the total mass of a closed system remains constant regardless of the chemical or physical changes that take place within it.


lexentry: eng/conservative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: conservative
trans_list: konservativ
sense:
(US, economics, politics, social sciences) Supporting some combination of fiscal, political or social conservatism.


lexentry: eng/conservative__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conservative
trans_list: Konservativer | konservativ
sense:
(US, politics) A person who favors decentralization of political power and disfavors interventionist foreign policy.


lexentry: eng/conservatoire__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (music) A music academy.
written_rep: conservatoire
trans_list:
Konservatorium | Hochschule für Musik | Musikakademie | Musikhochschule | Musikkonservatorium | Musikschule


lexentry: eng/conservator__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: conservator
trans_list: Restaurator
sense:
A professional who works on the conservation and restoration of objects, particularly artistic objects.


lexentry: eng/conservatory__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
sense: A school of music or drama
written_rep: conservatory
trans_list:
Konservatorium | Akademie für Schauspielkunst | Hochschule für Musik | Musikakademie | Musikhochschule | Musikkonservatorium


lexentry: eng/consideration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consideration
trans_list: Erwägung | Überlegung
sense:
The thought process of considering, of taking multiple or specified factors into account (with of being the main corresponding adposition).


lexentry: eng/consideration__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: consideration
trans_list: Entgelt | Vergütung | Gegenleistung
sense:
(law) A matter of inducement for something promised; something valuable given as recompense for a promise, which causes the promise to become binding as a contract.


lexentry: eng/consist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consist
trans_list: Verband
sense:
(rail transport) A lineup or sequence of railroad carriages or cars, with or without a locomotive, that form a unit.


lexentry: eng/consistency__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: consistency
trans_list: Konsistenz | Widerspruchsfreiheit
sense:
(logic) Freedom from contradiction; the state of a system of axioms such that none of the propositions deduced from them are mutually contradictory.


lexentry: eng/consistent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consistent
trans_list: konsequent | beharrlich | beständig | konstant | verlässlich
sense:
Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature. [from late 16th c. in the obsolete sense ‘consisting of’]


lexentry: eng/consolation_prize__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consolation prize
trans_list: Trostpreis
sense:
An award or small item given to persons or groups of people who do not win an event but are worthy of recognition, especially in a game show.


lexentry: eng/console__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: console
trans_list: Konsole | Kragstein
sense:
(architectural element) An ornamental member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight, often S-shaped.


lexentry: eng/consommé__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consommé
trans_list: Consommé
sense:
a clear broth made from reduced meat or vegetable stock, served either hot as a soup or chilled as a jelly


lexentry: eng/consonant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consonant
trans_list: Konsonant | Mitlaut
sense:
(phonetics) A sound that results from the passage of air through restrictions of the oral cavity; any sound that is not the dominant sound of a syllable, the dominant sound generally being a vowel.


lexentry: eng/consonantism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: consonantism
trans_list: Konsonantismus
sense:
(linguistics, phonology) The consonants, sequence of consonants, or the quality peculiar to the consonants of a given word or group of words


lexentry: eng/consortium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consortium
trans_list: Konsortium | Kooperation
sense:
An association or combination of businesses, financial institutions, or investors, for the purpose of engaging in a joint venture.


lexentry: eng/conspicuous_consumption__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conspicuous consumption
trans_list: Geltungskonsum | Prestigekonsum | Repräsentationskonsum
sense:
A public display of acquisition of possessions with the intention of gaining social prestige; excessive consumerism in order to flaunt one's purchasing power.


lexentry: eng/conspiracy_of_silence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conspiracy of silence
trans_list: Schweigekartell | Stillschweigen vereinbaren
sense:
An agreement, either formal or tacit, between two or more parties not to discuss some matter nor to reveal any information concerning it, especially in order to avoid blame, embarrassment, or other discomfort.


lexentry: eng/conspiracy_theorist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: One who believes in, follows, or advances a conspiracy theory.
written_rep: conspiracy theorist
trans_list:
Verschwörungstheoretiker | Konspirationstheoretiker | Konspirationstheoretikerin | Verschwörungstheoretikerin


lexentry: eng/conspire__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conspire
trans_list: verschören | konspirieren
sense:
(intransitive) To secretly plot or make plans together, often with the intention to bring bad or illegal results; to collude.


lexentry: eng/constable__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: constable
trans_list: Konnetabel
sense:
(historical) An officer of a noble court in the Middle Ages, usually a senior army commander. (See also marshal).


lexentry: eng/constancy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: constancy
trans_list: Konstanz | Beständigkeit
sense:
(uncountable) The quality of being constant; steadiness or faithfulness in action, affections, purpose, etc.


lexentry: eng/constant__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: constant
trans_list: Konstante
sense:
(science) Any property of an experiment, determined numerically, that does not change under given circumstances.


lexentry: eng/constant__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: constant
trans_list: Konstante
sense:
(computing) An identifier that is bound to an invariant value; a fixed value given a name to aid in readability of source code.


lexentry: eng/constellation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: constellation
trans_list: Sternbild | Konstellation | Asterismus
sense:
(astronomy) An arbitrary formation of stars perceived as a figure (especially one from mythology) or pattern, or a division of the sky including it, especially one officially recognized by astronomers; an asterism.


lexentry: eng/constellation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: constellation
trans_list: Sternbild
sense:
(modern, _, astronomy) Any of the 88 regions of the sky officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union, including all stars and celestial bodies in the region. [from 1920s]


lexentry: eng/consternation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consternation
trans_list: Bestürzung | Fassungslosigkeit
sense:
Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay.


lexentry: eng/constipation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: constipation
trans_list: Verstopfung | Obstipation
sense:
The act of crowding anything into a lesser space, or the state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation.


lexentry: eng/constipation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: constipation
trans_list: Verstopfung | Obstipation
sense:
A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled with hardened faeces


lexentry: eng/constituent__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: constituent
trans_list: Wahlkreisbewohner | Wahlkreisbewohnerin
sense:
A resident of an area represented by an elected official, particularly in relation to that official.


lexentry: eng/constitution__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: constitution
trans_list: Verfassung | Verfassen
sense:
The act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something; the composition or structure of such a thing; its makeup.


lexentry: eng/constitution__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: constitution
trans_list: Verfassung | Konstitution | Grundgesetz
sense:
(government) The formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions.


lexentry: eng/constitutional_court__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: constitutional court
trans_list: Verfassungsgericht
sense:
a high court whose jurisdiction is focused on constitutional law or constitutional issues, such as the review of the constitutionality of laws, draft laws, political and bureaucratic decisions, acts of political parties, etc.


lexentry: eng/constitutional_law__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: constitutional law
trans_list: Verfassungsrecht
sense:
(legal) The area of law which deals with the interpretation and application of a constitution, particularly that of a national government.


lexentry: eng/constitutionality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: constitutionality
trans_list: Verfassungmäßigkeit
sense:
(legal) The status of being constitutional; of being in accord with the provisions of the appropriate constitution.


lexentry: eng/construct_state__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: construct state
trans_list: Constructus | Konstruktus | Status constructus
sense:
(grammar) A noun form associated especially with Afroasiatic languages, but occurring also in Iranian and others; used in construing a nominal with another, particularly for the object of a genitive.


lexentry: eng/constructed_language__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: constructed language
trans_list: konstruierte Sprache | Plansprache | Kunstsprache
sense:
Any language—whether a human language, a programming language, or markup language—that is not a natural language.


lexentry: eng/construction__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: construction
trans_list: Konstruktion
sense:
(geometry) A geometric figure of arcs and line segments that is drawable with a straightedge and compass.


lexentry: eng/construction_site__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: construction site
trans_list: Baustelle
sense:
A place where a building or other physical structure is under construction. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/construction_soldier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: construction soldier
trans_list: Bausoldat
sense:
(military, historical) In the German Democratic Republic, a person who did not bear arms but instead did construction work.


lexentry: eng/constructivism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: constructivism
trans_list: Konstruktivismus
sense:
(arts) A Russian movement in modern art characterized by the creation of nonrepresentational geometric objects using industrial materials.


lexentry: eng/constructor__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: constructor
trans_list: Konstruktor
sense:
(object-oriented programming) A class method that creates and initializes each instance of an object.


lexentry: eng/construe__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: construe
trans_list: ableiten | auffassen | auslegen | bilden | deuten | interpretieren
sense:
(transitive) To interpret (something) to another or publicly, explain the meaning (of something), usually language.


lexentry: eng/consul-general__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consul-general
trans_list: Generalkonsul
sense:
A consular officer who heads a consulate general, and is a consul of the highest rank serving at a particular location.


lexentry: eng/consul__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consul
trans_list: Konsul
sense:
(historical) Either of the two heads of government and state of the Roman Republic or the equivalent nominal post under the Roman and Byzantine Empires.


lexentry: eng/consul__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: consul
trans_list: Konsul | Konsulin
sense:
(by extension) An official residing in major foreign towns to represent and protect the interests of the merchants and citizens of their country.


lexentry: eng/consulate_general__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consulate general
trans_list: Generalkonsulat
sense:
The residence, office, or jurisdiction of a consul general; the base of operations for the highest ranking consul for one nationality in a specific foreign country.


lexentry: eng/consult__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consult
trans_list: zu Rate ziehen | befragen | Rat halten | beratschlagen | um Rat fragen | um Rat nachsuchen
sense:
(intransitive) To seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer.


lexentry: eng/consult__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: consult
trans_list: beraten
sense:
(transitive) To have reference to, in judging or acting; to have regard to; to consider; as, to consult one's wishes.


lexentry: eng/consultant__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: consultant
trans_list: Berater | Beraterin
sense:
A person whose occupation is to be consulted for their expertise, advice, service or help in an area or specialty; a party whose business is to be similarly consulted.


lexentry: eng/consumer_credit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consumer credit
trans_list: Konsumentenkredit | Verbraucherkredit
sense:
(banking, economics) Credit extended to an individual for the purchase of consumer goods and services.


lexentry: eng/consumer_price_index__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consumer price index
trans_list: Verbraucherpreisindex | Lebenshaltungskostenindex
sense:
(economics) A statistical estimate of the level of prices of goods and services bought for consumption purposes by households.


lexentry: eng/consummation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consummation
trans_list: Vollendung
sense:
The act of consummating, or the state of being consummated; the state of being completed; completion.


lexentry: eng/contact_details__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contact details
trans_list: Kontaktinformationen | Kontaktangaben | Kontaktdaten
sense:
Information on how to contact a person or entity, typically including a telephone number, address etc.


lexentry: eng/contact_geometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contact geometry
trans_list: Kontaktgeometrie
sense:
(differential geometry, countable) Given a smooth manifold of odd dimensionality, a distribution (subset) of the tangent bundle that satisfies the condition of complete nonintegrability, or equivalently may be locally defined as the kernel of a maximally nondegenerate differential 1-form;(uncountable) the study of such structures.


lexentry: eng/contact_lens__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contact lens
trans_list: Kontaktlinse
sense:
A thin lens, made of flexible or rigid plastic, that is placed directly on to the eye to correct vision, used as an alternative to spectacles, or, if coloured, to change one's eye color cosmetically.


lexentry: eng/contact_print__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contact print
trans_list: Kontaktdruck
sense:
(photography) A print made by exposing the printing paper to light through a negative that is placed directly onto it.


lexentry: eng/contact_tracing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contact tracing
trans_list: Kontaktnachverfolgung | Kontaktpersonennachverfolgung | Kontaktverfolgung
sense:
(epidemiology) The process of identification of persons ("contacts") who may have come into contact with a person carrying an infectious disease.


lexentry: eng/contagion__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: contagion
trans_list: Ansteckung
sense:
(finance) The spread of (initially small) shocks, which initially affect only a few financial institutions or a particular region of an economy, to other financial sectors and other countries whose economies were previously healthy.


lexentry: eng/container_deposit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: container deposit
trans_list: Pfand
sense:
A monetary deposit on a beverage or other container at the point of sale, refundable when the container is returned for reuse, recycling or proper disposal.


lexentry: eng/container_port__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: container port
trans_list: Containerhafen
sense:
(shipping) A port which specialises in handling the loading and unloading of shipping containers onto and from container ships.


lexentry: eng/container_ship__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: container ship
trans_list: Containerschiff
sense:
(watercraft) A cargo vessel designed to carry cargo prepacked into containers, especially shipping containers.


lexentry: eng/containment__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: containment
trans_list: Eindämmung | Eindämmungspolitik
sense:
(uncountable, countable) A policy of checking the expansion of a hostile foreign power by creating alliances with other states; especially the foreign policy strategy of the United States in the early years of the Cold War.


lexentry: eng/containment__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: containment
trans_list: Sicherheitsbehälter | Sicherheitsumschließung
sense:
(countable) A physical system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive or other dangerous materials from a nuclear reactor or industrial plant.


lexentry: eng/contamination__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: contamination
trans_list: Kontamination | Verseuchung | Verunreinigung
sense:
The process of making a material or surface unclean or unsuited for its intended purpose, usually by the addition or attachment of undesirable foreign substances.


lexentry: eng/contemplate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contemplate
trans_list: kontemplieren | nachsinnen
sense:
To look at on all sides or in all its aspects; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study, ponder, or consider.


lexentry: eng/contempt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contempt
trans_list: Verachtung | Blamage | Schande
sense:
(uncountable) The state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.


lexentry: eng/contempt__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: contempt
trans_list: Beamtenbeleidigung | Mißachtung
sense:
(legal) Open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law or legislative body.


lexentry: eng/contempt_of_court__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: contempt of court
trans_list: Missachtung des Gerichts
sense:
(legal, countable) A particular act of open disrespect for or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law.


lexentry: eng/content__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: content
trans_list: Inhalt | Stoff
sense:
Subject matter; semantic information (or a portion or body thereof); that which is contained in writing, speech, video, etc.


lexentry: eng/content__Noun__2
sense_num: 05
written_rep: content
trans_list: Inhalt
sense:
(mathematics) The n-dimensional space contained by an n-dimensional polytope (called volume in the case of a polyhedron and area in the case of a polygon); length, area or volume, generalized to an arbitrary number of dimensions.


lexentry: eng/content__Noun__2
sense_num: 06
written_rep: content
trans_list: Inhalt
sense:
(algebra, ring theory, of a polynomial with coefficients in a GCD domain) The greatest common divisor of the coefficients; (of a polynomial with coefficients in an integral domain) the common factor of the coefficients which, when removed, leaves the adjusted coefficients with no common factor that is noninvertible.


lexentry: eng/contention__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: contention
trans_list: Behauptung
sense:
A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion of strife; a position taken or contended for.


lexentry: eng/contents_insurance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contents insurance
trans_list: Hausratversicherung
sense:
Insurance that pays for damage to, or loss of, an individual’s personal possessions whilst they are located within that individual’s home.


lexentry: eng/context-free__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: context-free
trans_list: kontextfrei
sense:
(linguistics) (Of a formal language) which can be decided by a pushdown automaton or a context-free grammar (sense 1)


lexentry: eng/context-free_grammar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: context-free grammar
trans_list: kontextfreie Grammatik
sense:
(computing theory) A formal grammar in which every production rule is such that the left-hand side is exactly one non-terminal symbol and the right-hand side is zero or more terminal symbols and/or nonterminal symbols.


lexentry: eng/context-sensitive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: context-sensitive
trans_list: kontextsensitiv
sense:
(computing, philosophy) Sensitive to context; exhibiting different behaviour depending on a task or situation.


lexentry: eng/context-sensitive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: context-sensitive
trans_list: kontextsensitiv
sense:
(grammar) Involving transformations that are affected by more of the sentence than merely the section under scrutiny.


lexentry: eng/context__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: context
trans_list: Kontext | Zusammenhang
sense:
The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.


lexentry: eng/contextual__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contextual
trans_list: kontextuell
sense:
Of, pertaining to, or depending on the context of information; relating to the situation or location in which the information was found.


lexentry: eng/contextualization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contextualization
trans_list: Kontextualisierung
sense:
The act or process of putting information into context; making sense of information from the situation or location in which the information was found.


lexentry: eng/continent__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: continent
trans_list: Kontinent | Erdteil
sense:
Each of the traditional main regions into which the Earth’s land surface is divided, now generally regarded as seven in number, each usually including both an extent of mainland and various conventionally associated islands, etc.


lexentry: eng/contingency__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: contingency
trans_list: Eventualität | mögliches Ereignis
sense:
(countable) A possibility; something which may or may not happen. A chance occurrence, especially in finance, unexpected expenses. [from 1610s]


lexentry: eng/contingency__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: contingency
trans_list: Entschädigung
sense:
(finance, countable) An amount of money which a party to a contract has to pay to the other party (usually the supplier of a major project to the client) if he or she does not fulfill the contract according to the specification.


lexentry: eng/contingency_cost__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contingency cost
trans_list: Vorhaltekosten
sense:
(accounting) An expense incurred precautionarily for a use that may not occur such as an event of damage or a change order.


lexentry: eng/contingency_plan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contingency plan
trans_list: Plan B | Alternativplan | Ausweichplan | Notfallplan
sense:
An alternative plan to be put into operation if needed, especially in case of emergencies, or if a primary plan fails.


lexentry: eng/continued_fraction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: continued fraction
trans_list: Kettenbruch
sense:
(mathematics, number theory) A compound numerical expression consisting of an integer plus a fraction whose numerator is a positive integer and whose denominator is a continued fraction (an integer plus a fraction), and so on, with finite or infinite recursion.


lexentry: eng/continuity__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: continuity
trans_list: Stetigkeit | Kontinuität
sense:
(narratology) A narrative device in episodic fiction where previous and/or future events in a series of stories are accounted for in present stories.


lexentry: eng/continuous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: continuous
trans_list: kontinuierlich | stetig
sense:
(mathematics, more generally, of a function between two topological spaces) Such that each open set in the target space has an open preimage (in the domain space, with respect to the given function).


lexentry: eng/continuous_function__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: continuous function
trans_list: stetige Funktion
sense:
(analysis, topology) a function from one topological space to another, such that the inverse image of any open set is open


lexentry: eng/continuous_integration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: continuous integration
trans_list: kontinuierliche Integration
sense:
(software engineering) The practice of merging all branches to a shared mainline several times a day.


