# translation

lexentry: eng/protectionism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: protectionism
trans_list: Protektionismus
sense:
(politics, economics) A system or policy of protecting the domestic producers of a product from foreign competition by imposing tariffs, quotas, duties or other barriers on importations.


lexentry: eng/protectionist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: protectionist
trans_list: Protektionist | Protektionistin
sense:
Someone who believes in protecting domestic producers by impeding or limiting the importation of foreign goods and services via actions taken by government.


lexentry: eng/protectorate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: protectorate
trans_list: Protektorat | Schutzgebiet
sense:
Government by a protector; especially, the government of England, Scotland, and Ireland by Oliver Cromwell.


lexentry: eng/protectorate__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: protectorate
trans_list: Protektorat | Schutzgebiet
sense:
The authority assumed by a superior power over an inferior or a dependent one, whereby the former protects the latter from invasion and shares in the management of its affairs but the protected state retains its nominal sovereignty.


lexentry: eng/protectorate__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: protectorate
trans_list: Protektorat | Schutzgebiet
sense:
An autonomous territory that is protected diplomatically or militarily against third parties by a stronger state or entity.


lexentry: eng/protein__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: protein
trans_list: Protein | Eiweiß
sense:
(biochemistry, countable) Any of numerous large, complex naturally-produced molecules composed of one or more long chains of amino acids, in which the amino acid groups are held together by peptide bonds.


lexentry: eng/protein__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: protein
trans_list: Protein | Eiweiß
sense:
(nutrition, uncountable) One of three major classes of food or source of food energy (4 kcal/gram) abundant in animal-derived foods (i.e. meat) and some vegetables, such as legumes.


lexentry: eng/protein_shake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: protein shake
trans_list: Protein-Shake
sense:
A beverage containing protein mixed with milk or water for the purposes of improved nutrition, especially in bodybuilding.


lexentry: eng/proteome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: proteome
trans_list: Proteom
sense:
(biochemistry, genetics) The complete set of proteins encoded by a particular genome. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/proteomics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: proteomics
trans_list: Proteomik
sense:
(biochemistry) The branch of molecular biology that studies the set of proteins expressed by the genome of an organism.


lexentry: eng/prothesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prothesis
trans_list: Prothese
sense:
(phonology) The prepending of phonemes at the beginning of a word without changing its morphological structure, as in Spanish esfera from Greek (via Latin) (without prothesis the word would have become *sfera).


lexentry: eng/prothonotary_warbler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prothonotary warbler
trans_list: Zitronenwaldsänger
sense:
A small North American bird, Protonotaria citrea, having a yellow body and blue wings; it breeds in swampland.


lexentry: eng/protist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: protist
trans_list: Protist
sense:
(microbiology) Any of the eukaryotic unicellular organisms—including protozoans, slime molds and some algae—historically grouped into the kingdom Protista (or Protoctista), now distributed over several clades.


lexentry: eng/protium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: protium
trans_list: Protium
sense:
(isotope) The lightest and most common isotope of hydrogen, having a single proton and no neutrons: 11H. It is the only stable nuclide with no neutrons.


lexentry: eng/proto-__Prefix__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: proto-
trans_list: ur-
sense:
(inorganic chemistry) A minimal proportion of a particular substance when in a combination. See protosalt.


lexentry: eng/proto-language__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: proto-language
trans_list: Ursprache
sense:
(linguistics) A language which is reconstructed by examining similarities in existing languages in order to deduce the form and aspects of a common ancestor language that is no longer known.


lexentry: eng/proto-racism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: proto-racism
trans_list: Protorassismus
sense:
Attitudes and actions displaying prejudices and stereotypes analogous to those of racism which predate the modern biologically-based concept of race.


lexentry: eng/protocol__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: protocol
trans_list: Protokoll
sense:
The official rules and guidelines for heads of state and other dignitaries, governing accepted behaviour in relations with other diplomatic representatives or over affairs of state. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/protocol__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: protocol
trans_list: Protokoll
sense:
(computing) A set of formal rules describing how to transmit or exchange data, especially across a network. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/protologism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: protologism
trans_list: Protologismus
sense:
(neologism) A newly coined word or phrase defined in the hope that it will become common; a recently created term possibly in narrow use but not yet acknowledged.


lexentry: eng/proton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: proton
trans_list: Proton
sense:
(particle) A positively charged subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and determining the atomic number of an element, composed of two up quarks and a down quark.


lexentry: eng/protonation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: protonation
trans_list: Protonierung
sense:
(chemistry) The addition of a proton (hydrogen ion) to an atom, molecule or ion, normally to generate a cation.


lexentry: eng/protoplanet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: protoplanet
trans_list: Protoplanet
sense:
An astronomical object, approximately the size of the Moon, formed from the mutual gravitational attraction of planetesimals; they are thought to collide with each other and slowly form planets


lexentry: eng/protoplasm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: protoplasm
trans_list: Protoplasma
sense:
(cytology) The entire contents of a cell comprising the nucleus and the cytoplasm. It is a semi-fluid, transparent substance which is the living matter of plant and animal cells.


lexentry: eng/prototype-based__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prototype-based
trans_list: prototypbasiert
sense:
(programming) making inheritance possible by cloning objects instead of instantiating them from classes


lexentry: eng/prototype-oriented_programming__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prototype-oriented programming
trans_list: prototyporientierte Programmierung
sense:
(programming) A programming paradigm that encapsulates states and operations inside "prototypes" to design applications and computer programs.


lexentry: eng/prototype__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prototype
trans_list: Prototyp | Vorab-Muster
sense:
An original form or object which is a basis for other forms or objects (particularly manufactured items), or for its generalizations and models. [from late 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/prototype_pattern__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prototype pattern
trans_list: Prototyp
sense:
(programming) A creational design pattern that determines the type of objects to create by a prototypical instance, which is cloned to produce new objects.


lexentry: eng/protozoan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: protozoan
trans_list: Protozoon
sense:
(cytology) Any of the diverse group of eukaryotes, of the phylum Protozoa, that are primarily unicellular, existing singly or aggregating into colonies, are usually nonphotosynthetic, and are often classified further into phyla according to their capacity for and means of motility, as by pseudopods, flagella, or cilia.


lexentry: eng/protégé__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: protégé
trans_list: Schützling | Protegé | Günstling | Mündel
sense:
A person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced person (a protector or mentor).


lexentry: eng/provincial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: provincial
trans_list: provinzial | provinziell
sense:
Of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical province, or to the jurisdiction of an archbishop; not ecumenical.


lexentry: eng/provision__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: provision
trans_list: Bestimmung | Vorschrift | Verfügung | Klausel | Regelung
sense:
(law) A clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.


lexentry: eng/provisional__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: provisional
trans_list: vorläufig | provisorisch
sense:
Temporary, but with the intention of eventually becoming permanent or being replaced by a permanent equivalent.


lexentry: eng/provitamin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: provitamin
trans_list: Provitamin
sense:
(biochemistry) Any biologically inactive compound that may be converted into a vitamin within an animal organism


lexentry: eng/provost__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: provost
trans_list: Propst
sense:
(religion) The minister of the chief Protestant church of a town or region in Germany, the Low Countries, and Scandinavia.


lexentry: eng/provost__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: provost
trans_list: Propst
sense:
A mayor: the chief magistrate of a town, particularly (Scotland) the head of a burgh or (historical) the former chiefs of various towns in France, Flanders, or (by extension) other Continental European countries.


lexentry: eng/prowess__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prowess
trans_list: Fähigkeiten | Können
sense:
(uncountable) Skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise; dexterity, mastery, or proficiency.


lexentry: eng/prowl__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prowl
trans_list: durchstreifen | herumstreifen
sense:
(ambitransitive) To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; especially, to search in, as for prey or booty.


lexentry: eng/proxemics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: proxemics
trans_list: Proxemik
sense:
The study of the effects of the physical distance between people in different cultures and societies.


lexentry: eng/proximity_fuse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: proximity fuse
trans_list: Abstandszünder | Annäherungszünder | Näherungszünder
sense:
A fuse that is designed to detonate an explosive automatically when close enough to the target to destroy it.


lexentry: eng/proxy__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: proxy
trans_list: Proxyserver
sense:
(software) An interface for a service, especially for one that is remote, resource-intensive, or otherwise difficult to use directly.


lexentry: eng/proxy_pattern__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: proxy pattern
trans_list: Stellvertreter
sense:
(software, design) A structural design pattern that is implemented as a class functioning as an interface for a network connection, a large object in memory, a file, or some other resource that is expensive or impossible to duplicate.


lexentry: eng/proxy_server__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: proxy server
trans_list: Proxyserver | Proxy | Proxy-Server
sense:
(computing) A hardware server that acts as an intermediary between a user and another server, usually on the Internet.


lexentry: eng/proxy_war__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: proxy war
trans_list: Stellvertreterkrieg
sense:
A war where two powers use third parties as a supplement to, or a substitute for, fighting each other directly.


lexentry: eng/prozymite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prozymite
trans_list: Prozymit
sense:
(Roman Catholicism, historical, pejorative) One who administers the Eucharist with leavened bread, in particular a member of the Eastern Orthodox Church. [from mid 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/prude__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prude
trans_list: Prüde | Prüder
sense:
A person who is or tries to be excessively proper, especially one who is easily offended by matters of a sexual nature.


lexentry: eng/prune__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prune
trans_list: Backpflaume | Trockenpflaume | Dörrpflaume
sense:
(intransitive, informal) To become wrinkled like a dried plum, as the fingers and toes do when kept submerged in water.


lexentry: eng/prune__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prune
trans_list: stutzen | schneiden
sense:
(transitive, horticulture) To remove excess material from a tree or shrub; to trim, especially to make more healthy or productive.


lexentry: eng/pruning_shears__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pruning shears
trans_list: Gartenschere
sense:
(plurale tantum) A tool consisting of two blades with bevel edges, connected by a pivot, used for gardening.


lexentry: eng/psalm__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: psalm
trans_list: Psalm
sense:
One of the hymns by David and others, collected into one book of the Old Testament, or a modern metrical version of such a hymn for public worship.


lexentry: eng/psaltery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psaltery
trans_list: Psalter
sense:
(musical instrument) A zither-like musical instrument consisting of a soundboard with multiple strings, played by plucking the strings with the fingers or a plectrum.


lexentry: eng/pseudepigrapha__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pseudepigrapha
trans_list: Pseudepigraph | Pseudepigrapha
sense:
Writings falsely ascribed to famous persons (historical or mythical) to lend them greater legitimacy, typically composed many centuries after the ostensible author's death.


lexentry: eng/pseudo-anglicism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pseudo-anglicism
trans_list: Pseudoanglizismus | Scheinanglizismus | Pseudo-Anglizismus
sense:
(linguistics) A word in a language other than English that has an English appearance but does not exist in English itself.


lexentry: eng/pseudocereal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pseudocereal
trans_list: Pseudogetreide | Scheingetreide
sense:
Any plant that, although not belonging to the grass family, produces seeds that are used to make flour.


lexentry: eng/pseudocode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pseudocode
trans_list: Pseudocode
sense:
A description of a computer programming algorithm that uses the structural conventions of programming languages but omits detailed subroutines or language-specific syntax.


lexentry: eng/pseudoephedrine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pseudoephedrine
trans_list: Pseudoephedrin
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A sympathomimetic alkaloid commonly used as a decongestant; a chemical compound, an isomer of ephedrine, with the formula C10H15NO.


lexentry: eng/pseudonymization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pseudonymization
trans_list: Pseudonymisierung
sense:
(computing, law) The replacement of all data (in a database etc) that identifies a person with an artificial identifier or pseudonym.


lexentry: eng/pseudonymize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pseudonymize
trans_list: pseudonymisieren
sense:
(computing, law) To depersonalize or anonymize (data); a procedure by which the most identifying fields within a data record are replaced by one or more artificial identifiers, or pseudonyms.


lexentry: eng/pseudopod__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pseudopod
trans_list: Pseudopodium | Scheinfüßchen
sense:
(cytology) A temporary projection of the cytoplasm of certain cells, such as phagocytes, or of certain unicellular organisms, such as amoebas, that serves in locomotion. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pseudorandom__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pseudorandom
trans_list: pseudozufällig | scheinzufällig
sense:
Of a sequence of numbers, such that it has all the properties of a random sequence following some probability distribution (except true randomness), but is actually generated using a deterministic algorithm.


lexentry: eng/pseudorandom_number_generator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pseudorandom number generator
trans_list: Pseudozufallszahlengenerator
sense:
A device or algorithm that deterministically produces a succession of values that appear in an unpredictable sequence or apparently random order.


lexentry: eng/pseudoscience__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pseudoscience
trans_list: Pseudowissenschaft
sense:
(pejorative) Any body of knowledge that purports to be scientific or to be supported by science (or may appear to be scientific) but which fails to comply with the scientific method (or rather, is not true science). [from 1796]


lexentry: eng/pseudoscorpion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pseudoscorpion
trans_list: Pseudoskorpion
sense:
An arachnid belonging to the order Pseudoscorpiones, also known as Pseudoscorpionida or Chelonethida


lexentry: eng/pseudoword__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pseudoword
trans_list: Logatom
sense:
(linguistics) A unit of speech or text that respects the phonotactic restrictions of a language, but is not part of the lexicon; a non-word whose nonexistence is merely an accidental gap.


lexentry: eng/psi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psi
trans_list: Psi
sense:
(countable) The twenty-third letter of Classical and Modern Greek and the twenty-fifth letter of Old and Ancient Greek.


lexentry: eng/psilocybin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psilocybin
trans_list: Psilocybin
sense:
(biochemistry) A hallucinogenic alkaloid, C12H15N2O·H2PO3, present in several species of Central American mushroom and producing effects similar to LSD. The prodrug of psilocin.


lexentry: eng/psittacosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psittacosis
trans_list: Papageienkrankheit | Psittakose
sense:
(disease) An infection by Chlamydia bacteria, caught from infected birds, and characterised by fever, pneumonia and headaches.


lexentry: eng/psoriasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psoriasis
trans_list: Schuppenflechte | Psoriasis
sense:
(disease) A noncontagious disease whose main symptom is gray or silvery flaky patches on the skin which are red and inflamed underneath when scratched.


lexentry: eng/psyched_up__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psyched up
trans_list: bereit
sense:
(idiomatic, informal) In a state of heightened mental preparedness for a difficult or hazardous enterprise, or one where success is particularly sought.


lexentry: eng/psychedelic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psychedelic
trans_list: psychedelisch | bewusstseinserweiternd
sense:
Of, containing, generating, or reminiscent of drug-induced hallucinations, distortions of perception, altered awareness, etc.


lexentry: eng/psychedelic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psychedelic
trans_list: Psychedelikum
sense:
Any psychoactive substance (such as LSD or psilocybin) which, when consumed, causes perceptual changes (sometimes erratic and uncontrollable), visual hallucination, and altered awareness of the body and mind.


lexentry: eng/psychiatry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psychiatry
trans_list: Psychiatrie | Seelenheilkunde
sense:
(medicine) The branch of medicine that focuses on mental and behavioral health by subjectively diagnosing, treating, or preventing mental disorders (mental illnesses) and behavioural conditions.


lexentry: eng/psychic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psychic
trans_list: Hellseher | Mensch mit außersinnlicher Wahrnehmung | Mentalist
sense:
A person who possesses, or appears to possess, extra-sensory abilities such as precognition, clairvoyance and telepathy, or who appears to be susceptible to paranormal or supernatural influences.


lexentry: eng/psychical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psychical
trans_list: Psycho
sense:
Performed by or pertaining to the psyche (the mind, spirit, or both): mental, psychic. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/psychoanalysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psychoanalysis
trans_list: Psychoanalyse
sense:
A family of theories and methods within the field of psychotherapy that work to find connections among patients' unconscious mental processes.


lexentry: eng/psychogenic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psychogenic
trans_list: psychogen
sense:
(psychiatry) Originating from or caused by state of mind; having a psychological rather than a physiological cause.


lexentry: eng/psychokinesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psychokinesis
trans_list: Telekinese | Psychokinese
sense:
(parapsychology) The movement of physical systems and objects by the use of psychic power. Abbreviated as PK.


lexentry: eng/psycholinguistics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psycholinguistics
trans_list: Psycholinguistik | Sprachpsychologie
sense:
(linguistics) The interdisciplinary field of study which concerns the acquisition, comprehension and production of language in its spoken, written and signed forms, using concepts and approaches from linguistics, psychology and cognitive science.


lexentry: eng/psychological__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: psychological
trans_list: psychologisch
sense:
Relating to the mind and behavior or to the mental, emotional, and behavioral characteristics pertaining to a specified person, group, or activity.


lexentry: eng/psychological_warfare__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psychological warfare
trans_list: psychologische Kriegsführung
sense:
(idiomatic) A mentally manipulative approach to warfare involving use of techniques to demoralize or intimidate someone into surrender.


lexentry: eng/psychology__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: psychology
trans_list: Psychologie
sense:
(countable) The mental, emotional, and behavioral characteristics pertaining to a specified person, group, or activity.


lexentry: eng/psychometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psychometry
trans_list: Psychometrie
sense:
(parapsychology) The paranormal ability to discover information about an object's past, and especially about its past owners, merely by handling it.


lexentry: eng/psychopath__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psychopath
trans_list: Psychopath | Psychopathin
sense:
A person with a personality disorder indicated by a pattern of lying, cunning, manipulating, glibness, exploiting, heedlessness, arrogance, delusions of grandeur, carelessness, low self-control, disregard for morality, lack of acceptance of responsibility, callousness, and lack of empathy and remorse. Such a person may be especially prone to violent and criminal offenses.


lexentry: eng/psychopathology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psychopathology
trans_list: Psychopathologie
sense:
(medicine, pathology) The study of the origin, development, diagnosis and treatment of mental and behavioural disorders.


lexentry: eng/psychopathy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psychopathy
trans_list: Psychopathie
sense:
A personality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality. Violent and criminal offenses may be indicative of this disorder.


lexentry: eng/psychophysics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psychophysics
trans_list: Psychophysik
sense:
(psychology) The branch of psychology concerned with the effects of physical stimuli on mental processes.


lexentry: eng/psychoplastogen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psychoplastogen
trans_list: Psychoplastogen
sense:
(medicine, psychiatry, organic compound) Any of a group of small molecule drugs (notably including some psychedelics) that produce rapid and long-lasting effects on neuronal structure and function and whose use is intended to produce therapeutic benefit after a single dose.


lexentry: eng/psychosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psychosis
trans_list: Psychose
sense:
(psychology) A severe mental disorder, sometimes with physical damage to the brain, marked by a deranged personality and a distorted view of reality.


lexentry: eng/psychotherapy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psychotherapy
trans_list: Psychotherapie
sense:
The treatment of people diagnosed with mental and emotional disorders using dialogue and a variety of psychological techniques.


lexentry: eng/psychrometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psychrometer
trans_list: Luftfeuchtigkeitsmesser
sense:
(meteorology) Any of several instruments used to measure the relative humidity of the atmosphere; especially a wet-and-dry-bulb hygrometer.


lexentry: eng/psychrometrics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psychrometrics
trans_list: Psychrometrie
sense:
(meteorology, thermodynamics) The measurement or study of the physical and thermodynamic properties of the atmosphere and its water vapour.


lexentry: eng/psychrometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psychrometry
trans_list: Psychrometrie
sense:
(meteorology, thermodynamics) Synonym of psychrometrics (“the measurement or study of the physical and thermodynamic properties of the atmosphere and its water vapour”)


lexentry: eng/psyllium__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: psyllium
trans_list: Flohsamen | Flohsamenschalen
sense:
The seed husk of such plants, especially as a commercial dietary supplement used for mucilage and as a mild laxative.


lexentry: eng/ptarmigan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ptarmigan
trans_list: Schneehuhn
sense:
Any of three species of small grouse in the genus Lagopus found in subarctic tundra areas of North America and Eurasia.


lexentry: eng/pteranodon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pteranodon
trans_list: Pteranodon
sense:
A member of Pteranodon, a genus of large pterosaurs, the males of which had a bony crest on the back of the head.


lexentry: eng/pterosaur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pterosaur
trans_list: Flugsaurier | Pterosaurier | Pterosaurus
sense:
Any of several flying reptiles, of the extinct order †Pterosauria, including the pterodactyls. [from c. 1860]


lexentry: eng/pub__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pub
trans_list: Kneipe | Pub | Lokal | Wirtschaft | Schankwirtschaft | Bar
sense:
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa) A public house where beverages, primarily alcoholic, may be bought and consumed, also providing food and sometimes entertainment such as live music or television.


lexentry: eng/public__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: public
trans_list: öffentlich
sense:
Able to be known or seen by everyone; happening without concealment; open to general view. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/public__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: public
trans_list: öffentlich
sense:
Open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it; especially, provided by national or local authorities and supported by money from taxes. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/public__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: public
trans_list: öffentlich | Öffentlichkeit
sense:
Pertaining to the people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people; concerning the whole community or country. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/public__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: public
trans_list: öffentlich | Öffentlichkeit
sense:
Officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community, rather than by a private organization. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/public__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: public
trans_list: Öffentlichkeit | Publikum
sense:
(countable, uncountable) Chiefly preceded by the: members of the community or the people in general, regardless of membership of any particular group.


lexentry: eng/public_address_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: public address system
trans_list: Lautsprecher
sense:
An electronic voice-amplification apparatus, usually containing a set of two loudspeakers and a central control unit, used for singing, giving a speech, play-by-play commentary at events, or broadcasting in public areas like in airports or stations.


lexentry: eng/public_administration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: public administration
trans_list: Staatsverwaltung | öffentliche Verwaltung
sense:
the implementation of public policy by governmental bodies; the administration of governmental functions; the administration of a state.


lexentry: eng/public_domain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: public domain
trans_list: Gemeinfreiheit | Public Domain | gemeinfrei
sense:
(specifically, law) The realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents, and thus over which no person can establish a proprietary interest.


lexentry: eng/public_finance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: public finance
trans_list: Finanzwissenschaft
sense:
A field of economics concerned with paying for collective or governmental activities, and with the administration and design of those activities.


lexentry: eng/public_health__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: public health
trans_list: Volksgesundheit
sense:
The science and practice of community hygiene, which includes preventive healthcare, health education, sanitation and environmental safety.


lexentry: eng/public_holiday__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: public holiday
trans_list: Feiertag | gesetzlicher Feiertag
sense:
A national or regional holiday from work on a specific day, usually for cultural reasons or celebrations.


lexentry: eng/public_key__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: public key
trans_list: öffentlicher Schlüssel
sense:
One of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography, which is published to others, unlike the private key.


lexentry: eng/public_law__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: public law
trans_list: öffentliches Recht
sense:
(legal) A category of law governing the relationship between the state on the one hand and persons (citizens or legal persons including corporations) on the other. Constitutional law, administrative law and criminal law are some of the major subdivisions of public law.


lexentry: eng/public_life__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: public life
trans_list: politisches Leben
sense:
The aspects of social life which occur in public, in the open, as opposed to more private social interaction within families, private clubs, etc.


lexentry: eng/public_limited_liability_company__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: public limited liability company
trans_list: Aktiengesellschaft
sense:
A type or form of for-profit incorporated company where ownership is divided into shares that are publicly tradeable usually in a stock exchange.


lexentry: eng/public_office__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: public office
trans_list: Staatsamt
sense:
(government) A position or occupation established by law or by the act of a government body, for the purpose of exercising the authority of the government in the service of the public.


lexentry: eng/public_relations__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: public relations
trans_list: Öffentlichkeitsarbeit | PR | Public Relations | ÖA
sense:
The professional dissemination and management of information by a person or an organization to the public with the purpose of creating a favorable public image.


lexentry: eng/public_school__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: public school
trans_list: Public School
sense:
(UK, Ireland, India) Certain private schools, particularly (initially) any grammar school operated apart from the personal lands of its students or (from the 19th century) the feepaying secondary schools which developed from or were modelled upon them; a British boarding school


lexentry: eng/public_school__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: public school
trans_list: öffentliche Schule
sense:
(North America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Philippines, formerly Scottish) A publicly funded and administered school; (UK, Ireland) such schools in the context of other countries


lexentry: eng/public_service__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: public service
trans_list: Daseinsvorsorge | öffentliche Dienstleistung
sense:
(countable) A service such as health care, transport, or waste removal provided to the general public, often by the government.


lexentry: eng/public_transport__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: public transport
trans_list: öffentlicher Verkehr | ÖV
sense:
(UK, AU, NZ) Any form of transport that can be used by a member of public (who usually pays a fare); as opposed to private ownership of e.g. cars.


lexentry: eng/publican__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: publican
trans_list: Zöllner
sense:
(Ancient Rome, historical) A tax collector, especially one working in Judea and Galilee during New Testament times (1st century C.E.) who was generally regarded as sinful for extorting more tax than was due, and as a traitor for serving the Roman Empire.


lexentry: eng/publishing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: publishing
trans_list: Verlagswesen
sense:
The industry of publishing, including the production and distribution of books, magazines, web sites, newspapers, etc.


lexentry: eng/pudding__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pudding
trans_list: Pudding
sense:
A type of dessert that has a texture similar to custard or mousse but using some kind of starch as the thickening agent.


lexentry: eng/pudu__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pudu
trans_list: Pudu
sense:
A very small South American deer of the genus Pudu (in some classifications divided to Pudu and Pudella), native to the Andes.


lexentry: eng/puerperium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: puerperium
trans_list: Wochenbett
sense:
(obstetrics) The period of time lasting around a month immediately following childbirth, when the mother’s uterus shrinks back to its prepartum state.


lexentry: eng/puff__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: puff
trans_list: Windbeutel
sense:
(dated, slang) A puffer, one who is employed by the owner or seller of goods sold at auction to bid up the price; an act or scam of that type.


lexentry: eng/puff_pastry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: puff pastry
trans_list: Blätterteig
sense:
A light, flaky pastry that is made of alternating buttery and floury dough layers by repeatedly folding the rolled pastry into many layers.


lexentry: eng/puff_piece__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: puff piece
trans_list: Lobeshymne | Lobhudelei | Werbetext
sense:
(journalism, publishing, informal) A journalistic form of puffery; an article or story of exaggerated praise that often ignores or downplays opposing viewpoints or evidence to the contrary.


lexentry: eng/puff_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: puff up
trans_list: aufplustern | plustern
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To fluff up, such as an animal raising its fur or feathers to appear larger or conserve body heat.


lexentry: eng/puffball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: puffball
trans_list: Bovist | Bofist | Stäubling
sense:
Any of various fungi that produce a cloud of brown dust-like spores from their mature fruiting bodies.


lexentry: eng/pufferfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pufferfish
trans_list: Kugelfisch
sense:
(uncountable) The meat of these fish, a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins; (Japanese) fugu.


lexentry: eng/puffery__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
sense: Excessive or false public praise.
written_rep: puffery
trans_list:
Anpreisung | Lobeshymne | Lobhudelei | Marktschreierei | Schmeichlerei | marktschreierisches Anpreisen


lexentry: eng/puffin__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: puffin
trans_list: Papageitaucher | Gelbschopflund | Hundlund | Lund | Lundevogel | Nashornalk
sense:
The Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) or (by extension) any of the other various small seabirds of the genera Fratercula and Lunda that are black and white with a brightly-coloured beak. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/pug__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pug
trans_list: Mops | Mopshund
sense:
In full pug dog: a small dog of an ancient breed originating in China, having a snub nose, wrinkled face, squarish body, short smooth hair, and curled tail. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/pull-down__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: pull-down
trans_list: Pulldown
sense:
(exercise) An exercise mostly performed by pulling cables, a bar, or handles from a machine situated diagonally to the front top of the sportsman and targetting the rear muscles.


lexentry: eng/pull-up__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pull-up
trans_list: Klimmzug
sense:
An exercise done for strengthening the arms and back in which one lifts one's own weight while hanging from a bar. Palms may be facing in any direction.


lexentry: eng/pull__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pull
trans_list: ziehen
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.


lexentry: eng/pull_a_fast_one__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pull a fast one
trans_list: jemanden über den Löffel barbieren | jemanden übers Ohr hauen
sense:
(idiomatic, often followed by on) To carry out a trick or deception; to behave contrary to expectations.


lexentry: eng/pull_a_sickie__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pull a sickie
trans_list: krankfeiern
sense:
(slang, UK, Australia, New Zealand) To skip work or school or avoid an obligation by pretending to be sick.


lexentry: eng/pull_in__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: pull in
trans_list: ziehen
sense:
(idiomatic, transitive) To arrest someone; to take someone to a police station because they may have done something.


lexentry: eng/pull_oneself_together__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pull oneself together
trans_list: zusammenreißen
sense:
(idiomatic, reflexive) To become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused; to regain control of oneself


lexentry: eng/pull_out_of_one's_ass__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pull out of one's ass
trans_list: sich aus den Fingern saugen
sense:
(idiomatic, vulgar, transitive) To fabricate (a factual-sounding claim) from no factual basis or evidence.


lexentry: eng/pull_over__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pull over
trans_list: abschließen
sense:
(transitive) To command or force someone to drive their vehicle to the side of the road or curb and come to a stop.


lexentry: eng/pull_request__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pull request
trans_list: Pull-Anforderung
sense:
(computing) A request to a repository maintainer to pull in and merge a proposed source code or other change.


lexentry: eng/pull_someone's_leg__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pull someone's leg
trans_list: durch den Kakao ziehen | in die Irre führen | veralbern | verarschen
sense:
(idiomatic) To tease someone; to lead someone on; to goad someone into overreacting. It usually implies teasing or goading by jokingly lying.


lexentry: eng/pulley__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pulley
trans_list: Rolle | Flaschenzug | Laufrolle | Riemenrad | Riemenscheibe | Seilrolle
sense:
(engineering, countable) One of the simple machines; a sheave, a wheel with a grooved rim, in which a pulled rope or chain lifts an object (more useful when two or more pulleys are used together, as in a block and tackle arrangement, such that a small force moving through a greater distance can exert a larger force through a smaller distance).


lexentry: eng/pullover__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pullover
trans_list: Pullover
sense:
A sweater that must be put on by pulling it over the head; a sweater without buttons or a zipper in front.


lexentry: eng/pullover__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pullover
trans_list: Überzug
sense:
(weightlifting) An exercise performed lying on the back in which the arms are extended behind the head and exertion lifts the weight above the head.


lexentry: eng/pulmonary_alveolus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pulmonary alveolus
trans_list: Lungenbläschen
sense:
(anatomy) A small air sac in the lungs, where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged with the blood.


lexentry: eng/pulmonary_circulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pulmonary circulation
trans_list: Lungenkreislauf | kleiner Blutkreislauf
sense:
(anatomy) The part of blood circulation which carries oxygen-depleted blood away from the heart, to the lungs, and returns oxygenated blood back to the heart.


lexentry: eng/pulmonary_embolism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pulmonary embolism
trans_list: Lungenembolie
sense:
(pathology) The embolism or obstruction of a pulmonary artery, usually by a detached blood clot from a leg or pelvic vein, which causes a stoppage of blood into the lungs; symptoms include shortness of breath, chest pain, fainting, and sometimes death.


lexentry: eng/pulmonary_emphysema__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pulmonary emphysema
trans_list: Lungenaufblähung | Lungenblähung | Lungenemphysem
sense:
A chronic lung disease characterised by an abnormal increase in the size of the air spaces, resulting in laboured breathing and caused by exposure to toxic chemicals, most commonly tobacco smoke.


lexentry: eng/pulmonary_tuberculosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pulmonary tuberculosis
trans_list: Schwindsucht | Tuberkulose
sense:
(pathology) The most common form of active tuberculosis (TB) infecting the lungs, generally caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.