lexentry: eng/continuum__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: continuum
trans_list: Kontinuum
sense:
(mathematics) The nondenumerable set of real numbers; more generally, any compact connected metric space.


lexentry: eng/contour__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: contour
trans_list: Höhenlinie | Höhenlinien | Höhenschichtlinie | Isohypse | Niveaulinie
sense:
A line on a map or chart delineating those points which have the same altitude or other plotted quantity: a contour line or isopleth.


lexentry: eng/contrabassoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contrabassoon
trans_list: Kontrafagott
sense:
(musical instruments) A larger version of the bassoon sounding one octave lower, having a technique similar to the bassoon but offers more resistance in every way.


lexentry: eng/contraceptive__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contraceptive
trans_list: Empfängnisverhütungsmittel | Kontrazeptivum | Verhütungsmittel
sense:
A mechanism or means by which conception as a result of sexual intercourse can be prevented or made less likely.


lexentry: eng/contract__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contract
trans_list: Kontrakt | Vertrag
sense:
An agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement.


lexentry: eng/contract__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: contract
trans_list: Vertrag | Kontrakt | Übereinkunft | Übereinkommen
sense:
(legal) An agreement which the law will enforce in some way. A legally binding contract must contain at least one promise, i.e., a commitment or offer, by an offeror to and accepted by an offeree to do something in the future. A contract is thus executory rather than executed.


lexentry: eng/contract__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
sense: (intransitive) To make an agreement or contract; to covenant; to agree; to bargain.
written_rep: contract
trans_list:
abschließen | einen Vertrag abschließen | einen Vertrag schließen | kontrahieren | schließen | sich vertraglich verpflichten


lexentry: eng/contract_of_sale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contract of sale
trans_list: Kaufvertrag
sense:
(legal) A contract that involves an exchange of goods, services or property to be exchanged from seller (or vendor) to buyer (or purchaser) for an agreed upon value in money (or money equivalent) paid or the promise to pay same.


lexentry: eng/contractarianism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contractarianism
trans_list: Kontraktualismus
sense:
The political doctrine that the legitimacy of a government derives from a (normally unstated) contract between the government and the people (normally derived from an election)


lexentry: eng/contraction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contraction
trans_list: Ansteckung | Erwerb | Infektion
sense:
(archaic) An act of entering into a contract or agreement; specifically, a contract of marriage; a contracting; also (obsolete) , a betrothal.


lexentry: eng/contraction__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: contraction
trans_list: Kontraktion | Zusammenziehung | Anspannung | Einschnürung | Geburtswehe | Kontraktur
sense:
(biology, medicine) A shortening of a muscle during its use; specifically, a strong and often painful shortening of the uterine muscles prior to or during childbirth.


lexentry: eng/contraction__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: contraction
trans_list: Kontraktur | Schrumpfung
sense:
(biology, medicine) A stage of wound healing during which the wound edges are gradually pulled together.


lexentry: eng/contraction__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: contraction
trans_list: Zusammenziehung
sense:
(linguistics) A process whereby one or more sounds of a free morpheme (a word) are reduced or lost, such that it becomes a bound morpheme (a clitic) that attaches phonologically to an adjacent word.


lexentry: eng/contraction__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: contraction
trans_list: Ansteckung | Erwerb | Infektion
sense:
(linguistics, phonology, prosody) Synonym of syncope (“the elision or loss of a sound from the interior of a word, especially of a vowel sound with loss of a syllable”)


lexentry: eng/contraction__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: contraction
trans_list: Kontraktion | Zusammenziehung
sense:
(orthography) In the English language: a shortened form of a word, often with omitted letters replaced by an apostrophe or a diacritical mark.


lexentry: eng/contraction__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: contraction
trans_list: Kontraktion | Zusammenziehung | Abnahme | Abnehmen | Minderung | Schrumpfen
sense:
A (sometimes reversible) contracting or reduction in length, scope, size, or volume; a narrowing, a shortening, a shrinking.


lexentry: eng/contractor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: contractor
trans_list: Auftragnehmer | Firma
sense:
A person or company that performs specific tasks like electrical or plumbing work in construction projects.


lexentry: eng/contractor__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: contractor
trans_list: Wartungsfirma
sense:
A person or company hired to maintain existing facilities like air conditioning systems, groundskeeping, etc.


lexentry: eng/contracture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contracture
trans_list: Kontraktur
sense:
(medicine) An abnormal, sometimes permanent, contraction of a muscle or skin; a deformity so caused.


lexentry: eng/contradiction__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: contradiction
trans_list: Widerspruch | Gegensatz
sense:
(countable) A statement that contradicts itself, i.e., a statement that claims that the same thing is true and that it is false at the same time and in the same senses of the terms.


lexentry: eng/contradiction__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: contradiction
trans_list: Widerspruch
sense:
(logic, countable) A proposition that is false for all values of its propositional variables or Boolean atoms.


lexentry: eng/contradiction_in_terms__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contradiction in terms
trans_list: Widerspruch in sich
sense:
A phrase or expression in which the component words contradict one another, often unintentionally, or are claimed to do so when seen from a particular point of view.


lexentry: eng/contrafact__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contrafact
trans_list: Kontrafaktur
sense:
A new musical composition built out of an already existing one, most often a new melody overlaid on a familiar harmonic structure. An important part of the development of bebop. Contrafacts are not to be confused with musical quotations, which borrow rhythms or melodies from an existing composition.


lexentry: eng/contrail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contrail
trans_list: Kondensstreifen
sense:
An artificial cloud made by the exhaust of jet aircraft or wingtip vortices that precipitate a stream of tiny ice crystals in moist, frigid upper air.


lexentry: eng/contraindication__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contraindication
trans_list: Gegenanzeige
sense:
(medicine) A factor or symptom which makes a certain treatment inadvisable, generally or individually.


lexentry: eng/contralto__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contralto
trans_list: Kontraalt
sense:
(music) The lowest female voice or voice part, falling between tenor and mezzo-soprano. The terms contralto and alto refer to a similar musical pitch, but among singers, the term contralto is reserved for female singers; the equivalent male form is counter-tenor. Originally the contratenor altus was a high countermelody sung against the tenor or main melody.


lexentry: eng/contraposition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contraposition
trans_list: Kontraposition
sense:
(countable, logic) The statement of the form "if not Q then not P", given the statement "if P then Q".


lexentry: eng/contrarian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contrarian
trans_list: Querdenker
sense:
A person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially one who denounces the majority persuasion, usually because of spite or nonconformity.


lexentry: eng/contrast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contrast
trans_list: Kontrast
sense:
(countable) A control on a television, etc, that adjusts the amount of contrast in the images being displayed.


lexentry: eng/contrast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contrast
trans_list: Kontrast
sense:
(countable) A difference in lightness, brightness and/or hue between two colours that makes them more or less distinguishable.


lexentry: eng/contrast_ratio__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contrast ratio
trans_list: Kontrastverhältnis
sense:
(technology) ratio of the luminance of white to that of black of a display. A higher value means a higher contrast of white and black.


lexentry: eng/contrasty__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contrasty
trans_list: kontrastreich
sense:
(photography, television) Having great contrast between light and dark areas (of a subject or photograph).


lexentry: eng/contravention__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contravention
trans_list: Verstoß | Verletzung | Zuwiderhandlung
sense:
The act of contravening a rule, regulation, or law, or of not fulfilling an obligation, promise, or agreement.


lexentry: eng/control__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: control
trans_list: Kontrollen | Regeln | Regelung
sense:
The method and means of governing the performance of any apparatus, machine or system, such as a lever, handle or button.


lexentry: eng/control__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: control
trans_list: Kontrollelement | Steuerelement
sense:
(graphical user interface) An interface element that a computer user interacts with, such as a window or a text box (abbreviated Ctrl).


lexentry: eng/control_car__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: control car
trans_list: Steuerwagen
sense:
(railways) A non-powered railroad car from which the train may be controlled - equipped with a driver's cabin, front lights and other equipment required for a locomotive, located at the end of the train opposite to that of the locomotive. This arrangement allows the train to be safely driven into both directions at full speed without changing the configuration of the train.


lexentry: eng/control_character__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: control character
trans_list: Steuerzeichen
sense:
(computing) A character which does not have a direct visual appearance as a glyph, but rather causes some other action to occur, such as a transition to a new line.


lexentry: eng/control_engineering__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: control engineering
trans_list: Regelungstechnik
sense:
(engineering) The subfield of engineering concerned with designing and building controllers and control systems.


lexentry: eng/control_group__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: control group
trans_list: Kontrollgruppe
sense:
(in an experiment) The group of test subjects left untreated or unexposed to some procedure and then compared with treated subjects in order to validate the results of the test.


lexentry: eng/control_key__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: control key
trans_list: Control-Taste | Steuerungstaste | Strg-Taste
sense:
(computing, computer hardware) A key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard used in combination to modify the function of other keys; normally labelled "Ctrl".


lexentry: eng/control_room__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: control room
trans_list: K-Raum | Kontrollraum | Regieraum
sense:
The area inside a recording studio designed to facilitate the mixing of audio for studio recordings.


lexentry: eng/control_surface__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: control surface
trans_list: Ruder
sense:
(aeronautics) A moveable surface attached to a machine such as an aircraft or submarine that can be used to control the machine's motion in roll, pitch or yaw.


lexentry: eng/control_tower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: control tower
trans_list: Kontrollturm | Tower
sense:
(aviation) An airport building from which the air traffic control unit monitors and directs the movement of aircraft on and around the airport.


lexentry: eng/controlled__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: controlled
trans_list: kontrolliert
sense:
(medicine, science, research) Resulting from a comparison with control samples; including a comparison (control) group. (describing clinical trials)


lexentry: eng/controlled_substance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: controlled substance
trans_list: Betäubungsmittel
sense:
(officialese, legal) A drug or chemical whose use, possession, manufacture, or sale is regulated or banned by the government.


lexentry: eng/controller__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: controller
trans_list: Buchprüfer | Controller | Rechnungsprüfer
sense:
(business) The chief accounting officer which audits, and manages the financial affairs of a company or government; a comptroller.


lexentry: eng/controller__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: controller
trans_list: Controller | Regler | Steuerung
sense:
(computer hardware) A mechanism that controls or regulates the operation of a machine, especially a peripheral device in a computer.


lexentry: eng/contumelious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contumelious
trans_list: Verächter
sense:
(archaic, literary) Rudely contemptuous; showing contumely; exhibiting an insolent or disdainful attitude.


lexentry: eng/conurbation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: A continuous aggregation of built-up urban communities created as a result of urban sprawl.
written_rep: conurbation
trans_list:
Konurbation | Agglomeration | Ballungsgebiet | Ballungsraum | Ballungszentrum | Zusammenwuchs von Städten


lexentry: eng/convection_oven__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: convection oven
trans_list: Umluftofen
sense:
an oven that features fans to recirculate heated air to accelerate heating provided by traditional radiant heat sources found in the oven


lexentry: eng/convenience_store__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: convenience store
trans_list: Eckladen | Späti | Spätverkauf | Convenience Shop | Kiosk | Nachbarschaftsladen
sense:
A small retail store, often in a residential area, that carries a limited selection of items such as staples, junk food, and drugstore items, and which is open long hours for the convenience of shoppers.


lexentry: eng/convention__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: convention
trans_list: Konvention | Brauch | Sitte
sense:
A practice or procedure widely observed in a group, especially to facilitate social interaction; a custom.


lexentry: eng/conventional_warfare__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: conventional warfare
trans_list: konventionelle Kriegsführung
sense:
The waging of war in set military battles, as opposed to waging guerrilla warfare or fighting insurgencies.


lexentry: eng/conventionalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: conventionalism
trans_list: Konventionalismus
sense:
(uncountable, philosophy) The doctrine that logical or mathematical principles are simply the expression of conventions.


lexentry: eng/convergent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: convergent
trans_list: konvergent
sense:
(analysis, topology) Of a sequence or series in a topological space, converging to a (finite, proper) limit.


lexentry: eng/conversation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conversation
trans_list: Gespräch | Konversation | Unterhaltung
sense:
Expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people; also, a set instance or occasion of such talking. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/converse__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: converse
trans_list: Gegenschluss | Gegenteil | Umkehrschluss | Umkehrung
sense:
(logic) Of a proposition or theorem consisting of a statement of the form "If A is true, then B is true", the statement "If B is true, then A is true" which need not be equivalent to the first one.


lexentry: eng/conversion__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: conversion
trans_list: Umwandlung
sense:
(law) Under the common law, the tort of the taking of someone's personal property with intent to permanently deprive them of it, or damaging property to the extent that the owner is deprived of the utility of that property, thus making the tortfeasor liable for the entire value of the property.


lexentry: eng/conversion_therapy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conversion therapy
trans_list: Konversionstherapie
sense:
(LGBT, pseudoscience) The use of psychiatric or psychological treatment to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of a person; used especially as an attempt to heterosexualize gay people.


lexentry: eng/convertible__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: convertible
trans_list: Cabrio | Kabriolett | Cabriolet
sense:
(vehicles) A convertible car: a car with a removable or foldable roof able to convert from a closed to open vehicle and back again.


lexentry: eng/convex_lens__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: convex lens
trans_list: Konvexlinse | Sammellinse
sense:
(optics) A lens having at least one convex surface, such that light passing through it may be brought to a focus.


lexentry: eng/conveyance__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conveyance
trans_list: übertragen
sense:
(legal, transitive) To transfer (the title) of an object from one person or group of persons to another.


lexentry: eng/conveyor_belt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conveyor belt
trans_list: Fließband | Förderband | Laufband | Transportband
sense:
A continuous flexible band moved by a series of rollers to transport objects or material from one place to another, especially within a factory or mine.


lexentry: eng/convince__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: convince
trans_list: überzeugen
sense:
To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.


lexentry: eng/convivial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: convivial
trans_list: Fest-
sense:
Having elements of a feast or of entertainment, especially when it comes to eating and drinking, with accompanying festivity


lexentry: eng/convocation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: convocation
trans_list: Kirchensynode
sense:
(ecclesiastical) An assembly of the clergy, by their representatives, to consult on ecclesiastical affairs.


lexentry: eng/convoy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: convoy
trans_list: Konvoi | Geleitzug
sense:
(nautical) One or more merchant ships sailing in company to the same general destination under the protection of naval vessels.


lexentry: eng/convulse__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: convulse
trans_list: erschüttern
sense:
(intransitive) To suffer violent involuntary contractions of the muscles, causing one's body to contort.


lexentry: eng/cony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cony
trans_list: Kaninchen
sense:
A rabbit, especially the European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus (formerly known as Lepus cuniculus).


lexentry: eng/cook__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cook
trans_list: kochen | garen
sense:
(transitive, or, intransitive) To prepare food for eating by heating it, often combining with other ingredients.


lexentry: eng/cookie-cutter__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cookie-cutter
trans_list: gleichförmig | nullachtfünfzehn | schablonenartig | schablonenhaft
sense:
(figuratively, often, pejorative) Having a similar appearance or seeming identical; created by some standard or common means, often with the implication that the result is common, boring, or not applicable to all needs.


lexentry: eng/cookie__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cookie
trans_list: Cookie
sense:
(UK, Commonwealth) A sweet baked good (as in the previous sense) usually having chocolate chips, fruit, nuts, etc. baked into it.


lexentry: eng/cooking_oil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cooking oil
trans_list: Speiseöl
sense:
A purified fat taken from plant material that is commonly used in cooking, e.g. olive oil, canola oil, sunflower oil, etc.


lexentry: eng/cool__Adjective__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: cool
trans_list: geil | cool
sense:
(informal) Of a person, knowing what to do and how to behave; behaving with effortless and enviable style and panache; considered popular by others.


lexentry: eng/cooler__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cooler
trans_list: Kühlbox
sense:
An insulated bin or box used with ice or freezer packs to keep food or beverages cold while picnicking or camping.


lexentry: eng/cooler_bag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cooler bag
trans_list: Isoliertragetasche | Kühltasche | Tiefkühltasche | Tiefkühltragetasche
sense:
Insulated bag used to keep food items cool for a limited amount of time (for example on the way from a grocery store to one's house).


lexentry: eng/coolie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coolie
trans_list: Kuli
sense:
An unskilled Asian worker, usually of Chinese or Indian descent; a labourer; a porter. Coolies were frequently transported to other countries in the 19th and early 20th centuries as indentured labourers.


lexentry: eng/cooling-off_period__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cooling-off period
trans_list: Widerrufsfrist
sense:
A length of time in which the two sides to a purchase agreement, or contract can think things over and cancel with no penalty. This period is often stipulated by national law. In the UK it is currently (2008) 14 days. In many countries it is 10 days.


lexentry: eng/cooling_tower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cooling tower
trans_list: Kühlturm
sense:
A large device, in the form of a tower-shaped building, in which warm water is cooled by evaporation caused by circulating currents of air


lexentry: eng/cooper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cooper
trans_list: Küfer | Böttcher | Fassbinder | Fassküfer | Fassmacher | Schäffler
sense:
A craftsman who makes and repairs barrels and similar wooden vessels such as casks, buckets and tubs.


lexentry: eng/coordinate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coordinate
trans_list: Koordinate
sense:
(mathematics, cartography, astronomy) A number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure.


lexentry: eng/coordinate_axis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coordinate axis
trans_list: Koordinatenachse
sense:
(mathematics, geometry) One of the lines in the coordinate system that represents one of the dimensions.


lexentry: eng/coordinate_clause__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coordinate clause
trans_list: Hauptsatz
sense:
(grammar) A clause that can stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence and contains at least a subject and a verb.


lexentry: eng/coordinate_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coordinate system
trans_list: Koordinatensystem
sense:
(geometry, analysis) A method of representing the position of any individual point in a space of given dimensionality as a tuple of numerical coordinates.


lexentry: eng/coordinate_term__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coordinate term
trans_list: Kohyponym | Synhyponym
sense:
(semantics) A term (word#Noun or noun phrase#Noun) that shares a hypernym#Noun (or hypernymic noun phrase#Noun) with another.