lexentry: eng/pulp_magazine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pulp magazine
trans_list: Schundmagazin
sense:
A magazine made with inexpensive paper and printing, containing shocking or sensationalist text fiction by low-paid writers.


lexentry: eng/pulpit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pulpit
trans_list: Kanzel | Ambo | Predigtstuhl | Pult
sense:
A raised platform in a church, usually enclosed, where the minister or preacher stands when giving the sermon.


lexentry: eng/pulpitis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pulpitis
trans_list: Pulpitis
sense:
(dentistry) A reversible or irreversible inflammation of the tooth pulp which is in most cases of endodontic origin but can also be of periodontal origin too. It can lead to apical periodontitis, cysts and tooth loss if not treated.


lexentry: eng/pulque__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pulque
trans_list: Pulque
sense:
A milk-colored, somewhat viscous Mexican alcoholic drink made from the fermented sap of certain agave plants.


lexentry: eng/pulse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pulse
trans_list: Puls
sense:
A normally regular beat felt when arteries near the skin (for example, at the neck or wrist) are depressed, caused by the heart pumping blood through them.


lexentry: eng/pulse__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: pulse
trans_list: Puls
sense:
(music, prosody) The beat or tactus of a piece of music or verse; also, a repeated sequence of such beats.


lexentry: eng/pulse_oximetry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pulse oximetry
trans_list: Pulsoxymetrie
sense:
(medicine) A noninvasive method allowing the monitoring of the oxygenation of a patient's hemoglobin, using a sensor placed on a thin part of the patient's anatomy, usually a fingertip or earlobe.


lexentry: eng/pumice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pumice
trans_list: Bims | Bimsstein
sense:
A light, porous type of pyroclastic igneous rock, formed during explosive volcanic eruptions when liquid lava is ejected into water or air as a froth containing masses of gas bubbles, which are frozen into the rock as the lava solidifies.


lexentry: eng/pump__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pump
trans_list: Pumps
sense:
(chiefly, North America) A type of women's shoe which leaves the instep uncovered and has a relatively high heel, especially a stiletto (with a very high and thin heel)


lexentry: eng/pump__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pump
trans_list: pumpen
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To use a pump; to move (water or other liquid) by means of a pump. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/pump__Verb__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: pump
trans_list: super laufen | wie geschmiert laufen
sense:
(US, intransitive, slang) Of music: to be loud, to have strong bass and rhythms; (by extension) to be full of energy. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/pump_and_dump__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pump and dump
trans_list: Kurstreiberei
sense:
(finance) A form of financial fraud where the fraudster buys stocks cheaply, generates excitement about those stocks to create a temporary price increase, then sells the stocks before the price goes back down.


lexentry: eng/pump_and_dump__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pump and dump
trans_list: One-Night-Stand
sense:
(slang) A situation where a woman uses a breast pump and then discards the milk, typically because she has had an infection, or has been drinking alcohol.


lexentry: eng/pumpkin_pie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pumpkin pie
trans_list: Kürbiskuchen | Pumpkin Pie
sense:
(cooking) A sweet pie made from the flesh of pumpkins and traditionally served as a dessert on Thanksgiving.


lexentry: eng/pun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pun
trans_list: Wortspiel | Kalauer
sense:
A joke or type of wordplay in which similar definitions or sounds of two words or phrases, or different definitions of the same word, are deliberately confused.


lexentry: eng/punch__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: punch
trans_list: Locher | Lochung | Lochzange
sense:
(countable) A device, generally slender and round, used for creating holes in thin material, for driving an object through a hole in a containing object, or to stamp or emboss a mark or design on a surface.


lexentry: eng/punch_above_one's_weight__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: punch above one's weight
trans_list: über seine Grenzen hinaus wachsen
sense:
(idiomatic) To (attempt to) achieve or perform at a higher level than would be expected based on one's preparation, attributes, rank, or past accomplishments.


lexentry: eng/punch_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: punch card
trans_list: Lochkarte
sense:
A card that can have holes or notches cut in it, especially one for storing data, that can be sorted according to combinations of holes present or absent.


lexentry: eng/punch_line__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: punch line
trans_list: Pointe | Schluss eines Witzes | witziger Schlusspunkt
sense:
The final part of a joke; the word, sentence, or exchange of sentences that is intended to be funny and provokes laughter from the listeners.


lexentry: eng/punch_line__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: punch line
trans_list: Abschluss | Schlussbemerkung | Schlusspunkt
sense:
(by extension) A final, concluding statement that an explanation has been leading up to; a conclusion.


lexentry: eng/punch_list__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: punch list
trans_list: Mängelliste
sense:
(US) The list of repairs and finish work required to complete a project, such as the construction of a building; a list of problems to correct.


lexentry: eng/punchcutting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: punchcutting
trans_list: Stempelschneiden
sense:
(typography) The craft of cutting letter punches in steel from which matrices were made in copper for type founding in the letterpress era.


lexentry: eng/punching_bag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: punching bag
trans_list: Sandsack | Boxsack
sense:
A tough bag, usually cylindrical, filled with air, sand, or other material, often suspended so that it swings freely, which is punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts.


lexentry: eng/punctuation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: punctuation
trans_list: Interpunktion | Zeichensetzung | Satzzeichen
sense:
A set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in text by separating strings of words into clauses, phrases and sentences; examples include commas, hyphens, and stops (periods).


lexentry: eng/punctuation_mark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: punctuation mark
trans_list: Satzzeichen
sense:
Any of various symbols used in writing and printing to indicate pauses, divisions, etc. and to aid the reader in understanding what is written.


lexentry: eng/pundit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pundit
trans_list: Experte | Kommentator | Kritiker | Meinungsführer | Meinungsmacher
sense:
An expert in a particular field, especially as called upon to provide comment or opinion in the media; a commentator, a critic. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pundit__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pundit
trans_list: Pandit
sense:
A learned person in India; someone with knowledge of Sanskrit, philosophy, religion and law; a Hindu scholar. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/pungent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pungent
trans_list: stechend | beißend | penetrant
sense:
Having a strong taste that stings the tongue; said especially of hot (spicy) food, which has a strong and sharp or bitter taste.


lexentry: eng/punkah__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: punkah
trans_list: Pankha
sense:
(South Asia, Myanmar) A fan, especially made of leaf or cloth and hung from the ceiling; in the past often operated by a servant.


lexentry: eng/punnet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: punnet
trans_list: Körbchen
sense:
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) A small basket or receptacle for collecting and selling fruit, particularly strawberries.


lexentry: eng/punt_gun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: punt gun
trans_list: Entenkanone
sense:
(chiefly, historical) A very large shotgun used in the 19th and early 20th centuries for shooting large numbers of waterfowl for commercial harvesting operations and private sport.


lexentry: eng/pupil__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pupil
trans_list: Pupille | Sehloch | das Schwarze im Auge
sense:
(anatomy) The hole in the middle of the iris of the eye, through which light passes to be focused on the retina.


lexentry: eng/puppet_show__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: puppet show
trans_list: Puppenspiel
sense:
A show, theatrical performance, in which the parts are played by puppets impersonating human or other characters


lexentry: eng/purchase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: purchase
trans_list: Anschaffung
sense:
The acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.


lexentry: eng/purchase__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: purchase
trans_list: kaufen | erwerben | erstehen | anschaffen
sense:
To apply to (anything) a device for obtaining a mechanical advantage; to get a purchase upon, or apply a purchase to; to raise or move by mechanical means.


lexentry: eng/purchase_order__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: purchase order
trans_list: Auftrag
sense:
(business) A commercial document issued by a buyer to a seller, indicating the type, quantities and agreed prices for products or services the seller will provide to the buyer.


lexentry: eng/purchasing_power__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: purchasing power
trans_list: Kaufkraft
sense:
(economics) The amount of goods and services that can be bought by consumers; available income; spending power.


lexentry: eng/purchasing_power__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: purchasing power
trans_list: Kaufkraft | Einkaufsmacht
sense:
(business) The ability of a large collective or company to negotiate more favourable prices and terms than a smaller group or company.


lexentry: eng/purchasing_power_parity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: purchasing power parity
trans_list: Kaufkraftparität
sense:
(economics) A theory of long-term equilibrium exchange rates based on relative price levels of two countries.


lexentry: eng/purdah__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: purdah
trans_list: Parda
sense:
(uncountable) The situation or system of secluding women from the gaze of people, particularly men and strangers, in some Muslim and Hindu traditions, by using a curtain or screen, and/or wearing a face veil or attire covering most of the body. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/purge__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: purge
trans_list: abführen | erbrechen | sich übergeben
sense:
(transitive, intransitive, medicine) To void or evacuate (the bowels or the stomach); to defecate or vomit.


lexentry: eng/purine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: purine
trans_list: Purin
sense:
(organic compound) Any of a class of organic heterocyclic compounds, composed of fused pyrimidine and imidazole rings, that constitute one of the two groups of organic nitrogenous bases (the other being the pyrimidines) and are components of nucleic acids.


lexentry: eng/puritan__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: puritan
trans_list: puritanisch
sense:
(usually, pejorative) Acting or behaving according to the Puritan morals (e.g. propagating modesty), especially with regard to pleasure, nudity and sex; ascetic.


lexentry: eng/purity_ring__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: purity ring
trans_list: Keuschheitsring | Purity Ring | Purity-Ring | Reinheitsring
sense:
A ring (piece of jewellery) representing a Christian religious vow to abstain from sexual intercourse until marriage.


lexentry: eng/purl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: purl
trans_list: linke Masche
sense:
A particular stitch in knitting in which the working yarn is pulled through an existing stitch from front to back.


lexentry: eng/purloin__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: purloin
trans_list: entwenden | mitgehen lassen
sense:
(transitive, usually, formal, or, humorous) To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal.


lexentry: eng/purple__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: purple
trans_list: purpurn | purpurrot
sense:
(US politics) Not predominantly red or blue, but having a mixture of Democrat and Republican support.


lexentry: eng/purple__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: purple
trans_list: violett | lila | purpur
sense:
(colour theory) Any non-spectral colour on the line of purples on a colour chromaticity diagram or a colour wheel between violet and red.


lexentry: eng/purple_dye_murex__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: purple dye murex
trans_list: Purpurschnecke
sense:
A medium-sized predatory sea snail of species Haustellum brandaris, which secrets a substance that can be used to make a long-lasting purple dye- Tyrian purple.


lexentry: eng/purple_emperor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: purple emperor
trans_list: Große Schillerfalter
sense:
A large, dark brown and white (female), or purple and white (male) butterfly, Apatura iris, of the family Nymphalidae.


lexentry: eng/purple_heron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: purple heron
trans_list: Purpurreiher
sense:
A wading bird, Ardea purpurea, having reddish-brown plumage and found throughout southern Europe and Asia.


lexentry: eng/purple_loosestrife__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: purple loosestrife
trans_list: Blutweiderich
sense:
A semi-aquatic herbaceous plant, Lythrum salicaria, having long spikes of purple flowers, native to Eurasia, considered invasive in North America and New Zealand.


lexentry: eng/purple_swamphen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: purple swamphen
trans_list: Purpurhuhn
sense:
Various species in the Porphyrio genus of the Rallidae family, including Porphyrio porphyrio, Porphyrio madagascariensis, Porphyrio poliocephalus, Porphyrio indicus, Porphyrio pulverulentus, and Porphyrio melanotus.


lexentry: eng/purpura__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: purpura
trans_list: Purpur
sense:
(pathology) The appearance of red or purple discolorations on the skin that do not blanch when pressure is applied, caused by subdermal bleeding.


lexentry: eng/purpure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: purpure
trans_list: Purpur
sense:
(tincture) A purple colour on a coat of arms, represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45 degrees clockwise.


lexentry: eng/purpuric_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: purpuric acid
trans_list: Purpursäure
sense:
(chemistry) C8H5N5O6, a nitrogenous acid that yields alloxan and uramil when hydrolysed, known for its purple salts.


lexentry: eng/purser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: purser
trans_list: Proviantmeister | Purser | Purserin | Zahlmeister
sense:
The person responsible for handling the accounts on a ship, or for dealing with the passengers on a ship or aircraft.


lexentry: eng/pursue__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pursue
trans_list: verfolgen | nachjagen
sense:
(ambitransitive) To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/pursue__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: pursue
trans_list: nachgehen
sense:
(transitive) To participate in (an activity, business etc.); to practise, follow (a profession). [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/pus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pus
trans_list: Eiter
sense:
(medicine, pathology) A whitish-yellow or yellow substance composed primarily of dead white blood cells and deadpyogenic bacteria, normally found in regions of bacterial infection.


lexentry: eng/push-up__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: push-up
trans_list: Liegestütz
sense:
An exercise done to improve upper body strength, performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor.


lexentry: eng/push__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: push
trans_list: schieben | drücken | stoßen
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.


lexentry: eng/push_mower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: push mower
trans_list: Handrasenmäher
sense:
A kind of lawnmower with no engine, operating by pushing it so that wheels drive gears which rapidly spin a reel.


lexentry: eng/push_the_envelope__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: push the envelope
trans_list: bis an die Grenze gehen
sense:
(intransitive, idiomatic, originally, aeronautics) To go beyond established limits; to pioneer. [from mid 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/pushdown_automaton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pushdown automaton
trans_list: Kellerautomat
sense:
(computing theory) An automaton with finitely many states that can also use one unbounded stack of memory; the automaton may only push, pop, or read the top of the stack. Abbreviation: PDA.


lexentry: eng/pushover__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pushover
trans_list: Weichei
sense:
Someone who is easy to push around and to take advantage of; someone who lets themselves be picked on or bullied without defending or standing up for themselves.


lexentry: eng/pussy__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: pussy
trans_list: Kätzchen | Mieze | Pantoffeltiger
sense:
(vulgar, humorous, internet slang) A notional part of the body used during exertion of effort; usually in the form put one's whole pussy into. Also used in blends to form deliberately grotesque and unwieldy words referring to this. See -ussy.


lexentry: eng/pussy_magnet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pussy magnet
trans_list: Schlampenschlepper
sense:
(slang, often, offensive) Something that attracts or is hoped to attract women, such as a fancy car, or a guitar which one can play.


lexentry: eng/pussywhipped__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pussywhipped
trans_list: Pantoffelheld | unter dem Pantoffel
sense:
(slang, vulgar, of a man) Submissive to or dominated by one's wife or other female partner, frequently with the connotation that this submissive behavior is for the prospect of sex.


lexentry: eng/put_aside__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: put aside
trans_list: beiseitelegen
sense:
(transitive) To ignore or intentionally disregard (something), temporarily or permanently, so that more important things can occupy one's attention.


lexentry: eng/put_lipstick_on_a_pig__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: put lipstick on a pig
trans_list: verbrämen
sense:
(idiomatic) To superficially alter something in the hope of making it seem more appealing than it is in actuality.


lexentry: eng/put_one's_best_foot_forward__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: put one's best foot forward
trans_list: zeigen, was man kann
sense:
(idiomatic) To show oneself in the best or most positive way possible; to make a favorable impression.


lexentry: eng/put_one's_cards_on_the_table__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: put one's cards on the table
trans_list: die Karten auf den Tisch legen
sense:
(idiomatic) To reveal one's true intentions, beliefs, feelings, or other previously concealed facts about one's situation; to speak frankly.


lexentry: eng/put_one's_foot_in_one's_mouth__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: put one's foot in one's mouth
trans_list: ins Fettnäpfchen treten | in die Pfanne treten
sense:
(idiomatic) To misspeak; to say something embarrassing or wrong, or to make a mistake in public, or a social blunder, that is embarrassing or offensive.


lexentry: eng/put_one's_house_in_order__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: put one's house in order
trans_list: aufräumen
sense:
(literal) To clean and arrange in an orderly manner the furnishings and other contents of one's house.


lexentry: eng/put_oneself_in_someone's_shoes__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: put oneself in someone's shoes
trans_list: hineinversetzen
sense:
(figuratively) To try to look at a situation from a different point of view; as if one were the other person; to empathise.


lexentry: eng/put_that_in_your_pipe_and_smoke_it__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: put that in your pipe and smoke it
trans_list: schreib dir das hinter die Ohren
sense:
(idiomatic, colloquial, pejorative) Used after stating something surprising or undesired, to emphasize its truth. Also used after refuting an argument. Sometimes an adjective is inserted before pipe.


lexentry: eng/put_the_cart_before_the_horse__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: put the cart before the horse
trans_list: das Pferd von hinten aufzäumen | den Pflug vor die Ochsen spannen
sense:
(idiomatic) To put things in the wrong order or with the wrong priorities; to put something inconsequential as more important than something more essential.


lexentry: eng/put_the_make_on__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: put the make on
trans_list: anbaggern
sense:
(informal, transitive) To pursue with romantic interest, especially in an aggressive, sexually suggestive manner.


lexentry: eng/put_to_sea__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: put to sea
trans_list: in See stechen
sense:
(nautical, of a boat or ship) To leave a port or harbour on a voyage, or for other purposes such as fishing.


lexentry: eng/put_to_the_test__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: put to the test
trans_list: auf die Probe stellen
sense:
(idiomatic) To test something or someone; to evaluate, scrutinize or explore by testing or experimentation.


lexentry: eng/put_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: put up
trans_list: wegräumen
sense:
(US, Canada, transitive, sports, idiom) To score; to accumulate scoring. Ellipsis of to put up on the scoreboard..


lexentry: eng/put_words_in_someone's_mouth__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: put words in someone's mouth
trans_list: jemandem Worte in den Mund legen
sense:
(idiomatic) To say or imply that someone has made a statement or remark which they did not precisely or directly make.


lexentry: eng/putlog__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: putlog
trans_list: Querbalken | Querholz | Rüstbalken | Rüstholz | Steckbalken | Steckholz
sense:
(architecture) One of the short pieces of timber on which the planks forming the floor of a scaffold are laid, one end resting on the ledger of the scaffold, and the other in a hole left in the wall temporarily for the purpose.


lexentry: eng/putrefaction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: putrefaction
trans_list: Verwesung | Fäulnis | Verrottung | Putrefaktion | Putreszenz | Verjauchung
sense:
The act of causing to rot; the anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi with the formation of malodorous, incompletely oxidized products.


lexentry: eng/putto__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: putto
trans_list: Amorette | Putte | Putto
sense:
(art) A representation, especially in Renaissance or Baroque art, of a small, naked, often winged (usually male) child; a cherub.


lexentry: eng/putty_knife__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: putty knife
trans_list: Kittmesser | Kittspachtel | Spachtel | Spachtelmesser
sense:
A similar tool with a wide, flat blade used by painters, plasterers, and carpenters to spread putty to fill holes and cracks.


lexentry: eng/puukko__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: puukko
trans_list: Waldmesser
sense:
A type of sharp, pointed knife of Nordic heritage, with a short blade and flat back; normally worn in a sheath on the waist, and used for woodcrafts and as hunting knife.


lexentry: eng/puzzle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: puzzle
trans_list: durcheinander bringen | verwirren
sense:
(transitive) To perplex, confuse, or mystify; to cause (someone) to be faced with a mystery, without answers or an explanation.


lexentry: eng/puzzle_box__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: puzzle box
trans_list: Himitsu Bako
sense:
A box that cannot be opened by the usual obvious means, and therefore challenges a person to find the correct way to open it.


lexentry: eng/pyaemia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyaemia
trans_list: Pyämie
sense:
(pathology) A type of septicemia caused usually by the presence of Staphylococcus bacteria in the bloodstream; characterised by metastatic abscesses and other symptoms associated with septicemia.


lexentry: eng/pygmy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pygmy
trans_list: Pygmäe
sense:
(often, _, capitalized) A member of one of various Ancient Equatorial African tribal peoples, notable for their very short stature.


lexentry: eng/pygmy_chimpanzee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (obsolete) Synonym of bonobo
written_rep: pygmy chimpanzee
trans_list:
Zwergschimpanse | Zwergschimpansen-Männchen | Zwergschimpansen-Weibchen | Zwergschimpansenmännchen | Zwergschimpansenweibchen | Zwergschimpansin


lexentry: eng/pygmy_hippopotamus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pygmy hippopotamus
trans_list: Zwergflusspferd
sense:
A large four-toed, four-legged mammal native to western Africa of species Choeropsis liberiensis (syn. Hexaprotodon liberiensis), similar to but half the height of the common hippopotamus.


lexentry: eng/pylon__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pylon
trans_list: Strommast
sense:
(electricity) A tower-like structure, usually one of a series, used to support high-voltage electricity cables.


lexentry: eng/pylorus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pylorus
trans_list: Pylorus
sense:
(anatomy, biology) In vertebrates, including humans, a zone at the lower end of the stomach that leads to and opens into the duodenum.


lexentry: eng/pyometra__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyometra
trans_list: Pyometra
sense:
(disease) An infection of the uterus most commonly seen in dogs, but also occasionally in other small mammals, resulting from hormonal and structural changes in the lining of the uterus.


lexentry: eng/pyramid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyramid
trans_list: Pyramide
sense:
An ancient massive construction with a square or rectangular base and four triangular sides meeting in an apex, such as those built as tombs in Egypt or as bases for temples in Mesoamerica.


lexentry: eng/pyramid__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pyramid
trans_list: Pyramide
sense:
(geometry) A solid with triangular lateral faces and a polygonal (often square or rectangular) base.


lexentry: eng/pyramid_scheme__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyramid scheme
trans_list: Schneeballsystem | Pyramidensystem
sense:
An illicit money-making investment scheme whereby early investors are paid primarily or wholly by later investors. Eventually all such schemes fail to the detriment of recent (later) investors.


lexentry: eng/pyramidology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyramidology
trans_list: Pyramidologie
sense:
The study of pyramids (especially the Egyptian pyramids) from a supernatural or new-age perspective, rather than the historical or archaeological viewpoint.


lexentry: eng/pyrargyrite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyrargyrite
trans_list: Pyrargyrit
sense:
(mineral) A sulfosalt mineral used as a silver ore; it is dark red or black in color with a metallic adamantine luster, a sulfide of antimony and silver, Ag3SbS3, and occurs in rhombohedral crystals.


lexentry: eng/pyridoxine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyridoxine
trans_list: Pyridoxin
sense:
(vitamin) A derivative of pyridine, 4,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)-2-methylpyridin-3-ol, found in fish, liver, cereals and yeast, and essential for the metabolism of amino acids and starch.


lexentry: eng/pyrimidine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyrimidine
trans_list: Pyrimidin
sense:
(organic compound) A diazine in which the two nitrogen atoms are in the meta- positions; it is the basis of three of the bases found in DNA and RNA: thymine, uracil and cytosine


lexentry: eng/pyrite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyrite
trans_list: Pyrit
sense:
(mineral) The common mineral iron disulfide (FeS2), of a pale brass-yellow color and brilliant metallic luster, crystallizing in the isometric system.


lexentry: eng/pyrochlore__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyrochlore
trans_list: Pyrochlor
sense:
(mineral) A mineral whose composition is that of a mixed niobate mostly of sodium, calcium and cerium, (Na,Ca)2Nb2O6(OH,F).


lexentry: eng/pyroclastic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyroclastic
trans_list: pyroklastisch
sense:
(vulcanology) Mostly composed of rock fragments of volcanic origin or comminuted during an eruption.


lexentry: eng/pyroclastic_flow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyroclastic flow
trans_list: Glutlawine | pyroklastischer Strom
sense:
(volcanology) A dense flow of volcanic ash, dust, rocks and debris that cascades at high speed down the slope of a volcano during an eruption.


lexentry: eng/pyrography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyrography
trans_list: Brandmalerei | Pyrografie | Pyrographie
sense:
The freehanded art of decorating wood, leather or other materials with burn marks (resulting in surface burned designs) from the controlled application of a heated object or tool such as a poker.


lexentry: eng/pyroligneous_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyroligneous acid
trans_list: Holzessig
sense:
(carboxylic acid) A dark liquid, produced by destructive distillation of wood; containing acetic acid, methanol, oils and tars; once used as a commercial source of acetic acid.


lexentry: eng/pyrolusite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyrolusite
trans_list: Pyrolusit
sense:
(mineral) A dark coloured mineral, consisting of manganese dioxide (MnO2), that is an important ore of manganese.


lexentry: eng/pyrolysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyrolysis
trans_list: Pyrolyse
sense:
(physical chemistry) The decomposition of a material or compound due to heat, in the absence of oxygen or other reagents.


lexentry: eng/pyromania__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyromania
trans_list: Pyromanie | Brandsucht
sense:
(psychology) A compulsive disorder characterized by obsession with fire or uncontrollable urges to start fires.


lexentry: eng/pyrope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyrope
trans_list: Pyrop
sense:
(mineral) A variety of garnet, of a poppy or blood-red color, frequently with a tinge of orange. It is used as a gemstone.


lexentry: eng/pyrotechnist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyrotechnist
trans_list: Pyrotechniker
sense:
(dated) A pyrotechnician: person skilled in the manufacture or setting off of fireworks and firework displays.


lexentry: eng/pyroxene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyroxene
trans_list: Pyroxen
sense:
(mineral) Any of a group of crystalline minerals containing silicates of iron, magnesium and calcium.


lexentry: eng/pyrrole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyrrole
trans_list: Pyrrol
sense:
(organic compound) Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms and a nitrogen atom; especially the simplest one, C4H5N. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pyx__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyx
trans_list: Hostiendose | Pyxis
sense:
(Roman Catholicism, also, figurative) A small, usually round container used to hold the host, especially when bringing communion to the sick or others unable to attend Mass.


lexentry: eng/qanun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: qanun
trans_list: Gesetz
sense:
(musical instrument) A Near Eastern and Caucasian musical instrument related to the zither, dulcimer, or harp having either 26 strings and a single bridge, or 42 strings and two bridges.


lexentry: eng/qibla__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: qibla
trans_list: Qibla
sense:
(Islam) The direction in which Muslims face while praying, currently determined as the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca.


lexentry: eng/qigong__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: qigong
trans_list: Chigong | Qigong | Tschigong
sense:
(fitness, alternative medicine) A Chinese system of breathing control, physical exercise and meditation. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/qilin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: qilin
trans_list: Qilin
sense:
A mythical Chinese hooved chimerical creature, said to appear in conjunction with the arrival of a sage.


lexentry: eng/qishlaq__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: qishlaq
trans_list: Kischlak
sense:
A rural settlement (originally for the winter period) of seminomadic Turkic peoples of Central Asia, Azerbaijan and Afghanistan.


lexentry: eng/quack__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quack
trans_list: Quacksalber | Kurpfuscher
sense:
(pejorative) A fraudulent healer, especially a bombastic peddler in worthless treatments, a doctor who makes false diagnoses for monetary benefit, or an untrained or poorly trained doctor who uses fraudulent credentials to attract patients [from c. 1630]


lexentry: eng/quacksalver__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quacksalver
trans_list: Quacksalber
sense:
(archaic) One falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills, especially one who dispenses potions, ointments, etc., supposedly having curative powers; a quack. [from c. 1570]


lexentry: eng/quad_bike__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quad bike
trans_list: Quad
sense:
A small off-road four-wheeled powered vehicle, especially of a design derived from a motorcycle, usually used for recreation or farm work.


lexentry: eng/quadratic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: quadratic
trans_list: quadratisch
sense:
(mathematics) Of a polynomial, equation or function, second-degree: involving the second power (square) of a variable but no higher powers, as ax^2 + bx + c.


lexentry: eng/quadratic_equation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quadratic equation
trans_list: quadratische Gleichung
sense:
(algebra) A polynomial equation of the second degree; an equation that can be rearranged in standard form as ax^2 + bx + c = 0, where x is an unknown value, and a, b, and c are known numbers, where a does not equal zero.


lexentry: eng/quadratic_field__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quadratic field
trans_list: quadratischer Zahlkörper
sense:
(algebraic number theory) A number field that is an extension field of degree two over the rational numbers.


lexentry: eng/quadratic_formula__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quadratic formula
trans_list: Mitternachtsformel
sense:
(mathematics) The formula x = \frac {-b \pm \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac}}{2a} for finding roots of the quadratic equation.


lexentry: eng/quadrature__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: quadrature
trans_list: Quadratur
sense:
(astronomy) A situation in which the directions of two celestial bodies (or a celestial body and the Sun) form a right angle from the perspective of the observer.


lexentry: eng/quadrature_amplitude_modulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quadrature amplitude modulation
trans_list: Quadraturamplitudenmodulation
sense:
(radio) A modulation scheme that conveys data by applying amplitude modulation to two carrier waves at once. These two waves, usually sinusoids, are out of phase with each other by 90° and are thus called quadrature carriers. Commonly abbreviated QAM.


lexentry: eng/quadravigesimal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quadravigesimal
trans_list: Quadravifezimalsystem
sense:
(arithmetic, computing, uncountable) A number system with base twenty-24, using the digits 0–9 and A–N (or Greek α-ω without numerals).


lexentry: eng/quadriga__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: quadriga
trans_list: Quadriga | Viergespann
sense:
(historical) A team of four horses, or sometimes other animals, especially as used in chariot racing.


lexentry: eng/quadrille__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quadrille
trans_list: Quadrille
sense:
(dance) A dance originating in the mid-1700s with four couples forming a square, rather much like the modern square dance.


lexentry: eng/quadrillion__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quadrillion
trans_list: Billiarde
sense:
(US, modern British and Australian, short scale) A thousand trillion (logic: 1,000 × 1,0004): 1 followed by fifteen zeros, 1015.


lexentry: eng/quadrillion__Numeral__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: quadrillion
trans_list: Quadrillion
sense:
(dated, UK, Australia, long scale) A million trillion (logic: 1,000,0004): 1 followed by twenty-four zeros, 1024.


lexentry: eng/quadrivium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quadrivium
trans_list: Quadrivium
sense:
(education, historical) The higher division of the seven liberal arts in the Middle Ages, composed of geometry, astronomy, arithmetic, and music.


lexentry: eng/quadruplet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: quadruplet
trans_list: Vierling
sense:
One of a group of four, particularly one of four babies born from the same mother during the same birth.


lexentry: eng/quadtree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quadtree
trans_list: Quadtree | Quaternärbaum
sense:
A treelike data structure each of whose nodes has up to four children, most often used to partition a two-dimensional space by recursively subdividing it.


lexentry: eng/quaff__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quaff
trans_list: runterkippen
sense:
To drink or imbibe with vigour or relish; to drink copiously; to swallow in large draughts. [from mid-16th c.]


lexentry: eng/quagga__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quagga
trans_list: Quagga | Quaggafohlen | Quaggafüllen
sense:
A southern-African subspecies of plains zebra, Equus quagga quagga, which went extinct in 1883. The upper parts of the animal were reddish brown, becoming paler behind and beneath, while the face, neck, and fore part of the body were marked by dark stripes.


lexentry: eng/quail-dove__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quail-dove
trans_list: Glanzerdtaube
sense:
Any of several species of bird in the genera Geotrygon and Starnoenas of the pigeon family found in the Americas.


lexentry: eng/quail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quail
trans_list: Wachtel
sense:
Any of various small game birds of the genera Coturnix, Anurophasis or Perdicula in the Old World family Phasianidae or of the New World family Odontophoridae.


lexentry: eng/quaking_grass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quaking grass
trans_list: Zittergras
sense:
Any of the genus Briza of annual and perennial grasses, whose flowers and seedheads shake on their stalks in the slightest breeze.


lexentry: eng/qualification__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: qualification
trans_list: Qualifizierung | Qualifikation
sense:
An ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something; specifically, completed professional training. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/qualification__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: qualification
trans_list: Diplom | Eignungszeugnis | Zertifikat
sense:
(UK) A certificate, diploma, or degree awarded after successful completion of a course, training, or exam.


lexentry: eng/qualifier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: qualifier
trans_list: Qualifikant
sense:
One who qualifies for something, especially a contestant who qualifies for a stage in a competition.


lexentry: eng/qualifier__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: qualifier
trans_list: Attribut | Beifügung | Kennzeichner | nähere Bestimmung
sense:
(grammar) A word or phrase, such as an adjective or adverb, that describes or characterizes another word or phrase, such as a noun or verb; a modifier; that adds or subtracts attributes to another.


lexentry: eng/quality__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: quality
trans_list: Qualität
sense:
(uncountable) The degree to which a man-made object or system is free from bugs and flaws, as opposed to scope of functions or quantity of items.


lexentry: eng/quality_assurance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quality assurance
trans_list: Qualitätssicherung
sense:
A system in which the delivery of a service or the quality of a product is assessed, and compared with that required.


lexentry: eng/quality_control__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quality control
trans_list: Qualitätskontrolle
sense:
A control, such as inspection or testing, introduced into an industrial or business process to ensure quality.


lexentry: eng/qualm__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: qualm
trans_list: Gewissensbisse
sense:
(now, negative polarity) A prick of the conscience; a moral scruple, a pang of guilt. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/quandary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quandary
trans_list: Verlegenheit | Zwickmühle
sense:
A state of not knowing what to decide; a state of difficulty or perplexity; a state of uncertainty, hesitation or puzzlement.


lexentry: eng/quantifier__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: quantifier
trans_list: Quantor | Quantifikator
sense:
(logic) An operator, such as the universal quantifier (written as ∀) or the existential quantifier (∃), used in predicate calculus to indicate the degree that predicate is true for a specified set.


lexentry: eng/quantify__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: quantify
trans_list: quantifizieren
sense:
(logic) To relate a statement (called a predicate) to a given set using a quantifier—either for all (denoted ∀) or there exists (denoted ∃).


lexentry: eng/quantile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quantile
trans_list: Quantil
sense:
(statistics) One of the class of values of a variate which divides the members of a batch or sample into equal-sized subgroups of adjacent values or a probability distribution into distributions of equal probability.


lexentry: eng/quantitative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: quantitative
trans_list: quantitativ
sense:
(chemistry) Of a form of analysis that determines the amount of some element or compound in a sample


lexentry: eng/quantitative_easing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quantitative easing
trans_list: monetäre Lockerung | quantitative Lockerung
sense:
(economics) A monetary policy in which the central bank increases the money supply in the banking system, as by purchasing bonds from banks.


lexentry: eng/quantity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quantity
trans_list: Quantität | Menge
sense:
A fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement (count, amount) of a scalar, vector, number of items or to some other way of denominating the value of a collection or group of items.


lexentry: eng/quantity__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: quantity
trans_list: in Klammern
sense:
(mathematics) Indicates that the entire preceding expression is henceforth considered a single object.


lexentry: eng/quantization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quantization
trans_list: Quantelung | Quantisierung
sense:
(uncountable, signal processing) The process of approximating a continuous signal by a set of discrete symbols or integer values


lexentry: eng/quantization__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: quantization
trans_list: Quantisierung | Quantelung
sense:
(countable, physics) A procedure for constructing a quantum field theory starting from a classical field theory; to represent by quanta


lexentry: eng/quantize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quantize
trans_list: quantisieren
sense:
(transitive, physics) To limit the number of possible values of a quantity, or states of a system, by applying the rules of quantum mechanics


lexentry: eng/quantum__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: quantum
trans_list: Quant | Quantum | Minimum
sense:
(physics) The smallest possible, and therefore indivisible, unit of a given quantity or quantifiable phenomenon. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/quantum_chromodynamics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quantum chromodynamics
trans_list: Quantenchromodynamik
sense:
(quantum mechanics) A quantum field theory in particle physics which describes the strong interaction of quarks and gluons employing the concept of color charge.


lexentry: eng/quantum_computer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quantum computer
trans_list: Quantencomputer
sense:
(quantum computing) A computer that exploits quantum mechanical phenomena to transcend classical time complexity limitations.


lexentry: eng/quantum_electrodynamics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quantum electrodynamics
trans_list: Quantenelektrodynamik
sense:
(physics) The study of the interaction of electromagnetic radiation with electrically charged matter within the framework of relativity and quantum mechanics.


lexentry: eng/quantum_entanglement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quantum entanglement
trans_list: Quantenverschränkung
sense:
(quantum mechanics) A quantum mechanical phenomenon in which the quantum states of two or more objects have to be described with reference to each other, even though the individual objects are spatially separated.


lexentry: eng/quantum_field_theory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quantum field theory
trans_list: Quantenfeldtheorie
sense:
(quantum mechanics) A theory of quantum fields; the result of applying second quantization to Classical Relativistic Field Theory.


lexentry: eng/quantum_fluctuation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quantum fluctuation
trans_list: Quantenfluktuation | Vakuumfluktuation
sense:
(quantum mechanics) A momentary fluctuation in the energy at a point in space due to the Heisenberg uncertainty principle


lexentry: eng/quantum_gravity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quantum gravity
trans_list: Quantengravitation
sense:
(quantum physics) A branch of theoretical physics aiming to unite quantum mechanics with general relativity.


lexentry: eng/quantum_leap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quantum leap
trans_list: Quantensprung
sense:
(quantum mechanics) The discontinuous change of the state of an electron in an atom or molecule from one energy level to another.


lexentry: eng/quantum_logic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quantum logic
trans_list: Quantenlogik
sense:
(logic, quantum mechanics) A form of non-classical logic which has been abstracted out of quantum mechanics.


lexentry: eng/quantum_mechanics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quantum mechanics
trans_list: Quantenmechanik
sense:
(physics) The branch of physics which studies matter and energy at the level of atoms and other elementary particles, and substitutes probabilistic mechanisms in place of classical Newtonian ones.


lexentry: eng/quantum_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quantum number
trans_list: Quantenzahl
sense:
(quantum mechanics) One of certain integers or half-integers that specify the state of a quantum mechanical system (such as an electron in an atom).


lexentry: eng/quantum_teleportation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quantum teleportation
trans_list: Quantenteleportation
sense:
(quantum mechanics) the instantaneous transference of a quantum state to a distant location using quantum entanglement and the transmission of classical information


lexentry: eng/quantum_theory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quantum theory
trans_list: Quantentheorie
sense:
(physics) A theory developed in the early 20th century, according to which nuclear and radiation phenomena can be explained by assuming that energy only occurs in discrete amounts called quanta.


lexentry: eng/quantum_well__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quantum well
trans_list: Quantentopf
sense:
(quantum mechanics) a potential well that confines particles in one dimension, forcing them to occupy a planar region


lexentry: eng/quarantine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quarantine
trans_list: Quarantäne
sense:
(historical) A 40-day period formerly imposed by the French king upon warring nobles during which they were forbidden from exacting revenge or continuing to fight.


lexentry: eng/quarantine__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: quarantine
trans_list: Quarantäne
sense:
A period, instance, or state of isolation from the general public or from native livestock and flora enacted to prevent the spread of any contagious disease.


lexentry: eng/quarantine__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: quarantine
trans_list: Quarantäne
sense:
(figurative) A similar period, instance, or state of rigidly enforced or self-enforced detention or isolation.


lexentry: eng/quarantine__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: quarantine
trans_list: Quarantäne
sense:
(politics, figurative) A blockade of trade, suspension of diplomatic relations, or other action whereby one country seeks to isolate another.


lexentry: eng/quarantine__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: quarantine
trans_list: unter Quarantäne stellen
sense:
(intransitive) To enter or stay in quarantine, particularly to self-quarantine to avoid an epidemic disease.


lexentry: eng/quark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quark
trans_list: Quark
sense:
(particle) In the Standard Model, an elementary subatomic particle that forms matter. They combine to form hadrons, such as protons and neutrons.


lexentry: eng/quark__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quark
trans_list: Quark | Topfen
sense:
A soft creamy cheese, eaten throughout northern, central, eastern, and southeastern Europe as well as the Low Countries, very similar to cottage cheese except that it is usually not made with rennet.


lexentry: eng/quarrel__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quarrel
trans_list: Bolzen
sense:
(countable, archery, historical) An arrow or bolt for a crossbow or an arbalest, traditionally with the head square in its cross section.


lexentry: eng/quarrel__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quarrel
trans_list: streiten | zanken
sense:
(intransitive, also, figuratively) To argue fiercely; to contend; to squabble; to cease to be on friendly terms, to fall out.


lexentry: eng/quart__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quart
trans_list: Quart
sense:
A unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints; one-fourth (quarter) of a gallon. Equivalent to 1.136 liters in the UK and 0.946 liter (liquid quart) or 1.101 liters (dry quart) in the U.S.


lexentry: eng/quarter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quarter
trans_list: Vierteldollar
sense:
(North America) A quarter-dollar, divided into 25 cents; the coin of that value minted in the United States or Canada. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/quarter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quarter
trans_list: Quartal | Viertel | Vierteljahr
sense:
(historical) A measure of length; originally a fourth part of an ell, now chiefly a fourth part of a yard. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/quarter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quarter
trans_list: Quartal | Vierteljahr
sense:
(now, historical) A fourth part of the night; one of the watches or divisions of the night. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/quarter__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: quarter
trans_list: Viertel | Stadtteil | Kiez | Quartier | Veedel
sense:
A division or section of a town or city, especially having a particular character of its own, or associated with a particular group etc. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/quarterback__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quarterback
trans_list: Quarterback
sense:
(American football, Canadian football) An offensive back whose primary job is to pass the ball in a play.


lexentry: eng/quarterfinal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quarterfinal
trans_list: Viertelfinale
sense:
(sports) One of the four competitions in a knockout tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals.


lexentry: eng/quartermaster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quartermaster
trans_list: Quartiermeister | Steuermannsmaat
sense:
(military rank) An officer whose duty is to provide quarters, provisions, storage, clothing, fuel, stationery, and transportation for a regiment or other body of troops, and superintend the supplies. Master of quartering.


lexentry: eng/quartile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quartile
trans_list: Quartil
sense:
(statistics) Any of the three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts, each containing a quarter of the population.


lexentry: eng/quartz__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quartz
trans_list: Quarz
sense:
(mineral) The most abundant mineral on the earth's surface, of chemical composition silicon dioxide, SiO2. It occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous. Found in every environment.


lexentry: eng/quasar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quasar
trans_list: Quasar
sense:
(galaxy) An extragalactic object, starlike in appearance, that is among the most luminous and (putatively) the most distant objects in the universe.


lexentry: eng/quasiparticle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quasiparticle
trans_list: Quasiteilchen
sense:
(particle) Any entity that has some characteristics of a distinct particle, but comprises a grouping of multiple particles


lexentry: eng/quaternion__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: quaternion
trans_list: Quaternion
sense:
(mathematics) A type of four-dimensional hypercomplex number consisting of a real part and three imaginary parts (real multiples of distinct, independent square roots of −1 denoted by i, j and k); commonly used in vector mathematics and as an alternative to matrix algebra in calculating the rotation of three-dimensional objects.


lexentry: eng/quatrefoil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quatrefoil
trans_list: Vierpass
sense:
(architecture) A symmetrical shape that forms the overall outline of four partially-overlapping circles of the same diameter.


lexentry: eng/quay__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quay
trans_list: Kai | Anlegestelle | Pier
sense:
(nautical) A stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels; a wharf.


lexentry: eng/qubit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: qubit
trans_list: Qubit
sense:
(quantum computing) A quantum bit; the basic unit of quantum information described by a superposition of two states; a quantum bit in a quantum computer capable of being in a state of superposition.


lexentry: eng/quecto-__Prefix__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quecto-
trans_list: quekto-
sense:
In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10−30 (short scale nonillionth or long scale quintillionth). Symbol: q


lexentry: eng/queen__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: queen
trans_list: Dame | Königin
sense:
A chess piece that, under contemporary rules, is the most powerful, able to move any number of spaces horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.


lexentry: eng/queen__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: queen
trans_list: Königin | Dame
sense:
A playing card with a depiction of a queen on it, generally ranking next below the king and above the jack in a given suit.


lexentry: eng/queen__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: queen
trans_list: Königin | Dame
sense:
Worker bees around the queen (sense 6) of the hive, marked with a pink dot
 A reproductive female insect in a hive, such as an ant, bee, termite or wasp.


lexentry: eng/queen_mother__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: queen mother
trans_list: Königinmutter | Kaiserinmutter
sense:
A widowed queen consort (a queen dowager) whose son or daughter from that marriage is the reigning monarch.


lexentry: eng/queer__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: queer
trans_list: seltsam
sense:
(dated, outside, Ireland, Scotland, and, England) Weird, odd, or different; whimsical. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/queer__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: queer
trans_list: homo | lesbisch | queer | schwul
sense:
(colloquial, sometimes, pejorative) Non-heterosexual or non-cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.


lexentry: eng/queer__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: queer
trans_list: queer
sense:
(broadly) Pertaining to sexual or gender behaviour or identity which does not conform to conventional heterosexual or cisgender norms, assumptions etc. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/queerplatonic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: queerplatonic
trans_list: queerplatonisch
sense:
(neologism, of a relationship) Not romantic and (usually) not sexual, but sharing a stronger emotional bond than typical in a friendship.


lexentry: eng/quench__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: quench
trans_list: abschrecken | abkühlen
sense:
(transitive, metallurgy) To cool rapidly by direct contact with liquid coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron.


lexentry: eng/quench__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: quench
trans_list: quenchen
sense:
(transitive, chemistry) To terminate or greatly diminish (a chemical reaction) by destroying or deforming the remaining reagents.


lexentry: eng/quenching__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: quenching
trans_list: abhärten
sense:
(metallurgy) The rapid cooling of a hot metal object, by placing it in a liquid, in order to harden it.


lexentry: eng/query_language__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: query language
trans_list: Abfragesprache
sense:
(databases, programming) Any of several generalized computer languages in which users may extract data from selected records in a database


lexentry: eng/question_mark__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: question mark
trans_list: Fragezeichen
sense:
Polygonia interrogationis, a North American nymphalid butterfly with a silver mark on the underside of its hindwing resembling a question mark (sense 1).


lexentry: eng/question_the_question__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: question the question
trans_list: die Frage infrage stellen
sense:
To ask that a proposed question's presuppositions be explicitly justified, especially as a preliminary to answering it, for example a complex question or loaded question.


lexentry: eng/quetzal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quetzal
trans_list: Quetzal
sense:
Any trogon of the genus Pharomacrus, especially the resplendent quetzal, Pharomacrus mocinno, which has very long tail feathers and is found in Guatemala and Costa Rica.


lexentry: eng/queueing_theory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: queueing theory
trans_list: Bedienungstheorie | Warteschlangentheorie
sense:
(mathematics) The study of the behaviour of queues, and of stochastic processes on which they are modelled.


lexentry: eng/quibble__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quibble
trans_list: Spitzfindigkeit | Haarspalterei | kleinliche Kritik
sense:
An argument or objection based on an ambiguity of wording or similar trivial circumstance; a minor complaint. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/quiche__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quiche
trans_list: Quiche
sense:
A pie made primarily of egg and cream, perhaps mixed with chopped meat or vegetables, in a pastry crust.


lexentry: eng/quick-and-dirty__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quick-and-dirty
trans_list: schnell und schmutzig
sense:
(idiomatic) Done or constructed in a hasty, approximate, temporarily adequate manner, but not exact, fully formed, or reliable for a long period of time.


lexentry: eng/quick_match__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quick match
trans_list: gedeckte Stoppine
sense:
A pyrotechnic fuse consisting of a cotton string, coated with black powder, confined in a paper tube.


lexentry: eng/quick_release_skewer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quick release skewer
trans_list: Schnellspanner
sense:
A mechanism for attaching a wheel to a bicycle, consisting of a rod threaded on one end and with a lever-operated cam assembly on the other. The rod is inserted into the hollow axle of the wheel, a special nut is threaded on, and the lever is closed to tighten the cam and secure the wheel to the fork.


lexentry: eng/quicken__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quicken
trans_list: am Leben bleiben
sense:
(literary, also, figuratively) To give life to (someone or something never alive or once dead); to animate, to resurrect, to revive. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/quicklime__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quicklime
trans_list: Branntkalk | Kalkerde | gebrannter Kalk | ungelöschter Kalk | Ätzkalk | Calciumoxid
sense:
Calcium oxide, which is produced by heating (calcining) limestone and gives slaked lime on treatment with water.


lexentry: eng/quiff__Noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quiff
trans_list: Tolle
sense:
(UK) A hairstyle whereby the forelock is brushed and/or gelled upward, often associated with the styles of the 1950s. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/quill__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: quill
trans_list: Stachel
sense:
A sharply pointed, barbed, and easily detached needle-like structure that grows on the skin of a porcupine or hedgehog as a defense against predators. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/quill__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: quill
trans_list: Feder | Federkiel | Kiel | Schreibfeder
sense:
Something having the form of a quill, such as the fold or plain of a ruff, or (weaving) a spindle, or spool, upon which the thread for the woof is wound in a shuttle.


lexentry: eng/quillwort__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quillwort
trans_list: Brachsenkräuter
sense:
Any of various simple microphyllous vascular plants, of the family Isoetaceae, that resemble rushes and produce spores.


lexentry: eng/quilt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quilt
trans_list: Daunendecke | Federbett | Duvet | Quilt | Steppdecke
sense:
A bed covering consisting of two layers of fabric stitched together, with insulation between, often having a decorative design.


lexentry: eng/quinceañera__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quinceañera
trans_list: Quinceanera | Quinceañera
sense:
(chiefly, US) The fifteenth birthday and particularly the celebration and ceremony surrounding it for a young Latina woman.


lexentry: eng/quincunx__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quincunx
trans_list: Quinkunx
sense:
An arrangement of five units with four forming the corners of a square and the fifth at the centre of the square, a pattern corresponding to the five-spot on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.


lexentry: eng/quinidine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quinidine
trans_list: Chinidin
sense:
(organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) A compound obtained from cinchona bark and used to treat irregularities of heart rhythm. It is an isomer of quinine.


lexentry: eng/quinine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quinine
trans_list: Chinin
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) An alkaloid with the chemical formula C20H24N2O2, originally derived from cinchona bark (from plants of the genus Cinchona), used to treat malaria and as an ingredient of tonic water, which presents as a bitter colourless powder; also, a drug containing quinine or a chemical compound derived from it. [from early 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/quinoline__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quinoline
trans_list: Chinolin
sense:
(organic compound) Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a benzene ring fused with a pyridine ring; especially the simplest such compound, C9H7N.


lexentry: eng/quintessence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quintessence
trans_list: Quintessenz | Inbegriff
sense:
A thing that is the most perfect example of its type; the most perfect embodiment of something; epitome, prototype.


lexentry: eng/quintessential__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quintessential
trans_list: der Inbegriff des/der... | durch und durch | von Grund auf
sense:
Of the nature of a quintessence (in all senses); being or relating to the ultimate essence of something.


lexentry: eng/quintet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quintet
trans_list: Quintett
sense:
(music) A composition (a type of chamber music) in five parts (typically each a singer or instrumentalist, sometimes several musicians)


lexentry: eng/quintillion__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quintillion
trans_list: Trillion
sense:
(US, modern British & Australian, short scale) A billion billion: 1 followed by eighteen zeros, 1018.


lexentry: eng/quire__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quire
trans_list: Buch
sense:
One-twentieth of a ream of paper; a collection of twenty-four or twenty-five sheets of paper of the same size and quality, unfolded or having a single fold.


lexentry: eng/quire__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: quire
trans_list: -e
sense:
(bookbinding) A set of leaves which are stitched together, originally a set of four pieces of paper (eight leaves, sixteen pages). This is most often a single signature (i.e. group of four), but may be several nested signatures.


lexentry: eng/quirk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quirk
trans_list: Marotte | Schrulle
sense:
An idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone.


lexentry: eng/quit__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: quit
trans_list: aufgeben | verlassen | sein lassen | aufhören | kündigen
sense:
(transitive) To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate.


lexentry: eng/quiver__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quiver
trans_list: Köcher
sense:
(weaponry) A container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts, such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun.


lexentry: eng/quixotic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quixotic
trans_list: quichottisch | lebensfremd | realitätsfern
sense:
Resembling or characteristic of the Spanish chivalric hero Don Quixote; possessed with or resulting from the desire to do noble and romantic deeds, without thought of realism and practicality; exceedingly idealistic.


lexentry: eng/quixotism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quixotism
trans_list: Donquichotterie
sense:
A form of idealism and delusion which leads to extravagant and absurd undertakings or sacrifices in obedience to a morbidly romantic ideal of duty or honor, as illustrated by the exploits of Don Quixote in knight-errantry.


lexentry: eng/quoll__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quoll
trans_list: Beutelmarder
sense:
Any of the various carnivorous marsupials of the genus Dasyurus found in Australia and New Guinea, roughly the size of a cat.


lexentry: eng/quorum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quorum
trans_list: Quorum
sense:
The minimum number of members required for a group to officially conduct business and to cast votes, often but not necessarily a majority or supermajority.


lexentry: eng/quotation_marks__Noun__1
written_rep: quotation marks
trans_list: Anführungszeichen | Gänseaugen | Gänsefüßchen | Hasenöhrchen
sense:
Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.


lexentry: eng/quote_unquote__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quote unquote
trans_list: so genannt
sense:
(idiomatic) Emphasizes the following (or sometimes preceding) word or phrase for irony, or marks it as not the normal sense of the term. Used almost exclusively in spoken language. In written language, quotation marks would be used instead.


lexentry: eng/quotidian__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: quotidian
trans_list: alltäglich
sense:
Having the characteristics of something which can be seen, experienced, etc, every day or very commonly. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/quotidian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quotidian
trans_list: Alltag | tägliches Fieber
sense:
(medicine, now, _, rare, historical) A fever which recurs every day; quotidian malaria. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/quotidian__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: quotidian
trans_list: Alltag
sense:
(Anglicanism, historical) A daily allowance formerly paid to certain members of the clergy. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/quotient__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quotient
trans_list: Quotient
sense:
(arithmetic) The number (either a fraction or an integer) resulting from the division of one number by another.


lexentry: eng/quotient__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: quotient
trans_list: Quotient
sense:
(mathematics) By analogy, the result of any process that is the inverse of multiplication as defined for any mathematical entities other than numbers.


lexentry: eng/rabbet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rabbet
trans_list: Falz | Nutnaht
sense:
A longitudinal channel, groove, or recess cut out of the edge or face of a plank of wood or other material; especially, one intended to fit another member to form a joint.


lexentry: eng/rabbit's_foot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rabbit's foot
trans_list: Hasenpfote
sense:
(chiefly, US) A charm carried to bring good luck, traditionally consisting of the left rear foot of a rabbit.


lexentry: eng/rabbit_hole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rabbit hole
trans_list: Kaninchenloch | Kaninchenbau | Kaninchenhöhle
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rabbit,‎ hole. The entrance to a rabbit warren or burrow; the whole warren or burrow.


lexentry: eng/rabbit_hole__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: rabbit hole
trans_list: Abschweifung | Abstecher | Nebengleis | zeitaufwendiges Unterfangen
sense:
(by extension) A time-consuming tangent or detour, often one from which it is difficult to extricate oneself.


lexentry: eng/rabbit_starvation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rabbit starvation
trans_list: Kaninchen-Auszehrung
sense:
A form of acute malnutrition caused by excess consumption of any lean meat (such as rabbit), coupled with a lack of nutrients and usually other stressors such as a cold or dry environment.


lexentry: eng/rabble_rouser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rabble rouser
trans_list: Hetzer | Scharfmacher | Volksverhetzer
sense:
(idiomatic) Someone or something that tends to inspire mobs; something controversial or provocative.


lexentry: eng/rabies__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rabies
trans_list: Tollwut
sense:
(disease) An infectious disease caused by species of Lyssavirus that causes acute encephalitis in warm-blooded animals and people, characterised by abnormal behaviour such as biting, excitement, aggressiveness, and dementia, followed by paralysis and death.


lexentry: eng/raccoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: raccoon
trans_list: Waschbär | Schupp
sense:
An omnivorous, nocturnal mammal native to North America, typically with a mixture of gray, brown, and black fur, a mask-like marking around the eyes and a striped tail; Procyon lotor.


lexentry: eng/raccoon_dog__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: raccoon dog
trans_list: Marderhund
sense:
A canid, of species Nyctereutes procyonoides, the only extant species in the genus Nyctereutes of the Canidae or dog family, native to East Asia and widely introduced elsewhere in other cool parts of Eurasia.


lexentry: eng/race__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: race
trans_list: Rennen | Wettrennen
sense:
A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective.


lexentry: eng/race__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: race
trans_list: Rasse
sense:
A group of sentient beings, particularly people, distinguished by common ancestry, heritage or characteristics (see Wikipedia's article on historical definitions of race):


lexentry: eng/race__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: race
trans_list: Rasse
sense:
A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of common physical characteristics, such as skin color or hair type.


lexentry: eng/race__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: race
trans_list: Rasse
sense:
A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of shared characteristics or qualities, for example social qualities.


lexentry: eng/race__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: race
trans_list: Rasse
sense:
(biology) A population geographically separated from others of its species that develops significantly different characteristics; a mating group.


lexentry: eng/race_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: race card
trans_list: Rennprogramm
sense:
(sports) A printed card or pamphlet giving information about a series of horse races and listing the horses to be run; a racebook.


lexentry: eng/raceme__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: raceme
trans_list: Traube | Blütentraube
sense:
(botany) An indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are arranged along a single central axis.


lexentry: eng/racemic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: racemic
trans_list: razemisch
sense:
(chemistry) Containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory (+) and levorotatory (−) stereoisomers and therefore not optically active.


lexentry: eng/racewalking__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: racewalking
trans_list: Gehen
sense:
(sports) A sport in which people try to walk as fast as possible, subject to the constraint that at least one foot must be on the ground at all time (or else they would be running).


lexentry: eng/racism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: racism
trans_list: Rassismus
sense:
Prejudice or discrimination based upon race or ethnicity; (countable) an action of such discrimination.


lexentry: eng/racist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: racist
trans_list: Rassist | Rassistin
sense:
A person who believes in or supports racism; a person who believes that a particular race is superior to others, or who discriminates against other races.


lexentry: eng/rack__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: rack
trans_list: Streckbank
sense:
(historical) A device, incorporating a ratchet, used to torture victims by stretching them beyond their natural limits.


lexentry: eng/rack__Verb__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rack
trans_list: abstechen
sense:
(brewing) To clarify, and thereby deter further fermentation of, beer, wine or cider by draining or siphoning it from the dregs.


lexentry: eng/rack_and_pinion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rack and pinion
trans_list: Zahnstangenantrieb
sense:
A pair of gears, consisting of a circular pinion that engages with the teeth of a flat bar, that converts rotational into linear motion; used in the steering mechanism of cars, and in some railways.


lexentry: eng/racket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: racket
trans_list: Schläger | Racket
sense:
(countable, sports) An implement with a handle connected to a round frame strung with wire, sinew, or plastic cords, and used to hit a ball, such as in tennis or a birdie in badminton.


lexentry: eng/racketeer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: racketeer
trans_list: Bandit | Gangster | Gauner | Verbrecher
sense:
One who commits crimes (especially fraud, bribery, loansharking, extortion etc.) to aid in running a shady or illegal business.


lexentry: eng/rackett__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rackett
trans_list: Rankett
sense:
(musical instruments) An old wind instrument of the double bassoon kind, having ventages but not keys.


lexentry: eng/ractopamine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ractopamine
trans_list: Ractopamin
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A drug used as a feed additive to promote leanness in pigs raised for their meat.


lexentry: eng/radar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radar
trans_list: Radar | Funkmessgerät
sense:
(uncountable) A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces


lexentry: eng/radar_astronomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radar astronomy
trans_list: Radarastronomie
sense:
(astronomy) A technique that uses radar echoes to examine bodies within the solar system, obtaining information about size, shape, topography, surface density, spin etc.


lexentry: eng/radar_gun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radar gun
trans_list: Laserhandmessgerät | Laserpistole | Radarpistole
sense:
A hand-held (or mounted) device that emits a radar beam and uses the Doppler effect to measure the velocity of moving objects (especially traffic).


lexentry: eng/radial_engine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radial engine
trans_list: Sternmotor
sense:
Any of several internal combustion engines that have the cylinders arranged radially around a central crankshaft


lexentry: eng/radian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radian
trans_list: Radiant
sense:
(geometry) In the International System of Units, the derived unit of plane angular measure of angle equal to the angle subtended at the centre of a circle by an arc of its circumference equal in length to the radius of the circle. Symbol: rad.


lexentry: eng/radiance__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: radiance
trans_list: Radianz | Strahldichte
sense:
(physics) The flux of radiation emitted per unit solid angle in a given direction by a unit area of a source.


lexentry: eng/radiation__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: radiation
trans_list: Auffächerung | Radiation
sense:
(evolutionary theory, countable) A rapid diversification of an ancestral species into many new forms.


lexentry: eng/radiation_chemistry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radiation chemistry
trans_list: Strahlenchemie
sense:
(physics, chemistry) The study of the chemical changes that result from the absorption of ionizing radiation.


lexentry: eng/radiation_sickness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radiation sickness
trans_list: Strahlenkrankheit
sense:
(medicine, pathology) Any illness produced by ionizing radiation with symptoms ranging from nausea to death.


lexentry: eng/radiator__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: radiator
trans_list: Kühler
sense:
(automotive) A device that lowers engine coolant temperature by conducting heat to the air, through metal fins.


lexentry: eng/radical__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: radical
trans_list: Radikal
sense:
(linguistics) In logographic writing systems such as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a character (if any) that provides an indication of its meaning, as opposed to phonetic.


lexentry: eng/radicchio__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radicchio
trans_list: Radicchio
sense:
A cultivar of chicory (Cichorium intybus var. foliosum) with red leaves and a slightly bitter taste, eaten as a salad vegetable or grilled.


lexentry: eng/radio__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radio
trans_list: Radio | Funk | Hörfunk
sense:
(uncountable) The technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves.


lexentry: eng/radio__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: radio
trans_list: Radio | Rundfunkgerät | Radioempfänger | Funkempfänger | Rundfunkempfangsgerät | Rundfunkempfänger
sense:
(countable) A device that can capture (receive) the signal sent over radio waves and render the modulated signal as sound.


lexentry: eng/radio_amateur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radio amateur
trans_list: Amateurfunker | Funkamateur | Amateurfunkerin | Funkamateurin
sense:
A person who practises the hobby of amateur radio. Radio amateurs must possess a licence issued by the relevant authority in the country in which they live, and must pass an exam before they can obtain a licence to operate.


lexentry: eng/radio_astronomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radio astronomy
trans_list: Radioastronomie
sense:
The branch of astronomy which studies celestial bodies and occurrences at radio frequencies by means of radio telescopes.


lexentry: eng/radio_button__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radio button
trans_list: Radiotaste | Schaltknopf
sense:
Any of a line of preset buttons on a car radio used to select the station to be listened to; pressing one releases the others.


lexentry: eng/radio_button__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: radio button
trans_list: Funkknopf | Optionsfeld | Optionsschaltfläche | Radiobutton
sense:
(graphical user interface) Any of a group of widgets in a graphical user interface that is used to select one of a group of options; the selection of any one deselects the others.


lexentry: eng/radio_drama__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radio drama
trans_list: Hörspiel
sense:
Dramatized, purely acoustic performance, broadcast on radio or published on audio media, such as tape or CD.


lexentry: eng/radio_signal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radio signal
trans_list: Funksignal
sense:
A signal, which can vary in strength due to various factors, transmitted and received by radio by means of radio waves.