lexentry: eng/coordinating_conjunction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coordinating conjunction
trans_list: koordinierende Konjunktion
sense:
(grammar) A conjunction that joins two grammatical elements of the same status or construction. It can join subjects, objects, verbs, nouns, adjectives, phrases, and independent clauses. [from 1875–80]


lexentry: eng/coot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coot
trans_list: Blässhuhn | Blesshuhn | Blessralle | Wasserhuhn
sense:
Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.


lexentry: eng/cootie_catcher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cootie catcher
trans_list: Floh
sense:
(informal, US) A form of origami with hidden fortunes, activities, etc. written on the folds, and used mainly in children's games, where a person is asked to choose a fold to open.


lexentry: eng/cop-out__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cop-out
trans_list: Ausflucht | Ausrede
sense:
(slang) An excuse made in order to avoid performing a task or duty; a reason offered when someone cops out.


lexentry: eng/cop__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cop
trans_list: erlangen
sense:
(transitive) To (be forced to) take; to receive; to shoulder; to bear, especially blame or punishment for a particular instance of wrongdoing.


lexentry: eng/copal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: copal
trans_list: Copal
sense:
A resinous exudation from various tropical trees, especially Hymenaea courbaril and Schinus terebinthifolia, used chiefly in making varnishes and printing ink.


lexentry: eng/cope__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cope
trans_list: Pluviale | Prozessionsmantel
sense:
(liturgy) A long, loose cloak worn by a priest, deacon, or bishop when presiding over a ceremony other than the Mass.


lexentry: eng/copepod__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: copepod
trans_list: Ruderfußkrebs
sense:
Any of very many small crustaceans of the subclass Copepoda, that are widely distributed and ecologically important.


lexentry: eng/coping_strategy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coping strategy
trans_list: Bewältigungsstrategie | Copingstrategie
sense:
(psychology) A conscious, subconscious or unconscious thought process or behavior that a person habitually employs in order to cope with a particular type of situation.


lexentry: eng/copper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: copper
trans_list: Kupfer
sense:
(uncountable) A reddish-brown, malleable, ductile metallic element with high electrical and thermal conductivity, symbol Cu, and atomic number 29.


lexentry: eng/copper__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: copper
trans_list: Kupferfarbe | Kupfer
sense:
(countable, dated) Any of various specialized items that are made of copper, where the use of copper is either traditional or vital to the function of the item.


lexentry: eng/copper_beech__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: copper beech
trans_list: Blutbuche
sense:
A tall type of beech, Fagus sylvatica atropurpurea, with smooth bark and reddish-brown to purple leaves.


lexentry: eng/copper_shark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: copper shark
trans_list: Bronzehai
sense:
Carcharhinus brachyurus, a species of requiem shark characterized by its narrow, hook-shaped upper teeth, lack of a prominent ridge between the dorsal fins, and plain bronze coloration.


lexentry: eng/coppice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coppice
trans_list: Stockausschlag
sense:
A grove of small growth; a thicket of brushwood; a wood cut at certain times for fuel or other purposes, typically managed to promote growth and ensure a reliable supply of timber. See copse.


lexentry: eng/coprime__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coprime
trans_list: teilerfremd | relativ prim
sense:
(number theory, of two or more positive integers) Having no positive integer factors in common, aside from 1.


lexentry: eng/coprime__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: coprime
trans_list: teilerfremd | relativ prim
sense:
(number theory, of a positive integer) Having no positive integer factors, aside from 1, in common with one or more specified other positive integers.


lexentry: eng/coprocessor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coprocessor
trans_list: Coprozessor | Koprozessor
sense:
(computer hardware) An additional microprocessor used to supplement the functionality of the central processing unit, performing tasks such as floating-point arithmetic (floating-point unit) or graphics calculations (graphics processing unit).


lexentry: eng/coprolalia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coprolalia
trans_list: Koprolalie
sense:
(psychiatry) The uncontrolled use of abusive, obscene or scatological language; especially such behaviour associated with Tourette syndrome.


lexentry: eng/coprophilia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coprophilia
trans_list: Koprophilie
sense:
(psychiatry) A marked interest in excrement; especially the paraphilia involving sexual arousal and pleasure from feces and defecation.


lexentry: eng/copula__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: copula
trans_list: Kopula | Kopulaverb
sense:
(linguistics, grammar) A word, usually a verb, used to link the subject of a sentence with a predicate (usually a subject complement or an adverbial), that unites or associates the subject with the predicate.


lexentry: eng/copulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: copulation
trans_list: Begattung | Kopulation | Paarung | Akt | Beischlaf | Kohabitation
sense:
(uncountable) Sexual procreation between a man and a woman or transfer of the sperm from male to female; usually applied to the mating process in nonhuman animals; coitus; coition.


lexentry: eng/copy_editor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: copy editor
trans_list: Redakteur
sense:
Someone who corrects printed material (copy) and prepares it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing.


lexentry: eng/copycat__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: copycat
trans_list: Nachahmer | Nachäffer | Imitator | Nachmacher
sense:
A criminal who imitates the crimes of another; specifically, a criminal who commits the same crime, especially a highly-publicized one, that has just or recently been committed by someone else.


lexentry: eng/copyedit__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: copyedit
trans_list: gegenlesen | redigieren
sense:
(transitive, printing) To correct the spelling, grammar, formatting, etc. of printed material and prepare it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing.


lexentry: eng/copyright__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: copyright
trans_list: Urheberrecht
sense:
(uncountable) The right by law to be the entity which determines who may publish, copy and distribute a piece of writing, music, picture or other work of authorship.


lexentry: eng/copyright_infringement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: copyright infringement
trans_list: Urheberrechtsverletzung | Verletzung des Urheberrechts
sense:
(copyright) The unauthorized use of copyrighted material in a manner that violates one of the copyright owner's exclusive rights, such as the right to reproduce or perform the copyrighted work, or to make derivative works that build upon it.


lexentry: eng/coquetry__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: coquetry
trans_list: Koketterie
sense:
(countable) An act constituting such behaviour; an affectation of amorous interest or enticement, especially of a woman directed towards a man.


lexentry: eng/coquina__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: coquina
trans_list: Schillkalk | Schillkalkstein
sense:
(uncountable, geology) A soft form of limestone made of fragments of shells, sometimes used as a building or road paving material. [from mid 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/cor_anglais__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cor anglais
trans_list: Englischhorn
sense:
(musical instruments) A double-reed woodwind instrument in the oboe family that is pitched in F, one-fifth lower than the oboe and is consequently approximately one-third longer than the oboe.


lexentry: eng/coral__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coral
trans_list: Koralle
sense:
(countable) Any of many species of marine invertebrates in the class Anthozoa, most of which build hard calcium carbonate skeletons and form colonies, or a colony belonging to one of those species.


lexentry: eng/coral__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: coral
trans_list: koralle
sense:
(countable) A somewhat yellowish orange-pink colour; the colour of red coral (Corallium rubrum) of the Mediterranean Sea, commonly used as an ornament or gem.


lexentry: eng/coral_snake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coral snake
trans_list: Korallenotter
sense:
About 16 species of Old World coral snakes in three genera (Calliophis, Hemibungarus, Sinomicrurus), some banded.


lexentry: eng/coral_snake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coral snake
trans_list: Korallenotter
sense:
Any of various venomous snakes of six genera in family Elapidae, many displaying distinctive color bands.


lexentry: eng/cord__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cord
trans_list: Schnur | Strick | Kordel
sense:
(countable) A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fiber (a rope, for example).


lexentry: eng/cord__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cord
trans_list: Kabel | Litze | Strippe
sense:
A small flexible electrical conductor composed of wires insulated separately or in bundles and assembled together usually with an outer cover; the electrical cord of a lamp, sweeper ((US) vacuum cleaner), or other appliance.


lexentry: eng/cord__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: cord
trans_list: Cord | Klafter
sense:
A unit of measurement for firewood, equal to 128 cubic feet (4 × 4 × 8 feet), composed of logs and/or split logs four feet long and none over eight inches diameter. It is usually seen as a stack four feet high by eight feet long.


lexentry: eng/cordite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cordite
trans_list: Kordit
sense:
A smokeless propellent made by combining two high explosives, nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine, used in some firearm ammunition.


lexentry: eng/cordon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cordon
trans_list: Kordon
sense:
(archaic) A ribbon normally worn diagonally across the chest as a decoration or insignia of rank etc. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/cordon__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cordon
trans_list: Kordon
sense:
A line of people or things placed around an area to enclose or protect it. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/cordwood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cordwood
trans_list: -e
sense:
Wood suitable for use as firewood; firewood cut and split into conveniently sized pieces for easy stacking into cords.


lexentry: eng/core__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: core
trans_list: Kern
sense:
A technical term for classification of things denoting those parts of a category that are most easily or most likely understood as within it.


lexentry: eng/core__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: core
trans_list: Kern
sense:
The most important part of a thing or aggregate of things wherever located and whether of any determinate location at all; the essence.


lexentry: eng/core__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: core
trans_list: Kern
sense:
(computer hardware) An individual computer processor, in the sense when several processors (called cores or CPU cores) are plugged together in one single integrated circuit to work as one (called a multi-core processor).


lexentry: eng/core__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: core
trans_list: Kern | Kerngehäuse
sense:
(engineering, manufacturing) The portion of a mold that creates a cavity or impression within the part (casting or molded part) or that makes a hole in or through the part.


lexentry: eng/core_hours__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: core hours
trans_list: Kernarbeitszeit | Kernzeit
sense:
The fixed block of time during which an employee is expected to be at work; excludes flexitime and leave.


lexentry: eng/core_inflation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: core inflation
trans_list: Kerninflation
sense:
(economics) Inflation excluding the increase or decrease of prices in some transitory sectors (usually food and energy).


lexentry: eng/core_sample__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: core sample
trans_list: Bohrkern
sense:
A cylindrical section of a naturally occurring substance, typically obtained by drilling into the substance, for example sediment or rock, with a core drill.


lexentry: eng/corium__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corium
trans_list: Corium
sense:
(nuclear physics) A lavalike mixture of fissile material created in a nuclear reactor's core during a nuclear meltdown.


lexentry: eng/cork__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cork
trans_list: Kork | Korken
sense:
The phellem of the cork oak, used for making bottle stoppers, flotation devices, and insulation material.


lexentry: eng/corkscrew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corkscrew
trans_list: Korkenzieher
sense:
An implement for opening bottles that are sealed by a cork. Sometimes specifically such an implement that includes a screw-shaped part, or worm.


lexentry: eng/corm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corm
trans_list: Wurzelknolle
sense:
A short, vertical, swollen, underground stem of a plant (usually one of the monocots) that serves as a storage organ to enable the plant to survive winter or other adverse conditions such as drought.


lexentry: eng/cormorant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cormorant
trans_list: Kormoran
sense:
Any of various medium-large black seabirds of the family Phalacrocoracidae which dive into water for fish and other aquatic animals, found throughout the world except for islands in the centre of the Pacific Ocean; specifically, the great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo).


lexentry: eng/corn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corn
trans_list: Getreide | Korn | Zerealie
sense:
(Commonwealth English, but not Canada, Australia, or New Zealand, uncountable) Any cereal plant (or its grain) that is the main crop or staple of a country or region.


lexentry: eng/corn_bunting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corn bunting
trans_list: Grauammer
sense:
A passerine bird (Emberiza calandra, syn. Emberiza miliaria, Milaria calandra) whose male and female plumages are (untypically for buntings) similar.


lexentry: eng/corn_marigold__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corn marigold
trans_list: Saat-Wucherblume
sense:
Glebionis segetum (syn. Chrysanthemum segetum), a herbaceous perennial plant with bright yellow flowers.


lexentry: eng/corn_salad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corn salad
trans_list: Feldsalat | Rapunzel
sense:
Any of the small plants in genus Valerianella, used in salads and as a herb, especially Valerianella locusta.


lexentry: eng/corn_smut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corn smut
trans_list: Maisbeulenbrand
sense:
A fungus that affects corn (maize), taxonomic name Ustilago maydis, which induces tumors in the plant, known to be eaten as a delicacy.


lexentry: eng/corncrake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corncrake
trans_list: Wachtelkönig | Wiesenralle
sense:
A bird of the rail family, Crex crex, that breeds in meadows and arable farmland across Europe and western Asia, migrating to Africa in winter.


lexentry: eng/cornea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cornea
trans_list: Hornhaut
sense:
(anatomy) The transparent layer making up the outermost front part of the eye, covering the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber.


lexentry: eng/cornel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cornel
trans_list: Kornelkirschenbaum
sense:
Any tree or shrub of the dogwood subgenera, Cornus subg. Arctocrania (syn. Cornus subg. Chamaepericlymenum) or Cornus subg. Cornus, especially Cornus mas, the European cornel.


lexentry: eng/corner_kick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corner kick
trans_list: Eckstoß | Eckball | Ecke | Corner
sense:
(soccer) A kick awarded to the attacking team when the ball leaves the field of play by wholly crossing the goal line without a goal having been scored, having last touched a player from the defending team. For the kick, the ball is placed within the corner arc closest to where it went out of play.


lexentry: eng/corner_time__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corner time
trans_list: Schamecke
sense:
(education) A punishment consisting of a period of time for which the culprit (usually a misbehaving child) must stand still in a corner, facing the wall.


lexentry: eng/corner_tooth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corner tooth
trans_list: Eckzahn
sense:
One of the four teeth which come in a horse's mouth at the age of four years and a half, one on each side of the upper and of the lower jaw, between the middle teeth and the tushes.


lexentry: eng/cornerback__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cornerback
trans_list: Cornerback
sense:
(American football, Gaelic football, hurling) Any of the defensive players who are in position on each side farthest laterally from the ball and whose principal responsibility is to defend against passes.


lexentry: eng/cornerstone__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cornerstone
trans_list: Grundstein
sense:
Such a stone used ceremonially, often inscribed with the architect's and owner's names, dates and other details.


lexentry: eng/cornet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cornet
trans_list: Kornett
sense:
A musical instrument of the brass family, slightly smaller than a trumpet, usually in the musical key of B-flat.


lexentry: eng/cornett__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cornett
trans_list: Zink
sense:
(musical instruments) An early horn wind instrument used in European music of the medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods. Not to be confused with later brass instrument.


lexentry: eng/cornflour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cornflour
trans_list: Stärke
sense:
(British) A very fine starch powder derived from maize (US corn) used in cooking as a thickener, to keep things from sticking, or as an anti-caking agent.


lexentry: eng/cornflower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cornflower
trans_list: Kornblume | Zyane
sense:
A small annual plant in the family Asteraceae, Centaurea cyanus, usually with bushy blue flowers which grows natively in European cornfields (i.e. wheatfields).


lexentry: eng/cornice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cornice
trans_list: Gesims | Sims | Brüstung | Gardinenstange | Kranz | Kranzgesims
sense:
(architectural element) A horizontal architectural element of a building, projecting forward from the main walls, originally used as a means of directing rainwater away from the building's walls.


lexentry: eng/cornice__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: cornice
trans_list: Schneewächte | Wechte | Wächte | überhängende Kante
sense:
(geography, mountaineering) An overhanging edge of snow on a ridge or the crest of a mountain and along the sides of gullies.


lexentry: eng/cornrow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cornrow
trans_list: Cornrow | Flechtreihe
sense:
(chiefly, in plural) One of a set of rows of tightly braided hair close to the scalp, forming a hairstyle, of African origin.


lexentry: eng/cornstarch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cornstarch
trans_list: Maisstärke
sense:
A very fine starch powder derived from corn (maize) used in cooking as a thickener, to keep things from sticking, or as an anti-caking agent.


lexentry: eng/cornucopia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cornucopia
trans_list: Füllhorn
sense:
(Greek mythology) A goat's horn endlessly overflowing with fruit, flowers and grain; or full of whatever its owner wanted: or, an image of a such a horn, either in two or three dimensions.


lexentry: eng/corolla__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corolla
trans_list: Blumenkrone | Korolla | Krone
sense:
(botany) An outermost-but-one whorl of a flower, composed of petals, when it is not the same in appearance as the outermost whorl (the calyx); it usually comprises the petal, which may be fused.


lexentry: eng/corona__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: corona
trans_list: Korona
sense:
The luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun (the solar corona) or other star, extending millions of kilometres into space, most easily seen during a total solar eclipse.


lexentry: eng/corona__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: corona
trans_list: Krone
sense:
(Ancient Rome, historical) A crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services.


lexentry: eng/coronal_mass_ejection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coronal mass ejection
trans_list: koronaler Massenauswurf
sense:
(astronomy) A massive burst of solar wind, other light isotope plasma, and magnetic fields rising above the solar corona or being released into space.


lexentry: eng/coronary_artery_disease__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coronary artery disease
trans_list: koronare Arterienkrankheit
sense:
(disease, cardiology) Any disease caused by the accumulation of fatty deposits in the coronary arteries that supply blood to the myocardium.


lexentry: eng/coronary_sinus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coronary sinus
trans_list: Koronarvenensinus
sense:
(anatomy) A large collection of veins in the heart wall that collects blood from the myocardium and empties into the right atrium.


lexentry: eng/coronary_thrombosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coronary thrombosis
trans_list: Koronararterienthrombose
sense:
(cardiology, pathology) Thrombosis of a coronary artery, that is, a blockage, caused by a blood clot, of the blood flow in a coronary artery of the heart, leading to myocardial infarction.


lexentry: eng/coronation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: coronation
trans_list: Krönung
sense:
(specifically, also, attributively) An act or the ceremony of formally investing a sovereign or the sovereign's consort with a crown and other insignia of royalty, on or shortly after their accession to the sovereignty.


lexentry: eng/coronavirus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coronavirus
trans_list: Coronavirus
sense:
(virology) A member of the family Coronaviridaews, comprising viruses which infect animals and human beings, and the genome of which consists of a single strand of RNA. [from 1968]


lexentry: eng/coroner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coroner
trans_list: Coroner | Gerichtsmediziner
sense:
(Commonwealth, Japan, legal) A public official who presides over an inquest into unnatural deaths, and who may have (or historically had) additional powers such as investigating cases of treasure trove.