lexentry: eng/radio_silence__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: radio silence
trans_list: Funkstille
sense:
(figurative) A period of time during which nothing is heard from a person or organization, especially when such communication would normally be expected.


lexentry: eng/radio_station__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radio station
trans_list: Radiosender | Rundfunksender
sense:
An installation of a radio transmitter, and possibly a receiver, for the purpose of broadcasting or communication; usually refers to a broadcast station in non-technical usage.


lexentry: eng/radio_telescope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radio telescope
trans_list: Radioteleskop
sense:
(astronomy) A device for observing astronomical sources of radio waves, normally having one or more large parabolic dishes.


lexentry: eng/radio_wave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radio wave
trans_list: Radiowelle
sense:
(physics) electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength between about .5 centimeters and 30,000 meters; used for the broadcasting of radio and television signals.


lexentry: eng/radioactive_dating__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radioactive dating
trans_list: Radiodatierung | radioaktive Datierung | radiometrische Datierung
sense:
The process of determining the age of a material by estimating the amount of radioactive decay of one or more radioisotopes present in the material when it was formed.


lexentry: eng/radioactive_decay__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radioactive decay
trans_list: radioaktiver Zerfall
sense:
(physics) Any of several processes by which unstable nuclei emit subatomic particles and/or ionizing radiation and disintegrate into one or more smaller nuclei.


lexentry: eng/radioactivity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radioactivity
trans_list: Radioaktivität
sense:
Spontaneous emission of ionizing radiation as a consequence of a nuclear reaction, or directly from the breakdown of an unstable nucleus.


lexentry: eng/radioactivity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: radioactivity
trans_list: Radioaktivität
sense:
The radiation so emitted; including gamma rays, alpha particles, neutrons, electrons, positrons, etc.


lexentry: eng/radiocarbon_dating__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radiocarbon dating
trans_list: Radiokarbonmethode
sense:
(physics, archaeology, paleontology) A method of estimating the age of an artifact or biological vestige based on the relative amounts of the different isotopes of carbon present in a sample.


lexentry: eng/radiograph__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radiograph
trans_list: Röntgenbild
sense:
An image, often a photographic negative, produced by radiation other than ordinary light; especially an X-ray photograph.


lexentry: eng/radiolarian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radiolarian
trans_list: Radiolarie | Strahlentierchen
sense:
Any of many marine amoeboid protozoa, of subclass Radiolaria, having filamentous pseudopodia; they have intricate silica skeletons.


lexentry: eng/radiology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radiology
trans_list: Radiologie | Röntgenologie
sense:
(medicine) The specialty of medical imaging and its interpretation, originally and especially radiography#Noun but now including all imaging modalities, including ones that use no radiation#Noun (such as ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging).


lexentry: eng/radiometric_age__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radiometric age
trans_list: radiometrisches Alter
sense:
(archaeology, palaeontology, geology, geochronology) The age of a material as determined by radiometric dating.


lexentry: eng/radish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radish
trans_list: Radieschen | Rettich
sense:
A plant of the Brassicaceae family, Raphanus sativus or Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, having an edible root.


lexentry: eng/radium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radium
trans_list: Radium
sense:
The chemical element (symbol Ra) with an atomic number of 88. It is a soft, shiny and silvery radioactive alkaline earth metal.


lexentry: eng/radius_of_gyration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radius of gyration
trans_list: Gyrationsradius | Streumassenradius
sense:
(physics, engineering) Given a body B, the distance from a given axis of rotation at which a point mass of the same mass as B would have the same moment of inertia about said axis.


lexentry: eng/radix__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: radix
trans_list: Basis
sense:
(mathematics) The number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers in a particular base, as ten for decimal.


lexentry: eng/radon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radon
trans_list: Radon
sense:
The chemical element (symbol Rn, formerly Ro) with atomic number 86. It is an odorless, colorless, chemically inert but radioactive noble gas.


lexentry: eng/raffinose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: raffinose
trans_list: Raffinose
sense:
(carbohydrate) A trisaccharide, composed of galactose, glucose and fructose, that is widely distributed in many plants.


lexentry: eng/raft__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: raft
trans_list: Floß | Schlauchboot
sense:
A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on water, used for transport or as a waterborne platform.


lexentry: eng/rafter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rafter
trans_list: Sparren
sense:
(architecture) One of a series of sloped beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads.


lexentry: eng/rafting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rafting
trans_list: Rafting
sense:
The sport of guiding a raft while descending a river, especially through rapids known as white water rafting.


lexentry: eng/rag__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rag
trans_list: Lumpen | Lappen | Fetzen
sense:
A piece of old cloth, especially one used for cleaning, patching, etc.; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred or tatter.


lexentry: eng/rag__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: rag
trans_list: Käseblatt
sense:
(slang, pejorative) A newspaper or magazine, especially one whose journalism is considered to be of poor quality.


lexentry: eng/ragdoll__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ragdoll
trans_list: Ragdoll-Engine
sense:
A modern American breed of domestic cat with a longhair colourpoint coat that relaxes completely when picked up.


lexentry: eng/ragman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ragman
trans_list: Lumpensammler
sense:
A person who collects and sells unwanted household items such as rags and other refuse for a living, a rag and bone man.


lexentry: eng/ragpicker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ragpicker
trans_list: Lumpensammler
sense:
A person who collects and sells unwanted household items such as rags and other refuse for a living, a rag and bone man (UK) or ragman (US).


lexentry: eng/ragweed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ragweed
trans_list: Ambrosie | Beifußblättrige Ambrosie | Beifußblättriges Traubenkraut | Traubenkraut
sense:
A plant of the genus Ambrosia. These weeds are particularly noted for producing pollen which people with hay fever are allergic to.


lexentry: eng/ragwort__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ragwort
trans_list: Kreuzkraut
sense:
Any of a number of wild flowering plants with yellow flowers in the family Asteraceae, mostly belonging to Senecio and related genera.


lexentry: eng/raid__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: raid
trans_list: Razzia | Überfall
sense:
(law enforcement) An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering.


lexentry: eng/rail_yard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rail yard
trans_list: Bahnhof
sense:
A complex of branching railway lines and other infrastructure in which locomotives and rolling stock are stored and rearranged.


lexentry: eng/railcar__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: railcar
trans_list: Triebwagen | Schienenbus
sense:
(rail) A powered single railway vehicle designed for passenger transport, with a driver's cab in both ends; Not to be confused with motor coach/motorcar, which is a powered railway vehicle capable to haul a train.


lexentry: eng/railgun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: railgun
trans_list: Railgun | Schienenkanone
sense:
An electromagnetic gun that uses a large electrical current to propel a projectile down a track of two parallel conductive rails.


lexentry: eng/railroad_tie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: railroad tie
trans_list: Bahnschwelle | Schwelle | Eisenbahnschwelle
sense:
(rail transport, US) A heavy, preserved piece of hewn timber laid crossways to and supporting the rails of a railroad or a member of similar shape and function of another material such as concrete.


lexentry: eng/railroad_track__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: railroad track
trans_list: Bahnstrecke | Eisenbahnstrecke
sense:
(rail, US) A pair of formed steel rails, separated and supported usually on wooden or concrete ties or sleepers, forming a track along which flange-wheeled railroad vehicles may travel.


lexentry: eng/railway__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: railway
trans_list: Eisenbahn | Bahn
sense:
(chiefly, UK, Ireland, and, Commonwealth) A transport system using rails used to move passengers or goods.


lexentry: eng/railway__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: railway
trans_list: Eisenbahnlinie | Gleis | Eisenbahn
sense:
(chiefly, UK, Ireland, Philippines, and, Commonwealth) A track, consisting of parallel rails, over which wheeled vehicles such as trains may travel.


lexentry: eng/railway_gun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: railway gun
trans_list: Eisenbahngeschütz
sense:
(military) A massive and heavy mobile artillery gun, built, transported by, and fired from a specially designed rail car.


lexentry: eng/railway_line__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: railway line
trans_list: Eisenbahnlinie
sense:
(chiefly, UK) A group of railway tracks running parallel, allowing one track to be used for each direction (a double-track railway line), or allowing segregation of fast trains from stopping trains (a four-track railway line).


lexentry: eng/rain__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rain
trans_list: Regen
sense:
(figuratively) Any matter moving or falling, usually through air, and especially if liquid or otherwise figuratively identifiable with raindrops.


lexentry: eng/rain_cats_and_dogs__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (impersonal, idiomatic) To rain very heavily.
written_rep: rain cats and dogs
trans_list:
in Strömen regnen | Bindfäden regnen | aus allen Kannen gießen | aus allen Kannen schütten | es schüttet wie aus Eimern


lexentry: eng/rain_check__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rain check
trans_list: Gutschein | Gutschrift | Verschieben auf später
sense:
(by extension) In social interactions, a deferred invitation, or deferred acceptance of an invitation.


lexentry: eng/rain_gutter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rain gutter
trans_list: Regenrinne
sense:
Any gutter designed to carry away rain, such as an eavestrough on a building or a drain on a motor vehicle's roof rack.


lexentry: eng/rain_on_someone's_parade__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rain on someone's parade
trans_list: jemandem in die Suppe spucken
sense:
(figuratively) To disappoint or discourage someone by ruining or criticizing their plans or aspirations.


lexentry: eng/rain_tree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rain tree
trans_list: Regenbaum
sense:
A tropical American tree (Albizia saman) having bipinnate leaves, globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens, and sweet-pulp pods eaten by cattle, also used as an ornamental.


lexentry: eng/rainbow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rainbow
trans_list: Regenbogen
sense:
A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air.


lexentry: eng/rainbow_flag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rainbow flag
trans_list: Regenbogenfahne | Regenbogenflagge
sense:
A rainbow-striped flag, typically consisting of six horizontal bars (from top to bottom: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet), used as a symbol of LGBT pride and LGBT social movements.


lexentry: eng/rainbow_trout__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rainbow trout
trans_list: Regenbogenforelle
sense:
(usually, countable) A trout of the species Oncorhynchus mykiss, that has black spots and a pink streak running along the body.


lexentry: eng/rainstick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rainstick
trans_list: Regenmacher
sense:
A hollow tube partially filled with pebbles or beans, and with small pins or thorns arranged helically on its inner surface, so that it produces a rain-like sound when upended.


lexentry: eng/rainwater__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rainwater
trans_list: Regenwasser
sense:
Water (for a house, etc.) sourced from rain which has not joined a spring, stream or river, pond, lake or sea.


lexentry: eng/raise_someone's_consciousness__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: To increase a person's awareness of, and often sympathy for, an issue, cause, or condition.
written_rep: raise someone's consciousness
trans_list:
Achtsamkeit erhöhen | Aufmerksamkeit lenken auf | Aufmerksamkeit richten auf | Bewusstsein schaffen | Bewusstsein wecken | Blick richten auf


lexentry: eng/raising__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: raising
trans_list: Aufziehen | Großziehen
sense:
Nurturing; cultivation; providing sustenance and protection for a living thing from conception to maturity


lexentry: eng/raising__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: raising
trans_list: Sammlung
sense:
The operation of embossing sheet metal, or of forming it into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering, stamping, or spinning.


lexentry: eng/raison_d'état__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: raison d'état
trans_list: Staatsräson
sense:
A state interest, especially when invoked as politically superior to moral or even legal considerations.


lexentry: eng/raison_d'être__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: raison d'être
sense:
Reason for being. The claimed reason for the existence of something or someone; the sole or ultimate purpose of something or someone.

trans_list:
Daseinsberechtigung | Daseinszweck | Existenzberechtigung | Lebensbestimmung | Lebensinhalt | Lebenszweck


lexentry: eng/rake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rake
trans_list: Harke | Rechen | Schwader
sense:
(agriculture, horticulture) A garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting debris, grass, etc., for flattening the ground, or for loosening soil; also, a similar wheel-mounted tool drawn by a horse or a tractor.


lexentry: eng/rake__Noun__3
sense_num: 03
written_rep: rake
trans_list: Wagenzug
sense:
(Britain, originally, Northern England, Scotland) A series, a succession; specifically (rail transport) a set of coupled rail vehicles, normally coaches or wagons.


lexentry: eng/rake__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rake
trans_list: harken | rechen
sense:
(ambitransitive, also, figurative) To move (a beam of light, a glance with the eyes, etc.) across (something) with a long side-to-side motion; specifically (often, military) to use a weapon to fire at (something) with a side-to-side motion; to spray with gunfire.


lexentry: eng/rakish__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rakish
trans_list: flott | salopp | verwegen
sense:
Dashingly, carelessly, or sportingly unconventional or stylish; jaunty; characterized by a devil-may-care unconventionality; having a somewhat disreputable quality or appearance.


lexentry: eng/rale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rale
trans_list: Rasselgeräusch
sense:
(medicine, now, chiefly, in plural) An abnormal clicking, rattling or crackling sound, made by one or both lungs and heard with a stethoscope, caused by the popping open of airways collapsed by fluid or exudate, or sometimes by pulmonary edema.


lexentry: eng/rally__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rally
trans_list: Kundgebung
sense:
A public gathering or mass meeting that is not mainly a protest and is organized to inspire enthusiasm for a cause.


lexentry: eng/rally__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: rally
trans_list: Ballwechsel
sense:
(squash, table tennis, tennis, badminton) A sequence of strokes between serving and scoring a point.


lexentry: eng/rally__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: rally
trans_list: Rallye
sense:
(motor racing) An event in which competitors drive through a series of timed special stages at intervals. The winner is the driver who completes all stages with the shortest cumulative time.


lexentry: eng/ram__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ram
trans_list: rammen
sense:
(ambitransitive) To collide with (an object), usually with the intention of damaging it or disabling its function.


lexentry: eng/ramie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ramie
trans_list: Ramie
sense:
(usually, countable) A tall, tropical Asian perennial herb, Boehmeria nivea, cultivated for its fibrous stems.


lexentry: eng/ramification__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ramification
trans_list: Verzweigung | Ramifikation | Verästelung
sense:
(botany, anatomy, also, figurative) A branching-out, the act or result of developing branches; specifically the divergence of the stem and limbs of a plant into smaller ones, or of similar developments in blood vessels, anatomical structures etc.


lexentry: eng/ramification__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ramification
trans_list: Auswirkung | Folge | Konsequenz | Verwicklung
sense:
(figurative, often, in plural) An offshoot of a decision, fact etc.; a consequence or implication, especially one which complicates a situation.


lexentry: eng/ramjet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ramjet
trans_list: Staustrahltriebwerk
sense:
(aeronautics) A jet engine in which forward motion forces air into an inlet, compressing it (as opposed to having a pump type device compressing the air for combustion with fuel), and where combustion is subsonic.


lexentry: eng/rampart__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rampart
trans_list: Wall | Festungswall | Verteidigungswall
sense:
A defensive mound of earth or a wall with a broad top and usually a stone parapet; a wall-like ridge of earth, stones or debris; an embankment for defensive purpose.


lexentry: eng/ranch__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ranch
trans_list: Farm | Ranch
sense:
A small farm that cultivates vegetables and/or livestock, especially one in the Southwestern United States.


lexentry: eng/rancor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rancor
trans_list: Groll
sense:
(American spelling) A feeling of long-lasting ire for another, sometimes to the point of hatred, over a perceived wrongdoing; bitterness.


lexentry: eng/random__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: random
trans_list: zufällig
sense:
(statistics) Involving an outcome which is impossible to predict, but which may be represented by a probability distribution; in the ideal case, involving outcomes which are equally likely.


lexentry: eng/random__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: random
trans_list: Durchschnitts- | random
sense:
(informal) Being (part of) a varied, unrelated, and apparently arbitrary collection of things; diverse, heterogeneous.


lexentry: eng/random__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: random
trans_list: random
sense:
(informal) Apropos of nothing; lacking context, relevance, or any connection to the previous situation; unexpected.


lexentry: eng/random__Adjective__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: random
trans_list: Durchschnitts-
sense:
(informal) Of a person: characterized by or often saying random things; habitually using non sequiturs.


lexentry: eng/random__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: random
trans_list: Rando
sense:
(figuratively, colloquial) An undefined, unknown or unimportant person; a person of no consequence. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/random_access_memory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: random access memory
trans_list: Arbeitsspeicher | RAM
sense:
(computing, electronics) Computer memory, usually volatile, that stores program and data values during operation and in which each word of memory may be directly (randomly) accessed.


lexentry: eng/random_function__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: random function
trans_list: Zufallsfunktion
sense:
(computing) A function that returns a random or pseudo-random value that is distributed according to a specific probability distribution associated with the function.


lexentry: eng/random_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: random number
trans_list: Zufallszahl
sense:
A number selected based on a uniform distribution, typically using a suitable generator (for example, rolling a die).


lexentry: eng/random_number_generator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: random number generator
trans_list: Zufallszahlengenerator
sense:
A device or algorithm that generates numbers at random or apparently at random. In many cases they actually select successive numbers deterministically and are more technically termed pseudorandom number generator.


lexentry: eng/random_variable__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: random variable
trans_list: Zufallsgröße | Zufallsvariable
sense:
(statistics, formally) A measurable function from a sample space to the measurable space of possible values of the variable.


lexentry: eng/random_walk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: random walk
trans_list: Irrfahrt | Zufallsbewegung
sense:
(mathematics) A stochastic path consisting of a series of sequential movements, the direction (and sometime length) of which is chosen at random


lexentry: eng/range__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: range
trans_list: Herd
sense:
A fireplace; a fire or other cooking apparatus; now specifically, a large cooking stove with many hotplates.


lexentry: eng/range__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: range
trans_list: Abstand | Entfernung | Spannweite
sense:
(statistics) The length of the smallest interval which contains all the data in a sample; the difference between the largest and smallest observations in the sample.


lexentry: eng/range_anxiety__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: range anxiety
trans_list: Reichweitenangst
sense:
(automotive) The fear that a vehicle (especially a battery electric vehicle) has insufficient range to reach its destination and will therefore strand its occupants.


lexentry: eng/range_of_motion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: range of motion
trans_list: Bewegungsbereich | Bewegungsradius | Bewegungsreichweite | Bewegungsspielraum | Bewegungsumfang
sense:
The distance (linear or angular) that a movable object may normally travel while properly attached to another.


lexentry: eng/rangefinder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rangefinder
trans_list: Distanzmessgerät | Entfernungsmesser
sense:
Any of several designs of optical (or other) instrument that is used to measure the distance to an object


lexentry: eng/ranger__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ranger
trans_list: verwildert
sense:
A keeper, guardian, or soldier who ranges over a region (generally of wilderness) to protect the area or enforce the law.


lexentry: eng/rank__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rank
trans_list: Reihe
sense:
(chess) One of the eight horizontal lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those identified by a number).


lexentry: eng/rank__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: rank
trans_list: Dienstgrad | Rang
sense:
One's position in a list sorted by a shared property such as physical location, population, or quality.


lexentry: eng/rank_and_file__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rank and file
trans_list: Mannschaften | einfache Soldaten
sense:
Enlisted soldiers in a military organization, as would be arrayed in a grid pattern with ranks and files.


lexentry: eng/ransack__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ransack
trans_list: durchwühlen
sense:
(transitive) To make a vigorous and thorough search of (a place, person) with a view to stealing something, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray.


lexentry: eng/ransom__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ransom
trans_list: Lösegeld
sense:
(historical, legal, UK) A sum paid for the pardon of some great offence and the discharge of the offender; also, a fine paid in lieu of corporal punishment.


lexentry: eng/ransomware__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ransomware
trans_list: Erpressungssoftware | Ransomware | Erpressungstrojaner | Lösegeld-Software | Lösegeld-Trojaner
sense:
(computer security) Malware that holds the data of a computer user for ransom, usually requiring or claiming to require payment to restore access.


lexentry: eng/rap_sheet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rap sheet
trans_list: Strafregister
sense:
(US, law, criminology) A printed police record of an individual's citations, arrests, convictions, and incarcerations, usually in a single jurisdiction.


lexentry: eng/rape__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rape
trans_list: Vergewaltigung | Notzucht | Schändung
sense:
The act of forcing sex upon another person without their consent or against their will; originally coitus forced by a man on a woman, but now generally any sex act forced by any person upon another person; by extension, any non-consensual sex act forced on or perpetrated by any being. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/rape__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rape
trans_list: vergewaltigen | schänden
sense:
(chiefly, transitive) To force sexual intercourse or other sexual activity upon (someone) without their consent. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/rape__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: rape
trans_list: vergewaltigen | plündern | schänden | verderben
sense:
(transitive) To carry (someone, especially a woman) off against their will, especially for sex; to abduct. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/rape__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: rape
trans_list: vergewaltigen | plündern | schänden | verderben
sense:
(men's, _, slang, sometimes, offensive) To enjoy subjecting another person to a painful or unfair experience.


lexentry: eng/rape_culture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rape culture
trans_list: Rape Culture | Vergewaltigungskultur
sense:
A culture, environment or society where rape (a form of sexual assault) is common, and in which social attitudes or practices work to trivialize sexual violence, make rape seem normal, or shift responsibility from rapists to rape victims. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/rapeseed_oil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rapeseed oil
trans_list: Rapsöl
sense:
A thick brownish-yellow oil expressed from rapeseed, used chiefly for lubricating and in the manufacture of soap and india rubber.


lexentry: eng/rapid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rapid
trans_list: Stromschnelle
sense:
(usually, in the plural) A rough section of a river or stream which is difficult to navigate due to the swift and turbulent motion of the water.


lexentry: eng/rapport__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rapport
trans_list: enges Verhältnis | harmonisches Verhältnis
sense:
A relationship of mutual trust and respect; a close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned understand each other's feelings or ideas and communicate well.


lexentry: eng/rapporteur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rapporteur
trans_list: Berichterstatter
sense:
(legal, politics) A person appointed by a deliberative body to investigate an issue or a situation, and report back to that body.


lexentry: eng/rapture__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rapture
trans_list: Entrückung
sense:
In some forms of fundamentalist Protestant eschatology, the event when Jesus returns and gathers the souls of living and deceased believers. (Usually "the rapture".)


lexentry: eng/rare__Adjective__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rare
trans_list: blutig | englisch
sense:
(cooking) Particularly of meat, especially beefsteak: cooked very lightly, so the meat is still red.


lexentry: eng/rare_earth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rare earth
trans_list: seltene Erde
sense:
(chemistry) Any of the naturally occurring oxides of the lanthanide metals; they are widely distributed in relatively small concentrations and are used in glassmaking, ceramic glazes etc.


lexentry: eng/rare_earth_element__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rare earth element
trans_list: Metall der Seltenen Erden | Seltenerdmetall
sense:
(chemistry) Any of a group of seventeen soft, lustrous, sometimes magnetic metals that form trivalent salts; they include the lanthanides plus yttrium, scandium, thorium and sometimes zirconium.


lexentry: eng/rareripe__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rareripe
trans_list: frühreif
sense:
(by extension, of a person, uncommon) maturing too quickly; taking on the trappings of maturity before one is emotionally developed


lexentry: eng/rash__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rash
trans_list: Ausschlag | Hautausschlag
sense:
(dermatology, symptom) An area of inflamed and irritated skin characterized by reddened spots that may be filled with fluid or pus; also, preceded by a descriptive word (rare, or, obsolete) , an illness characterized by a type of rash.


lexentry: eng/rasp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rasp
trans_list: Raspel
sense:
A coarse file, on which the cutting prominences are distinct points raised by the oblique stroke of a sharp punch, instead of lines raised by a chisel, as on the true file.


lexentry: eng/raster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: raster
trans_list: Raster
sense:
(electronics) A scanning pattern of parallel lines that form the display of an image projected on a cathode-ray tube of a television set or display screen.


lexentry: eng/raster_graphics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: raster graphics
trans_list: Rastergrafik
sense:
(computing) A data file or structure representing a generally rectangular grid of pixels, or points of colour, on a computer monitor, paper, or other display medium.


lexentry: eng/rat__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: rat
trans_list: verraten
sense:
(intransitive, with on or out) To inform on someone; to betray someone to the police or authorities. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/rat_race__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rat race
trans_list: Rattenrennen
sense:
(informal) An activity or situation which is congested with participants and which is hectic or tedious, especially in the context of a busy, modern urban lifestyle.


lexentry: eng/rat_run__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rat run
trans_list: Schleichweg
sense:
(idiomatic) A small, usually minor road used by a significant amount of traffic as a short cut or to avoid congestion on more major routes.


lexentry: eng/ratatouille__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ratatouille
trans_list: Ratatouille
sense:
A traditional French Provençal stewed vegetable dish consisting primarily of tomatoes, zucchini and eggplant.


lexentry: eng/ratchet_wrench__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ratchet wrench
trans_list: Knarre | Ratsche
sense:
A wrench, implementing a ratchet mechanism, usually used with a set of sockets to engage the head of a bolt or similar.


lexentry: eng/rath__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rath
trans_list: Fort
sense:
(historical) A walled enclosure, especially in Ireland; a ringfort built sometime between the Iron Age and the Viking Age.


lexentry: eng/rather__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rather
trans_list: eher | lieber
sense:
Used to specify a choice or preference; preferably, in preference to. (Now usually followed by than) [from 9th c.]


lexentry: eng/rather__Adverb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: rather
trans_list: eher | um genau zu sein
sense:
(conjunctive) Introducing a qualification or clarification; more precisely. (Now usually preceded by or.) [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/rational__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: rational
trans_list: rational | sinnvoll | vernünftig
sense:
(mathematics, arithmetic, number theory, not comparable) Of a number, capable of being expressed as the ratio of two integers.


lexentry: eng/rational__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: rational
trans_list: rational | sinnvoll | vernünftig
sense:
(mathematics, arithmetic, not comparable) Of an algebraic expression, capable of being expressed as the ratio of two polynomials.


lexentry: eng/rational_function__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rational function
trans_list: rationale Funktion
sense:
(mathematics, complex analysis, algebraic geometry) Any function expressible as the quotient of two (coprime) polynomials (and which thus has poles at a finite, discrete set of points which are the roots of the denominator).


lexentry: eng/rational_root_theorem__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rational root theorem
trans_list: Satz über rationale Nullstellen
sense:
(algebra) A theorem which states a constraint on rational solutions of a polynomial equation with integer coefficients.


lexentry: eng/rationalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rationalism
trans_list: Rationalismus
sense:
(philosophy) The theory that the reason is a source of knowledge independent of and superior to sense perception.


lexentry: eng/rationalize__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rationalize
trans_list: rationalisieren | rechtfertigen | schönreden
sense:
To justify an immoral act, or illogical behaviour. “The process of thought by which one justifies a discreditable act, and by which one offers to oneself and the world a better motive for one's action than the true motive”


lexentry: eng/ratite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ratite
trans_list: Laufvogel
sense:
A bird of the order of Struthioniformes, a diverse group of large running, flightless birds, mostly extinct, but including the cassowary, elephant bird, emu, kiwi, moa, ostrich, rhea and tinamou


lexentry: eng/ratline__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ratline
trans_list: Webeleine | Webleine
sense:
(nautical) Any of the cross ropes between the shrouds, which form a net-like ropework, allowing sailors to climb up towards the top of the mast. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/ratline__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ratline
trans_list: Rattenlinien
sense:
(historical, in plural) A system of escape routes for Nazis and other fascists fleeing Europe in the aftermath of World War II.


lexentry: eng/rattle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rattle
trans_list: Rassel | Klapper
sense:
A baby’s toy designed to make sound when shaken, usually containing loose grains or pellets in a hollow container. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/rattlesnake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rattlesnake
trans_list: Klapperschlange
sense:
Any of various venomous American snakes, of genera Crotalus and Sistrurus, having a rattle at the end of its tail.


lexentry: eng/rattletrap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rattletrap
trans_list: Klapperkiste
sense:
(informal) A mechanical device, particularly an automobile, that is worn out, run down, or mechanically unreliable as indicated by noises it makes in operation.


lexentry: eng/rave__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rave
trans_list: Rave
sense:
An all-night dance party with electronic dance music (techno, trance, drum and bass etc.) in small unknown clubs.


lexentry: eng/rave__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: rave
trans_list: phantasieren | schwärmen
sense:
(intransitive, followed by "about", "of" or (formerly) "on") To talk with excessive enthusiasm, passion or excitement.


lexentry: eng/ravelin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ravelin
trans_list: Ravelin
sense:
An outwork. A fortification outside a castle used to split an attacking force; composed of two faces, forming a salient angle whose gorge resembles a half-moon


lexentry: eng/raven__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: raven
trans_list: Rabe | Kolkrabe
sense:
(countable) Any of several, generally large and lustrous black species of birds in the genus Corvus, especially the common raven, Corvus corax.


lexentry: eng/raw__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: raw
trans_list: Roh- | roh
sense:
Not treated or processed; in a natural state, unrefined, unprocessed. [from 10th c.] (of materials, products, etc.)


lexentry: eng/raw_material__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: raw material
trans_list: Rohstoff
sense:
(figuratively) Any physical product serving as input to a factory or other installation which processes it.


lexentry: eng/rax__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: rax
trans_list: anspannen
sense:
(UK, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, transitive) To extend the hand to; hand or pass something.


lexentry: eng/ray__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: ray
trans_list: Strahl
sense:
(botany) A radiating part of a flower or plant; the marginal florets of a compound flower, such as an aster or a sunflower; one of the pedicels of an umbel or other circular flower cluster; radius.


lexentry: eng/ray_tracing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ray tracing
trans_list: Lichtberechnung | Raytracing | Schattenberechnung | Verdeckungsberechnung
sense:
(computer graphics) A technique that produces realistically shaded images by projecting imaginary light rays to determine which parts of an object should be illuminated.


lexentry: eng/razor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: razor
trans_list: Rasiermesser | Rasierapparat | Rasierer
sense:
A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or other parts of the body.


lexentry: eng/razor_clam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: razor clam
trans_list: Meerscheide | Scheidenmuschel | Schwertmuschel
sense:
A clam of several species in superfamily Solenoidea, with long curved shells resembling straight razors.


lexentry: eng/razor_wire__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: razor wire
trans_list: NATO-Draht
sense:
A form of securing wire similar to barbed wire, but with a series of short blades instead of barbs. Also, a length thereof.


lexentry: eng/reach__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: reach
trans_list: Kanalhaltung | Strecke
sense:
(nautical) A stretch of a watercourse which can be sailed in one reach (in the previous sense). An extended portion of water; a stretch; a straightish portion of a stream, river, or arm of the sea extending up into the land, as from one turn to another. By extension, the adjacent land.


lexentry: eng/reach__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: reach
trans_list: erreichen | reichen | ausstrecken | begreifen | drankommen | kommen an
sense:
(transitive) To give to someone by stretching out a limb, especially the hand; to give with the hand; to pass to another person; to hand over.


lexentry: eng/reach__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: reach
trans_list: erreichen | drankommen | greifen nach | kommen an | langen nach
sense:
(transitive, by extension) To extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut.


lexentry: eng/reach_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: reach out
trans_list: die Hand ausstrecken | wegstrecken | zu erreichen versuchen
sense:
(intransitive, originally, business, followed by to) To attempt to initiate communication with someone; to contact.


lexentry: eng/reacquaint__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: To acquaint again; to reintroduce or refamiliarise.
written_rep: reacquaint
trans_list:
erneut kennenlernen | wieder anfreunden | wieder in Kontakt kommen | wieder neu gewöhnen | wieder vertraut machen


lexentry: eng/react__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: react
trans_list: reagieren
sense:
(physics, intransitive) To return an impulse or impression; to resist the action of another body by an opposite force


lexentry: eng/react__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: react
trans_list: reagieren
sense:
(chemistry, intransitive) To act upon each other; to exercise a reciprocal or a reverse effect, as two or more chemical agents; to act in opposition.


lexentry: eng/react__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: react
trans_list: reagieren
sense:
(chemistry, transitive) To cause chemical agents to react; to cause one chemical agent to react with another.


lexentry: eng/reactance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reactance
trans_list: Reaktanz | Blindwiderstand
sense:
(physics, electrics) The opposition to the change in flow of current in an alternating current circuit, due to inductance and capacitance; the imaginary part of the impedance. Symbol: X.


lexentry: eng/reactant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reactant
trans_list: Edukt | Reaktant | Reagenz
sense:
(chemistry) Any of the participants present at the start of a chemical reaction, specifically one that is consumed during the reaction.


lexentry: eng/reaction__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: reaction
trans_list: Reaktion
sense:
(chemistry) A transformation in which one or more substances is converted into another by combination or decomposition.


lexentry: eng/reaction__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: reaction
trans_list: Reaktion
sense:
(politics) Reactionary politics; a period in which reactionary thought or politics is resurgent or dominant.


lexentry: eng/reaction_mechanism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reaction mechanism
trans_list: Reaktionsmechanismus
sense:
(chemistry) the ordered set of individual reactions whose overall effect is given by a chemical equation


lexentry: eng/reactionary__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reactionary
trans_list: reaktionär
sense:
(politics) Opposition to revolution (such as the French Revolution); favoring a return to a golden age of the past.


lexentry: eng/reactionary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reactionary
trans_list: Reaktionär | Reaktionärin
sense:
(politics) One who opposes revolution, wanting to reverse it, favoring a return to a past golden age. Often used as a derogatory by revolutionaires.


lexentry: eng/reactive_power__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reactive power
trans_list: Blindleistung | Scheinleistung
sense:
The imaginary component of the power of an alternating current circuit; the product of the voltage and that part of the current that is out of phase with the voltage.


lexentry: eng/reactor__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: reactor
trans_list: Reagenz
sense:
(chemistry) A chemical substance which responds to the presence of, or contact with, another substance.


lexentry: eng/read-only_memory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: read-only memory
trans_list: Festwertspeicher | Nur-Lese-Speicher
sense:
(computing) A computer memory chip that stores values but does not allow updates, in which the values are nonvolatile in that they are retained even when the computer is unpowered.


lexentry: eng/read__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: read
trans_list: lesen
sense:
(transitive, or, intransitive) To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.


lexentry: eng/read__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: read
trans_list: vorlesen | lesen
sense:
(transitive, or, intransitive) To speak aloud words or other information that is written. (often construed with a to phrase or an indirect object)


lexentry: eng/read__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: read
trans_list: hören | studieren
sense:
(transitive, frequently, _, jocular) To substitute (a corrected piece of text in place of an erroneous one); used to introduce an emendation of a text.


lexentry: eng/read__Verb__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: read
trans_list: verstehen
sense:
(transitive, telecommunications) To be able to hear what another person is saying over a radio connection.


lexentry: eng/read_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: read out
trans_list: verlesen | vorlesen
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic, US) (of a device) To read some data and inform the person using the device; (of the user) to read some data from the device to inform oneself.


lexentry: eng/read_receipt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: read receipt
trans_list: Lesebestätigung
sense:
(computing) An automatic response, often containing a timestamp, which notifies the sender of an e-mail or instant message that the message was opened.


lexentry: eng/reader__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: reader
trans_list: Lektor | Verlagslektor
sense:
A person employed by a publisher to read works submitted for publication and determine their merits.


lexentry: eng/reading_glasses__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reading glasses
trans_list: Lesebrille
sense:
Any type of spectacles intended chiefly to deal with the effects of presbyopia by magnifying details such as fine text.


lexentry: eng/reading_material__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reading material
trans_list: Lesestoff
sense:
Anything produced for the purpose of being read; a collective term for books, magazines, newspapers, etc.


lexentry: eng/readme__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: readme
trans_list: Liesmich | Readme
sense:
(computing) A text file meant to be read before taking any significant action with the items it accompanies.


lexentry: eng/ready_meal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ready meal
trans_list: Fertiggericht
sense:
A prepackaged, fresh or frozen meal that only requires heating (often in a microwave) before being served, sometimes in its own packaging.


lexentry: eng/reagent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reagent
trans_list: Reagenz | Edukt
sense:
(chemistry) A compound or mixture of compounds used to treat or test materials, samples, other compounds or reactants in a laboratory or sometimes an industrial setting.


lexentry: eng/real-time__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: real-time
trans_list: Echtzeit
sense:
(computing) Of a system: that responds to events or signals within a predictable time after their occurrence; specifically the response time must be within the maximum allowed, but is typically synchronous.


lexentry: eng/real-time_strategy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: real-time strategy
trans_list: Echtzeit-Stragiespiel | Echtzeitstragiespiel
sense:
(video games) A warfare video game genre usually played from a third-person overhead perspective, which is based on the real-time movement of troops.


lexentry: eng/real-valued__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: real-valued
trans_list: reellwertig
sense:
(analysis, of a function) Having only real values: having as its codomain the set of real numbers or a subset thereof.


lexentry: eng/real__Adjective__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: real
trans_list: reell
sense:
(mathematics, of a number) Being either a rational number, or the limit of a convergent infinite sequence of rational numbers: being one of a set of numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line.


lexentry: eng/real_estate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: real estate
trans_list: Immobilie | unbewegliche Sache
sense:
(US, Canada, Australia) Property that cannot easily be moved, usually buildings and the ground they are built on.


lexentry: eng/real_life__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: real life
trans_list: Reallife | wirkliches Leben
sense:
Life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment; often used in comparison to events depicted in drama.


lexentry: eng/real_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: real number
trans_list: reelle Zahl
sense:
(mathematics) The limit of a convergent sequence of rational numbers, whether the limit is a rational number such as 2, -5, or 2/7 or whether the limit is an irrational number such as the square root of two or the circumference of the circle whose radius is one.


lexentry: eng/real_socialism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: real socialism
trans_list: Realsozialismus
sense:
pragmatic socialism, practical socialism, a form of socialism which attempts to reach tangible goals perceived to be feasible instead of primarily focusing on adherence to Marxist-Leninist theory.


lexentry: eng/real_world__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: real world
trans_list: Realität
sense:
The realm of human experience comprising physical objects, and excluding theoretical constructs, hypotheses, artificial environments, and "virtual" worlds such as the Internet, computer simulations, or the imagination.


lexentry: eng/realgar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: realgar
trans_list: Realgar | Rauschrot | Rubinschwefel | rote Arsenblende | rotes Schwefelarsenik
sense:
(mineral) A mineral, arsenic sulfide (AsS), often associated with orpiment and stibnite in lead, silver and gold ores.


lexentry: eng/realist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: realist
trans_list: Realist | Realistin
sense:
(philosophy) An advocate of realism; one who believes that matter, objects etc. have real existence beyond our perception of them.


lexentry: eng/realist__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: realist
trans_list: Realist | Realistin
sense:
One who believes in seeing things the way they really are, as opposed to how they would like them to be.


lexentry: eng/reality_principle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reality principle
trans_list: Realitätsprinzip
sense:
(psychology, psychoanalysis, Freudianism, often hyphenated when used attributively) The mental mechanism which guides a person, as he or she matures, in adapting to and coping with the real, external world, by suppressing or deferring the childish gratification-seeking desires of the id.


lexentry: eng/reality_television__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reality television
trans_list: Reality-TV
sense:
(television) A genre of television programming portraying one or more people who are not professional actors and depicting their reactions to given stimuli or goals.


lexentry: eng/realize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: realize
trans_list: verwirklichen | realisieren
sense:
(slightly formal, transitive) To make real; to convert from the imaginary or fictitious into reality; to bring into real existence


lexentry: eng/realize__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: realize
trans_list: erkennen | feststellen | realisieren | sich bewusst werden
sense:
(transitive) To become aware of (a fact or situation, especially of something that has been true for a long time).


lexentry: eng/realize__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: realize
trans_list: erkennen | feststellen | realisieren | sich bewusst werden
sense:
(transitive, business) To acquire as an actual possession; to obtain as the result of plans and efforts; to gain; to get


lexentry: eng/really__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: really
trans_list: (ach) ja? | echt? | tatsächlich? | wirklich?
sense:
(informal) Indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information; to express skepticism.


lexentry: eng/really__Interjection__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: really
trans_list: sag bloß | was Sie nicht sagen | was du nicht sagst
sense:
(informal, sarcastic, typically exaggerated question.) Indicating that what was just said was obvious and unnecessary; contrived incredulity


lexentry: eng/realtor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: realtor
sense:
(North America) A person or business that sells or leases out real estate, acting as an agent for the property owner.

trans_list:
Immobilienmakler | Immobilienhändler | Immobilienmaklerin | Grundstücksmakler | Grundstücksmaklerin | Hausmakler


lexentry: eng/ream__Verb__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ream
trans_list: entgraten
sense:
(transitive) To remove burrs and debris from inside (something, such as a freshly bored hole) using a tool.


lexentry: eng/reap_what_one_sows__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reap what one sows
trans_list: man erntet was man sät | wer Wind sät, wird Sturm ernten
sense:
(intransitive, idiomatic) To receive as a return or reward in the same measure as one's exertions or intentions, in a good or a bad sense; to receive justice or one's just deserts.


lexentry: eng/rear__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rear
trans_list: Nachhut
sense:
(military) Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest.


lexentry: eng/rear__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: rear
trans_list: aufrichten | züchten | aufbäumen | steigen
sense:
(transitive, literary) To raise physically or metaphorically; to lift up; to cause to rise, to elevate.


lexentry: eng/rear_admiral__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rear admiral
trans_list: Konteradmiral
sense:
(military, nautical) A naval officer below the rank of vice admiral, originally in charge of a fleet's rear formation.


lexentry: eng/rearguard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rearguard
trans_list: Nachhut
sense:
(military) The rearmost part of a force, especially a detachment of troops that protect the rear of a retreating force.


lexentry: eng/reason__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reason
trans_list: Grund
sense:
An excuse: a thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; that which is offered or accepted as an explanation.


lexentry: eng/reason__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: reason
trans_list: Vernunft | Verstand | Intellekt
sense:
(uncountable) Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition.


lexentry: eng/reason__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: reason
trans_list: schlussfolgern
sense:
(intransitive) To perform a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to argue.


lexentry: eng/reasoning__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reasoning
trans_list: Argumentation
sense:
(uncountable) The deduction of inferences or interpretations from premises, abstract thought, ratiocination; (countable) any instance of this, especially as a process leading to an action, motive.


lexentry: eng/reblog__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reblog
trans_list: rebloggen
sense:
(transitive, Internet) To blog something previously posted on another blog, in particular to share a post on a microblogging platform.


lexentry: eng/reboot__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: reboot
trans_list: Reboot
sense:
(widely considered a misuse) The restarting of a series' storyline without discarding previous continuity.


lexentry: eng/reboot__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reboot
trans_list: neu laden | neu starten | rebooten
sense:
(computing, ambitransitive) To execute a computer's boot process, effectively resetting the computer and causing the operating system to reload, possibly after a system failure.


lexentry: eng/reborrowing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reborrowing
trans_list: Rückentlehnung
sense:
(linguistics) A word that passed from language A into language B and thence back into language A. Such words may have changed in meaning and/or form.


lexentry: eng/rebound__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: rebound
trans_list: Rebound
sense:
(basketball) An instance of catching the ball after it has hit the rim or backboard without a basket being scored, generally credited to a particular player.


lexentry: eng/rebreather__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rebreather
trans_list: Kreislaufatemgerät | Kreislauftauchgerät | Rebreather
sense:
(underwater diving) A breathing apparatus that recycles expelled air, removing carbon dioxide and thus allowing extended use of a supply of air.


lexentry: eng/rebus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rebus
trans_list: Rebus | Bilderrätsel
sense:
An arrangement of pictures, symbols, and/or words representing phrases or words, especially as a word puzzle.


lexentry: eng/recall__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: recall
trans_list: zurückrufen
sense:
(transitive) To call back, bring back or summon (someone) to a specific place, station etc. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/recall__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: recall
trans_list: erinnern | entsinnen | gedenken
sense:
(transitive) To call back (a situation, event etc.) to one's mind; to remember, recollect. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/recant__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: recant
trans_list: widerrufen | zurückziehen | zurücknehmen
sense:
(ambitransitive) To withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly.


lexentry: eng/recapitulate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: recapitulate
trans_list: rekapitulieren
sense:
(transitive) (biology, of an organism) To mirror or repeat in analogous form, especially in reference to an individual's development passing through stages corresponding to the species' stages of evolutionary development.


lexentry: eng/recapitulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: recapitulation
trans_list: Reprise
sense:
(music) The third major section of a musical movement written in sonata form, representing thematic material that originally appeared in the exposition section.


lexentry: eng/recapitulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: recapitulation
trans_list: Rekapitulation
sense:
(theology) The symmetry provided by Christ's life to the teachings of the Old Testament; the summation of human experience in Jesus Christ.


lexentry: eng/receive__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: receive
trans_list: bekommen | erhalten | empfangen | kriegen
sense:
To take, as something that is offered, given, committed, sent, paid, etc.; to accept; to be given something.


lexentry: eng/receive__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: receive
trans_list: empfangen | bekommen
sense:
To act as a host for guests; to give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's house, presence, company, etc.


lexentry: eng/receiver__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: receiver
trans_list: Empfangsgerät | Empfänger
sense:
Any of several electronic devices that receive electromagnetic waves, or signals transmitted as such. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/receiver__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: receiver
trans_list: Hörer
sense:
The part of a telephone handset contained in the earpiece; (hence) the handset itself; an earpiece. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/receivership__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: receivership
trans_list: Konkursverwaltung
sense:
(legal, business) A form trusteeship of bankruptcy administration in which a receiver is appointed to run the company for the benefit of the creditors.


lexentry: eng/receptacle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: receptacle
trans_list: Blütenachse | Blütenboden
sense:
(botany) The part of the flower stalk (peduncle or pedicel) to which the floral parts are attached; a thalamus, a torus.


lexentry: eng/receptacle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: receptacle
trans_list: Blütenachse | Blütenboden
sense:
In the Asteraceae (aster or sunflower family), the end of the peduncle to which all of the florets of the flower head are attached.


lexentry: eng/receptacle__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: receptacle
trans_list: Anschlussbuchse | Buchse | Fassung | Federleiste | Steckbuchse | Steckdose
sense:
(electricity, US) A contact device installed at an outlet for the connection of an attachment plug (typically by receiving the plug's prongs) to supply portable appliances or equipment.


lexentry: eng/receptionist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: receptionist
trans_list: Empfangsdame | Portier | Empfangssekretärin
sense:
An employee (such as a secretary) who works in reception (receiving visitors and/or calls) for a person or business, especially an office.


lexentry: eng/receptor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: receptor
trans_list: Rezeptor
sense:
(biochemistry, medicine) A protein on a cell wall that binds with specific molecules so that they can be absorbed into the cell in order to control certain functions.


lexentry: eng/recess__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: recess
trans_list: Pause | Auszeit | Ferien | Unterbrechung
sense:
(countable) An act of retiring or withdrawing from public life, society, etc.; also, an act of living in retirement or seclusion, or a period of such retirement or seclusion.


lexentry: eng/rechargeable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rechargeable
trans_list: wiederaufladbar
sense:
Able to be recharged, especially of a battery that can be recharged from mains electricity via a charger.


lexentry: eng/reciprocal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reciprocal
trans_list: gegenseitig | reziprok
sense:
Of a feeling, action or such: mutual, uniformly felt or done by each party towards the other or others; two-way.


lexentry: eng/reciprocal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reciprocal
trans_list: Kehrwert
sense:
(arithmetic) The number obtained by dividing 1 by another given number; the result of exchanging the numerator and the denominator of a fraction.


lexentry: eng/reciprocally__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: In a reciprocal manner; by way of returning (e.g. a favour, insult, etc).
written_rep: reciprocally
trans_list:
wechselseitig | anders herum | in umgekehrter Weise | in wechselseitiger Weise | reziprok | umgekehrt


lexentry: eng/reciprocate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: reciprocate
trans_list: erwidern
sense:
(transitive) To give something else in response (where the "thing" may also be abstract, a feeling or action) To make a reciprocal gift.


lexentry: eng/reciprocity__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: reciprocity
trans_list: Gegenseitigkeit | Reziprozität | Umkehrbarkeit
sense:
(grammar) A reciprocal construction involves two noun phrases where each of the participants occupies both the role of agent and patient with respect to the other. see: Wikipedia:Reciprocal pronoun.


lexentry: eng/recital__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: recital
trans_list: Erwägungsgrund
sense:
(legal) A formal, preliminary statement in a deed or writing in order to explain the reasons on which the transaction is founded, prior to a positive allegation.


lexentry: eng/recitative__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: recitative
trans_list: Rezitativ
sense:
(music) dialogue, in an opera etc, that, rather than being sung as an aria, is reproduced with the rhythms of normal speech, often with simple musical accompaniment or harpsichord continuo, serving to expound the plot.


lexentry: eng/recite__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: recite
trans_list: aufsagen | deklamieren | rezitieren | vortragen | zu Gehör bringen
sense:
(transitive) To repeat aloud (some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, or in front of one's eyes), often before an audience.


lexentry: eng/reckon__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: reckon
trans_list: abrechnen | anerkennen | beimessen | verleihen | zu etwas rechnen | zu etwas zählen
sense:
To count as in a number, rank, or series; to estimate by rank or quality; to place by estimation; to account; to esteem; to repute.


lexentry: eng/reckon__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: reckon
trans_list: mutmaßen | rechnen mit | schätzen | sich ausrechnen | vermuten
sense:
(colloquial) To conclude, as by an enumeration and balancing of chances; hence, to think; to suppose; -- followed by an objective clause


lexentry: eng/reckon__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: reckon
trans_list: anerkennen | beimessen | verleihen | zuschreiben | zusprechen
sense:
To reckon with something or somebody or not, i.e to reckon without something or somebody: to take into account, deal with, consider or not, i.e. to misjudge, ignore, not take into account, not deal with, not consider or fail to consider; e.g. reckon without one's host


lexentry: eng/reckon__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: reckon
trans_list: abrechnen
sense:
To come to an accounting; to draw up or settle accounts; to examine and strike the balance of debt and credit; to adjust relations of desert or penalty.


lexentry: eng/reckon_without_one's_host__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reckon without one's host
trans_list: die Rechnung ohne den Wirt machen
sense:
(now, idiom, rare) To calculate one's bill without checking with the host or landlord; hence, to come to false conclusions, to miscalculate. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/reclaim__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: reclaim
trans_list: wiederherstellen
sense:
(transitive, archaic) To cry out in opposition or contradiction; to exclaim against anything; to contradict; to take exceptions.


lexentry: eng/recluse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: recluse
trans_list: Eigenbrötler | Einsiedler | Eremit | Sonderling | zurückgezogen lebender Mensch
sense:
A person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit


lexentry: eng/recognition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: recognition
trans_list: Erkennen | Erkennung | Wiedererkennen
sense:
The act of recognizing or the condition of being recognized (matching a current observation with a memory of a prior observation of the same entity).


lexentry: eng/recognize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: recognize
trans_list: erkennen | wiedererkennen | kennen
sense:
(transitive) To match (something or someone which one currently perceives) to a memory of some previous encounter with the same person or thing.


lexentry: eng/recognize__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: recognize
trans_list: anerkennen | erkennen
sense:
(transitive) To acknowledge the existence or legality of; to treat as valid or worthy of consideration.


lexentry: eng/recognize__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: recognize
trans_list: erkennen
sense:
(transitive, or with clause) To acknowledge or consider (as being a certain thing or having a certain quality or property).


lexentry: eng/recoil__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: recoil
trans_list: Rückstoß
sense:
(firearms) The energy transmitted back to the shooter from a firearm which has fired. Recoil is a function of the weight of the weapon, the weight of the projectile, and the speed at which it leaves the muzzle.


lexentry: eng/recoilless_rifle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: recoilless rifle
trans_list: rückstoßfreies Geschütz
sense:
A lightweight portable weapon capable of firing artillery-type shells, used normally as anti-tank weapon.


lexentry: eng/recommend__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: recommend
trans_list: empfehlen
sense:
(transitive) To bestow commendation on; to represent favourably; to suggest, endorse or encourage as an appropriate choice.


lexentry: eng/recommend__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: recommend
trans_list: empfehlen
sense:
(transitive, archaic) To commit, confide to another's care, confidence or acceptance, with favoring representations


lexentry: eng/reconciliation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: reconciliation
trans_list: Abgleich | Abstimmung | Schlichtung | Übereinstimmung | Überleitung
sense:
(accounting) The process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between sets of accounting records, or between accounting records and bank statements, receipts, etc.


lexentry: eng/reconciliation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: reconciliation
trans_list: Rekonziliation
sense:
(Roman Catholicism) Short for sacrament of reconciliation (“a sacrament (sacred ritual) also called confession, involving contrition by a person, confessing sins to a priest, penance performed by the person, and absolution granted by the priest”).


lexentry: eng/reconnoiter__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reconnoiter
trans_list: aufklären | auskundschaften | erkunden
sense:
(American spelling, transitive, intransitive, military) To perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of acquiring information.


lexentry: eng/reconstitute__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: reconstitute
trans_list: einweichen
sense:
(transitive) to add liquid to a concentrated or dehydrated food to return it to its original consistency


lexentry: eng/reconstructed_language__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reconstructed language
trans_list: rekonstruierte Sprache
sense:
(linguistics) A hypothetical, usually unattested language formed by making comparisons between the similarities of actual languages.


lexentry: eng/record-breaking__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: record-breaking
trans_list: Rekord- | rekordbrechend
sense:
Of an achievement or observation, exceeding the highest previously recorded level in that activity or category.


lexentry: eng/record__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: record
trans_list: Aufnahme | Aufzeichnung
sense:
Any instance of a physical medium on which information was put for the purpose of preserving it and making it available for future reference.


lexentry: eng/record__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: record
trans_list: Schallplatte | CD
sense:
Ellipsis of phonograph record: a disc, usually made from vinyl, on which sound is recorded and may be replayed on a phonograph.


lexentry: eng/record__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: record
trans_list: Rekord | Bestleistung | Höchstleistung
sense:
The most extreme known value of some variable, particularly that of an achievement in competitive events.


lexentry: eng/record_chart__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: record chart
trans_list: Hitparade
sense:
(often plural) A ranking of music (songs, albums, etc.) according to popularity during a given period of time.


lexentry: eng/record_deal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: record deal
trans_list: Plattenvertrag
sense:
An agreement between a record label and a musician or music group, by which the musician or group agrees to record a certain number of songs to be published by the label.


lexentry: eng/record_label__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: record label
trans_list: Label | Plattenlabel | Musiklabel
sense:
The round sticker in the centre of a phonograph record that contains the record company's logo and information about the recording.


lexentry: eng/recorder__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: recorder
trans_list: Blockflöte
sense:
(musical instrument) A musical instrument of the woodwind family; a type of fipple flute, a simple internal duct flute.


lexentry: eng/recoup__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: recoup
trans_list: anhalten
sense:
(legal) To keep back rightfully (a part), as if by cutting off, so as to diminish a sum due; to take off (a part) from damages; to deduct.


lexentry: eng/recover__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: recover
trans_list: zurückgewinnen
sense:
(transitive) To get back, to regain (a physical thing; in astronomy and navigation, sight of a thing or a signal).


lexentry: eng/recover__Verb__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: recover
trans_list: genesen | zurückgewinnen | erholen
sense:
(intransitive, followed by "from" to show what caused the bad feeling) To get better, to regain health or prosperity.


lexentry: eng/recovery_boiler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: recovery boiler
trans_list: Rückgewinnungskessel
sense:
A boiler for recovering the sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide used in a chemical wood pulping process.


lexentry: eng/recovery_boiler__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: recovery boiler
trans_list: Abhitzekessel
sense:
Short for heat recovery boiler (“a boiler used to recover heat from a hot process stream, such as flue gas from a gas turbine”).


lexentry: eng/recovery_vehicle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: recovery vehicle
trans_list: Bergungsfahrzeug
sense:
A vehicle designed and equipped for the recovery of other vehicles, which have either broken down, got stuck, or been involved in an accident.


lexentry: eng/recreation_room__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: recreation room
trans_list: Partykeller
sense:
(United States, Australia, Canada) A room used for a variety of purposes, such as parties, games and other everyday or casual use.


lexentry: eng/recreational_vehicle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: recreational vehicle
trans_list: Wohnmobil
sense:
(North America) A self-propelled vehicle (motor home), or trailer designed for use as living quarters on overnight recreational activities and travel.


lexentry: eng/recriminate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (ambitransitive) To accuse in return, state an accusation in return, make a countercharge.
written_rep: recriminate
trans_list:
gegenbeschuldigen | Gegenbeschuldigungen erheben | entgegnen | im Gegenzug beschuldigen | zurückwerfen


lexentry: eng/recrudescence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: recrudescence
trans_list: Wiedererstarken
sense:
The condition or state being recrudescent; the condition of something (often undesirable) breaking out again, or re-emerging after temporary abatement or suppression. [from mid 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/recruit__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: recruit
trans_list: rekrutieren | anwerben | werben
sense:
To enroll or enlist new members or potential employees on behalf of an employer, organization, sports team, the military, etc.


lexentry: eng/recruitment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: recruitment
trans_list: Rekrutierung | Anwerbung
sense:
The process or art of finding candidates for a post in an organization, or recruits for the armed forces.


lexentry: eng/recruitment__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: recruitment
trans_list: Recruitment | Rekrutierung
sense:
(medicine) Opening of collapsed lung alveoli by means of controlled increase in transpulmonary pressure using mechanical ventilation. (treatment strategy for ARDS)


lexentry: eng/rectified_spirit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rectified spirit
trans_list: Spiritus
sense:
An alcoholic spirit that has been purified to or close to the maximum concentration obtainable by using conventional distillation processes, i.e. about 96% by volume.


lexentry: eng/rectify__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rectify
trans_list: korrigieren
sense:
(transitive) To restore (someone or something) to its proper condition; to straighten out, to set right. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/rectitude__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rectitude
trans_list: Gründlichkeit
sense:
(now, _, rare) The fact or quality of being right or correct; correctness of opinion or judgement. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/recto__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: recto
trans_list: Vorseite
sense:
(printing) The right-hand page of a book of a script which reads from left to right, usually having an odd page number.


lexentry: eng/recto__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: recto
trans_list: Vorseite
sense:
The front side of a flat object which is to be examined visually, as for reading, such as a sheet, leaf, coin or medal.


lexentry: eng/rectum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rectum
trans_list: Mastdarm | Rektum | Enddarm
sense:
(anatomy) The terminal part of the large intestine through which feces pass after exiting the colon, but before leaving the body through the anus.


lexentry: eng/recumbent__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: recumbent
trans_list: Liegerad
sense:
(archaeology) A large rectangular monolith lying on its side, typically flanked by two large upright stones, the flankers; found in recumbent stone circles of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and the counties of Cork and Kerry in south-west of Ireland.


lexentry: eng/recuperate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: recuperate
trans_list: erholen
sense:
(intransitive) To recover, especially from an illness; to get better from an illness or from exhaustion (or sometimes from a financial loss, etc).


lexentry: eng/recurrent_neural_network__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: recurrent neural network
trans_list: rekurrentes neuronales Netz
sense:
(machine learning) An artificial neural network where the connections between units give them a kind of internal memory useful for processing arbitrary sequences of inputs as in speech recognition.


lexentry: eng/recursive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: recursive
trans_list: rekursiv
sense:
(mathematics, not comparable) of an expression, each term of which is determined by applying a formula to preceding terms


lexentry: eng/recursive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: recursive
trans_list: rekursiv
sense:
(computing theory, not comparable, of a function) which can be computed by a theoretical model of a computer, in a finite amount of time


lexentry: eng/recursively_enumerable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: recursively enumerable
trans_list: rekusiv aufzählbar
sense:
(computing theory) Of a set, such that there exists a deterministic algorithm which will list all the items in the set and no others.


lexentry: eng/recuse__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: recuse
trans_list: sich für befangen erklären
sense:
(reflexive, law) Of a judge, juror, or prosecutor: to declare (oneself) unable to participate in a court case due to an actual or potential conflict of interest or lack of impartiality.


lexentry: eng/recycle_bin__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: recycle bin
trans_list: Papierkorb
sense:
(computing) In Microsoft Windows, a storage location for deleted files, from which they can be retrieved or permanently deleted.


lexentry: eng/red-backed_shrike__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red-backed shrike
trans_list: Neuntöter | Rotrückenwürger
sense:
A medium-sized bird (Lanius collurio) of the shrike family that breeds in most of Europe and western Asia and winters in tropical Africa, eating large insects, small birds, voles, and lizards.


lexentry: eng/red-baiting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red-baiting
trans_list: Kommunistenhetze
sense:
(US) The (ad hominem) practice of accusing someone of being a communist, socialist or anarchist with the intention of discrediting his or her political views.


lexentry: eng/red-banded_sand_wasp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red-banded sand wasp
trans_list: Gemeine Sandwespe
sense:
Ammophila sabulosa, found in northern Europe, is a species of wasp within the subfamily Ammophilinae of the hunting wasp family Sphecidae.


lexentry: eng/red-black_tree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red-black tree
trans_list: Rot-Schwarz-Baum
sense:
(computing) A type of self-balancing binary search tree, typically used to implement associative arrays.


lexentry: eng/red-breasted_goose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red-breasted goose
trans_list: Rothalsgans
sense:
Branta ruficollis, a species of goose from Eurasia, with a large rust-colored area on its breast and throat.


lexentry: eng/red-eared_slider__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red-eared slider
trans_list: Rotwangen-Schmuckschildkröte
sense:
The turtle subspecies Trachemys scripta elegans, quite popular as a pet. Although native to the southern United States, it has become common in many areas of the world.


lexentry: eng/red-necked_grebe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red-necked grebe
trans_list: Rothalstaucher
sense:
Podiceps grisegena a migratory aquatic bird found in the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere.


lexentry: eng/red-tailed_shrike__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red-tailed shrike
trans_list: Rotschwanzwürger
sense:
Lanius phoenicuroides, a member of the shrike family (Laniidae). It was formerly considered conspecific with the isabelline shrike and the red-backed shrike.


lexentry: eng/red-throated_diver__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red-throated diver
trans_list: Sterntaucher
sense:
Gavia stellata, the smallest member of the loon or diver family, breeding in northern Eurasia and Arctic Canada, with grey head, red throat, white underparts and dark mantle.


lexentry: eng/red__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: red
trans_list: rot | Rot
sense:
Left-wing parties and movements, chiefly socialist or communist, including the U.K. Labour party and the Social Democratic Party of Germany.


lexentry: eng/red__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red
trans_list: Rot | rot
sense:
(countable, and, uncountable) The colour of the setting sun; the colour which is evoked by the longest visible wavelengths (between about 625–740 nm), and a primary additive colour.


lexentry: eng/red__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: red
trans_list: Rote | Roter
sense:
(countable) A revolutionary socialist or (most commonly) a Communist; (usually capitalized) a Bolshevik, a supporter of the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War.


lexentry: eng/red_bandfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red bandfish
trans_list: Lochstreifen
sense:
A species of bandfish found in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean from Senegal to Norway, Cepola macrophthalma (syn. Cepola rubescens).


lexentry: eng/red_blood_cell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red blood cell
trans_list: Erythrozyt | rotes Blutkörperchen | rote Blutzelle
sense:
(hematology, cytology) A type of cell in the blood of vertebrates that contains hemoglobin and transports oxygen from the lungs to the tissues; an erythrocyte.


lexentry: eng/red_cabbage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red cabbage
trans_list: Rotkohl
sense:
(countable, uncountable) A form of cabbage having red leaves, Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. rubra .