lexentry: eng/corporal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corporal
trans_list: Korporal | Oberstabsgefreiter | Stabsgefreiter
sense:
(military) A non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4. The rank below a sergeant but above a lance corporal and private.


lexentry: eng/corporal__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corporal
trans_list: Korporale
sense:
(ecclesiastical) The white linen cloth on which the elements of the Eucharist are placed; a communion cloth.


lexentry: eng/corporation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corporation
trans_list: Körperschaft | Aktiengesellschaft
sense:
A body corporate, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members.


lexentry: eng/corporatist__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corporatist
trans_list: korporatistisch
sense:
Having the principles, doctrine, or system of corporative organization of a political unit, as a city or state.


lexentry: eng/corpus__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: corpus
trans_list: Korpus | Textkorpus
sense:
(specifically, linguistics) Such a collection in form of an electronic database used for linguistic analyses.


lexentry: eng/corpus_cavernosum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corpus cavernosum
trans_list: Schwellkörper
sense:
(anatomy) One of the pair of cylindrical columns of erectile tissue that form the bulk of the clitoris and penis.


lexentry: eng/corpus_luteum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corpus luteum
trans_list: Gelbkörper
sense:
(anatomy) A yellow mass of cells that forms from an ovarian follicle during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle in mammals; it secretes steroid hormones.


lexentry: eng/correct_me_if_I'm_wrong__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: correct me if I'm wrong
sense:
Used before stating something the speaker believes is true, especially while correcting what another person has said.

trans_list:
... [[etwas|(et)was]] Falsches sage | ..., wenn ich mich irre | korrigier/verbesser mich, wenn ich falsch liege | sag bescheid, wenn ich falsch liege


lexentry: eng/correction_fluid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: correction fluid
trans_list: Korrekturflüssigkeit
sense:
A white, opaque fluid, applied to paper to mask textual errors; used especially to mask errors in typing so that corrections may be overtyped.


lexentry: eng/correction_tape__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: correction tape
trans_list: Korrekturroller
sense:
An opaque white tape that can be placed against paper and transferred by pressure in order to blank out a mistake; an alternative to correction fluid that does not need time to dry.


lexentry: eng/corrective_rape__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corrective rape
trans_list: korrigierende Vergewaltigung
sense:
The act of raping someone because of their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in an attempt to force the person to be heterosexual or to enforce gender stereotypes.


lexentry: eng/correlation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: correlation
trans_list: Korrelation
sense:
(statistics) One of the several measures of the linear statistical relationship between two random variables, indicating both the strength and direction of the relationship.


lexentry: eng/correlation_coefficient__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: correlation coefficient
trans_list: Korrelationskoeffizient
sense:
(statistics) Any of the several measures indicating the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two random variables.


lexentry: eng/correspond__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: correspond
trans_list: korrespondieren | entsprechen
sense:
(intransitive, constructed with to) To be equivalent or similar in character, quantity, quality, origin, structure, function etc.


lexentry: eng/correspond__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: correspond
trans_list: korrespondieren
sense:
(intransitive, constructed with with) to exchange messages, especially by postal letter, over a period of time.


lexentry: eng/correspondence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: correspondence
trans_list: Korrespondenz | Briefwechsel
sense:
(uncountable) Reciprocal exchange of civilities, especially conversation between persons by means of letters.


lexentry: eng/correspondent__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: correspondent
trans_list: Korrespondent | Korrespondentin
sense:
A journalist who sends reports back to a newspaper or radio or television station from a distant or overseas location.


lexentry: eng/corrosive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corrosive
trans_list: ätzend
sense:
Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, hanging, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as the corrosive action of an acid.


lexentry: eng/corrosive__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: corrosive
trans_list: angreifend
sense:
Any solid, liquid or gas capable of irreparably harming living tissues or damaging material on contact.


lexentry: eng/corrupt__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corrupt
trans_list: verderben | korrumpieren
sense:
(transitive) To make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert.


lexentry: eng/corruption__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corruption
trans_list: Verderbnis | Verdorbenheit | Verkommenheit | Verworfenheit
sense:
The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity.


lexentry: eng/corruption__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: corruption
trans_list: Fäulnis | Verderben | Verderbnis | Verderbung | Zersetzung
sense:
The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration.


lexentry: eng/corruption__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: corruption
trans_list: Korruption | Bestechlichkeit | Vorteilsannahme | Vorteilsnahme
sense:
Unethical administrative or executive practices (in government or business), including bribery (offering or receiving bribes), conflicts of interest, nepotism, and so on.


lexentry: eng/corruption__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: corruption
trans_list: Datenbeschädigung | Datenkorruption | Datenschaden
sense:
(computing) The destruction of data by manipulation of parts of it, either by deliberate or accidental human action or by imperfections in storage or transmission media.


lexentry: eng/corruption__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: corruption
trans_list: Verfall
sense:
The act of changing, or of being changed, for the worse; departure from what is pure, simple, or correct.


lexentry: eng/corruption__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: corruption
trans_list: Korruptel | Korruptele | verderbte Stelle
sense:
(usage prescription) A nonstandard form of a word, expression, or text, assigned a value judgment as being debased, especially when resulting from misunderstanding, transcription error, or mishearing.


lexentry: eng/cortex__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cortex
trans_list: Cortex | Rinde | Kortex
sense:
(countable, anatomy) The outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.


lexentry: eng/cortical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cortical
trans_list: Chor
sense:
(anatomy) Pertaining to the outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.


lexentry: eng/cortisone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cortisone
trans_list: Cortison | Kortison
sense:
(steroid hormone, pharmaceutical drug) A corticosteroid hormone, closely related to corticosterone, produced by the adrenal cortex. One of the glucocorticoids, it is also made synthetically for use as an anti-inflammatory and antiallergy agent. 17-hydroxy-11-dehydrocorticosterone, with formula C21H28O5.


lexentry: eng/corundum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corundum
trans_list: Korund
sense:
(mineral) An extremely hard mineral, a form of aluminum oxide with the chemical formula Al2O3, that occurs in the form of the gemstones sapphire and ruby; it is used as an abrasive.


lexentry: eng/corvette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corvette
trans_list: Korvette
sense:
(nautical, historical) A flush-decked warship of the 17th-18th centuries having a single tier of guns; it ranked next below a frigate; – called in the United States navy a sloop of war.


lexentry: eng/corvette__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: corvette
trans_list: Korvette
sense:
(nautical) In a modern navy, a lightly armed and armoured blue water warship, smaller than a frigate, capable of transoceanic duty.


lexentry: eng/coset__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coset
trans_list: Schicht
sense:
(algebra, group theory) The set that results from applying a group's binary operation with a given fixed element of the group on each element of a given subgroup.


lexentry: eng/cosine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cosine
trans_list: Kosinus
sense:
(trigonometry) In a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the side adjacent to an acute angle to the length of the hypotenuse. Symbol: cos


lexentry: eng/cosmetic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cosmetic
trans_list: Kosmetik | Kosmetikum | Hautverschönerungsmittel
sense:
Any substances applied to enhance the external color or texture of the skin, e.g. lipstick, eyeshadow, eyeliner; makeup.


lexentry: eng/cosmetologist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cosmetologist
trans_list: Kosmetiker | Kosmetikerin | Kosmetologe | Kosmetologin
sense:
A person who advises people (normally women) on cosmetics and other beauty treatments; a beautician.


lexentry: eng/cosmochemistry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cosmochemistry
trans_list: Kosmochemie
sense:
The branch of chemistry that deals with the creation of the elements, and their isotopic distribution, in the universe; also with the synthesis and reactions of simple molecules in interstellar space.


lexentry: eng/cosmodicy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cosmodicy
trans_list: Kosmodizee
sense:
A justification of the fundamental goodness of the universe, especially in regard to the existence of evil and suffering in the world; a work or discourse justifying the ways of the universe.


lexentry: eng/cosmodrome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cosmodrome
trans_list: Kosmodrom | Weltraumbahnhof
sense:
A site for launching spacecraft, usually in reference to such Soviet or Russian built sites as the Baikonur, Kazakhstan and Plesetsk, Russia cosmodromes.


lexentry: eng/cosmogony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cosmogony
trans_list: Kosmogonie
sense:
The study of the origin, and sometimes the development, of the universe or the solar system, in astrophysics, religion, and other fields.


lexentry: eng/cost-benefit_analysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cost-benefit analysis
trans_list: Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse | Kosten-Nutzen-Rechnung
sense:
(finance, economics) A methodology to help appraise or assess the case for a project or proposal, by estimating the net cost or benefit of the project of proposal.


lexentry: eng/cost_of_living__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cost of living
trans_list: Lebenshaltungskosten
sense:
The average cost of a standard set of basic necessities of life, especially of food, shelter and clothing.


lexentry: eng/costal_cartilage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: costal cartilage
trans_list: Rippenknorpel
sense:
(anatomy) One of the bars of hyaline cartilage, found at the anterior ends of the ribs, that serve to prolong the ribs forward and contribute to the elasticity of the walls of the thorax.


lexentry: eng/costume__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: costume
trans_list: Kostüm | Tracht
sense:
A style of dress, including garments, accessories and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period or people.


lexentry: eng/cot__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cot
trans_list: Kinderbett
sense:
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) A bed for infants or small children, with high, often slatted, often moveable sides.


lexentry: eng/cotangent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cotangent
trans_list: Kotangens
sense:
(trigonometry) In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the tangent of an angle. Symbols: cot, ctg, or ctn


lexentry: eng/cotillion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cotillion
trans_list: Kotillon
sense:
(dance) A bold dance performed in groups of eight where women lift their skirts to display their ankles. [from 1766]


lexentry: eng/cottage_industry__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cottage industry
trans_list: Kleinunternehmen
sense:
(by extension) A small-scale industry, with relatively few employees or a limited customer base or low economic impact.


lexentry: eng/cotton_swab__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cotton swab
trans_list: Wattestäbchen
sense:
A small wad of cotton wrapped around the end of a small rod, made of wood, rolled paper, or plastic. The most common uses for cotton swabs include aural hygiene and cosmetics application.


lexentry: eng/cotton_thistle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cotton thistle
trans_list: Eselsdistel
sense:
Any of various flowering plants in the genus Onopordum of the family Asteraceae, especially Onopordum acanthium.


lexentry: eng/cottontop_tamarin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cottontop tamarin
trans_list: Lisztaffe | Lisztäffchen | Pinchéäffchen
sense:
A small New World monkey with a long crest, white hairs from forehead to nape flowing over the shoulders, Saguinus oedipus


lexentry: eng/cottonwood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cottonwood
trans_list: Pappel
sense:
A tree from one of number of species of tree in the genus Populus (poplars), typically growing along watercourses, with fluffy catkins.


lexentry: eng/cotyledon__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cotyledon
trans_list: Keimblatt | Kotyledone
sense:
(botany) The leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant; after germination it becomes the first leaves of the seedling.


lexentry: eng/couch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: couch
trans_list: Sofa | Couch
sense:
(North America, Australia, Ireland) An item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person; a sofa.


lexentry: eng/couch_potato__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: couch potato
trans_list: Stubenhocker | Nichtstuer
sense:
(idiom) A person who spends a lot of time sitting or lying down, often watching television, eating snacks or drinking alcohol. [from 1976]


lexentry: eng/cough__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cough
trans_list: Husten
sense:
A sudden, often involuntary expulsion of air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the mouth.


lexentry: eng/cough__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cough
trans_list: husten
sense:
Sometimes followed by up: to force (something) out of the lungs or throat by pushing air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the mouth.


lexentry: eng/cough_drop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cough drop
trans_list: Eukalyptusbonbon | Halsbonbon | Hustenbonbon
sense:
A small, medicated tablet intended to be dissolved slowly in the mouth to relieve coughing symptoms temporarily.


lexentry: eng/cough_medicine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cough medicine
trans_list: Antitussivum | Hustenarznei | Hustenmedikament | Hustenmedizin | Hustenmittel
sense:
A medication or medicine used to treat those people with coughing and related conditions, usually in liquid or syrup form.


lexentry: eng/coulomb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coulomb
trans_list: Coulomb
sense:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electric charge; the amount of electric charge carried by a current of 1 ampere flowing for 1 second. Symbol: C


lexentry: eng/council_house__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: council house
trans_list: sozialer Wohnungsbau
sense:
(UK, Ireland) A house built and operated by local town councils, usually of relatively low price and lived in by the working class and welfare recipients.


lexentry: eng/councillor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: councillor
trans_list: empfehlen
sense:
In particular, a representative elected to a local authority, such as a city council: a city councillor


lexentry: eng/count_one's_blessings__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: count one's blessings
sense:
(idiomatic) To focus one's attention on the circumstances of one's life which are pleasant or fortunate, especially with the intention of diverting one's thoughts from serious or disagreeable matters.

trans_list:
lieber auf das Gute im Leben schauen | lieber die rosigen Dinge in seinem Leben betrachten | lieber seinen Blick auf die guten Seiten richten


lexentry: eng/countable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: countable
trans_list: abzählbar
sense:
(mathematics, of a set) finite or countably infinite; having a one-to-one correspondence (bijection) with a subset of the natural numbers.


lexentry: eng/countable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: countable
trans_list: zählbar
sense:
(grammar, of a noun) Freely usable with the indefinite article and with numbers, and therefore having a plural form.


lexentry: eng/countdown__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: countdown
trans_list: Countdown
sense:
A count backward in fixed units to the time of some event, especially the launch of a space vehicle.


lexentry: eng/countdown__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: countdown
trans_list: Countdown
sense:
A radio or television program counting down the top songs of a given week, usually in reverse order ending with the No. 1.


lexentry: eng/counter__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: counter
trans_list: Zähler | Zählwerk
sense:
An object (now especially a small disc) used in counting or keeping count, or as a marker in games, etc.


lexentry: eng/counter__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: counter
trans_list: Arbeitsfläche | Arbeitsplatte
sense:
In a kitchen, a surface, often built into the wall and above a cabinet, designed to be used for food preparation.


lexentry: eng/counterculture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: counterculture
trans_list: Gegenkultur
sense:
Any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to Western culture.


lexentry: eng/counterespionage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: counterespionage
trans_list: Spionageabwehr
sense:
All those activities undertaken to neutralize or exploit the espionage activities of another nation or an enemy.


lexentry: eng/counterexample__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: counterexample
trans_list: Gegenbeispiel
sense:
(logic) An example that counters a general rule; an exception to a general rule; a specific instance of the falsity of (and falsifiability of) any proposed universal applicability of a rule or statement.


lexentry: eng/countermand__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: countermand
trans_list: annullieren
sense:
To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given.


lexentry: eng/counterpoint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: counterpoint
trans_list: Kontrapunkt
sense:
(music) A melody added to an existing one, especially one added to provide harmony whilst each retains its simultaneous identity; a composition consisting of such contrapuntal melodies.


lexentry: eng/countersink__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: countersink
trans_list: Ansenkung | Senkbohrung
sense:
a cylindrical recess, typically machined around a hole to admit a screw so that it sits flush with a surface.


lexentry: eng/countersteer__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: countersteer
trans_list: gegenlenken
sense:
(transitive) To steer (a vehicle) in the opposite direction at the beginning of a turn in order to adjust the rider's center of gravity.


lexentry: eng/countertenor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: countertenor
trans_list: Countertenor
sense:
An adult male singer who uses head tone or falsetto to sing far higher than the typical male vocal range.


lexentry: eng/countertrade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: countertrade
trans_list: Kompensationshandel
sense:
(international trade) Exchange of goods or services that are paid for, in whole or part, with other goods or services.


lexentry: eng/counterweight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: counterweight
trans_list: Gegengewicht
sense:
A heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised and lowered, with the intent of reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering. Counterweights are used, for example, in cable-hauled elevators and some kinds of movable bridges (e.g. a bascule bridge).


lexentry: eng/country__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: country
trans_list: Land | Staat | Vaterland
sense:
The territory of a nation, especially an independent nation state or formerly independent nation; a political entity asserting ultimate authority over a geographical area; a sovereign state. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/country__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: country
trans_list: Land | Staat
sense:
A set region of land having particular human occupation or agreed limits, especially inhabited by members of the same race, speakers of the same language etc., or associated with a given person, occupation, species etc. [from 13th c.]


lexentry: eng/country__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: country
trans_list: Land | Landschaft | Region
sense:
(uncountable, usually preceded by “the”) A rural area, as opposed to a town or city; the countryside. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/country_club__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: country club
trans_list: Country Club
sense:
A private club in a rural area or in the outskirts of a town, offering recreational sports activities.


lexentry: eng/country_house__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: country house
trans_list: Landhaus | Zweitwohnung
sense:
(British) A weekend and holiday residence, located outside of urban areas, used as a retreat from city life.


lexentry: eng/country_music__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: country music
trans_list: Country-Musik | Countrymusik
sense:
(music) A style of popular music that originated in the folk music of the rural population of the southern and western United States and characterized by string-band instruments and simple melodies.


lexentry: eng/country_of_origin__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: country of origin
trans_list: Ursprungsland
sense:
(international trade) The country in which the last stage of substantial transformation of goods occurred.


lexentry: eng/county__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: county
trans_list: Grafschaft | Bezirk | County | Landkreis | Qark
sense:
An administrative or geographical region of various countries, including Bhutan, Canada, China, Croatia, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, South Korea, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and 48 of the 50 United States (excluding Alaska and Louisiana).


lexentry: eng/coup_d'état__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coup d'état
trans_list: Staatsstreich | Putsch | Coup
sense:
(politics, government) The sudden overthrow of a government, differing from a revolution by being carried out by a small group of people who replace only the leading figures.


lexentry: eng/couple__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: couple
trans_list: ein paar | einige
sense:
One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery, called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple.


lexentry: eng/coupling__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: coupling
trans_list: Einkopplung
sense:
(electronics) A connection between two electronic circuits such that a signal can pass between them.


lexentry: eng/coupon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coupon
trans_list: Coupon | Gutschein
sense:
A section of a ticket, showing the holder to be entitled to some specified accommodation or service, as to a passage over a designated line of travel, a particular seat in a theater, a discount, etc.