lexentry: eng/red_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red card
trans_list: rote Karte | Rote Karte
sense:
(sports) A card displayed by the referee when a player is sent off for a serious infringement of the rules.


lexentry: eng/red_crossbill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red crossbill
trans_list: Fichtenkreuzschnabel
sense:
Loxia curvirostra, a small passerine bird in the finch family, widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere.


lexentry: eng/red_fescue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red fescue
trans_list: Gewöhnlicher Rot-Schwingel
sense:
a grass plant, Festuca rubra, with green, red, or blue-green flowers, found in Europe, Asia and North America.


lexentry: eng/red_fox__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red fox
trans_list: Rotfuchs
sense:
(countable) A common species of fox, Vulpes vulpes native to North America, Asia, Europe and North Africa; small, with reddish fur, but larger than the arctic fox.


lexentry: eng/red_giant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red giant
trans_list: Roter Riese
sense:
(star) A large red coloured star with a lower surface temperature than many stars, being at the final stage of moderately massive main-sequence stars.


lexentry: eng/red_grouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red grouse
trans_list: Schottisches Moorschneehuhn
sense:
A medium-sized bird, Lagopus lagopus scotica, of the grouse family, found in heather moorland in Great Britain and Ireland.


lexentry: eng/red_herring__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: red herring
trans_list: Ablenkung | Nebelkerze | falsche Fährte
sense:
(figuratively) A clue, information, argument, etc. that is or is intended to be misleading, diverting attention from the real answer or issue.


lexentry: eng/red_imported_fire_ant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red imported fire ant
trans_list: Rote Feuerameise
sense:
Solenopsis invicta, a red ant native to South America that has become a pest in numerous other regions.


lexentry: eng/red_light_camera__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red light camera
trans_list: Ampelblitzer | Rotlichtradar
sense:
(law, automotive) An automatic traffic light enforcement camera which captures images of vehicles violating red lights.


lexentry: eng/red_oak__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red oak
trans_list: Roteiche
sense:
(usually, countable) An oak tree with wood of a red tint, with leaves that have pointed lobes, Quercus rubra, native to eastern North America.


lexentry: eng/red_oak__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: red oak
trans_list: Roteiche
sense:
(usually, countable) A similar tree of any of the many species in Quercus subg. Quercus, section Lobatae, found mostly in North America.


lexentry: eng/red_panda__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red panda
trans_list: Kleiner Panda | Roter Panda
sense:
An omnivorous mammal, Ailurus fulgens, native to the Himalayas and eastern Asia, which has dark red fur and a ringed tail.


lexentry: eng/red_pepper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red pepper
trans_list: Paprika
sense:
A red-colored, ripe, bell or sweet pepper. Unripe peppers of this variety are green and edible but not as sweet.


lexentry: eng/red_rail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red rail
trans_list: Mauritius-Ralle
sense:
†Aphanapteryx bonasia, an extinct species of birds from the family Rallidae, formerly endemic to Mauritius.


lexentry: eng/red_scare__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red scare
trans_list: Rote Angst
sense:
Fearmongering on the topic of a rise in communism that will threaten Western nations, especially from Soviet Union and the Soviet bloc in the past, China, Cuba, North Korea, etc. but also from any leftist movement.


lexentry: eng/red_terror__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red terror
trans_list: Roter Terror
sense:
(politics) Coordinated violence committed by communists, socialists, or other left-wing groups against (actual or perceived) class enemies.


lexentry: eng/red_tide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red tide
trans_list: rote Flut
sense:
An algal bloom of sufficient quantity to cause discoloration (often red) in a body of water; red tides can potentially cause irritation or death to exposed creatures.


lexentry: eng/red_turtle_dove__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red turtle dove
trans_list: Weinrote Turteltaube
sense:
A small bird, Streptopelia tranquebarica, a resident breeding bird in the tropics in the Indian subcontinent, with a range extending to Taiwan and the Philippines.


lexentry: eng/reddish-green__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: reddish-green
trans_list: rotgrün | rötlich-grün | rötlichgrün
sense:
(chiefly of parts of plants) Of a reddish or sometimes magentaish color that blends into or seems darkened by green (e.g. from other parts of the plant).


lexentry: eng/rediffusion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rediffusion
trans_list: Wiederholung
sense:
The rebroadcasting of a programme; more specifically, the distribution of radio or television transmissions from a single receiver


lexentry: eng/redirect__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: redirect
trans_list: Weiterleitung
sense:
(computing) The substitution of one address or identifier for another one, so as to navigate to a different location.


lexentry: eng/redneck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: redneck
trans_list: Landpomeranze | Prolet | Proll
sense:
(slang, usually, pejorative, offensive, ethnic slur) A poor, rural, usually white, person from the Southern United States or parts of the Midwest and Northeast, especially one whose beliefs are seen as unsophisticated and backward; sometimes with additional connotations of being bigoted.


lexentry: eng/redound__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: redound
trans_list: beitragen | führen
sense:
(obsolete, intransitive) To swell up (of water, waves etc.); to overflow, to surge (of bodily fluids). [14th–19th c.]


lexentry: eng/redound__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: redound
trans_list: einholen | zurückfallen
sense:
(intransitive) To attach, come back, accrue to someone; to reflect back on or upon someone (of honour, shame etc.). [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/redox__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: redox
trans_list: Redoxreaktion
sense:
(rare) (chemistry) A reaction in which an oxidation and a reduction occur simultaneously; a reaction in which electrons are transferred.


lexentry: eng/redpoll__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: redpoll
trans_list: Birkenzeisig
sense:
Any of various finches in the genus Acanthis (syn. Carduelis), which have characteristic red markings on their heads.


lexentry: eng/redress__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: redress
trans_list: die Wiederherstellung
sense:
A setting right, as of injury, oppression, or wrong, such as the redress of grievances; hence, indemnification; relief; remedy; reparation.


lexentry: eng/redress__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: redress
trans_list: wiederherstellen
sense:
To set right (a wrong); to repair, (an injury or damage); to make amends for; to remedy; to relieve from.


lexentry: eng/redshift__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: redshift
trans_list: Rotverschiebung
sense:
(physics) A change in the wavelength of light, in which the wavelength is longer than when it was emitted at the source.


lexentry: eng/redstart__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: redstart
trans_list: Rotschwanz
sense:
Any of various insectivorous ground-feeding birds, mainly of the genus Phoenicurus. Many of the species have a red tail.


lexentry: eng/reduce__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reduce
trans_list: reduzieren | vermindern | herabsetzen
sense:
(transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.


lexentry: eng/reduced_ring__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reduced ring
trans_list: reduzierter Ring
sense:
(algebra, ring theory) A ring R that has no nonzero nilpotent elements; equivalently, such that, for x ∈ R, x2 = 0 implies x = 0.


lexentry: eng/reducing_flame__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reducing flame
trans_list: Reduktionsflamme
sense:
(chemistry) The part of a flame that has an excess of fuel and is capable of reducing something that it is in contact with


lexentry: eng/reduction__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: reduction
trans_list: Reduktion
sense:
(chemistry) A reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced; often by the removal of oxygen or the addition of hydrogen.


lexentry: eng/reduction__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: reduction
trans_list: Reduktion
sense:
(computability theory) A transformation of one problem into another problem, such as mapping reduction or polynomial reduction.


lexentry: eng/reduction__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: reduction
trans_list: Reduktion
sense:
(medicine) A medical procedure to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment, usually with a closed approach but sometimes with an open approach (surgery).


lexentry: eng/reductionism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: reductionism
trans_list: Reduktionismus
sense:
(philosophy) A philosophical position which holds that a complex system is nothing but the sum of its parts, and that an account of it can be reduced to accounts of individual constituents. In a reductionist framework, the phenomena that can be explained completely in terms of relations between other more fundamental phenomena, are called "epiphenomena".


lexentry: eng/redundancy__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: redundancy
trans_list: Redundanz
sense:
Duplication of components or circuits to provide survival of the total system in case of failure of single components.


lexentry: eng/redundancy__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: redundancy
trans_list: betriebsbedingte Kündigung | strukturelle Arbeitslosigkeit
sense:
(chiefly, UK, Australia, New Zealand) The state of being unemployed because one's job is no longer necessary; the dismissal of such an employee; a layoff.


lexentry: eng/reduplicate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: reduplicate
trans_list: reduplizieren
sense:
(transitive, linguistics) To repeat (a word or part of a word) in order to form a new word or phrase, possibly with modification of one of the repetitions.


lexentry: eng/redwing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: redwing
trans_list: Rotdrossel
sense:
A small thrush, Turdus iliacus, native to Eurasia, with a white eye stripe and red under-wing feathers.


lexentry: eng/reed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reed
trans_list: Schilf | Rohr | Ried
sense:
(countable) Any of various types of tall stiff perennial grass-like plants growing together in groups near water.


lexentry: eng/reed__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: reed
trans_list: Rohrblatt | Blatt | Blättchen
sense:
(countable, music) Part of the mouthpiece of certain woodwind instruments, comprising a thin piece of wood or metal which shakes very quickly to produce sound when a musician blows over it.


lexentry: eng/reed__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: reed
trans_list: Rohrblattinstrument
sense:
(countable, music) A musical instrument such as the clarinet or oboe, which produces sound when a musician blows on the reed.


lexentry: eng/reed_bunting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reed bunting
trans_list: Rohrammer
sense:
A passerine bird, Emberiza schoeniclus, sparrow-sized but slim and with a long, deeply notched tail.


lexentry: eng/reed_switch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reed switch
trans_list: Reedschalter
sense:
An electrical switch operated by an applied magnetic field that causes two flexible metal reeds to come into contact.


lexentry: eng/reed_warbler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reed warbler
trans_list: Teichrohrsänger
sense:
A species of warbler, Acrocephalus scirpaceus, family Acrocephalidae, native to Eurasia and Africa. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/reed_warbler__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: reed warbler
trans_list: Rohrsänger
sense:
Any of various similar Old World birds of the same genus, especially great reed warbler (A. arundinaceus) and clamorous reed warbler (A. stentoreus).


lexentry: eng/reef__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reef
trans_list: reffen
sense:
(nautical) To take in part of a sail in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind.


lexentry: eng/reel__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: reel
trans_list: Haspel
sense:
(agriculture) A device consisting of radial arms with horizontal stats, connected with a harvesting machine, for holding the stalks of grain in position to be cut by the knives.


lexentry: eng/reel__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: reel
trans_list: Demoband
sense:
(film) A short compilation of sample film work used as a demonstrative resume in the entertainment industry.


lexentry: eng/reel_in__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reel in
trans_list: wiederbringen
sense:
(fishing, transitive) To bring (a fish etc.) out of the water by winding the line on which it is caught onto a reel (e.g. of a fishing rod).


lexentry: eng/reel_mower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reel mower
trans_list: Spindelmäher
sense:
A lawnmower with a multiblade assembly that rotates about a single horizontal axis, typically non-motorized and designed to be pushed by an operator walking behind the two-wheeled or four-wheeled device.


lexentry: eng/reelection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reelection
trans_list: Wiederwahl
sense:
the act of being elected after already being elected once, and already having served out one's first term.


lexentry: eng/referee__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: referee
trans_list: Befürworter | Empfehlungsgeber | Lektor | Protagonist | Rezensent
sense:
(UK) A person who writes a letter of reference or provides a reference by phone call for someone. US English: reference.


lexentry: eng/reference__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: reference
trans_list: Referenz
sense:
(computing) An object containing information which refers to data stored elsewhere, as opposed to containing the data itself.


lexentry: eng/reference_counting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reference counting
trans_list: Referenzzählung
sense:
(computing) The technique of storing the number of handles, pointers, or references to a resource such as a block of memory, disk space, or an object, so that the system can determine when the resource is no longer in use.


lexentry: eng/reference_work__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reference work
trans_list: Nachschlagewerk
sense:
A compendium of information which is not generally intended to be read from beginning to end but rather consulted on a spot basis, and is compiled for ease of reference; especially, a reference book, whether in print, digital, or both.


lexentry: eng/referendum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: referendum
trans_list: Referendum | Volksabstimmung
sense:
(politics) A direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment. (The adposition on is usually used before the related subject of the vote.)


lexentry: eng/referent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: referent
trans_list: Referent
sense:
(semantics) The specific entity in the world that a word or phrase identifies or denotes: what it refers to.


lexentry: eng/referential_integrity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: referential integrity
trans_list: referentielle Integrität
sense:
(computing, databases) The property of a relational database that enforces valid relationships between tables, such that no foreign key can contain a value that does not match a primary key in the corresponding linked table.


lexentry: eng/referral__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: referral
trans_list: Überweisung
sense:
The act or process of transferring someone or something to another, of sending by reference, or referring.


lexentry: eng/reflection_nebula__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reflection nebula
trans_list: Reflexionsnebel
sense:
(astronomy) A nebula that consists of dust which reflects starlight and appears blue in photographs.


lexentry: eng/reflector__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: reflector
trans_list: Reflektor
sense:
A small, often red, reflecting disk on the rear of a vehicle or bicycle that reflects the headlights of other vehicles.


lexentry: eng/reflex__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: reflex
trans_list: Fortsetzer | Kontinuante
sense:
(linguistics) The descendant of an earlier language element, such as a word or phoneme, in a daughter language.


lexentry: eng/reflexive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: reflexive
trans_list: reflexiv
sense:
(mathematics) Of a relation R on a set S, such that xRx for all members x of S (that is, the relation holds between any element of the set and itself).


lexentry: eng/reflux__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: reflux
trans_list: Rückfluss
sense:
(chemistry) A technique, using a reflux condenser, allowing one to boil the contents of a vessel over an extended period.


lexentry: eng/reflux_condenser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reflux condenser
trans_list: Refluxkondensator | Rückflusskondensator | Rückflusskühler
sense:
(chemistry) A water-cooled, double walled piece of laboratory glassware that is fitted on top of a vessel of boiling liquid such that vapour condenses and flows back into the vessel, preventing the contents from boiling dry.


lexentry: eng/reform__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reform
trans_list: Reform
sense:
The change of something that is defective, broken, inefficient or otherwise negative, in order to correct or improve it


lexentry: eng/reform__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reform
trans_list: reformieren
sense:
(transitive) To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better.


lexentry: eng/reformation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reformation
trans_list: Reform
sense:
An improvement (or an intended improvement) in the existing form or condition of institutions or practices, etc.; intended to make a striking change for the better in social, political or religious affairs or in the conduct of persons or operation of organizations.


lexentry: eng/refoulement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: refoulement
trans_list: Abschieben | Abschiebung | Ausschaffung | Deportation | Zurückweisen | Zurückweisung
sense:
(international law, uncountable) The sending of a refugee involuntarily to a geographic region where they will likely experience substantial harm; (countable) an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/refract__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: refract
trans_list: brechen
sense:
(transitive, optics) To cause (light) to change direction as a result of entering a different medium.


lexentry: eng/refraction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: refraction
trans_list: Brechung | Refraktion
sense:
(physics) The turning or bending of any wave, such as a light or sound wave, when it passes from one medium into another of different optical density.


lexentry: eng/refrain__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: refrain
sense:
(intransitive, with preposition "from") To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain. [from 15th c.]

trans_list:
zurückhalten | Abstand nehmen (+ von) | absehen (+ von) | enthalten | unterlassen | verzichten (+ auf)


lexentry: eng/refrigerant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: refrigerant
trans_list: Kältemittel
sense:
A substance used in a heat cycle that undergoes a phase change between gas and liquid to allow the cooling, as in refrigerators, air conditioners, etc.


lexentry: eng/refrigerator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: refrigerator
trans_list: Kühlschrank | Kühlraum | Eiskasten | Frigidaire
sense:
A household or commercial appliance used for keeping food fresh by refrigeration (short form fridge).


lexentry: eng/refuge_island__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: refuge island
trans_list: Verkehrsinsel
sense:
A raised platform or other protective barrier in the middle of a street crossing, allowing pedestrians to pause safely in the middle of the road.


lexentry: eng/refugee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: refugee
trans_list: Flüchtling | Flüchtlingin | Asylant | Asylantin | Asylbewerber | Asylbewerberin
sense:
A person seeking refuge in a foreign country out of fear of political persecution or the prospect of such persecution in their home country, i.e., a person seeking political asylum.


lexentry: eng/refurbish__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: refurbish
sense:
(transitive) To rebuild or replenish with all new material; to restore to original (or better) working order and appearance.

trans_list:
alle Mangel beseitigen | generalüberholen | restaurieren | wieder in einen gebrauchsfähigen Zustand versetzen | wieder instand setzen | wiederaufarbeiten


lexentry: eng/refurbished__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: refurbished
trans_list: generalüberholt
sense:
Rebuilt or replenished with all new material; or, restored to original (or better) working order and appearance.


lexentry: eng/refusenik__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: refusenik
trans_list: Otkasnik | Refusenik
sense:
(Soviet Union, historical, slang) One of the citizens of the former Soviet Union who was refused permission to emigrate (typically but not exclusively a Jewish citizen denied permission to emigrate to Israel).


lexentry: eng/refusenik__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: refusenik
trans_list: Verweigerer | Verweigerin
sense:
(by extension, informal) A person who refuses to do something, usually as a protest; for example, one who refuses conscription or vaccination.


lexentry: eng/refutation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: refutation
trans_list: Widerlegung | Gegenschrift
sense:
An act of refuting or disproving; the disproving of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine or theory by argument or countervailing proof; evidence of falseness.


lexentry: eng/regal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: regal
trans_list: Regal
sense:
(musical instruments) A small, portable organ whose sound is produced by brass beating reeds without amplifying resonators. Its tone is keen and rich in harmonics. The regal was common in the 16th and 17th centuries, and has been revived for the performance of music from those times.


lexentry: eng/regale__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: regale
trans_list: festlich bewirten
sense:
(transitive) To provide hospitality for (someone); to supply with abundant food and drink. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/regalia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: regalia
trans_list: Hoheitsrechte | Regalien
sense:
Royal rights, prerogatives and privileges actually enjoyed by any sovereign, regardless of his title (emperor, grand duke etc.).


lexentry: eng/regalia__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: regalia
trans_list: Insignien
sense:
The emblems, symbols, or paraphernalia indicative of royalty or any other sovereign status; such as a crown, orb, sceptre or sword.


lexentry: eng/regalia__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: regalia
trans_list: Ornat
sense:
Decorations or insignia indicative of an office or membership of an order or society; such as freemasonry.


lexentry: eng/regard__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: regard
trans_list: ansehen | betrachten | betreffen
sense:
(transitive, obsolete) To set store by (something), to hold (someone) in esteem; to consider to have value, to respect. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/regasification__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: regasification
trans_list: Regasifizierung
sense:
The process of converting liquefied natural gas (LNG) at −162 °C (−260 °F) temperature back to natural gas at atmospheric temperature. It consists in the evaporation of liquified natural gas after transport (by ship) to a distribution terminal


lexentry: eng/regency__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: regency
trans_list: Regentschaft
sense:
A system of government that substitutes for the reign of a king or queen when that king or queen becomes unable to rule.


lexentry: eng/regent__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: regent
trans_list: Regent | Regentin
sense:
One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/reggae__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reggae
trans_list: Reggae
sense:
(Rastafari, music genre) A music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s and is heavily associated with Rastafarianism, featuring a heavy bass line and percussive rhythm guitar on the offbeat, often with close vocal harmonies.


lexentry: eng/reggaeton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reggaeton
trans_list: Reggaeton
sense:
A style of Latin American popular music, originally developing from reggae in Panama but now more of a type of hip hop-dance music mainly associated with Puerto Rico.


lexentry: eng/regift__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: regift
trans_list: weiterverschenken
sense:
(ditransitive, informal) To give something as a gift which the giver previously received as a gift; to give to a person something previously received as a gift.


lexentry: eng/regime__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: regime
trans_list: Regime
sense:
A form of government, or the government in power, particularly an authoritarian or totalitarian one.


lexentry: eng/regime_change__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: regime change
trans_list: Regimewechsel | Regimeänderung
sense:
(politics) The overthrow of a government that is considered an illegitimate regime by means of external force (especially military might), and its replacement with a new government according to the concept of political legitimacy promoted by that force.


lexentry: eng/regimen__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: regimen
trans_list: Büschel
sense:
(medicine) Any regulation or remedy which is intended to produce beneficial effects by gradual operation.


lexentry: eng/regimen__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: regimen
trans_list: Kontrolle =
sense:
(grammar) A syntactical relation between words, as when one depends on another and is regulated by it in respect to case or mood; government.


lexentry: eng/regiment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: regiment
trans_list: Regiment
sense:
(military) A unit of armed troops under the command of an officer, and consisting of several smaller units; now specifically, usually composed of two or more battalions. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/region__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: region
trans_list: Region | Gebiet | Gegend | Raum
sense:
Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons.


lexentry: eng/regional_lockout__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: regional lockout
trans_list: regionale Aussperrung
sense:
(video games, DVD) The programming practice, code, or chip used to prevent the playing of imported media on a domestically marketed device.


lexentry: eng/regionalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: regionalism
trans_list: Regionalismus
sense:
(politics) The belief that most or nearly all political power should be decentralized to regional governments.


lexentry: eng/regionalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: regionalism
trans_list: Regionalismus
sense:
(countable, linguistics) A word or phrase originating in, characteristic of, or limited to a region.


lexentry: eng/register__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: register
trans_list: Register
sense:
A certificate issued by the collector of customs of a port or district to the owner of a vessel, containing the description of a vessel, its name, ownership, and other material facts. It is kept on board the vessel, to be used as evidence of nationality or as a muniment of title.


lexentry: eng/register__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: register
trans_list: Register
sense:
(computing) A small unit of very fast memory that is directly accessible to the central processing unit, and is mostly used to store inputs, outputs, or intermediate results of computations.


lexentry: eng/register_office__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: register office
trans_list: Standesamt
sense:
(British) The local office in which births, marriages and deaths are registered, and in which civil marriages are conducted and recorded.


lexentry: eng/registered_nurse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: registered nurse
trans_list: Krankenpfleger
sense:
A professional nurse who is a licensed graduate of a university or college of nursing who has successfully passed an examination such as NCLEX-RN.


lexentry: eng/registered_trademark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: registered trademark
trans_list: eingetragenes Markenzeichen | eingetragenes Warenzeichen
sense:
A trademark that has been officially registered with the government by its owner. Indicated by the symbol ®.


lexentry: eng/registration__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: registration
trans_list: Anmeldung | Registrierung
sense:
(countable) That which registers or makes something official, e.g. the form or paper that registers.


lexentry: eng/registry__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: registry
trans_list: Register
sense:
(countable, computing) A database of configuration settings etc. maintained by the Microsoft Windows operating system.


lexentry: eng/regmaglypt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: regmaglypt
trans_list: Regmaglypte
sense:
(astronomy, geology) A small, shallow indentation or pit on the surface of a meteorite, resembling a thumbprint impression in clay, created by ablation while falling in an atmosphere.


lexentry: eng/regolith__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: regolith
trans_list: Regolith
sense:
(geology) The layer of loose rock, dust, sand, and soil, resting on the bedrock, that constitutes the surface layer of most dry land on Earth, the Moon, and other large solid aggregated celestial objects. Submarine regolith also exists.


lexentry: eng/regret__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: regret
trans_list: Reue | Bedauern
sense:
Emotional pain on account of something done or experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different; a looking back with dissatisfaction or with longing.


lexentry: eng/regret__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: regret
trans_list: bereuen | bedauern | leidtun
sense:
To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.


lexentry: eng/regular__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: regular
trans_list: regelmäßig
sense:
(geometry, of a polygon) Both equilateral and equiangular; having all sides of the same length, and all (corresponding) angles of the same size [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/regular__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: regular
trans_list: regelmäßig
sense:
(geometry, of a polyhedron) Whose faces are all congruent regular polygons, equally inclined to each other.


lexentry: eng/regular__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: regular
trans_list: regelmäßig
sense:
Demonstrating a consistent set of rules; showing order, evenness of operation or occurrence. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/regular__Adjective__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: regular
trans_list: regelmäßig
sense:
(grammar, of a verb, plural, etc) Following a set or common pattern; according to the normal rules of a given language. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/regular__Adjective__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: regular
trans_list: gewöhnlich | normal
sense:
(chiefly, US) Having the expected characteristics or appearances; normal, ordinary, standard. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/regular_expression__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: regular expression
trans_list: RegExp | Regex | regulärer Ausdruck
sense:
(comptheory) A concise description of a regular formal language with notations for concatenation, alternation, and iteration (repetition) of subexpressions.


lexentry: eng/regular_polygon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: regular polygon
trans_list: Isogon
sense:
(geometry) A polygon which is both equiangular and equilateral (i.e. having all sides the same length and all interior angles the same).


lexentry: eng/regular_verb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: regular verb
trans_list: regelmäßiges Verb | regelmäßiges Zeitwort | reguläres Verb
sense:
(grammar) A verb which conjugates regularly. In English, a verb which uses an -ed suffix to form its past participle.


lexentry: eng/regulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: regulation
trans_list: Regelung | Bestimmung | Regulativ
sense:
(countable) A law or administrative rule, issued by an organization, used to guide or prescribe the conduct of members of that organization.


lexentry: eng/regulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: regulation
trans_list: Verordnung
sense:
(European Union law) A form of legislative act which is self-effecting, and requires no further intervention by the Member States to become law.


lexentry: eng/regulatory_framework__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: A set of regulations that is valid in a given industry.
written_rep: regulatory framework
trans_list:
Rahmenregelung | Regulierungsrahmen | rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen | rechtliches Umfeld | regulatorischer Rahmen


lexentry: eng/rehabilitate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rehabilitate
trans_list: rehabilitieren | wiederherstellen | wieder einsetzen | wiedereinsetzen
sense:
(transitive) To restore (someone) to their former state, reputation, possessions, status etc. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/rehabilitate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rehabilitate
trans_list: rehabilitieren | reinwaschen | verteidigen
sense:
(transitive) To vindicate; to restore the reputation or image of (a person, concept etc.). [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/rehabilitate__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: rehabilitate
trans_list: reaktivieren | rekonstruieren | reparieren | restaurieren | sanieren | wieder nutzbar machen
sense:
(transitive, North America, construction) To restore or repair (a vehicle, building); to make habitable or usable again. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/rehabilitate__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: rehabilitate
sense:
(transitive, criminology) To restore to (a criminal etc.) the necessary training and education to allow for a successful reintegration into society; to retrain. [from 19th c.]

trans_list:
rehabilitieren | wiederherstellen | resozialisieren | wieder eingliedern | wiedereingliedern | wiedereinsetzen


lexentry: eng/rehabilitate__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: rehabilitate
trans_list: rehabilitieren
sense:
(transitive, medicine) To return (someone) to good health after illness, addiction, etc. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/rehabilitation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: The process of rehabilitating somebody or something.
written_rep: rehabilitation
trans_list:
Rehabilitation | Ehrenrettung | Entlastung | Resozialisierung | Wiedereingliederung | Wiedereinsetzung


lexentry: eng/rehearsal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rehearsal
trans_list: Probe | Übstunde
sense:
The practising of something which is to be performed before an audience, usually to test or improve the interaction between several participating people, or to allow technical adjustments with respect to staging to be done.


lexentry: eng/rehearse__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: rehearse
trans_list: proben | üben
sense:
(ambitransitive) To practise by recitation or repetition in private for experiment and improvement, prior to a public representation, especially in theater.


lexentry: eng/reheat__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reheat
trans_list: aufwärmen | erhitzen
sense:
(transitive) To heat something after it has cooled off, especially previously cooked food (also in figurative senses).


lexentry: eng/reification__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reification
trans_list: Reifikation | Verdinglichung | Vergegenständlichung
sense:
The consideration of an abstract thing as if it were concrete, or of an inanimate object as if it were living.


lexentry: eng/reification__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: reification
trans_list: Reifizierung
sense:
(programming) A process that makes a computable/addressable object out of a non-computable/addressable one; or a concrete class out of a generic one.


lexentry: eng/reign_of_terror__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reign of terror
trans_list: Schreckensherrschaft | Terrorherrschaft
sense:
(politics) A brutal period of political violence and intimidation in the wake of a popular revolution.


lexentry: eng/reiki_usui__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reiki usui
trans_list: Reiki
sense:
It is a type of pseudotherapy that claims to use universal life energy known as Chakra while employing the Mikado Usui Original Methods. .


lexentry: eng/reincarnate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reincarnate
trans_list: reinkarnieren
sense:
(ambitransitive) To be, or cause to be, reborn, especially in a different body or as a different species.


lexentry: eng/reindeer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reindeer
trans_list: Rentier | Ren
sense:
(plural: reindeer) Any Arctic and subarctic-dwelling deer of the species Rangifer tarandus, with a number of subspecies.


lexentry: eng/reinforcement__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: reinforcement
trans_list: Verstärkung
sense:
(uncountable, behavioral, _, psychology) The process whereby a behavior with desirable consequences comes to be repeated.


lexentry: eng/reinsurance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reinsurance
trans_list: Rückversicherung
sense:
(business, insurance) Insurance purchased by insurance companies that spreads the risk associated with selling insurance around so the danger of one large monetary loss is minimized.


lexentry: eng/reinvent_the_wheel__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reinvent the wheel
trans_list: das Rad neu erfinden
sense:
(idiomatic) To do work unnecessarily when it has already been done satisfactorily by others; to attempt to devise a solution to a problem when a solution already exists.


lexentry: eng/rejig__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rejig
trans_list: umkrempeln
sense:
To rearrange or tweak (something), especially in order to improve it or make it suitable for some purpose.


lexentry: eng/rejoinder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (legal) The defendant's answer to the replication.
written_rep: rejoinder
trans_list:
Duplik | Gegenerwiderung | schlagfertige Bemerkung | schlagfertige Entgegnung | schlagfertige Erwiderung


lexentry: eng/relapse__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: relapse
trans_list: sich verschlechtern | sich verschlimmern
sense:
(intransitive, medicine, of a disease) To recur; to worsen, be aggravated (after a period of improvement).


lexentry: eng/relapsing_fever__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: relapsing fever
trans_list: Rückfallfieber
sense:
(pathology) An infection caused by certain bacteria of the genus Borrelia, transmitted by lice and ticks.


lexentry: eng/relation__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: relation
trans_list: Relation
sense:
(mathematics) A statement of equality of two products of generators, used in the presentation of a group.


lexentry: eng/relational_database__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: relational database
trans_list: relationale Datenbank
sense:
(databases) A database consisting of separate tables, having explicitly defined relationships, and whose elements may be selectively combined as the results of queries.


lexentry: eng/relations_of_production__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: relations of production
trans_list: Produktionsverhältnisse
sense:
(Marxism) The sum total of social relationships that people must enter into in order to survive, produce, and reproduce their means of life.


lexentry: eng/relative-in-law__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: relative-in-law
trans_list: Verwandte
sense:
(uncommon) Co-relative-in-law: A relative of one's generation, separated by two degrees of marriage.


lexentry: eng/relative_address__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: relative address
trans_list: relative Adresse
sense:
(computer science) The location of something in computer memory expressed as an offset from the value of a register.


lexentry: eng/relative_clause__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: relative clause
trans_list: Relativsatz
sense:
(grammar) A subordinate clause that modifies or gives further information about a noun or sometimes whole statement; in English, may be introduced by a relative pronoun (sometimes optional) such as that, which or who.


lexentry: eng/relative_humidity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: relative humidity
trans_list: relative Luftfeuchtigkeit
sense:
(meteorology) The ratio of the actual amount of water vapor (absolute humidity) present in the air to the saturation point at the same temperature, usually expressed as a percentage.