lexentry: eng/coupon__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: coupon
trans_list: Coupon | Kupon
sense:
(finance, obsolete) A certificate of interest due, printed at the bottom of transferable bonds (state, railroad, etc.), given for a term of years, designed to be cut off and presented for payment when the interest is due; an interest warrant.


lexentry: eng/courage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: courage
trans_list: Mut | Tapferkeit | Courage | Herz
sense:
The quality of being confident, not afraid or easily intimidated, but without being incautious or inconsiderate.


lexentry: eng/course__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: course
trans_list: verfolgen
sense:
(transitive) To pursue by tracking or estimating the course taken by one's prey; to follow or chase after.


lexentry: eng/course_credit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: course credit
trans_list: Haben
sense:
(education, academics) A unit for measuring the amount of academic studies of which exact definition varies by learning institution. Typically, there is a minimum number of course credits required as a precondition for graduation.


lexentry: eng/coursebook__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coursebook
trans_list: Lehrbuch
sense:
A textbook, a book designed to accompany a specific academic course, or one specified by the writers of the course to be read by its students.


lexentry: eng/courser__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: courser
trans_list: Hausflur
sense:
Any of several species of terrestrial bird in the genera Cursorius or Rhinoptilus of the family Glareolidae.


lexentry: eng/court__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: court
trans_list: Hof | Gerichtshof
sense:
An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.


lexentry: eng/court__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: court
trans_list: Hof | Hofstaat
sense:
The collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority; all the surroundings of a sovereign in his regal state.


lexentry: eng/court__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: court
trans_list: Gericht
sense:
(often capitalized) The judge or judges or other judicial officer presiding in a particular matter, particularly as distinguished from the counsel or jury, or both.


lexentry: eng/court__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: court
trans_list: Gericht | Hof | Platz
sense:
The persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice; an official assembly, legally met together for the transaction of judicial business; a judge or judges sitting for the hearing or trial of cases.


lexentry: eng/court__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: court
trans_list: Platz
sense:
(sports) A place arranged for playing the games of tennis, basketball, handball, badminton, volleyball, squash and some other games


lexentry: eng/court_jester__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: court jester
trans_list: Narr | Närrin | Hofnarr | Hofnärrin
sense:
A person in colorful garb and fool's cap who amused a medieval and early modern royal or noble court.


lexentry: eng/court_of_cassation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: court of cassation
trans_list: Kassationshof
sense:
(legal) In many legal systems, the highest-level court of appeal in procedural matters, which is asked to squash a verdict but then refers the case back for a new court case at the previous level.


lexentry: eng/court_order__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: court order
trans_list: Gerichtsbeschluss
sense:
(legal) A written command, issued by a judge, requiring whomever it is served upon to do whatever the order says, under penalty of being held in contempt of court.


lexentry: eng/courtesy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: courtesy
trans_list: Höflichkeit
sense:
(countable) A polite gesture or remark, especially as opposed to an obligation or standard practice.


lexentry: eng/courtship__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: courtship
trans_list: Brautwerbung | Liebeswerben | Freien
sense:
The act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage; hence, the period during which a couple fall in love before their marriage.


lexentry: eng/cousin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cousin
trans_list: Cousin | Cousine | Vetter | Kusine | Base
sense:
(specifically) When used without a qualifying word: the child of a person's parent's brother (that is, an uncle) or sister (an aunt); a cousin-german, a first cousin.


lexentry: eng/cousin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cousin
trans_list: entfernte Verwandte | entfernter Verwandter
sense:
Chiefly with a qualifying word: any relation (especially a distant one) who is not a direct ancestor or descendant but part of a person's extended family; a kinsman or kinswoman.


lexentry: eng/covalent_bond__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: covalent bond
trans_list: kovalente Bindung
sense:
(chemistry) A type of chemical bond where two atoms are connected to each other by the sharing of two or more electrons.


lexentry: eng/covariance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: covariance
trans_list: Kovarianz
sense:
(statistics) A statistical measure defined as \scriptstyle\operatorname{Cov}(X, Y) = \operatorname{E}((X - \mu) (Y - \nu)) given two real-valued random variables X and Y, with expected values \scriptstyle E(X)\,=\,\mu and \scriptstyle E(Y)\,=\,\nu.


lexentry: eng/covariance__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: covariance
trans_list: Kovarianz
sense:
(object-oriented programming) The conversion of data types from wider to narrower in certain situations.


lexentry: eng/cove__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cove
trans_list: Bucht | Steilküstenbucht
sense:
A small coastal inlet, especially one having high cliffs protecting vessels from prevailing winds. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/covenstead__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: covenstead
trans_list: Heiligtum
sense:
(Wicca) A permanent circle or temple used to meet for rituals and to store religious items, often a mundane location.


lexentry: eng/cover__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: cover
trans_list: Umschlag | Cover | Einband
sense:
(music) A new performance or rerecording of a previously recorded song; a cover version; a cover song.


lexentry: eng/cover__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: cover
trans_list: Überdeckung
sense:
(combinatorics, topology) A collection (or family) of subsets of a given set, whose union contains every element of said original set.


lexentry: eng/cover__Verb__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: cover
trans_list: decken | abdecken | Deckung geben
sense:
(military, law enforcement) To protect using an aimed firearm and the threat of firing; or to protect using continuous, heaving fire at or in the direction of the enemy so as to force the enemy to remain in cover; or to threaten using an aimed firearm.


lexentry: eng/cover_charge__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cover charge
trans_list: Gedeckzuschlag
sense:
An amount of money added to a restaurant bill in lieu of tips, and to pay for uncharged items such as bread and water.


lexentry: eng/cover_crop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cover crop
trans_list: Zwischenfrucht
sense:
Any of several crops planted between others in order to prevent erosion and to improve soil quality (especially by adding nitrogen); often plowed into the soil as a green manure at the end of its season.


lexentry: eng/cover_girl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cover girl
trans_list: Covergirl
sense:
(informal) An attractive, usually well-known, female model whose image has been featured on one or more magazine covers.


lexentry: eng/cover_letter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cover letter
trans_list: Anschreiben
sense:
A letter or written communication that serves to introduce an accompanying document; especially, a letter that introduces a résumé or curriculum vitae.


lexentry: eng/cover_version__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cover version
trans_list: Cover | Coverversion
sense:
(music) A version of a song that is a new performance or rerecording of that song by a different artist.


lexentry: eng/coverage__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: coverage
trans_list: Abdeckplane
sense:
(genetics) The average number of reads representing a given nucleotide in the reconstructed sequence.


lexentry: eng/covering__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: covering
trans_list: Abdeckung
sense:
(countable) That which covers or conceals; a cover; something spread or laid over or wrapped about another.


lexentry: eng/covet__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: covet
trans_list: sehnen
sense:
(intransitive) To yearn; to have or indulge an inordinate desire, especially for another's possession.


lexentry: eng/covid-19_party__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: covid-19 party
trans_list: Coronaparty
sense:
(neologism) A party where people come together to spread COVID-19 between each other to attempt to acquire temporary immunity and/or to accelerate herd immunity.


lexentry: eng/covidiot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: covidiot
trans_list: Covidiot | Covidiotin
sense:
(pejorative, jocular, neologism) A person who is foolishly reckless with respect to avoiding contracting or spreading COVID-19.


lexentry: eng/cow__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cow
trans_list: Rind | Kuh
sense:
(loosely, or, informal) Any member of the species Bos taurus regardless of sex or age, including bulls and calves.


lexentry: eng/cow__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: cow
trans_list: Kuh
sense:
(biology) A female member of other large species of mammal, including the bovines, moose, whales, seals, hippos, rhinos, manatees, and elephants.


lexentry: eng/cow__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: cow
trans_list: Kuh
sense:
(derogatory, UK, AU, informal) A woman considered unpleasant in some way, particularly one considered nasty, stupid, fat, lazy, or difficult.


lexentry: eng/cow_chip__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cow chip
trans_list: Kuhfladen
sense:
A piece of dried cow dung, used especially as fuel in the Third World and by early North American settlers.


lexentry: eng/cow_eyes__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cow eyes
trans_list: -löcher
sense:
(US, informal) A wide-eyed expression meant to discreetly signal otherwise unstated romantic attraction to the one it is directed at.


lexentry: eng/cowboy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cowboy
trans_list: Cowboy
sense:
A man who identifies with cowboy culture, including wearing a cowboy hat and being a fan of country and western music.


lexentry: eng/cowboy_hat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cowboy hat
trans_list: Cowboyhut
sense:
A broad-brimmed hat worn by cowboys, ranchers, and farmers, common in the western United States and Mexico.


lexentry: eng/cowgirl_position__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cowgirl position
trans_list: Reiten | Reiterstellung | Reitstellung
sense:
(idiomatic) A sex position in which the man lies on his back, and the woman sits on top of him facing him.


lexentry: eng/cowherb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cowherb
trans_list: Kuhnelke
sense:
Vaccaria hispanica, an annual herb with blue-grey waxy herbage and pale pink flowers, native to Eurasia.


lexentry: eng/cowlick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cowlick
trans_list: Haarwirbel
sense:
An unruly lock or section of hair that sticks straight out from the skull or lies at an angle at odds with the rest of an individual's hair, like a whorl or vortex.


lexentry: eng/cowpox__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cowpox
trans_list: Kuhpocken
sense:
A pustular, eruptive skin disease of cattle caused by an Orthopoxvirus, with lesions occurring principally on the udder and teats. Human infection may occur from touching cows, and gives immunity to smallpox.


lexentry: eng/coxswain__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: coxswain
trans_list: Steuermann
sense:
(rowing) The member of a crew who steers the shell and coordinates the power and rhythm of the rowers.


lexentry: eng/coypu__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coypu
trans_list: Biberratte | Coypu | Nutria | Schweifbiber | Schweifratte | Sumpfbiber
sense:
A large, crepuscular, semiaquatic rodent (Myocastor coypus) resembling a large rat, having bright orange-yellow incisors, native to South America and introduced to Europe, Asia and North America, valued for its fur in eastern Europe and central Asia and considered a pest elsewhere.


lexentry: eng/cozen__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cozen
trans_list: beschwindeln
sense:
(archaic) To cheat; to defraud; to deceive, usually by small arts, or in a pitiful way. [from late 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/crabgrass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crabgrass
trans_list: Fingerhirse
sense:
Those members of the genus Digitaria, grasses of tropical to temperate climates, which are pests of lawns, mainly from their invasive habits and the fact they die off in the fall and winter, leaving bare patches.


lexentry: eng/crack__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: crack
trans_list: Spalte | Ritze
sense:
(slang) Crack cocaine, a potent, relatively cheap, addictive variety of cocaine; often a rock, usually smoked through a crack-pipe.


lexentry: eng/crack__Noun__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: crack
trans_list: Spalte | Ritze
sense:
(hydrodynamics, US, dated) An expanding circle of white water surrounding the site of a large explosion at shallow depth, marking the progress of the shock wave through the air above the water.A nuclear explosion in shallow water; the crack is clearly visible on the water's surface.


lexentry: eng/crack_down__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crack down
trans_list: hart durchgreifen (bei) | scharf vorgehen (gegen)
sense:
(idiomatic, often with 'on') To take harsh action (against), as when enforcing a law more stringently than before.


lexentry: eng/cracker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cracker
trans_list: Cracker | Kräcker
sense:
A dry, thin, crispy baked bread (usually salty or savoury, but sometimes sweet, as in the case of graham crackers and animal crackers).


lexentry: eng/cradle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cradle
trans_list: Wiege
sense:
(figuratively) The place of origin, or in which anything is nurtured or protected in the earlier period of existence.


lexentry: eng/cradle_cap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cradle cap
trans_list: Milchschorf
sense:
(medicine, pathology) A form of seborrheic dermatitis that occurs on the scalps of infants, causing scaly, flaky, itchy, red skin.


lexentry: eng/craft__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: craft
trans_list: Durchtriebenheit | Gerissenheit | Handwerk | Schlauheit
sense:
Ability, skilfulness, especially skill in making plans and carrying them into execution; dexterity in managing affairs, adroitness, practical cunning; ingenuity in constructing, dexterity [9th century].


lexentry: eng/craft__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: craft
trans_list: Handwerk
sense:
(countable, plural crafts) A branch of skilled work or trade, especially one requiring manual dexterity or artistic skill, but sometimes applied equally to any business, calling or profession; the skilled practice of a practical occupation [since the 9th century].


lexentry: eng/craft__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: craft
trans_list: Gilde | Innung | Zunft
sense:
(countable) A trade or profession as embodied in its practitioners collectively; the members of a trade or handicraft as a body; an association of these; a trade's union, guild, or ‘company’ [15th century].


lexentry: eng/craft__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: craft
trans_list: Fahrzeug | Lenkfahrzeug
sense:
(countable, plural craft) A vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space [since the 17th century].


lexentry: eng/craft_brewery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: craft brewery
trans_list: Gasthausbrauerei
sense:
A relatively small and independent commercial brewery employing traditional methods that emphasize flavour and quality.


lexentry: eng/cram__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cram
trans_list: stopfen | vollpacken
sense:
(transitive) To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity.


lexentry: eng/cram__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cram
trans_list: büffeln | pauken
sense:
(transitive) To put hastily through an extensive course of memorizing or study, as in preparation for an examination.


lexentry: eng/cram_school__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cram school
trans_list: Paukschule
sense:
(education) A specialized school that trains students to meet particular goals, most commonly to pass the entrance examinations of high schools or universities.


lexentry: eng/crampon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crampon
trans_list: Steigeisen | Klettereisen
sense:
An attachment to a shoe or boot that provides traction by means of spikes. Used for climbing or walking on slippery surfaces, especially ice.


lexentry: eng/cranberry_juice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cranberry juice
trans_list: Preiselbeersaft
sense:
The unfermented juice of squeezed cranberries, often mixed with water and a sweetener, used as a beverage.


lexentry: eng/cranberry_morpheme__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cranberry morpheme
trans_list: Himbeermorphem | unikales Morphem
sense:
(linguistic morphology) A bound morpheme within a complex word that is a fossil and whose meaning is opaque to the present speakers of the language.


lexentry: eng/crane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crane
trans_list: Kranich | Kran
sense:
Any bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with long legs and a long neck which is extended during flight.


lexentry: eng/crane__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: crane
trans_list: Kran | Kranich
sense:
A mechanical lifting machine or device, often used for lifting heavy loads for industrial or construction purposes.


lexentry: eng/cranefly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cranefly
trans_list: Schnake | Gelse | Mücke | Schneider | Schuster
sense:
Any of various large flies of the suborder Tipulomorpha that have slender bodies and very long legs and that resemble giant mosquitoes.


lexentry: eng/cranial_nerve__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cranial nerve
trans_list: Hirnnerv
sense:
(neuroanatomy) Any of the twelve paired nerves that originate from the brainstem or base of the brain instead of the spinal cord.


lexentry: eng/craniotomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: craniotomy
trans_list: Kraniektomie
sense:
(surgery) The surgical procedure for removing a part of the skull, called a bone flap, prior to a treatment. The bone flap is replaced at the end of the operation.


lexentry: eng/cranium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cranium
trans_list: Hirnschale | Hirnschädel
sense:
(skeleton) That part of the skull consisting of the bones enclosing the brain, but not including the bones of the face or jaw.


lexentry: eng/crank__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crank
trans_list: Kurbel
sense:
A bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an attached arm perpendicular, or nearly so, to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation to a wheel or other mechanical device; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion.


lexentry: eng/crank__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: crank
trans_list: Kauz | Sonderling | Spinner
sense:
(informal, British, dated in US) A person who is considered strange or odd by others, and may behave in unconventional ways.


lexentry: eng/crank__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: crank
trans_list: Kurbeln
sense:
(rare) A twist or turn in speech; word play consisting in a change of the form or meaning of a word.


lexentry: eng/crap__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crap
trans_list: Mist
sense:
(slang, often, _, vulgar) Expression of worry, fear, shock, surprise, disgust, annoyance, or dismay.


lexentry: eng/crappy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crappy
trans_list: beschissen | mies | scheiße
sense:
(chiefly, North America, colloquial, mildly, vulgar, especially with "feel") Bad, sick, or depressed.


lexentry: eng/crash__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: crash
trans_list: Absturz | Crash
sense:
(computing) A malfunction of computer software or hardware which causes it to shut down or become partially or totally inoperable.


lexentry: eng/crash__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: crash
trans_list: Krach
sense:
(finance) A sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures).


lexentry: eng/crash__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crash
trans_list: hereinplatzen | ohne Einladung erscheinen | zerstören
sense:
(transitive) To cause something to collide with something else, especially when this results in damage.


lexentry: eng/crash__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: crash
trans_list: knacken | pennen | unterkommen | übernachten
sense:
(intransitive, slang) To make or experience informal temporary living arrangements, especially overnight.


lexentry: eng/crash_landing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crash landing
trans_list: Bruchlandung | Notlandung
sense:
The landing of an aircraft or spacecraft in an emergency, either in an inappropriate place or under dangerous circumstances, usually with damage to the aircraft.


lexentry: eng/crash_test__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crash test
trans_list: Crashtest
sense:
A test of crashworthiness, usually involving the controlled crashing of a vehicle with dummies in place of human passengers.


lexentry: eng/crasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: crasis
trans_list: Krasis
sense:
(linguistics) External vowel sandhi; contraction of a vowel or diphthong at the end of a word with a vowel or diphthong at the start of the following word.


lexentry: eng/crater__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crater
trans_list: Krater
sense:
(geology) The basin-like opening or mouth of a volcano, through which the chief eruption comes; similarly, the mouth of a geyser, about which a cone of silica is often built up. [from 1610s]


lexentry: eng/crawl__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crawl
trans_list: kriechen | krabbeln | wimmeln
sense:
(intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.


lexentry: eng/crawl_space__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crawl space
trans_list: Kriechkeller | Kriechzwischenraum
sense:
(construction) A narrow opening underneath the bottom of a building or storey used to give access to pipes, cables and other utilities.


lexentry: eng/crayfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crayfish
trans_list: Flusskrebs | Krebs
sense:
Any of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans in superfamily Astacoidea or Parastacoidea, resembling the related lobster but usually much smaller.


lexentry: eng/creak__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creak
trans_list: quietschen | knarren
sense:
(intransitive) To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by the friction of hard substances.


lexentry: eng/cream__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cream
trans_list: Sahne | Rahm | Obers | Creme | Kreme | Sahnestück
sense:
The butterfat/milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.


lexentry: eng/cream__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: cream
trans_list: Creme | Kreme
sense:
(medicine) A viscous aqueous oil/fat emulsion with a medicament added, used to apply that medicament to the skin. (compare with ointment)


lexentry: eng/cream_cake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cream cake
trans_list: Cremetorte
sense:
Any of many varieties of cake that are either filled, layered or topped with any of several forms of cream or custard.


lexentry: eng/cream_of_tartar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cream of tartar
trans_list: Weinstein
sense:
(chemistry) Potassium hydrogen tartrate (also called potassium bitartrate), a byproduct of wine manufacture, used in baking powder and in cooking to stabilize beaten egg whites.


lexentry: eng/creamy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: creamy
trans_list: cremig | cremeartig | sahnig
sense:
Of food or drink, having the rich taste or thick, smooth texture of cream, whether or not it actually contains cream.


lexentry: eng/crease__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crease
trans_list: Falte | Bügelfalte
sense:
A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced.


lexentry: eng/create__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: create
trans_list: schaffen | kreieren
sense:
(especially, of a, god) To bring into existence out of nothing, without the prior existence of the materials or elements used.


lexentry: eng/create__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: create
trans_list: entwerfen | schaffen
sense:
To make#Verb or produce#Verb from other (e.g. raw, unrefined or scattered) materials or combinable elements or ideas; to design or invest with a new form, shape, function, etc.


lexentry: eng/creatine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creatine
trans_list: Kreatin
sense:
(amino acid) An amino acid, 2-(carbamimidoyl-methyl- amino)acetic acid, which naturally occurs in vertebrates and helps to supply energy to muscle and nerve cells.


lexentry: eng/creatine_kinase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creatine kinase
trans_list: Creatin-Kinase
sense:
(enzyme) An enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of creatine and uses adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to create phosphocreatine and adenosine diphosphate (ADP).


lexentry: eng/creatinine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creatinine
trans_list: Kreatinin
sense:
(biochemistry) A heterocyclic amine, 2-amino-1-methyl-5H-imidazol-4-one, formed by the metabolism of creatine.


lexentry: eng/creation_myth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creation myth
trans_list: Schöpfungsbericht
sense:
A symbolic account of the creation of the world/universe in a particular culture; often involving a creator deity.


lexentry: eng/creationism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: creationism
trans_list: Kreationismus
sense:
Any creationary belief, especially a belief that the origin of things is due to an event or process of creation brought about by the deliberate act of any divine agency, such as a Creator God.


lexentry: eng/creative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creative
trans_list: kreativ | schöpferisch
sense:
Tending to create things, or having the ability to create; often, excellently, in a novel fashion, or any or all of these.


lexentry: eng/creative_work__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creative work
trans_list: Werk
sense:
(chiefly, copyright) A tangible manifestation of creative effort, such as literature, music, paintings, and software.


lexentry: eng/creator__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: creator
trans_list: Schöpfer | Erschaffer | Erschafferin | Schöpferin | Urheber | Autor
sense:
(social media) Ellipsis of content creator, someone who regularly produces and publishes content on social media, especially of a monetizable nature.


lexentry: eng/credence__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: credence
trans_list: Kredenz
sense:
(countable) A cupboard, sideboard, or cabinet, particularly one intended for the display of rich vessels or plate on open shelves.


lexentry: eng/credit__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: credit
trans_list: Abspann | Danksagung
sense:
(television/film, usually, in the plural) Written titles and other information about the TV program or movie shown at the beginning and/or end of the TV program or movie.


lexentry: eng/credit__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: credit
trans_list: Kredit
sense:
(uncountable, law, business, finance) A privilege of delayed payment extended to a buyer or borrower on the seller's or lender's belief that what is given will be repaid.


lexentry: eng/credit__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: credit
trans_list: Bonität | Kreditwürdigkeit
sense:
(uncountable, US) A person's credit rating or creditworthiness, as represented by their history of borrowing and repayment (or non payment).


lexentry: eng/credit__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: credit
trans_list: Gutschrift | Kredit
sense:
(accounting) An addition to certain accounts; the side of an account on which payments received are entered.


lexentry: eng/credit__Noun__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: credit
trans_list: Schein
sense:
(countable) A course credit, a credit hour – used as measure if enough courses have been taken for graduation.


lexentry: eng/credit_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: credit card
trans_list: Kreditkarte
sense:
(banking) A plastic card, usually with a magnetic strip or an embedded microchip, connected to a credit account and used to buy goods or services.


lexentry: eng/credit_note__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: credit note
trans_list: Gutschrift
sense:
A commercial document issued by a seller to adjust downwards the amount of an invoice already issued, i.e. to cancel part or all of it.


lexentry: eng/credit_rating__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: credit rating
trans_list: Kreditwürdigkeit
sense:
(finance) An estimate, based on a company, government or person's history of borrowing and repayment or available financial resources, that is used by creditors to determine the maximum amount of credit that can be extended without undue risk.


lexentry: eng/credit_risk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: credit risk
trans_list: Kreditrisiko
sense:
(finance) The risk of loss due to a debtor's non-payment or delayed payment of a financial obligation, such as an account payable, a loan or other line of credit.


lexentry: eng/credit_score__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: credit score
trans_list: Kreditscoring
sense:
(finance) A measure of credit risk, usually for a consumer, calculated from credit information using a standardized formula.


lexentry: eng/credit_union__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: credit union
trans_list: Genossenschaftsbank | Kreditgenossenschaft
sense:
(finance) A financial cooperative similar to a bank but owned and controlled by its members, often restricted to a local area or sometimes to a single profession.


lexentry: eng/credo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: credo
trans_list: Credo | Kredo
sense:
A statement of a belief or a summary statement of a whole belief system; also (metonymically) the belief or belief system itself.


lexentry: eng/credobaptism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: credobaptism
trans_list: Erwachsenentaufe | Gläubigentaufe | Mündigentaufe
sense:
(Christianity) Practice of the credobaptists; belief that baptism is only to be administered to those who profess their faith.


lexentry: eng/creed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creed
trans_list: Credo | Glaubensbekenntnis | Kredo
sense:
That which is believed; accepted doctrine, especially religious doctrine; a particular set of beliefs; any summary of principles or opinions professed or adhered to.


lexentry: eng/creed__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: creed
trans_list: Glaubensbekenntnis
sense:
(specifically, religion) A reading or statement of belief that summarizes the faith it represents; a confession of faith for public use, especially one which is brief and comprehensive.


lexentry: eng/creek__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creek
trans_list: Bucht
sense:
(British) A small inlet or bay, often saltwater, narrower and extending farther into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river; the inner part of a port that is used as a dock for small boats.


lexentry: eng/creek__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: creek
trans_list: Bach
sense:
(Australia, New Zealand, Canada, US) A stream of water (often freshwater) smaller than a river and larger than a brook; in Australia, also used of river-sized bodies of water.


lexentry: eng/creel__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: creel
trans_list: Gatter
sense:
(textile making) A bar or set of bars with skewers for holding paying-off bobbins, as in the roving machine, throstle, and mule.


lexentry: eng/creep__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: creep
trans_list: Widerling
sense:
(uncountable) The gradual expansion or proliferation of something beyond its original goals or boundaries, considered negatively.


lexentry: eng/creep__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: creep
trans_list: Kriechen
sense:
(materials science) An increase in strain with time; the gradual flow or deformation of a material under stress.


lexentry: eng/creep__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: creep
trans_list: Knilch | Widerling
sense:
(informal, pejorative) Someone creepy (annoyingly unpleasant), especially one who is strange or eccentric.


lexentry: eng/creep__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: creep
trans_list: schleichen
sense:
To move in a stealthy or secret manner; to move imperceptibly or clandestinely; to steal in; to insinuate itself or oneself.


lexentry: eng/creeper__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: creeper
trans_list: Strampelanzug | Strampler
sense:
(often, in the plural) A one-piece garment for infants designed to facilitate access to the wearer's diaper.


lexentry: eng/creeper__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: creeper
trans_list: Kletterpflanze | Kriechpflanze
sense:
Any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping, especially a climbing plant of the genus Parthenocissus.


lexentry: eng/crema__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crema
trans_list: Crème fraîche
sense:
A Mexican foodstuff, the Mexican version of crème fraîche or sour cream. Its fat content is usually higher than that of sour cream, and it is thinner and less sour.


lexentry: eng/crenellation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crenellation
trans_list: Zinne
sense:
(countable, uncountable) A pattern along the top of a parapet (fortified wall), most often in the form of multiple, regular, rectangular spaces in the top of the wall, through which arrows or other weaponry may be shot, especially as used in medieval European architecture.


lexentry: eng/creole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creole
trans_list: Kreolsprache | Kreol
sense:
(linguistics) A language formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language.


lexentry: eng/creolistics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creolistics
trans_list: Kreolistik
sense:
(linguistics) The branch of linguistics concerned with the study of creole languages and literatures.


lexentry: eng/crepuscular_ray__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crepuscular ray
trans_list: Frostbrand
sense:
A sunbeam seen just after sunset or just before sunrise, caused by a cloud below the horizon and dust particles in the air above the horizon.


lexentry: eng/crescendo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crescendo
trans_list: Crescendo
sense:
(music) An instruction to play gradually more loudly, denoted by a long, narrow angle with its apex on the left ( < ), by musicians called a hairpin.


lexentry: eng/crescent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crescent
trans_list: Mondsichel
sense:
The figure of the moon as it appears between its first or last quarter and the new moon, with concave and convex edges terminating in points.


lexentry: eng/crescent_moon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crescent moon
trans_list: Mondsichel
sense:
The Moon as it appears early in its first quarter or late in its last quarter, when only a small arc-shaped section of the visible portion is illuminated by the Sun.


lexentry: eng/cress__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cress
trans_list: Kresse
sense:
(plants) A plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic.


lexentry: eng/cresset__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cresset
trans_list: Öllampe
sense:
(coopering) A small furnace or iron cage to hold fire for charring the inside of a cask, and making the staves flexible.


lexentry: eng/crest__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crest
trans_list: Kamm | Haube | Krone
sense:
A tuft, or other natural ornament, growing on an animal's head, for example the comb of a cockerel, the swelling on the head of a snake, the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc.


lexentry: eng/crest__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: crest
trans_list: Helmzier | Helmkleinod | Zimir
sense:
(heraldry) A bearing worn, not upon the shield, but usually on a helmet above it, sometimes (as for clerics) separately above the shield or separately as a mark for plate, in letterheads, and the like.


lexentry: eng/crested_tit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crested tit
trans_list: Haubenmeise
sense:
Lophophanes cristatus, a small bird of the tit family Paridae, with an erectile crest, the tip of which is often recurved.


lexentry: eng/cretin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cretin
trans_list: Kretin
sense:
(pathology) A person who fails to develop mentally and physically due to a congenital hypothyroidism. [from 1779]


lexentry: eng/cretinism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cretinism
trans_list: Kretinismus
sense:
(disease) A condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to the untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones.


lexentry: eng/crew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crew
trans_list: Besatzung | Crew | Bemannung | Haufen
sense:
A group of people (often staff) manning and operating a large facility or piece of equipment such as a factory, ship, boat, airplane, or spacecraft.


lexentry: eng/cri_du_chat_syndrome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cri du chat syndrome
trans_list: Cri-du-chat-Syndrom
sense:
(medicine) A rare genetic disorder identified by the catlike cry of the infant, caused by an absence of some genetic material on the fifth chromosome.


lexentry: eng/crib__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crib
trans_list: Gitterbett
sense:
(US) A baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet.


lexentry: eng/crib__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: crib
trans_list: Krippe
sense:
A manger, a feeding trough for animals elevated off the earth or floor, especially one for fodder such as hay.


lexentry: eng/crib__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: crib
trans_list: Spickzettel | Schummelzettel
sense:
(usually, in the plural) A collection of quotes or references for use in speaking, for assembling a written document, or as an aid to a project of some sort; a crib sheet.


lexentry: eng/cricket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cricket
trans_list: Grille
sense:
An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs.


lexentry: eng/cricothyrotomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cricothyrotomy
trans_list: Koniotomie | Krikothyreotomie
sense:
(surgery) An incision made through the skin and cricothyroid membrane to establish a patent airway during certain life-threatening situations, such as airway obstruction by a foreign body, angioedema, or massive facial trauma.


lexentry: eng/crier__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crier
trans_list: Ansager
sense:
An officer who proclaims the orders or directions of a court, or who gives public notice by loud proclamation, such as a town crier.


lexentry: eng/crime-ridden__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
sense: dominated or plagued by crime.
written_rep: crime-ridden
trans_list:
kriminalitätsbelastet | kriminalitätsverseucht | mit einer hohen Kriminalitätsrate | mit vielen Verbrechen | verbrechensbelastet


lexentry: eng/crime_against_humanity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crime against humanity
trans_list: Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit | Menschheitsverbrechen
sense:
(now, chiefly, legal) A very destructive and immoral act; later specifically, something causing widespread human misery or loss of life; an atrocity. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/crime_of_passion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crime of passion
trans_list: Triebverbrechen
sense:
(law, criminology) A crime, typically a violent crime such as assault or murder, committed against a loved one because of sudden jealous rage or heartbreak rather than as a premeditated act.


lexentry: eng/crime_scene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crime scene
trans_list: Tatort
sense:
The location of a crime, especially one at which forensic evidence is collected in a controlled manner.


lexentry: eng/criminal_code__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: criminal code
trans_list: Strafgesetzbuch | Strafrecht
sense:
(legal) A document which compiles all, or a significant amount of, a particular jurisdiction's criminal law.


lexentry: eng/criminalization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: criminalization
trans_list: Kriminalisierung
sense:
The act of making a previously legal activity illegal, the act of making something a criminal offence.


lexentry: eng/crimini__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crimini
trans_list: Champignon
sense:
A dark brown edible mushroom, Agaricus bisporus, that has a rounded cap; called a portobello when mature


lexentry: eng/cringle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cringle
trans_list: Legel | Lägel | Lögel
sense:
(nautical) A short piece of rope, arranged as a grommet around a metal ring, used to attach tackle to a sail etc.


lexentry: eng/cripple__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cripple
trans_list: Krüppel
sense:
(sometimes, _, offensive) A person who has severely impaired physical abilities because of deformation, injury, or amputation of parts of the body.


lexentry: eng/crippled__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crippled
trans_list: verkrüppelt
sense:
(usually, _, offensive) Having any difficulty or impediment which can be likened to a crippling injury.


lexentry: eng/crisis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crisis
trans_list: Krise
sense:
An unstable situation, in political, social, economic or military affairs, especially one involving an impending abrupt change.


lexentry: eng/crisis__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: crisis
trans_list: Krise
sense:
(medicine) A sudden change in the course of a disease, usually at which point the patient is expected to either recover or die.


lexentry: eng/critical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: critical
trans_list: kritisch | bedenklich
sense:
(medicine) Of a patient condition involving unstable vital signs and a prognosis that predicts the condition could worsen; or, a patient condition that requires urgent treatment in an intensive care or critical care medical facility.


lexentry: eng/critical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: critical
trans_list: kritisch
sense:
(physics) Of a temperature that is equal to the temperature of the critical point of a substance, i.e. the temperature above which the substance cannot be liquefied.


lexentry: eng/critical_mass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: critical mass
trans_list: kritische Masse
sense:
(nuclear physics) The amount of fissile material needed to support a self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.


lexentry: eng/critical_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: critical point
trans_list: Kritischer Punkt
sense:
(thermodynamics) The temperature and pressure at which the vapour density of the gas and liquid phases of a fluid are equal, at which point there is no difference between gas and liquid.


lexentry: eng/critical_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: critical point
trans_list: Kritischer Punkt
sense:
(mathematics) A maximum, minimum or point of inflection on a curve; a point at which the derivative of a function is zero or undefined.


lexentry: eng/critical_theory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: critical theory
trans_list: kritische Theorie
sense:
The examination and critique of society and literature, drawing from knowledge across social science and the humanities; (in particular) the original ideas developed by the Frankfurt School.


lexentry: eng/croak__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: croak
trans_list: krepieren | abkratzen
sense:
To complain; especially, to grumble; to forebode evil; to utter complaints or forebodings habitually.


lexentry: eng/crochet__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crochet
trans_list: häkeln
sense:
(ambitransitive) To make (a piece of) needlework using a hooked needle; to make interlocking loops of thread.


lexentry: eng/crockery__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crockery
trans_list: Geschirr | Essgeschirr
sense:
Dishes, plates, and similar tableware collectively, usually made of some ceramic material, used for serving food on and eating from.


lexentry: eng/crocket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crocket
trans_list: Krabbe
sense:
(architectural element) Any of a series of hook-shaped decorative floral elements used in Gothic architecture.


lexentry: eng/crocodile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crocodile
trans_list: Krokodil
sense:
Any of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the family Crocodylidae; (loosely) a crocodilian, any species of the order Crocodilia, which also includes the alligators, caimans and gavials.


lexentry: eng/crocus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crocus
trans_list: Krokus
sense:
A perennial flowering plant (of the genus Crocus in the Iridaceae family). Saffron is obtained from the stamens of Crocus sativus.


lexentry: eng/croft__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: croft
trans_list: Kate
sense:
An enclosed piece of land, usually small and arable and used for small-scale food production, and often with a dwelling next to it; in particular, such a piece of land rented to a farmer (a crofter), especially in Scotland, together with a right to use separate pastureland shared by other crofters.


lexentry: eng/cromlech__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cromlech
trans_list: Cromlech | Kromlech
sense:
A dolmen or ancient underground tomb in Wales, usually made with stones disposed in a circular shape.


lexentry: eng/crony_capitalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crony capitalism
trans_list: Cousinenwirtschaft | Nepotismus | Vetternwirtschaft
sense:
(politics, idiomatic) A form of capitalism in which success in business depends on corrupt close relationships with government officials, often implying favouritism.