lexentry: eng/relative_pitch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: relative pitch
trans_list: relatives Gehör
sense:
(music, uncountable) The ability to identify or create a given note by comparing it with a reference note and discerning the interval between those two notes.


lexentry: eng/relative_pronoun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: relative pronoun
trans_list: Relativpronomen
sense:
(grammar) A pronoun that introduces a relative clause and refers to an antecedent. In English, some words that can be used as interrogative pronouns can alternatively be used as relative pronouns: which, who, whose, whom and (non-standard) what. The other English relative pronouns are whoever, whomever, whatever, and that.


lexentry: eng/relative_superlative__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: relative superlative
trans_list: relativer Superlativ
sense:
(grammar) In Greek: one of the degrees of comparison of an adjective, the equivalent in English of the superlative, similar to the comparative superlative used in Spanish. Compare with absolute superlative.


lexentry: eng/relativism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: relativism
trans_list: Relativismus
sense:
(uncountable, philosophy) The theory, especially in ethics or aesthetics, that conceptions of truth and moral values are not absolute but are relative to the persons or groups holding them.


lexentry: eng/relativity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: relativity
trans_list: Relativität
sense:
(uncountable) The state of being relative to something else; the absence of universally applicable rules or standards; relativism; (countable) an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/relativity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: relativity
trans_list: Relativität
sense:
(uncountable, physics) Short for principle of relativity (“the principle that the laws of physics should be the same for all observers”).


lexentry: eng/relaxation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: relaxation
trans_list: Entspannung
sense:
The act of relaxing or the state of being relaxed; the opposite of stress or tension; the aim of recreation and leisure activities.


lexentry: eng/relay__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: relay
trans_list: Staffellauf
sense:
(athletics) A track and field discipline where runners take turns in carrying a baton from start to finish. The most common events are 4×100 meter and 4×400 meter competitions. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/relay__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: relay
trans_list: Relais
sense:
(electronics) An electrical actuator that allows a relatively small electrical voltage or current to control a larger voltage or current. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/relay_race__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: relay race
trans_list: Staffel
sense:
A sports contest where the members of a team take turns e.g. swimming, running or skiing parts of a circuit.


lexentry: eng/relay_strike__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: relay strike
trans_list: Punktstreik | Stafettenstreik | rollierender Streik
sense:
(chiefly, India) A type of strike where workers in a particular sector strike sequentially per business.


lexentry: eng/release__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: release
trans_list: Entlassen
sense:
The event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged animals, hooked or stuck mechanisms).


lexentry: eng/release__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: release
trans_list: Version
sense:
(software) The distribution, either public or private, of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product.


lexentry: eng/release__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: release
trans_list: veröffentlichen | freisetzen
sense:
(legal) To let go, as a legal claim; to discharge or relinquish a right to, as lands or tenements, by conveying to another who has some right or estate in possession, as when the person in remainder releases his right to the tenant in possession; to quit.


lexentry: eng/release_version__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: release version
trans_list: Release-Version
sense:
(computing, software) A version label given to packaged computer software that has been made available to one or more target audiences.


lexentry: eng/relegation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: relegation
trans_list: Abstieg | Relegation
sense:
(sports) Moving from one division to a lower one, due to finishing the season with fewer points than others.


lexentry: eng/relent__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: relent
trans_list: nachgeben
sense:
(dated, intransitive, of substance) To become less rigid or hard; to soften; to yield, for example by dissolving or melting


lexentry: eng/reliability__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: reliability
trans_list: belastbar | Zuverlässigkeit
sense:
(education) the ability to measure the same thing consistently (of a measurement indicating the degree to which the measure is consistent); that is, repeated measurements would give the same result (See also validity).


lexentry: eng/relict__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: relict
trans_list: Relikt
sense:
(formal) Something that, or someone who, survives or remains or is left over after the loss of others; a relic.


lexentry: eng/relief__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: relief
trans_list: Relief
sense:
(uncountable) A method of sculpture or other artwork in which shapes or figures protrude from a flat background.


lexentry: eng/relief__Noun__2
sense_num: 06
written_rep: relief
trans_list: Relief
sense:
(heraldry) The supposed projection of a charge from the surface of a field, indicated by shading on the sinister and lower sides.


lexentry: eng/relieve__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: relieve
trans_list: erleichtern
sense:
(transitive) To ease (a person, person's thoughts etc.) from mental distress; to stop (someone) feeling anxious or worried, to alleviate the distress of. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/relieve__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: relieve
trans_list: entlasten
sense:
(transitive) To provide comfort or assistance to (someone in need, especially in poverty). [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/relieve__Verb__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: relieve
trans_list: ablösen
sense:
(originally, military) To free (someone) from their post, task etc. by taking their place. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/religion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: religion
trans_list: Religion
sense:
(uncountable) Belief in a spiritual or metaphysical reality (often including at least one deity), accompanied by practices or rituals pertaining to the belief.


lexentry: eng/religious__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: religious
trans_list: Ordensleute | Ordensmitglied
sense:
A member of a religious order or congregation, i.e. a monk, nun, sister, brother, friar, or religious priest.


lexentry: eng/religious_order__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: religious order
trans_list: Ordensgemeinschaft | geistlicher Orden
sense:
(religion) An organized community of people who live in some way set apart from society in accordance with their specific religious devotion, usually characterized by the principles of the founder's religious practice.


lexentry: eng/relish__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
sense: (transitive) To give a taste to; to cause to taste nice, to make appetizing. [from 16th c.]
written_rep: relish
trans_list:
Gefallen finden an | aromatisieren | begeistert sein | genußvoll tun | mit Begeisterung tun | mit Freude tun


lexentry: eng/remain__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: remain
trans_list: übrigbleiben
sense:
(mathematics) To be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.


lexentry: eng/remain__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: remain
trans_list: bleiben | zurückbleiben | übrigbleiben
sense:
To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.


lexentry: eng/remainder__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: remainder
trans_list: Rest | Teilungsrest
sense:
(mathematics) The amount left over after subtracting the divisor as many times as possible from the dividend without producing a negative result. If n (dividend) and d (divisor) are integers, then n can always be expressed in the form n = dq + r, where q (quotient) and r (remainder) are also integers and 0 ≤ r &#60; d.


lexentry: eng/remdesivir__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: remdesivir
trans_list: Remdesivir
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A novel antiviral drug (C27H35N6O8P) with activity against a wide range of single-stranded RNA viruses, indicated for the treatment of COVID-19.


lexentry: eng/remind__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: remind
trans_list: erinnern | in Erinnerung bringen
sense:
(transitive) To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person).


lexentry: eng/remiss__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: remiss
trans_list: nachlässig | träge
sense:
Not energetic or exact in duty or business; careless; tardy; slack; hence, lacking earnestness or activity; languid; slow.


lexentry: eng/remission__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: remission
trans_list: Vergebung | Erlass
sense:
A pardon of a sin; (chiefly, historical, also, figuratively) the forgiveness of an offence, or relinquishment of a (legal) claim or a debt.


lexentry: eng/remit__Verb__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: remit
trans_list: verweisen
sense:
(transitive) To refer (something or someone) for deliberation, judgment, etc. (to a particular body or person).


lexentry: eng/remonstrate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: remonstrate
trans_list: remonstrieren
sense:
(intransitive, chiefly, historical) Specifically, to lodge an official objection (especially by means of a remonstrance) with a monarch or other ruling body.


lexentry: eng/remonstrate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: remonstrate
trans_list: einwenden | missbilligen | protestieren
sense:
(transitive, often with an object consisting of direct speech or a clause beginning with that) To state or plead as an objection, formal protest, or expression of disapproval.


lexentry: eng/remora__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: remora
trans_list: Schiffshalter
sense:
Any of various elongate fish from the family Echeneidae, the dorsal fin of which is in the form of a suction disc that can take a firm hold against the skin of larger marine animals. [from mid 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/remote_control__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: remote control
trans_list: Fernbedienung | Fernsteuerung
sense:
(countable) A device used to operate an appliance (such as a television, vehicle, or mechanical toy) from a short distance away.


lexentry: eng/remote_sensing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: remote sensing
trans_list: Fernerkundung
sense:
(science) The capability to gain information about an object without coming in direct contact with it, for example via satellite imaging or thermal imaging.


lexentry: eng/remote_viewing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: remote viewing
trans_list: Fernwahrnehmung
sense:
(parapsychology) A paranormal ability by which a person can gather information about a distant unseen target.


lexentry: eng/removal__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: removal
trans_list: Umzug | Entlassung
sense:
(Ireland) An evening funeral ritual in which the coffin holding the deceased is brought, usually from a funeral home, to the church where the funeral mass will be celebrated the following day. Prayers are said before and after the journey, after which mourners are typically received at the home of the deceased.


lexentry: eng/render_unto_Caesar__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: render unto Caesar
trans_list: gebt dem Kaiser, was des Kaisers ist
sense:
(idiomatic) To give (something) to one's state or government, especially in the form of a tax payment.


lexentry: eng/rendition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rendition
trans_list: Aufführung | Interpretation | Vortrag | Wiedergabe
sense:
An interpretation or performance of an artwork, especially a musical score or musical work. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/renew__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: renew
trans_list: erneuern
sense:
(transitive) To make (something) new again; to restore to freshness or original condition. [from 14thc.]


lexentry: eng/renew__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: renew
trans_list: erneuern
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To extend a period of loan, especially a library book that is due to be returned.


lexentry: eng/renewable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: renewable
trans_list: erneuerbar | nachhaltig | nachwachsend
sense:
(of a resource) Sustainable; able to be regrown or renewed; having an ongoing or continuous source of supply.


lexentry: eng/renewable_energy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: renewable energy
trans_list: regenerative Energie | erneuerbare Energie
sense:
Energy that is collected from renewable resources, such as wind, water, or the sun, usually and especially as applied to a category of electrical generation.


lexentry: eng/reniform__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reniform
trans_list: nierig
sense:
(chiefly, biology, mineralogy) Synonym of kidney-shaped (“having an approximately circular or elongated ovoid shape with an inward curve or indentation on one side”)


lexentry: eng/rennet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rennet
trans_list: Lab
sense:
An enzyme used as the first step in making cheese, to curdle the milk and coagulate the casein in it, derived by soaking the fourth stomach of a milk-fed calf in brine.


lexentry: eng/renormalization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: renormalization
trans_list: Renormierung
sense:
(physics) Any of several techniques in statistical mechanics and quantum electrodynamics used to construct mathematical relationships between observable quantities.


lexentry: eng/renounce__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: renounce
trans_list: aufgeben
sense:
(transitive) To abandon, forsake, discontinue (an action, habit, intention, etc), sometimes by open declaration.


lexentry: eng/renovated_butter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: renovated butter
trans_list: Prozessbutter | Prozeßbutter | renovierte Butter
sense:
(chiefly, historical) A product made by cleaning (for example, by melting and draining the liquid milk fat off of) impure or rancid butter.


lexentry: eng/rent__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: rent
trans_list: mieten
sense:
(transitive) To obtain or have temporary possession of an object (e.g. a movie) in exchange for money.


lexentry: eng/rentcharge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rentcharge
trans_list: Rentenschuld
sense:
(property law) An annual sum or periodic payment charged on certain freehold properties or payable out of the income of those properties and expressly giving to the rentcharger, who has no reversionary interest in the property, the right of distress for arrears.


lexentry: eng/rentier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rentier
trans_list: Rentier | Rentière
sense:
An individual who receives an income, usually interest, rent, dividends, capital gains, or profits from his or her assets and investments.


lexentry: eng/reparation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reparation
trans_list: Entschädigung | Reparation | Wiedergutmachung
sense:
(usually, in the plural) A payment of time, effort or money to compensate for past transgression(s).


lexentry: eng/repdigit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: repdigit
trans_list: Schnapszahl
sense:
(recreational mathematics) A number composed only of one or more occurrences of one specific digit and no other digit.


lexentry: eng/repechage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: repechage
trans_list: Hoffnungslauf | Trostrunde
sense:
(sports) A heat (as in rowing or fencing) in which the best competitors who have lost in a previous round compete for a place or places yet left in the next round.


lexentry: eng/repent__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: repent
trans_list: bereuen
sense:
(intransitive) To feel pain, sorrow, or regret for what one has done or omitted to do; the cause for repenting may be indicated with "of".


lexentry: eng/repertoire__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: repertoire
trans_list: Repertoire
sense:
A list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed and is prepared to perform or display.


lexentry: eng/repetitive_strain_injury__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: repetitive strain injury
trans_list: RSI-Syndrom
sense:
(pathology) injury to muscles and tendons caused by continuous repetitive use of particular muscle groups, especially in one's arms and hands, for example by using a keyboard and/or mouse, playing a musical instrument or working on an assembly line


lexentry: eng/replay__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: replay
trans_list: Wiederholung
sense:
An act or instance of replaying (of playing something, such as a game, again); a replaying of (something).


lexentry: eng/replevin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: replevin
trans_list: Anspruch
sense:
(legal) An action to recover personal property unlawfully taken, especially that seized by way of distraint; the writ or procedure of such action.


lexentry: eng/reply__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reply
trans_list: antworten | erwidern
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To give a written or spoken response, especially to a question, request, accusation or criticism; to answer.


lexentry: eng/report__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: report
trans_list: Bericht | Reportage | Meldung | Mitteilung
sense:
A piece of information describing, or an account of certain events given or presented to someone, with the most common adpositions being by (referring to creator of the report) and on (referring to the subject).


lexentry: eng/report__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: report
trans_list: melden
sense:
(obsolete, reflexive) To take oneself (to someone or something) for guidance or support; to appeal. [15th–18th c.]


lexentry: eng/report__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: report
trans_list: berichten | melden | anzeigen | verzeigen
sense:
(formal, transitive) To notify someone of (particular intelligence, suspicions, illegality, misconduct etc.); to make notification to relevant authorities; to submit a formal report of. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/report__Verb__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: report
trans_list: berichten | melden | anzeigen | verzeigen
sense:
(intransitive) To be accountable to or subordinate to (someone) in a hierarchy; to receive orders from (someone); to give official updates to (someone who is above oneself in a hierarchy).


lexentry: eng/report_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: report card
trans_list: Zeugnis | Schulzeugnis | Zeugnisblatt
sense:
(education) A document, on cardboard or plain paper, stating which grades a student earned, at the end of a term of regular period.


lexentry: eng/reported_speech__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reported speech
trans_list: indirekte Rede
sense:
(grammar, narratology) A form of speech used to express what another has said, often involving a change in tense.


lexentry: eng/repose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: repose
trans_list: Ruhe
sense:
(uncountable) Temporary cessation from activity to rest and recover, especially in the form of sleep; rest; (countable) an instance of this; a break, a rest; a sleep.


lexentry: eng/repose__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: repose
trans_list: Ruhe
sense:
(uncountable) The state of being peacefully inactive or relaxed, or being free from disturbances or worries; calmness, ease, peace, quietness.


lexentry: eng/repose__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: repose
trans_list: Ruhe
sense:
(uncountable, chiefly, geology) Of a natural phenomenon, especially the eruption of a volcano: the state of temporary cessation of activity; dormancy, quiescence.


lexentry: eng/repoussé__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: repoussé
trans_list: Ziselieren
sense:
A metalworking technique in which a malleable metal is ornamented or shaped by hammering from the reverse side.


lexentry: eng/represent__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: represent
trans_list: vertreten | repräsentieren | darstellen
sense:
(transitive) To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.


lexentry: eng/represent__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: represent
trans_list: vertreten | repräsentieren
sense:
(transitive) To stand or act in the place of; to perform the duties, exercise the rights, or otherwise act on behalf of


lexentry: eng/represent__Verb__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: represent
trans_list: darstellen | vertreten
sense:
(intransitive, AAVE) To constitute a good example or symbol of a group of people; to acquit oneself well.


lexentry: eng/representative__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: representative
trans_list: Vertreter | Repräsentant | Repräsentantin | Vertreterin | Sprecher | Sprecherin
sense:
One who speaks for or acts on behalf of another in a particular (especially official) capacity. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/representative_democracy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: representative democracy
trans_list: repräsentative Demokratie
sense:
(politics) A policy under the rule of people acting on the behalf of and, to a lesser extent, in the interests of the voting blocks by which they were elected.


lexentry: eng/repression__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: repression
trans_list: Verdrängung | Repression
sense:
(psychology) The involuntary rejection from consciousness of painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses.


lexentry: eng/reprint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reprint
trans_list: Nachdruck | Neuauflage | Neudruck
sense:
A book, pamphlet or other printed matter that has been published once before but is now being released again.


lexentry: eng/reprise__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: reprise
trans_list: Wiedereinnahme
sense:
(music) A repetition of a phrase, a return to an earlier theme, or a second rendition or version of a song in a programme or musical.


lexentry: eng/reproducibility__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reproducibility
trans_list: Reproduzierbarkeit
sense:
The closeness of agreement among repeated measurements of a variable made under the same operating conditions over a period of time, or by different people.


lexentry: eng/reproducible__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reproducible
trans_list: reproduzierbar
sense:
(of a measurement, experiment etc) Capable of being reproduced at a different time or place and by different people.


lexentry: eng/reproductive_right__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reproductive right
trans_list: reproduktives Recht
sense:
(chiefly, in the plural) Any right associated with family planning, such as the right to birth control and the right to abortion.


lexentry: eng/reprove__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: reprove
trans_list: ermahnen | mahnen | maßregeln | rügen | tadeln | zurechtweisen
sense:
(transitive) To criticise, rebuke or reprimand (someone), usually in a gentle and kind tone. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/reptile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reptile
trans_list: Reptil | Kriechtier | Wurm
sense:
(strictly) A cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia; an amniote that is neither a synapsid nor a bird; excludes amphibians. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/republic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: republic
trans_list: Republik
sense:
A state where sovereignty rests with the people or their representatives, rather than with a monarch or emperor; a country with no monarchy.


lexentry: eng/republic__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: republic
trans_list: Republik
sense:
(archaic) A state, which may or may not be a monarchy, in which the executive and legislative branches of government are separate.


lexentry: eng/republican__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: republican
trans_list: republikanisch
sense:
Advocating or supporting a republic as a form of government, advocating or supporting republicanism. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/republicanism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: republicanism
trans_list: Republikanismus
sense:
The political ideology of being a citizen in a state as a republic under which the people hold popular sovereignty.


lexentry: eng/repugnant__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
sense: (legal) Opposed or in conflict.
written_rep: repugnant
trans_list:
fremdartig | im Gegensatz stehend zu | im Widerspruch stehend zu | widersprechend | widerstrebend | widrig


lexentry: eng/repulsion__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: repulsion
trans_list: Abstoßung | Repulsion
sense:
(physics) The repulsive force acting between bodies of the same electric charge or magnetic polarity.


lexentry: eng/requirement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: requirement
trans_list: Anforderung
sense:
A necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory. Its adpositions are generally of in relation to who or what has given it, on in relation to whom or what it is given to, and for in relation to what is required.


lexentry: eng/requirement__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: requirement
trans_list: Anforderung
sense:
(engineering, computing) A statement (in domain specific terms) which specifies a verifiable constraint on an implementation that it shall undeniably meet or (a) be deemed unacceptable, or (b) result in implementation failure, or (c) result in system failure.


lexentry: eng/requite__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: requite
trans_list: belohnen | erwidern
sense:
To repay (someone) a debt owed; specifically, to recompense or reward (someone) for a favour, a service rendered, etc.


lexentry: eng/requite__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: requite
trans_list: vergelten
sense:
To retaliate or seek revenge against (someone) for an insult, a wrong, etc.; also (reflexive, rare) , to seek revenge for (oneself).


lexentry: eng/rerun__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rerun
trans_list: Wiederholung | Wiederausstrahlung
sense:
(American) A television program shown after its initial presentation, particularly many weeks after its initial presentation; a repeat.


lexentry: eng/rescind__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rescind
sense:
(transitive) To repeal, annul, or declare void; to take (something such as a rule or contract) out of effect.

trans_list:
aufheben | annullieren | widerrufen | außer Kraft setzen | für ungültig erklären | rückgängig machen


lexentry: eng/rescript__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rescript
trans_list: Reskript
sense:
(historical, _, law) A clarification of a point of law by a monarch issued upon formal consultation by a lower magistrate.


lexentry: eng/rescript__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rescript
trans_list: Reskript
sense:
(canon law) An ad hoc reply of a pope to some specific question of canon law or morality, without precedential force, sometimes (improper) inclusive of decretals which serve as precedents in canon law.


lexentry: eng/research__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: research
trans_list: Forschung
sense:
(uncountable, countable, _, in some dialects) Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, etc. (that are currently available, or that are familiar to one's self).


lexentry: eng/research_professor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: research professor
trans_list: Forschungsprofessor
sense:
A full professor who is exclusively or mainly engaged in research, and who has few or no teaching obligations.


lexentry: eng/resection__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: resection
trans_list: Resektion
sense:
(surveying) A method of determining a position by using a map and compass bearings for two additional points.


lexentry: eng/reseda__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reseda
trans_list: Reseda | Wau
sense:
(botany) Any of various plants of the genus Reseda having small, pale grayish green flowers, such as dyer's rocket (Reseda luteola) and mignonette (Reseda odorata).


lexentry: eng/reseller__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reseller
trans_list: Wiederverkäufer | Weiterverkäufer
sense:
A company or individual that purchases goods or services with the intention of reselling them rather than consuming or using them.


lexentry: eng/resentment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: resentment
trans_list: Ressentiment | Groll | Verbitterung | Abneigung | Feindseligkeit | Missgunst
sense:
Anger or displeasure stemming from belief that one has been wronged or betrayed by others; indignation.


lexentry: eng/reservation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reservation
trans_list: Reservat | Reservierung
sense:
The practice of reserving part of the consecrated bread of the Eucharist for the communion of the sick.


lexentry: eng/reserve__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: reserve
trans_list: Reservat | Reservation
sense:
(Canada) A tract of land set apart for the use of an Aboriginal group; Indian reserve (compare US reservation.)


lexentry: eng/reserve__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: reserve
trans_list: Reserve
sense:
(military) A body of troops kept in the rear of an army drawn up for battle, reserved to support the other lines as occasion may require; a force or body of troops kept for an exigency.


lexentry: eng/reserved_word__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reserved word
trans_list: reserviertes Wort
sense:
(programming) A string of characters that is a verb, command, or other part of a programming language, and therefore cannot be used as the name of a variable, constant, function, or procedure.


lexentry: eng/reside__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reside
trans_list: wohnen
sense:
To dwell permanently or for a considerable time; to have a settled abode for a time; to remain for a long time.


lexentry: eng/residual-current_device__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: residual-current device
trans_list: Fehlerstromschutzschalter | FI-Schalter
sense:
(electricity) An automatic circuit breaker that rapidly disconnects an electric circuit when the imbalance of the currents going through it exceeds a specific value.


lexentry: eng/residual_sum_of_squares__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: residual sum of squares
trans_list: Quadratsumme der Residuen | Residuenquadratsumme | Summe der Residuenquadrate
sense:
(statistics) The sum of the squared residuals between some model and a data set; a measure of how well the model fits with the data.


lexentry: eng/residue__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: residue
trans_list: Rückstand
sense:
(chemistry) The substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration or any similar process.


lexentry: eng/residue__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: residue
trans_list: Nachlass
sense:
(legal) Whatever property or effects are left in an estate after payment of all debts, other charges and deduction of what is specifically bequeathed by the testator.


lexentry: eng/residue__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: residue
trans_list: Residuum
sense:
(complex analysis) A form of complex number, proportional to the contour integral of a meromorphic function along a path enclosing one of its singularities.


lexentry: eng/resilience__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: resilience
trans_list: Widerstandsfähigkeit | Belastbarkeit | Resilienz
sense:
(psychology, neuroscience) The mental ability to recover quickly from depression, illness or misfortune.


lexentry: eng/resilience__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: resilience
trans_list: Elastizität | elastisches Verformungsarbeitsaufnahmevermögen
sense:
(physics) The physical property of material that can resume its shape after being stretched or deformed; elasticity.


lexentry: eng/resilience__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: resilience
trans_list: Resilienz
sense:
The positive capacity of an organizational system or company to adapt and return to equilibrium after a crisis, failure or any kind of disruption, including: an outage, natural disasters, man-made disasters, terrorism, or similar (particularly IT systems, archives).


lexentry: eng/resin__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: resin
trans_list: Harz
sense:
Any of various yellowish viscous liquids or soft solids of plant origin; used in lacquers, varnishes and many other applications; chemically they are mostly hydrocarbons, often polycyclic.


lexentry: eng/resinate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: resinate
trans_list: harzen
sense:
(transitive) To treat a container with resin, e.g. by impregnation in order to impart flavour, typically of wine, and to provide a tighter seal on the container.


lexentry: eng/resistance__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: resistance
trans_list: Widerstand
sense:
An underground organisation engaged in a struggle for liberation from forceful occupation; a resistance movement.


lexentry: eng/resistance_band__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: resistance band
trans_list: Fitnessband | Widerstandsband
sense:
A long piece of material of varying grades of tenacity usable to create targetted tension for a muscle workout.


lexentry: eng/resistant__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: resistant
trans_list: resistent
sense:
Which is not affected or overcome by a disease, drug, chemical or atmospheric agent, extreme of temperature, etc.


lexentry: eng/resistivity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: resistivity
trans_list: Resistivität
sense:
(electricity) The resistance offered at a particular temperature by an electrical conductor of any given material in a cube of unit length, expressed in ohm-metres (Ωm) in the metric system of measurement.


lexentry: eng/resistor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: resistor
trans_list: Widerstand
sense:
(electronics) An electric component that transmits current in direct proportion to the voltage across it.


lexentry: eng/resolution__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: resolution
trans_list: Auflösung
sense:
(computing, photography) The degree of fineness with which an image can be recorded or produced, often expressed as the number of pixels per unit of length (typically an inch).


lexentry: eng/resolve__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: resolve
trans_list: lösen | auflösen
sense:
To cause to perceive or understand; to acquaint; to inform; to convince; to assure; to make certain.


lexentry: eng/resonance__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: resonance
trans_list: Mesomerie
sense:
(physics) The increase in the amplitude of an oscillation of a system under the influence of a periodic force whose frequency is close to that of the system's natural frequency.


lexentry: eng/resonance__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: resonance
trans_list: Resonanz
sense:
(astronomy) An influence of the gravitational forces of one orbiting object on the orbit of another, causing periodic perturbations.


lexentry: eng/resort__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: resort
trans_list: Ferienort | Kurort | Resort
sense:
A place where people go for recreation, especially one with facilities such as lodgings, entertainment, and a relaxing environment.


lexentry: eng/resound__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: resound
trans_list: erschallen | erklingen | tönen
sense:
To praise or spread the fame of (someone or something) with the voice or the sound of musical instruments; to celebrate, to extol; also, to declare (someone) to be a certain thing.


lexentry: eng/resourceful__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: resourceful
trans_list: findig | einfallsreich
sense:
Capable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use; using materials at hand wisely or efficiently.


lexentry: eng/respectively__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: respectively
trans_list: beziehungsweise | jeweils
sense:
In a relative manner; often used when comparing array lists, where the term denotes that the items in the lists correspond to each other in the order they are given.


lexentry: eng/respiration__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: respiration
trans_list: Veratmung
sense:
The process by which cells obtain chemical energy by the consumption of oxygen and the release of carbon dioxide.


lexentry: eng/respirator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: respirator
trans_list: Beatmungsgerät
sense:
A device designed to allow breathing when it would otherwise be hindered, as by a medical condition or the presence of poisonous vapors.


lexentry: eng/respiratory_distress__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: respiratory distress
trans_list: Hypoxie
sense:
(medicine) The quality and symptom of having a heightened level of carbon dioxide in the blood stream; hypoxia.


lexentry: eng/respiratory_tract__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: respiratory tract
trans_list: Atemwege
sense:
(anatomy) The passages, divided into an upper and a lower part, through which air enters and leaves the body, including the mouth, nose and nasal passages, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi and conducting bronchioles, sometimes further including the respiratory bronchioles, alveolar ducts and alveoli.


lexentry: eng/respite_care__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: respite care
trans_list: Entlastungspflege
sense:
The provision of short-term, temporary relief to a person who provides regular care to someone else.


lexentry: eng/respond__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: respond
trans_list: antworten | reagieren
sense:
(intransitive) To act in return; to carry out an action or in return to a force or stimulus; to do something in response.


lexentry: eng/respondent__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: respondent
trans_list: Beklagte
sense:
(law) A defendant, especially in a case instituted by a petition or in appellate and divorce proceedings.


lexentry: eng/responsible__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: responsible
trans_list: verantwortlich | vernünftig
sense:
(postpositive, followed by "for") Having the duty of taking care of something; answerable for an act performed or for its consequences; accountable; amenable, especially legally or politically.


lexentry: eng/responsible__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: responsible
trans_list: verantwortlich
sense:
(postpositive, followed by "for") Being a primary cause of a situation or action and thus able to be blamed or credited for it.


lexentry: eng/responsible__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: responsible
trans_list: verantwortungsvoll
sense:
(of a, job, or, position) Involving important duties; involving a degree of personal accountability on the part of the person concerned.


lexentry: eng/responsive_web_design__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: responsive web design
trans_list: Responsive Webdesign
sense:
(design, Web) Approach to web design that makes Web pages render well on a variety of devices and screen sizes to ensure usability and satisfaction.


lexentry: eng/ressentiment__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ressentiment
trans_list: Erbitterung
sense:
(chiefly, philosophy, social, _, psychology) a sense of resentment arising from deep-seated feelings of envy or hatred, leading the resentful one to blame it on an external agent. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/rest__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: rest
trans_list: Ruhe | Stillstand
sense:
(uncountable, of an object or concept) A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion.


lexentry: eng/rest__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: rest
trans_list: Pausenzeichen
sense:
(music, countable) A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.


lexentry: eng/rest__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: rest
trans_list: Hilfsqueue
sense:
(snooker, countable) A stick with a U-, V- or X-shaped head used to support the tip of a cue when the cue ball is otherwise out of reach.


lexentry: eng/rest__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rest
trans_list: ruhen
sense:
(intransitive) To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion.


lexentry: eng/rest_area__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rest area
trans_list: Autobahnraststätte | Rasthof
sense:
A place, usually on a limited-access highway, where one can stop to use the restroom or to take a break from travelling.


lexentry: eng/restaurant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: restaurant
trans_list: Restaurant | Gaststätte
sense:
An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter.


lexentry: eng/restharrow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: restharrow
trans_list: Hauhechel
sense:
Any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis, especially Ononis repens, which has pink flowers.


lexentry: eng/resting_place__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: resting place
trans_list: Ruheplatz
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see resting,‎ place. A place where one rests or may rest.


lexentry: eng/restorative_justice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: restorative justice
trans_list: Tatausgleich | Täter-Opfer-Ausgleich
sense:
(legal) Any of several forms of justice that attempt to repair the harm done to the victim, sometimes by having the offender make restitution.


lexentry: eng/restore__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: restore
trans_list: wiederherstellen | restaurieren
sense:
(transitive) To give or bring back (that which has been lost or taken); to bring back to the owner; to replace.


lexentry: eng/restraining_order__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: restraining order
trans_list: Kontaktverbot | Distanzgebot | Gewaltschutzverfügung
sense:
(legal) An order issued by a court of law or other legal authority for a specified timeframe forbidding the restrained party from contacting and close proximity to the protected party and other restrictions, usually banning the possession of arms.


lexentry: eng/restructure__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: restructure
trans_list: umstrukturieren
sense:
(finance) To modify the terms of a loan, providing relief to a debtor who would otherwise be forced to default.


lexentry: eng/result__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: result
trans_list: Ergebnis | Resultat
sense:
That which results; the conclusion or end to which any course or condition of things leads, or which is obtained by any process or operation; consequence or effect.