lexentry: eng/cronyism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cronyism
sense:
(originally, US, derogatory) Favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications; especially (politics) , in their appointment to political positions.

trans_list:
Vetternwirtschaft | Freunderlwirtschaft | Nepotismus | Günstlingswirtschaft | Klüngel | Ämterpatronage


lexentry: eng/crook__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: crook
trans_list: Hirtenstab | Krummstab | Krücke | Krückstock
sense:
A specialized staff with a semi-circular bend (a "hook") at one end used by shepherds to control their herds.


lexentry: eng/croon__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: croon
trans_list: summen | säuseln
sense:
To hum or sing (a song or tune), or to speak (words), softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner; specifically, to sing (a popular song) in a low, mellow voice.


lexentry: eng/crop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crop
trans_list: Feldfrucht | Erntegut | Gemüse | Getreide
sense:
(agriculture) A plant, especially a cereal, grown to be harvested as food, livestock fodder, or fuel or for any other economic purpose.


lexentry: eng/crop__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: crop
trans_list: Kropf | Kehlsack
sense:
(anatomy) A pouch-like part of the alimentary tract of some birds (and some other animals), used to store food before digestion or for regurgitation.


lexentry: eng/crop__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: crop
trans_list: ausschneiden
sense:
(transitive) To remove the outer parts of a photograph or other image, typically in order to frame the subject better.


lexentry: eng/crop_circle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crop circle
trans_list: Kornkreis
sense:
An area in a field of crops where the stalks have been flattened into a circle or other geometric shape.


lexentry: eng/crop_milk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crop milk
trans_list: Kropfmilch | Taubenmilch
sense:
A semi-solid substance, somewhat like pale yellow cottage cheese, secreted from the lining of the crop of (both male and female) pigeons and doves that is fed to their young (squabs) through regurgitation. An analog to crop milk is also secreted from the esophagus of flamingos and some penguins.


lexentry: eng/crop_rotation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crop rotation
trans_list: Fruchtfolge | Felderwirtschaft | Fruchtwechsel
sense:
(agriculture) A farming practice in which the same land is used to grow different crops in successive seasons or years (when once the land would have been left fallow); used to prevent erosion and increase fertility.


lexentry: eng/croquembouche__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: croquembouche
trans_list: Croquembouche | Krachgebäck
sense:
A French dessert made by piling profiteroles and other crunchy sweets in a tall shape, then pouring caramel over them to hold them in place.


lexentry: eng/croquet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: croquet
trans_list: Krocket | Croquet | Crocket
sense:
(uncountable, games) A game played on a lawn, in which players use mallets to drive balls through hoops (wickets).


lexentry: eng/croquette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: croquette
trans_list: Krokette
sense:
(culinary) A minced, cooked food (usually meat or vegetables), which is deep-fried in fat and sometimes sprinkled with breadcrumbs.


lexentry: eng/croquis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: croquis
trans_list: flüchtige Skizze | grobe Skizze | schnelle Zeichnung
sense:
(arts) A quick and sketchy drawing, often of a live model. Croquis drawings are usually made in a few minutes, after which the model changes pose and another croquis is drawn.


lexentry: eng/crosier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crosier
trans_list: Krummstab | Bischofsstab
sense:
A staff with a hooked end similar to a shepherd's crook, or with a cross at the end, carried by an abbot, bishop, or archbishop as a symbol of office.


lexentry: eng/cross-channel__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross-channel
trans_list: jenseits des Ärmelkanals
sense:
(chiefly, Irish, dated, _, in, _, Britain) Relating to the body of water between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland (the Irish Sea, Saint George's Channel, and the North Channel); to, from, or in the other of the two islands


lexentry: eng/cross-country_skiing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross-country skiing
trans_list: Skilanglauf | Langlauf
sense:
(sports) An endurance sport and method of getting about involving travelling on skis, uphill as well as downhill .


lexentry: eng/cross-country_skiing__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cross-country skiing
trans_list: Langlauf
sense:
(skiing) A leisure activity using cross-country skis and ski poles for traversing natural terrain during winter.


lexentry: eng/cross-dresser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross-dresser
trans_list: Transe
sense:
A person who wears clothing which society considers appropriate only for members of the opposite sex.


lexentry: eng/cross-examination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross-examination
trans_list: Kreuzverhör
sense:
(legal) The interrogation or questioning of a witness by the party against whom they have been called and examined, in an attempt to prove or reveal something false or untold during direct examination.


lexentry: eng/cross-link__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross-link
trans_list: vernetzen
sense:
(chemistry) To join polymer chains together to form one single molecule. An object made from a crosslinked material contains only one supergiant molecule. Crosslinking may take place through covalent bonds or ionic bonds


lexentry: eng/cross-purpose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross-purpose
trans_list: Gegensatz
sense:
(idiomatic) A contrary or conflicting purpose or understanding, especially an unintentional or misconceived one.


lexentry: eng/cross-vote__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross-vote
trans_list: panaschieren
sense:
To vote for a candidate or political party other than one's preference, in order to block the election of a candidate one would prefer not to be elected.


lexentry: eng/cross__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross
trans_list: Kreuz
sense:
A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.


lexentry: eng/cross__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cross
trans_list: Kreuz
sense:
(heraldiccharge) Any geometric figure having this or a similar shape, such as a cross of Lorraine or a Maltese cross.


lexentry: eng/cross__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cross
trans_list: Kreuz
sense:
A wooden post with a perpendicular beam attached and used (especially in the Roman Empire) to execute criminals (by crucifixion).


lexentry: eng/cross__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: cross
trans_list: Flanke
sense:
(football) A pass in which the ball is kicked from a side of the pitch to a position close to the opponent’s goal.


lexentry: eng/cross__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: cross
trans_list: Kreuz
sense:
A place where roads intersect and lead off in four directions; a crossroad (common in UK and Irish place names such as Gerrards Cross).


lexentry: eng/cross_country__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross country
trans_list: Geländelauf
sense:
(sports) A running sport popular in US high schools, colleges, etc., where participants race over varying terrain (e.g. golf courses, roads, etc.) in approximately 5- to 10-kilometre races. Abbreviated XC.


lexentry: eng/cross_sea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross sea
trans_list: Kreuzsee
sense:
(nautical) A (dangerous) sea with two wave systems traveling at oblique angles, due to the wind over it shifting direction or the waves of two storm systems meeting.


lexentry: eng/cross_tabulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross tabulation
trans_list: Kontingenztafel | Kreuztabellierung
sense:
(statistics) A presentation of data about categorical variable in a tabular form to aid in identifying a relationship between the variables.


lexentry: eng/cross_to_bear__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross to bear
trans_list: Kreuz
sense:
(idiomatic) A problem, or unpleasant or painful situation or person that one has to accept and deal with, although one finds it very difficult, or it causes trouble or worry over a long period of time.


lexentry: eng/crossbill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crossbill
trans_list: Kreuzschnabel | Zweibindiger Kreuzschnabel
sense:
Any of various finches of the genus Loxia, whose bill crosses over at the tips; they are specialist feeders on conifer cones.


lexentry: eng/crosscut__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: crosscut
trans_list: Querschlag
sense:
(mining) A tunnel or level driven across the course of a vein, or across the main workings, as from one gangway to another through the country rock.


lexentry: eng/crossed_cheque__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crossed cheque
trans_list: Verrechnungsscheck
sense:
(finance) An ordinary cheque with two transverse lines drawn across it, which have the effect of making it payable only through a banker.


lexentry: eng/crossfader__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crossfader
trans_list: Crossfader | Überblender | Überblendregler
sense:
(music) A device consisting of two volume controls which control separate records, allowing the DJ to change the source of the sound between the records.


lexentry: eng/crossguard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crossguard
trans_list: Parierstange
sense:
A bar of metal, at right-angles, between the blade and the hilt of a sword that stops an opponent's blade from sliding down and injuring the hand of the person wielding the sword.


lexentry: eng/crosspiece__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crosspiece
trans_list: Holm | Kreuzstück | Kreuzverstrebung | Quersteg | Sprosse | Steg
sense:
A horizontal or transverse beam or similar member that extends across or perpendicular to something.


lexentry: eng/crosstalk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crosstalk
trans_list: Nebensprechen | Übersprechen
sense:
(electronics) Undesirable signals from a neighbouring transmission circuit; undesired coupling between circuits.


lexentry: eng/crosstree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crosstree
trans_list: Saling
sense:
(nautical) A light timber or metal spreader fixed athwartships part way up a mast to spread the shrouds from higher up


lexentry: eng/crossword__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crossword
trans_list: Kreuzworträtsel
sense:
(games, puzzles) A word puzzle in which interlocking words are entered usually horizontally and vertically into a grid based on clues given for each word.


lexentry: eng/crotch__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crotch
trans_list: Schritt | Leistengegend | Zwickel
sense:
The ventral area (very bottom) of the human body between where the legs fork from the torso, in the area of the genitals and anus.


lexentry: eng/crotonic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crotonic acid
trans_list: Crotonsäure
sense:
(organic compound) An unsaturated organic acid, trans-CH3-CH=CH-COOH, found in croton oil and having many industrial uses; the cis- form is isocrotonic acid.


lexentry: eng/crouch__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crouch
trans_list: kauern
sense:
(intransitive) To bend down; to stoop low; to stand close to the ground with legs bent, like an animal when waiting for prey, or someone in fear.


lexentry: eng/croup__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: croup
trans_list: Krupp | Pseudokrupp | Kehlkopfdiphtherie
sense:
(pathology) An infectious illness of the larynx, especially in young children, causing respiratory difficulty.


lexentry: eng/crow's_nest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crow's nest
trans_list: Krähennest | Ausguck | Mastkorb
sense:
(nautical) A small open-top shelter, originally a cask, on the top of the foremast, large enough to accommodate a lookout. It was used by whalers to watch for a blow (spout), or in icebound waters to seek a channel.


lexentry: eng/crow__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crow
trans_list: krähen | frohlocken | jauchzen | johlen | jubeln | jubilieren
sense:
(intransitive) To make the shrill sound characteristic of a rooster; to make a sound in this manner, either in gaiety, joy, pleasure, or defiance.


lexentry: eng/crowbar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crowbar
trans_list: Kuhfuß | Brecheisen | Brechstange | Nageleisen | Geißfuß | Hebeeisen
sense:
An iron or steel bar, often with a flattened end which may also be hook-shaped, to be used as a lever to manually force things apart.


lexentry: eng/crowdfunding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crowdfunding
trans_list: Crowdfunding | Schwarmfinanzierung
sense:
(finance) Funding by many individuals pooling their money together for a common goal, usually via the Internet.


lexentry: eng/crowdsourcing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crowdsourcing
trans_list: Crowd­sour­cing
sense:
The delegation of a task to a large diffuse group in order to introduce new or more developed skill sets and improve efficiency. There is usually no substantial monetary compensation involved.


lexentry: eng/crown__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: crown
trans_list: Krone
sense:
Any currency (originally) issued by the crown (regal power) and often bearing a crown (headdress); (translation) various currencies known by similar names in their native languages, such as the koruna, kruna, krone, korona.


lexentry: eng/crown__Noun__1
sense_num: 23
written_rep: crown
trans_list: Krone
sense:
(chemistry) A monocyclic ligand having three or more binding sites, capable of holding a guest in a central location.


lexentry: eng/crown__Noun__1
sense_num: 27
written_rep: crown
trans_list: Krone | Scheitel
sense:
(religion) A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure.


lexentry: eng/crown__Verb__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: crown
trans_list: krönen
sense:
Of a forest fire or bushfire, to spread to the crowns of the trees and thence move from tree to tree independent of the surface fire.


lexentry: eng/crown_flower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crown flower
trans_list: Kronenblume
sense:
A large shrub, Calotropis gigantea, growing up to 4 meters tall, with clusters of waxy flowers that are either white or lavender in color.


lexentry: eng/crown_jewels__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crown jewels
trans_list: Kronjuwelen
sense:
(literally) The jewelry that accompany the office of rulership in a monarchy, i.e. crown, scepter, signet ring, etc.


lexentry: eng/crown_molding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crown molding
trans_list: Deckenleiste | Deckenzierleiste
sense:
(woodworking, interior decorating) A molding at the edge of a room between the ceiling and the wall.


lexentry: eng/crown_of_thorns__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crown of thorns
trans_list: Dornenkrone
sense:
(Christianity) The crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear before his Crucifixion, in mocking reference to his alleged status as ‘king of the Jews’, or a representation of this. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/crowned_crane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crowned crane
trans_list: Kronenkranich
sense:
Either of two species of crane of the genus Balearica (Black Crowned Crane, Balearica pavonina and Grey Crowned Crane, Balearica regulorum) from sub-Saharan Africa.


lexentry: eng/crownvetch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crownvetch
trans_list: Bunte Kronwicke
sense:
A crawling leguminous vine, Securigera varia, which is native to Eurasia and Africa but widely planted elsewhere as a ground cover, where it can become an invasive weed.


lexentry: eng/crucial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crucial
trans_list: entscheidend | ausschlaggebend | kritisch | wichtig
sense:
Essential or decisive for determining the outcome or future of something; extremely important; vital.


lexentry: eng/cruciate_ligament__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cruciate ligament
trans_list: Kreuzband
sense:
Any of the pairs of ligaments arranged like a letter X in various joints of the body, such as the knee.


lexentry: eng/crucible__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crucible
trans_list: Tiegel | Schmelztiegel
sense:
(chemistry) A cup-shaped piece of laboratory equipment used to contain chemical compounds when heating them to very high temperatures.


lexentry: eng/crucible__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crucible
trans_list: Schmelztiegel | Tiegel
sense:
A heat-resistant container in which metals are melted, usually at temperatures above 500°C, commonly made of graphite with clay as a binder.


lexentry: eng/crucible__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: crucible
trans_list: Feuerprobe
sense:
(figuratively) A very difficult and trying experience, that acts as a refining or hardening process.


lexentry: eng/crucifix__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crucifix
trans_list: Kruzifix
sense:
An ornamental or symbolic sculptural representation of Christ on a cross, often worn as a pendant or displayed in a Christian church.


lexentry: eng/cruet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cruet
trans_list: =
sense:
A small bottle or container used to hold a condiment, such as salt, pepper, oil, or vinegar, for use at a dining table.


lexentry: eng/cruise_control__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cruise control
trans_list: Geschwindigkeitsregelanlage | Tempomat
sense:
A system that maintains a vehicle at constant set speed, usually until the brake or accelerator is pressed.


lexentry: eng/cruise_ship__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cruise ship
trans_list: Kreuzfahrtschiff
sense:
(nautical) A passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are considered an essential part of the experience.


lexentry: eng/cruiser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cruiser
trans_list: Kreuzer
sense:
(nautical, in the days of sail) A frigate or other vessel, detached from the fleet, to cruise independently in search of the enemy or its merchant ships.


lexentry: eng/cruiser__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cruiser
trans_list: Kreuzer
sense:
(nautical) A class of fast warships of medium tonnage, having a long cruising range but less armour and firepower than a battleship.


lexentry: eng/crumble__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crumble
trans_list: Crumble
sense:
A dessert of British origin containing stewed fruit topped with a crumbly mixture of fat, flour, and sugar.


lexentry: eng/crunch__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: crunch
trans_list: Bauchpresse | Bauchpressen
sense:
(exercise) A form of abdominal exercise, based on a sit-up but in which the lower back remains in contact with the floor.


lexentry: eng/crunch__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: crunch
trans_list: durchrechnen | kalkulieren
sense:
(slang) To calculate or otherwise process (e.g. to crunch numbers: to perform mathematical calculations). Presumably from the sound made by mechanical calculators.


lexentry: eng/crusade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crusade
trans_list: Kreuzzug
sense:
(historical) Any of the Papally-endorsed military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Latin Europe in the 11th to 13th centuries to reconquer the Levant from the Muslims, as well as expeditions along the Baltic Sea and against the Cathars.


lexentry: eng/crush__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: crush
trans_list: zerdrücken
sense:
(intransitive) To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller volume or area, by external weight or force.


lexentry: eng/crustacean__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crustacean
trans_list: Krebstier | Schalentier | Krustentier
sense:
Any arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimp, barnacles and woodlice.


lexentry: eng/crusty__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crusty
trans_list: mürrisch | reizbar
sense:
(informal, figuratively, of a person or behavior) Short-tempered and gruff but, sometimes, with a harmless or benign inner nature.


lexentry: eng/crutch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crutch
trans_list: Krücke
sense:
A device to assist in motion as a cane, especially one that provides support under the arm to reduce weight on a leg.


lexentry: eng/crutch__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crutch
trans_list: Krücke | Stütze
sense:
Something that supports, often used negatively to indicate that it is not needed and causes an unhealthful dependency; a prop


lexentry: eng/crwth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crwth
trans_list: Crwth
sense:
(historical) An archaic stringed instrument associated particularly with Wales, though once played widely in Europe, and characterized by a vaulted back and enough space for the player to stop each of the six strings on the fingerboard. Played variously by plucking or bowing.


lexentry: eng/cry_someone_a_river__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cry someone a river
trans_list: auf die Tränendrüse drücken
sense:
(idiomatic, usually, sarcastic, by extension) To try to obtain the sympathy of another person by complaining or sniveling.


lexentry: eng/cryovolcano__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryovolcano
trans_list: Kryovulkan
sense:
(planetology, geology, vulcanology) A volcano on an icy moon that ejects volatile materials rather than magma.


lexentry: eng/crypt__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crypt
trans_list: Krypta
sense:
An underground vault, especially one beneath a church that is used as a burial place. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/crypto-Jew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crypto-Jew
trans_list: Kryptojude | Kryptojüdin
sense:
A person who, while publicly converting to another religion (such as Christianity or Islam), secretly practices Judaism.


lexentry: eng/crypto-anarchism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crypto-anarchism
trans_list: Krypto-Anarchismus
sense:
(computing, political science) The belief that cyberspace should exist decentralized and without authority, achievable through cryptography.


lexentry: eng/cryptoanarchy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryptoanarchy
trans_list: Krypto-Anarchie
sense:
The use of cryptography to enable individuals to make consensual economic arrangements and transcend national boundaries.


lexentry: eng/cryptobiosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryptobiosis
trans_list: Anabiose
sense:
(biology) A state of life, entered by some organisms, in which all metabolic activity is temporarily halted


lexentry: eng/cryptococcosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryptococcosis
trans_list: Kryptokokkose
sense:
(disease) A serious and potentially fatal fungal disease caused by members of the Cryptococcus neoformans species complex, believed to be acquired by inhalation of the infectious propagule from the environment.


lexentry: eng/cryptocurrency__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryptocurrency
trans_list: Kryptowährung | Kryptogeld
sense:
A digital currency based on a cryptographic system, usually having no central issuing or regulating authority.


lexentry: eng/cryptogam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryptogam
trans_list: Kryptogame
sense:
Any plant that reproduces using spores (rather than seeds), formerly placed in the taxonomic group Cryptogamae, which included ferns, mosses, algae, fungi, lichens and liverworts.


lexentry: eng/cryptography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryptography
trans_list: Kryptographie | Kryptografie
sense:
The discipline concerned with communication security (eg, confidentiality of messages, integrity of messages, sender authentication, non-repudiation of messages, and many other related issues), regardless of the used medium such as pencil and paper or computers.


lexentry: eng/cryptovirus__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryptovirus
trans_list: Verschlüsselungstrojaner
sense:
(computer security) A type of malware that is used for extortion by encrypting user files and asking for payment in exchange for the decryption key.


lexentry: eng/crystal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crystal
trans_list: Kristall
sense:
(countable) A solid composed of an array of atoms or molecules possessing long-range order and arranged in a pattern which is periodic in three dimensions.


lexentry: eng/crystal_lattice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crystal lattice
trans_list: Kristallgitter
sense:
(crystallography) A regular three-dimensional geometric arrangement of atoms, molecules or ions in a crystal


lexentry: eng/crystal_set__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crystal set
trans_list: Detektorempfänger | Detektorradio
sense:
(electronics) An early radio receiver, having no electrical power supply except the radio waves themselves; it used a crystal of lead or cadmium sulphide and a wire (the cat's whisker) touching the crystal's surface.


lexentry: eng/crystal_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crystal system
trans_list: Kristallsystem
sense:
(crystallography) Any of the seven distinct symmetry classifications of crystals: cubic, tetragonal, hexagonal, orthorhombic, monoclinic, triclinic and trigonal.


lexentry: eng/crystallization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crystallization
trans_list: Kristallisation
sense:
The act or process by which a substance in solidifying assumes the form and structure of a crystal, or becomes crystallized.


lexentry: eng/csardas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: csardas
trans_list: Csárdás | Csardas | Tschardasch
sense:
An intricate Hungarian folk dance characterized by variations in tempo. The two main parts are called lassú (slow) and friss (quick).


lexentry: eng/cube_root__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cube root
trans_list: Kubikwurzel
sense:
(mathematics) Of a number or expression, a number or expression the cube of which is equal to the given number or expression.


lexentry: eng/cubewano__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cubewano
trans_list: Cubewano
sense:
(astronomy) Any Kuiper belt object whose orbit is not determined by resonance with Neptune (orbit ~ 40-50 AU).


lexentry: eng/cubic_centimetre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cubic centimetre
trans_list: Kubikzentimeter
sense:
A unit of volume equal to that of a cube having sides each one centimetre in length, equal to 10-6 cubic metres and 1 millilitre. Commonly used in fluid measure and for engine sizes.


lexentry: eng/cubism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cubism
trans_list: Kubismus
sense:
(often, capitalized) An artistic movement in the early 20th Century characterized by the depiction of natural forms as geometric structures of planes. [from 1900s]


lexentry: eng/cuboctahedron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuboctahedron
trans_list: Kubo-Oktaeder | Kuboktaeder | Kubooktaeder
sense:
(geometry) An Archimedean solid that has fourteen faces (eight triangular and six square) and is both isogonal and isotoxal.


lexentry: eng/cuckold__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuckold
trans_list: hörnen
sense:
(transitive) To make a cuckold or cuckquean of someone by being unfaithful, or by seducing their partner or spouse.


lexentry: eng/cuckoo__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: cuckoo
trans_list: Kuckuck
sense:
A person who inveigles themselves into a place where they should not be (used especially in the phrase a cuckoo in the nest).


lexentry: eng/cuckoo_clock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuckoo clock
trans_list: Kuckucksuhr
sense:
A clock that announces the time (hours and quarter hours) by a cuckoo sound, often equipped with a small cuckoo automaton.


lexentry: eng/cuckoo_sign__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuckoo sign
trans_list: einen Vogel zeigen
sense:
A gesture, consisting of a twirling motion of a finger near the temple, used to suggest that another person is crazy.


lexentry: eng/cuckooing__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cuckooing
trans_list: Kukkucksruf
sense:
(UK) A form of crime in which the home of a vulnerable person is taken over by a criminal gang and used by them as a base for their activities.


lexentry: eng/cucumiform__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cucumiform
trans_list: gurkenförmig
sense:
Shaped like a cucumber; having the form of a cylinder tapered and rounded at the ends, and possibly curved.


lexentry: eng/cud__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cud
trans_list: Wiedergekäutes | wiedergekäutes Futter
sense:
The portion of food which is brought back into the mouth by ruminating animals from their first stomach, to be chewed a second time.


lexentry: eng/cue__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cue
trans_list: Hinweis | Signal | Stichwort | Wink
sense:
The last words of a play actor's speech, serving as an intimation for the next actor to speak; any word or words which serve to remind an actor to speak or to do something; a catchword.


lexentry: eng/cue__Noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cue
trans_list: Billardstock | Queue
sense:
(sports, billiards, snooker, pool) A straight tapering stick used to hit the balls in various games.


lexentry: eng/cue_ball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cue ball
trans_list: Kiesel
sense:
(snooker, pool, billiards) The white ball which, stricken by the cue, collides with the other balls to achieve the object of the particular game.


lexentry: eng/cue_mark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cue mark
trans_list: Überblendungszeichen
sense:
A visual indicator, placed in an upper corner of a frame of a motion picture, to signal the projectionist to change reels


lexentry: eng/cuisine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuisine
trans_list: Küche | Kochkunst
sense:
(countable, uncountable) A characteristic style of preparing food, often associated with a place of origin.


lexentry: eng/cul-de-sac__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cul-de-sac
trans_list: Wendehammer | Wendekreis | Wendeplatte
sense:
A circular area at the end of a dead end street to allow cars to turn around, designed so children can play on the street, with little or no through-traffic.


lexentry: eng/culantro__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: culantro
trans_list: Langer Koriander
sense:
The tropical herb Eryngium foetidum, native to Mexico, Central America and South America but cultivated worldwide, used medicinally and in Caribbean cuisine.


lexentry: eng/cull__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cull
trans_list: keulen
sense:
To select animals from a group and then kill them in order to reduce the numbers of the group in a controlled manner.


lexentry: eng/culminate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: culminate
trans_list: kulminieren
sense:
(intransitive, astronomy) Of a heavenly body, to be at the highest point, reach its greatest altitude.


lexentry: eng/culminate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: culminate
trans_list: kulminieren
sense:
(intransitive, figuratively) To reach a climax; to come to a decisive point, especially an end or conclusion.


lexentry: eng/culmination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: culmination
trans_list: Gipfelpunkt | Höhepunkt
sense:
(astronomy) The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavenly body; passage across the meridian; transit.


lexentry: eng/culpable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: culpable
trans_list: schuldig | strafbar | verdammenswert | verdammungswürdig
sense:
Meriting condemnation, censure or blame, especially as something wrong, harmful or injurious; blameworthy, guilty.


lexentry: eng/cult__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cult
trans_list: Kult | Sekte | Kultus
sense:
The veneration, devotion, and religious rites given to a deity (especially in a historical polytheistic context), or (in a Christian context) to a saint.


lexentry: eng/cult_of_personality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cult of personality
trans_list: Personenkult
sense:
A situation where a leader (often a dictator) has been idolized and made into a national or group icon and is revered as a result.


lexentry: eng/cultivar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cultivar
trans_list: Cultivar | Sorte | Kulturvarietät | Kultivar
sense:
A cultivated (not necessarily botanical) variety of a plant species or hybrid of two species. [from 1923]


lexentry: eng/cultivate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cultivate
trans_list: bestellen
sense:
To turn or stir soil in preparation for planting or as a method of weed control between growing crop plants.


lexentry: eng/cultivator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cultivator
trans_list: Kultivator | Ackerfräse
sense:
Any of several devices used to loosen or stir the soil, either to remove weeds or to provide aeration and drainage.


lexentry: eng/cultural_Bolshevism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cultural Bolshevism
trans_list: Kulturbolschewismus
sense:
(Nazism, politics, historical) Those cultural elements that were perceived by the Nazi party to be propagating politically undesirable Bolshevik ideas.


lexentry: eng/cultural_Marxism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cultural Marxism
trans_list: Kulturbolschewismus | Kulturmarxismus
sense:
(Marxism, academia) A form of Marxism perceived as subsumed by capitalism and thus as unauthentic by its critics (usually other Marxists).


lexentry: eng/cultural_appropriation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cultural appropriation
trans_list: kulturelle Aneignung
sense:
(sociology) The exploitative or oppressive cooption of elements of one culture by members of a different culture.


lexentry: eng/cultural_imperialism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cultural imperialism
trans_list: Kulturimperialismus
sense:
(chiefly, depreciative) The imposition of a dominant nation's culture onto a nondominant nation, often through the export of cultural products such as film and music.


lexentry: eng/cultural_phylogenetics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cultural phylogenetics
trans_list: kulturelle Phylogenetik
sense:
(anthropology) The use of techniques from phylogenetics to study the evolutionary history of relationships between humans and between groups of humans, as well as of cultural memes and practices.


lexentry: eng/cultural_studies__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cultural studies
trans_list: Kulturwissenschaft
sense:
A diverse field of study which examines representations of culture through a variety of academic theories.


lexentry: eng/culture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: culture
trans_list: Kultur
sense:
The arts, customs, lifestyles, background, and habits that characterize humankind, or a particular society or nation.


lexentry: eng/culture__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: culture
trans_list: Kultur
sense:
The conventional conducts and ideologies of a community; the system comprising the accepted norms and values of a society.


lexentry: eng/culture__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: culture
trans_list: Kultur
sense:
(anthropology) Any knowledge passed from one generation to the next, not necessarily with respect to human beings.


lexentry: eng/culture__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: culture
trans_list: Kultur
sense:
(microbiology) The process of growing a bacterial or other biological entity in an artificial medium.


lexentry: eng/culture_hero__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: culture hero
trans_list: Kulturheros
sense:
(idiomatic) A mythical character or real person who is renowned as the exemplar of the values or achievements of a society, group, or time period.


lexentry: eng/culture_shock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: culture shock
trans_list: Kulturschock
sense:
(anthropology, sociology) A state of anxious confusion experienced by someone exposed to an alien or unfamiliar environment.


lexentry: eng/culture_war__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: culture war
trans_list: Kulturkampf
sense:
(often, in plural) Conflict between different ideological groups, especially political conflict for cultural dominance between liberals and conservatives in the United States.


lexentry: eng/culver__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: culver
trans_list: Taube
sense:
(now, _, UK, south and east, _, dialect, or) A dove or pigeon, now specifically of the species Columba palumbus.


lexentry: eng/cum_dumpster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cum dumpster
trans_list: Nymphomanin
sense:
(vulgar, derogatory, offensive, slang) A sexually promiscuous person, usually a woman or bottom, who has sexual relations with men who often ejaculate in their body cavities.


lexentry: eng/cummerbund__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cummerbund
trans_list: Kummerbund
sense:
(fashion) A broad sash, especially one that is pleated lengthwise and worn as an article of formal dress, as around a man's waist together with a tuxedo or dinner jacket. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/cumulative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cumulative
trans_list: angehäuft | kumulativ
sense:
Incorporating all current and previous data up to the present or at the time of measuring or collating.


lexentry: eng/cumulonimbus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cumulonimbus
trans_list: Kumulonimbus
sense:
(meteorology) A cloud, with a tall structure and a flat base, that is often associated with thunderstorms.


lexentry: eng/cuneiform__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuneiform
trans_list: Keilschrift
sense:
An ancient Mesopotamian writing system, adapted within several language families, originating as pictograms in Sumer around the 30th century BC, evolving into more abstract and characteristic wedge shapes formed by a blunt reed stylus on clayen tablets.


lexentry: eng/cunning__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cunning
trans_list: Gerissenheit
sense:
The disposition to employ one's skill in an artful manner; craftiness; guile; artifice; skill of being cunning, sly, conniving, or deceitful.


lexentry: eng/cunning_folk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cunning folk
trans_list: Hexenmeister | Kräuterhexen
sense:
(historical) professional or semi-professional practitioners of magic (who were often charlatans) who were active from at least the 15th up until the early 20th century.


lexentry: eng/cunt__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cunt
trans_list: Arschloch | Arsch
sense:
(vulgar, offensive, countable) An extremely unpleasant or objectionable person (in US, especially a woman; in Commonwealth more usually a man).


lexentry: eng/cunt__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: cunt
trans_list: Arschloch | Arsch
sense:
(Australia, Ireland, NZ, UK, Commonwealth, countable, vulgar) An unpleasant or difficult experience or incident.


lexentry: eng/cup-and-ball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cup-and-ball
trans_list: Bilboquet
sense:
A traditional children's toy consisting of a hand-held wooden cup with a ball attached by a string. The player jerks the ball into the air and attempts to catch it in the cup.


lexentry: eng/cup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cup
trans_list: Tasse | Becher | Kelch
sense:
A concave vessel for drinking from, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass) and with a handle.


lexentry: eng/cup__Noun__1
sense_num: 17
written_rep: cup
trans_list: Becher
sense:
(figurative) That which is to be received or indured; that which is allotted to one; a portion of blessings and afflictions.


lexentry: eng/cupboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cupboard
trans_list: Schrank | Küchenschrank
sense:
A cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture with shelves intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food; similar cabinets or closets used for storing other items.


lexentry: eng/cupping__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cupping
trans_list: Schröpfen
sense:
(medicine) Fire cupping, a traditional therapeutic treatment called in which heated cupping glasses are applied to the skin, supposedly to draw blood towards the surface.


lexentry: eng/curare__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: curare
trans_list: Curare
sense:
A substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine, used historically as a muscle relaxant during surgery.


lexentry: eng/curator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curator
trans_list: Kuratorin | Kurator | Museumskurator | Museumskuratorin
sense:
A person who manages, administers or organizes a collection, either independently or employed by a museum, library, archive or zoo.


lexentry: eng/curator__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: curator
trans_list: Kurator | Kuratorin | Sachwalter | Sachwalterin | Treuhänder | Treuhänderin
sense:
One appointed to act as guardian of the estate of a person not legally competent to manage it, or of an absentee; a trustee.


lexentry: eng/curaçao__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curaçao
trans_list: Curaçao
sense:
A liqueur, made from eau-de-vie, sugar and, as flavor, dried peel of sweet and sour oranges, naturally colorless but often artificially colored blue.


lexentry: eng/curb__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: curb
trans_list: Aufkantung | Falz | Flansch | Grat | Rippe
sense:
A raised margin along the edge of something, such as a well or the eye of a dome, as a strengthening.


lexentry: eng/curb__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: curb
trans_list: Hasenhacke | Kandare | Zügel
sense:
A riding or driving bit for a horse that has rein action which amplifies the pressure in the mouth by leverage advantage placing pressure on the poll via the crown piece of the bridle and chin groove via a curb chain.


lexentry: eng/curb_bit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curb bit
trans_list: Kandare
sense:
(equestrian) A type of bit used on a bridle, which works by leverage and has shanks and a curb chain.


lexentry: eng/curd__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curd
trans_list: Käsebruch
sense:
The part of milk that coagulates when it sours or is treated with enzymes; used to make cottage cheese, dahi, etc.


lexentry: eng/curdle__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: curdle
trans_list: gerinnen
sense:
(ambitransitive) To clot or coagulate; to cause to congeal, such as through cold. (metaphorically of blood)


lexentry: eng/curette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curette
trans_list: Kürette
sense:
(medicine, dentistry) A hand-held surgical instrument, often with a scoop or hook at its tip, used for cleaning or debriding biological tissue.


lexentry: eng/curfew__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: curfew
trans_list: Abendläuten | Ausgangssperre
sense:
(historical) A regulation in feudal Europe by which fires had to be covered up or put out at a certain fixed time in the evening, marked by the ringing of an evening bell.


lexentry: eng/curiosity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curiosity
trans_list: Neugier | Neugierde
sense:
(uncountable) Inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask and learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/curious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curious
trans_list: neugierig
sense:
Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying.


lexentry: eng/curlew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curlew
trans_list: Brachvogel
sense:
Any of several migratory wading birds in the genus Numenius of the family Scolopacidae, remarkable for their long, slender, downcurved bills.


lexentry: eng/curling__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: curling
trans_list: Curling
sense:
(uncountable) A winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice and attempt to get their color stones closest to the house (a circular target marked on the ice).


lexentry: eng/current__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: current
trans_list: Strömung | Strom
sense:
The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction, especially (oceanography) short for ocean current.


lexentry: eng/current_account__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: current account
trans_list: Leistungsbilanz
sense:
That part of the balance of payments recording a nation's exports and imports of goods and services and transfer payments


lexentry: eng/current_asset__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: current asset
trans_list: Umlaufvermögen
sense:
(accounting) An asset on the balance sheet which is expected to be sold or otherwise used up in the near future, usually within one year, or one business cycle - whichever is longer, such as cash, accounts receivable, and inventory.


lexentry: eng/curriculum_vitae__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curriculum vitae
trans_list: Lebenslauf | CV | Résumé
sense:
(British) A written account of one's life comprising one's education, accomplishments, work experience, publications, etc.; especially, one used to apply for a job.


lexentry: eng/curry_ketchup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curry ketchup
trans_list: Curryketchup
sense:
A variant of ketchup to which curry and other spices have been added, the basis of the dish currywurst.