lexentry: eng/resume__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: resume
trans_list: wiederaufnehmen | fortsetzen
sense:
(transitive) To start (something) again that has been stopped or paused from the point at which it was stopped or paused; continue, carry on. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/resurface__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: resurface
trans_list: auslaufen
sense:
(transitive) To provide a new surface, to replace or remodel the surface of something, or to restore a surface. To put a new coating or finish on a surface.


lexentry: eng/ret__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ret
trans_list: rotten
sense:
(transitive) To prepare (flax, hemp etc.) for further processing by soaking, which facilitates separation of fibers from the woody parts of the stem.


lexentry: eng/retail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: retail
trans_list: Einzelhandel | Einzelhandelsabsatz | Kleinverkauf
sense:
(business) The sale of goods directly to the consumer, encompassing the storefronts, mail-order, websites, etc., and the corporate mechanisms, branding, advertising, etc. that support them.


lexentry: eng/retain__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: retain
trans_list: festhalten
sense:
Often followed by from: to hold back (someone or something); to check, to prevent, to restrain, to stop.


lexentry: eng/retaliate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: retaliate
trans_list: Vergeltung üben | sich rächen
sense:
(intransitive) To do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; to fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront.


lexentry: eng/retaliation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: retaliation
trans_list: Vergeltung
sense:
Violent or otherwise punitive response to an act of harm or perceived injustice; a hitting back; revenge.


lexentry: eng/retarded__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: retarded
trans_list: zurückgeblieben
sense:
(psychology, sometimes, offensive, dated) Having mental retardation; mentally deficient or underdeveloped.


lexentry: eng/retch__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: retch
trans_list: würgen
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To make or experience an unsuccessful effort to vomit; to strain or spasm, as if to vomit; to gag or nearly vomit.


lexentry: eng/reticence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reticence
trans_list: Reserviertheit | Schweigsamkeit
sense:
(uncountable, also, figuratively) Avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much; discretion, tight-lippedness; (countable) an instance of acting in this manner.


lexentry: eng/reticent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: reticent
trans_list: unwillig | zurückhaltend | zögerlich
sense:
(proscribed) Hesitant or not wanting to take some action; reluctant (usually followed by a verb in the infinitive).


lexentry: eng/reticle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reticle
trans_list: Fadenkreuz | Fadennetz | Strichplatte
sense:
A grid, network, or crosshatch found in the eyepiece of various optical instruments to aid measurement or alignment


lexentry: eng/reticulated_python__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reticulated python
trans_list: Netzpython
sense:
Malayapython reticulatus, a species of python found in Southeast Asia, that is the world's longest snake.


lexentry: eng/reticulum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reticulum
trans_list: Retikulum
sense:
(biology) A network. For example, the endoplasmic reticulum forms a network of cellular components that functions as a transportation system within the cell.


lexentry: eng/retina__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: retina
trans_list: Netzhaut | Retina
sense:
(ophthalmology) The thin layer of cells at the back of the eyeball that contains rods and cones sensitive to light, which trigger nerve impulses that pass via the optic nerve to the brain, where a visual image is formed.


lexentry: eng/retinol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: retinol
trans_list: Retinol
sense:
(organic compound, biochemistry) A fat-soluble carotenoid vitamin (vitamin A), present in fish oils and green vegetables, essential to normal vision and to bone development.


lexentry: eng/retirement__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: retirement
trans_list: Ruhestand | Rente | Pension | Lebensabend
sense:
The state of having permanently left one's employment, now especially at reaching pensionable age; the portion of one's life after retiring from one's career. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/retort__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: retort
trans_list: Retorte
sense:
(chemistry) A flask with a rounded base and a long neck that is bent down and tapered, used to heat a liquid for distillation.


lexentry: eng/retort__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: retort
trans_list: Autoklav
sense:
An airtight vessel in which material is subjected to high temperatures in the chemical industry or as part of an industrial manufacturing process, especially during the smelting and forging of metal.


lexentry: eng/retort_pouch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: retort pouch
trans_list: Folienbeutel | Folienverpackung | Sterilverpackung
sense:
A kind of food packaging resistant to heat sterilisation in a retort, often made from a laminate of flexible plastic and metal foils.


lexentry: eng/retouch__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: retouch
trans_list: retuschieren
sense:
(transitive) To improve something (especially a photograph), by adding or correcting details, or by removing flaws.


lexentry: eng/retraction__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: retraction
trans_list: Widerrufung
sense:
A statement printed or broadcast in a public forum which effects the withdrawal of an earlier assertion, and which concedes that the earlier assertion was in error.


lexentry: eng/retrofit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: retrofit
trans_list: Nachrüsten | Umrüsten
sense:
An act of supplying a device, structure, etc., with new components or parts that were not previously available or installed; a retrofitting.


lexentry: eng/retrofit__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: retrofit
trans_list: nachrüsten | umrüsten
sense:
To supply (a device, structure, etc.) with new components or parts that were not previously available or installed; to modernize.


lexentry: eng/retrofit__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: retrofit
trans_list: nachrüsten | umrüsten
sense:
(intransitive) To supply a device, structure, etc., with new components or parts that were not previously available or installed.


lexentry: eng/retroflex__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: retroflex
trans_list: retroflex | apiko-postalveolar | lamino-postalveolar | subapiko-palatal
sense:
(phonetics) Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue is raised and bent backwards, so that the underside of the tongue approaches or touches the palate.


lexentry: eng/retroflex__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: retroflex
trans_list: retroflex | apiko-postalveolar
sense:
(phonetics) Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.


lexentry: eng/retroflex__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: retroflex
trans_list: retroflex | lamino-postalveolar
sense:
(phonetics) Of pronunciation in which the blade of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.


lexentry: eng/retroflex__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: retroflex
trans_list: Retroflex
sense:
(phonetics) A consonant pronounced with the tip of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.


lexentry: eng/retroflex__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: retroflex
trans_list: Retroflex
sense:
(phonetics) A consonant pronounced with the blade of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.


lexentry: eng/retronym__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: retronym
trans_list: Retronym
sense:
(linguistics) A new word or phrase coined for an old object or concept whose original name has become used for something else or is no longer unique, or which did not originally have a specific name. [from 1980s]


lexentry: eng/retrosynthesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: retrosynthesis
trans_list: Retrosynthese
sense:
(organic chemistry) The prediction of precursors (intermediates and reactants), given the products of a synthesis reaction.


lexentry: eng/retrovirus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: retrovirus
trans_list: Retrovirus
sense:
(virology) Any of a group of viruses which insert a copy of their RNA genome into the DNA of a host cell, thus changing the genome of that cell.


lexentry: eng/return__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: return
trans_list: Rückkehr | Bericht | Wahlbericht
sense:
An account, or formal report, of an action performed, of a duty discharged, of facts or statistics, etc.; especially, in the plural, a set of tabulated statistics prepared for general information.


lexentry: eng/retweet__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: retweet
trans_list: retweeten
sense:
(Twitter) To repost or forward another user's message on the microblogging social networking website Twitter.


lexentry: eng/reuptake__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: reuptake
trans_list: neuronale Wiederaufnahme
sense:
(biochemistry) Specifically, the reabsorption of a neurotransmitter by a neuron after the transmission of a neural impulse across a synapse.


lexentry: eng/revamp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: revamp
trans_list: Renovierung
sense:
An act of improving, renewing, renovating, or revising something; an improvement, renovation, revamping, or revision. [from mid 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/revanchist__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: revanchist
trans_list: revanchistisch
sense:
Seeking revenge or otherwise advocating retaliation, especially against a nation which has previously defeated and humiliated the revanchist party in war. Originally referred to the French indignation over losing Alsace-Lorraine to Germany in the Franco-Prussian War.


lexentry: eng/reveal__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: reveal
trans_list: offenbaren
sense:
(transitive) To communicate that which could not be known or discovered without divine or supernatural instruction.


lexentry: eng/revenge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: revenge
trans_list: Rache
sense:
Any form of personal, retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some alleged or perceived harm or injustice.


lexentry: eng/revenge__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: revenge
trans_list: rächen
sense:
(transitive) To take revenge for (a particular harmful action) or on behalf of (its victim); to avenge.


lexentry: eng/revenge_porn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: revenge porn
trans_list: Racheporno
sense:
(informal) Sexually explicit media of a person distributed online without the consent of the pictured individual, typically by a former partner or hacker, and often with the intent to humiliate the subject and damage his/her reputation.


lexentry: eng/reverb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reverb
trans_list: Hall
sense:
(audio effects) An electronic effect which simulates echoes or reverberations in the sound signal being processed.


lexentry: eng/reverberation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: reverberation
trans_list: Nachhall | Nachwirkung
sense:
(mostly, in the plural) An evolving series of effects resulting from a particular event; a repercussion.


lexentry: eng/reverberatory_furnace__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reverberatory furnace
trans_list: Flammofen
sense:
A form of forge, used in smelting and refining, in which the material is melted by radiant heat and convection of hot gases, as opposed to direct contact with the fuel or flame (conduction).


lexentry: eng/reverie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reverie
trans_list: Tagtraum
sense:
A state of dreaming while awake; a loose or irregular train of thought; musing or meditation; daydream. [from 1657]


lexentry: eng/reverse__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: reverse
trans_list: umgekehrt
sense:
Pertaining to engines, vehicle movement etc. moving in a direction opposite to the usual direction. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/reverse__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: reverse
trans_list: Kehrseite | Rückseite | Hinterseite
sense:
(numismatics) The tails side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that is opposite the obverse. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/reverse_cowgirl_position__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reverse cowgirl position
trans_list: umgekehrte Reitstellung
sense:
A sex position in which the man lies on his back, and the woman sits on top of him facing towards his feet.


lexentry: eng/reverse_dictionary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reverse dictionary
trans_list: rückläufiges Wörterbuch
sense:
A dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on: Nausicaa would precede Hecuba, which would precede orca; influenza would precede cab, and so on.


lexentry: eng/reverse_discrimination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reverse discrimination
trans_list: Quotenregelung
sense:
(legal, ethics, public policy) The policy or practice of discriminating against members of a designated group which has in the past unfairly received preferential treatment in social, legal, educational, or employment situations, with the intention of benefiting one or more other groups (such as racial, disabled, or gender groups) that have previously been discriminated against.


lexentry: eng/reverse_engineering__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reverse engineering
trans_list: Nachkonstruktion | Reverse Engineering | Nachbau | Nachbauen | Reverse-Engineering
sense:
The process of analyzing the construction and operation of a product in order to manufacture a similar one.


lexentry: eng/reverse_mortgage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reverse mortgage
trans_list: Immobilienverrentung
sense:
(finance) An agreement under which money is borrowed using one's home as collateral, to be repaid from the proceeds of its sale (usually on the owner's death).


lexentry: eng/reverse_osmosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reverse osmosis
trans_list: Umkehrosmose
sense:
(chemistry) a technique whereby a solution is forced through a semipermeable membrane under pressure; used to generate drinkable water from seawater, or to separate chemical compounds


lexentry: eng/reverse_psychology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reverse psychology
trans_list: umgekehrte Psychologie
sense:
(psychology) The advocacy of one course of action in such a way as to persuade someone to take an opposite course.


lexentry: eng/reverse_transcription__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reverse transcription
trans_list: reverse Transkription
sense:
(genetics) The process of creating double-stranded DNA from a single-stranded RNA template (the reverse of the standard process).


lexentry: eng/reviser__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: reviser
trans_list: Korrekturleser
sense:
(translation studies) A person who verifies the quality of a translated text in professional translation project management.


lexentry: eng/revisionism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: revisionism
trans_list: Revisionismus
sense:
(historiography) The advocacy of a revision of some accepted theory, doctrine or a view of historical events.


lexentry: eng/revival__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: revival
trans_list: Erweckung
sense:
(religion) Renewed interest in religion, after indifference and decline; a period of religious awakening; special religious interest.


lexentry: eng/revive__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: revive
trans_list: wiederbeleben | auffrischen
sense:
(transitive) To return to life; to cause to recover life or strength; to cause to live anew, or to prevent from dying.


lexentry: eng/revolve__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: revolve
trans_list: drehen
sense:
(transitive, now, rare) To ponder on; to reflect repeatedly upon; to consider all aspects of. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/revolving_door__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: revolving door
trans_list: Drehtür-Effekt
sense:
(politics) A movement of personnel between roles as legislators and regulators, on the one hand, and members of the industries affected by the legislation and regulation, on the other.


lexentry: eng/rhapsody__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rhapsody
trans_list: Rhapsodie
sense:
(Ancient Greece, poetry, historical) An epic poem, or part of one, suitable for uninterrupted recitation.


lexentry: eng/rhenium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rhenium
trans_list: Rhenium
sense:
A metallic chemical element (symbol Re) with an atomic number of 75: a heavy, silvery-gray transition metal.


lexentry: eng/rheostat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rheostat
trans_list: Rheostat
sense:
An electrical resistor, with two terminals, whose resistance is continuously variable by moving a knob or slider.


lexentry: eng/rhesus_macaque__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rhesus macaque
trans_list: Rhesusaffe
sense:
A monkey, Macaca mulatta, common throughout southern Asia, that is extensively used for medical research.


lexentry: eng/rhetorical_device__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rhetorical device
trans_list: Hilfsmittel
sense:
A phrase (set phrase or created phrase) that uses reduplication, onomatopoeia, or other phonetic markers that increase memorability and “musicality” (making rhetoric pleasing or entertaining).


lexentry: eng/rheum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rheum
trans_list: Augenbutter
sense:
(uncountable) Thin or watery discharge of mucus or serum, especially from the eyes or nose, formerly thought to cause disease. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/rheum__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rheum
trans_list: Erkältung
sense:
Illness or disease thought to be caused by such secretions; a catarrh, a cold; rheumatism. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/rheumatism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rheumatism
trans_list: Rheuma | Rheumatismus
sense:
(pathology) Any disorder of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, nerves, characterized by pain, discomfort and disability.


lexentry: eng/rheumatoid_arthritis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rheumatoid arthritis
trans_list: Gelenkrheumatismus
sense:
(pathology) A chronic and progressive disease in which the immune system attacks the joints. It is characterised by pain, inflammation and swelling of the joints, stiffness, weakness, loss of mobility and deformity. Tissues throughout the body can be affected, including the skin, blood vessels, heart, lungs, and muscles.


lexentry: eng/rheumy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rheumy
trans_list: wässrig
sense:
Producing rheum from the mucous membranes; (also, figuratively) especially of the eyes: filled with rheum; watery.


lexentry: eng/rhinarium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rhinarium
trans_list: Nasenspiegel
sense:
The naked surface of skin around the external openings of the nostrils of the nose in most mammals, usually more or less moist and embossed.


lexentry: eng/rhinoceros__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rhinoceros
trans_list: Nashorn | Rhinozeros
sense:
Any of several large herbivorous ungulates native to Africa and Asia of the five extant species in the three extant genera in the family Rhinocerotidae, with thick, gray skin and one or two horns on their snouts.


lexentry: eng/rhinoceros_beetle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rhinoceros beetle
trans_list: Nashornkäfer
sense:
Any of various tropical beetles, of the subfamily Dynastinae, having horns on the head and thorax; a pest on coconuts.


lexentry: eng/rhinoplasty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rhinoplasty
trans_list: Nasenplastik | Rhinoplastik | plastische Nasenoperation
sense:
(medicine, surgery, uncountable) A type of plastic surgery that is used to improve the function (reconstructive surgery) or appearance (cosmetic surgery) of a person's nose.


lexentry: eng/rhizome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rhizome
trans_list: Rhizom | Wurzelstock
sense:
(botany) A horizontal, underground stem of some plants that sends out roots and shoots (scions) from its nodes.


lexentry: eng/rhizosphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rhizosphere
trans_list: Rhizosphäre
sense:
(soil science) the soil region subject to the influence of plant roots and their associated microorganisms


lexentry: eng/rho__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rho
trans_list: Rho
sense:
The seventeenth letter of the Modern Greek and Classical alphabets and the nineteenth letter of Old and Ancient.


lexentry: eng/rhodium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rhodium
trans_list: Rhodium
sense:
A rare, hard, silvery-white, inert metallic chemical element (symbol Rh) with an atomic number of 45.


lexentry: eng/rhodonite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rhodonite
trans_list: Rhodonit
sense:
(mineral) A manganese inosilicate mineral with some substitution by iron and magnesium, of composition (Mn2+,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3.


lexentry: eng/rhodopsin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rhodopsin
trans_list: Rhodopsin
sense:
(biochemistry) A light-sensitive pigment in the rod cells of the retina; it consists of an opsin protein bound to the carotenoid retinal


lexentry: eng/rhombicosidodecahedron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rhombicosidodecahedron
trans_list: Rhombenikosidodekaeder
sense:
(geometry) An Archimedean solid with 62 regular faces (20 triangles, 30 squares, and 12 pentagons), 60 vertices and 120 edges.


lexentry: eng/rhombicuboctahedron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rhombicuboctahedron
trans_list: Rhombenkuboktaeder
sense:
(geometry) An Archimedean solid with eight triangular and eighteen square faces; the small rhombicuboctahedron.


lexentry: eng/rhotacism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rhotacism
trans_list: Rhotazismus
sense:
(countable, phonology) A linguistic phenomenon in which a consonant changes into an R, such as Latin flos becoming florem in the accusative case; rhotacization.


lexentry: eng/rhubarb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rhubarb
trans_list: Rhabarber
sense:
Any plant of the genus Rheum, especially Rheum rhabarbarum, having large leaves and long green or reddish acidic leafstalks that are edible, in particular when cooked (although the leaves are mildly poisonous).


lexentry: eng/rhumb_line__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rhumb line
trans_list: Loxodrome | Windlinie
sense:
(nautical) A line that cuts all meridians at the same angle, the path of a vessel that maintains a constant compass direction.


lexentry: eng/rhyme__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: rhyme
trans_list: Reim
sense:
(countable, in particular) A word that rhymes with another, in that it is pronounced identically with the other word from the vowel in its stressed syllable to the end.


lexentry: eng/rhyme__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rhyme
trans_list: reimen
sense:
(intransitive, followed by with) Of a word, to be pronounced identically with another from the vowel in its stressed syllable to the end.


lexentry: eng/rhyme__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: rhyme
trans_list: reimen
sense:
(reciprocal) Of two or more words, to be pronounced identically from the vowel in the stressed syllable of each to the end of each.


lexentry: eng/rhyolite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rhyolite
trans_list: Rhyolith
sense:
(geology) An igneous, volcanic (extrusive) rock, of felsic composition, with aphanitic to porphyritic texture.


lexentry: eng/rhythm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rhythm
trans_list: Rhythmus
sense:
The variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter.


lexentry: eng/rhythm_and_blues__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rhythm and blues
trans_list: Rhythm and Blues
sense:
(music genre) A style of music combining elements of jazz and blues, with syncopated rhythms and a strong backbeat, originating among African Americans in the 1940s.


lexentry: eng/rhythm_game__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rhythm game
trans_list: Rhythmusspiel
sense:
(video game genre) A game that challenges the player to press buttons etc. to match a timed sequence indicated on the screen, usually in order to make the game character perform music or dance moves.


lexentry: eng/rhythmic_gymnastics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rhythmic gymnastics
trans_list: RSG | Rhythmische Sportgymnastik
sense:
(gymnastics) A discipline of gymnastics where the gymnast manipulates one of five apparatuses (ribbon, ball, rope, clubs, hoop) in a rhythmic manner.


lexentry: eng/rib__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rib
trans_list: Rippe
sense:
(anatomy) Any of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans and other animals and extending from the spine to or toward the sternum.


lexentry: eng/rib__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: rib
trans_list: Rippe
sense:
(aeronautics) Any of several transverse pieces that provide an aircraft wing with shape and strength.


lexentry: eng/rib__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: rib
trans_list: Rippe | Gewölberippe | Spant
sense:
(architectural element) A long, narrow, usually arched member projecting from the surface of a structure, especially such a member separating the webs of a vault


lexentry: eng/rib_cage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rib cage
trans_list: Brustkorb | Brustkasten
sense:
(skeleton) A part of the skeleton within the thoracic area consisting of ribs, sternum and thoracic vertebrae.


lexentry: eng/ribbon_cable__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ribbon cable
trans_list: Flachbandkabel
sense:
A cable with many conducting wires running parallel to each other on the same flat plane; often used for internal peripherals in a computer.


lexentry: eng/ribbon_seal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ribbon seal
trans_list: Bandrobbe
sense:
A species (Histriophoca fasciata) of true seal (or earless seal) found in the Arctic and subarctic regions of the North Pacific Ocean.


lexentry: eng/riboflavin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: riboflavin
trans_list: Riboflavin
sense:
(vitamin) Yellow or orange-yellow water-soluble compound, a member of the vitamin B complex, that acts as a growth-promoting factor in humans and other animals.


lexentry: eng/ribonucleic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ribonucleic acid
trans_list: Ribonukleinsäure | RNS
sense:
(biochemistry) A derivative of DNA having ribose in place of deoxyribose, and uracil in place of thymine; its primary function is in the transcription of genetic material and subsequent synthesis of protein.


lexentry: eng/ribose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ribose
trans_list: Ribose
sense:
(carbohydrate) A naturally occurring pentose sugar, which is a component of the nucleosides and nucleotides that constitute the nucleic acid biopolymer, RNA. It is also found in riboflavin.


lexentry: eng/ribosome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ribosome
trans_list: Ribosom
sense:
(biology, cytology) A small organelle found in all cells; involved in the production of proteins by translating messenger RNA. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/rice_cooker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rice cooker
trans_list: Reiskocher
sense:
A kitchen appliance which is designed to cook rice, through either boiling or steaming it. It may also be used as a steam cooker for other foods.


lexentry: eng/rice_paper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rice paper
trans_list: Reispapier
sense:
A thin, fragile paper made from parts of the rice plant, used in artificial flowers and watercolour art.


lexentry: eng/rice_rat__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rice rat
trans_list: Reisratte
sense:
A rat of the species Oryzomys palustris, found in rice fields and grassy marshes of Mexico, Central America and the southern United States.


lexentry: eng/rice_vinegar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rice vinegar
trans_list: Reisessig
sense:
A type of vinegar made from fermented rice or rice wine, used in Chinese, Japanese and Korean cooking.


lexentry: eng/rice_wine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rice wine
trans_list: Reiswein
sense:
An alcoholic beverage made from fermenting various forms of rice, usually with an ABV similar to grape wine.


lexentry: eng/ricer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ricer
trans_list: Kartoffelpresse
sense:
(cooking) A utensil used to extrude soft foods (especially, cooked potato) through holes about the diameter of a grain of rice.


lexentry: eng/rich_Internet_application__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rich Internet application
trans_list: Rich Internet Application
sense:
(software) A Web application that has many of the characteristics of desktop application software, like domain logic.


lexentry: eng/rich_kid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rich kid
trans_list: Banane
sense:
(US, informal, somewhat, pejorative) A child, adolescent or young adult from a wealthy family, especially one who flaunts his or her wealth or privilege.


lexentry: eng/rickets__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rickets
trans_list: Rachitis | Rhachitis | englische Krankheit
sense:
(pathology) A disorder of infancy and early childhood caused by a deficiency of vitamin D, causing soft bones.


lexentry: eng/ride__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ride
trans_list: reiten | fahren
sense:
(intransitive, transitive) To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc. [from 8th c., transitive usage from 9th c.]


lexentry: eng/ride__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ride
trans_list: fahren | reiten
sense:
(intransitive, transitive) To be transported in a vehicle; to travel as a passenger. [from 9th c., transitive usage from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/ride_roughshod_over__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ride roughshod over
trans_list: missachten | mit Füßen treten | sich hinwegsetzen über | trampeln über | unterbuttern
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic) To treat (someone) roughly or without care, control, moderation, or respect; to act in a bullying manner toward (someone); to damage (someone or something).


lexentry: eng/ride_shotgun__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ride shotgun
trans_list: auf dem Beifahrersitz mitfahren
sense:
(US, idiomatic, by extension, slang) To ride in the front passenger seat of a vehicle, next to the driver.


lexentry: eng/rider__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rider
trans_list: Zusatzklausel
sense:
(politics) A supplementary clause added to a document after drafting, especially to a bill under the consideration of a legislature. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/ridge__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: ridge
trans_list: First | Dachfirst
sense:
The highest point on a roof, represented by a horizontal line where two roof areas intersect, running the length of the area.


lexentry: eng/ridicule__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ridicule
trans_list: verspotten
sense:
(transitive) to criticize or disapprove of someone or something through scornful jocularity; to make fun of


lexentry: eng/rifle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rifle
trans_list: Gewehr | Büchse
sense:
(weaponry) A firearm fired from the shoulder; improved range and accuracy is provided by a long, rifled barrel.


lexentry: eng/rigger__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: rigger
trans_list: Ausleger
sense:
A part of a rowing boat's equipment used to provide leverage for a rowing blade or oar around a fixed fulcrum.


lexentry: eng/rigger__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: rigger
trans_list: Linierpinsel | Schlepper | Schwertschlepper
sense:
A long, slender, pointed sable paintbrush for making fine lines, etc.; said to be so called from its use for drawing the lines of the rigging of ships.


lexentry: eng/rigging__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rigging
trans_list: Takelage
sense:
Dress; tackle; especially (nautical) , the ropes, chains, etc., that support the masts and spars of a sailing vessel, and serve as purchases for adjusting the sails, etc.


lexentry: eng/right-wing__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: right-wing
trans_list: rechte | rechtsgerichtet
sense:
(politics) Of political ideologies: opposing political and social equality, especially conservative, traditional, and/or reactionary politics.


lexentry: eng/right__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: right
trans_list: recht | rechtwinklig
sense:
(geometry) Of an angle, having a size of 90 degrees, or one quarter of a complete rotation; the angle between two perpendicular lines.


lexentry: eng/right__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: right
trans_list: richtig
sense:
Complying with justice, correctness, or reason; correct, just, true. See also the interjection senses below.


lexentry: eng/right__Adjective__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: right
trans_list: recht | rechts
sense:
(geography) Designating the bank of a river (etc.) on one's right when facing downstream (i.e. facing forward while floating with the current); that is, the south bank of a river that flows eastward. If this arrow: ⥴ shows the direction of the current, the tilde is on the right side of the river.


lexentry: eng/right__Interjection__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: right
trans_list: ja
sense:
I have listened to what you just said and I acknowledge your assertion or opinion, regardless of whether I agree with it (opinion) or can verify it (assertion).


lexentry: eng/right__Interjection__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: right
trans_list: ne | nicht wahr | oder
sense:
Used to check listener engagement and (especially) agreement at the end of an utterance or each segment thereof.


lexentry: eng/right__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: right
trans_list: berichtigen | korrigieren | richtigstellen
sense:
(transitive) To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of.


lexentry: eng/right_of_asylum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: right of asylum
trans_list: Asyl | Asylrecht
sense:
(legal) The right of a person persecuted by his or her own country to be protected by another sovereign authority.


lexentry: eng/right_of_first_refusal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: right of first refusal
trans_list: Vorkaufsrecht
sense:
(legal) A provision in a contract that permits a party to that contract or another named party to have an opportunity to purchase, use, or otherwise obtain a specified object before it is offered to any other party.


lexentry: eng/right_of_way__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: right of way
trans_list: Vorfahrt | Vortritt
sense:
(uncountable) The right to proceed first in traffic, on land, on water or in the air. Also in metaphorical senses.


lexentry: eng/right_stochastic_matrix__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: right stochastic matrix
trans_list: zeilenstochastische Matrix | zeilenstochastische Übergangsmatrix
sense:
(mathematics, stochastic processes) A square matrix whose rows consist of nonnegative real numbers, with each row summing to 1. Used to describe the transitions of a Markov chain; its element in the i'th row and j'th column describes the probability of moving from state i to state j in one time step.


lexentry: eng/right_to_work__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: right to work
trans_list: Recht auf Arbeit
sense:
(public policy, legal, ethics) The human right (the right of an individual) to have gainful employment.


lexentry: eng/right_whale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: right whale
trans_list: Glattwale
sense:
Any of certain baleen whales of the family Balaenidae, in the genera Eubalaena (three species) and Balaena (one species, the bowhead whale, also called Greenland right whale). [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/rigidity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rigidity
trans_list: Festigkeit
sense:
The quality or state of being rigid; lack of pliability; the quality of resisting change of physical shape


lexentry: eng/rime__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rime
trans_list: Raureif
sense:
Archaic in the form rimes: originally, any frozen dew forming a white deposit on exposed surfaces; hoar frost (sense 1).


lexentry: eng/rinderpest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rinderpest
trans_list: Rinderpest
sense:
An eradicated contagious disease of ruminants and swine caused by Rinderpest virus, an RNA virus of the genus Morbillivirus.


lexentry: eng/ring-necked_parakeet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ring-necked parakeet
trans_list: Halsbandsittich
sense:
A species of parakeet, Psittacula krameri, prevalent in Asia and famous for escaping domestication and establishing wild populations in Britain.


lexentry: eng/ring__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ring
trans_list: Ring
sense:
(UK) A bird band, a round piece of metal put around a bird's leg used for identification and studies of migration.


lexentry: eng/ring__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ring
trans_list: Ring
sense:
A circumscribing object, (roughly) circular and hollow, looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring etc.


lexentry: eng/ring__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: ring
trans_list: Ring | Manege
sense:
A place where some sports or exhibitions take place; notably a circular or comparable arena, such as a boxing ring or a circus ring; hence the field of a political contest.


lexentry: eng/ring__Noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ring
trans_list: Ring
sense:
(algebra) An algebraic structure which consists of a set with two binary operations: an additive operation and a multiplicative operation, such that the set is an abelian group under the additive operation, a monoid under the multiplicative operation, and such that the multiplicative operation is distributive with respect to the additive operation.


lexentry: eng/ring__Noun__3
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ring
trans_list: Ring
sense:
(algebra) An algebraic structure as above, but only required to be a semigroup under the multiplicative operation, that is, there need not be a multiplicative identity element.


lexentry: eng/ring__Noun__4
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ring
trans_list: Mengenring | Ring
sense:
(analysis, measure theory) A family of sets that is closed under finite unions and set-theoretic differences.


lexentry: eng/ring__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: ring
trans_list: beringen
sense:
(AU, transitive) To ride around (a group of animals, especially catle) to keep them milling in one place; hence (intransitive), to work as a drover, to muster cattle.


lexentry: eng/ring_binder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ring binder
trans_list: Aktenordner
sense:
A folder in which punched pieces of paper may be held by means of clamps running through the holes in the paper.


lexentry: eng/ring_finger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ring finger
trans_list: Ringfinger
sense:
Finger between middle finger and little finger; the "third finger" (UK) or the "fourth finger" (US), especially of the left hand. (The ring finger is the left hand; a ring finger is either hand.)


lexentry: eng/ring_light__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ring light
trans_list: Ringlicht
sense:
(photography) A continuous circular strip of light around a camera lens (either directly on the rim or as a standalone item) for the purpose of evenly illuminating the subject.


lexentry: eng/ring_ouzel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ring ouzel
trans_list: Ringdrossel
sense:
Turdus torquatus, a European thrush, similar to the common blackbird, but with a ring of white feathers at its neck.


lexentry: eng/ring_road__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ring road
trans_list: Umgehungsstraße | Ringstraße
sense:
(chiefly, Australia, New Zealand, UK) A circumferential highway around a town, city, or other conurbation.


lexentry: eng/ring_species__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ring species
trans_list: Artenkreis | Rassenkreis | Ringspezies
sense:
A biological species consisting of overlapping subgroups, each of which can interbreed with the next, but which cannot freely interbreed when taken as a whole


lexentry: eng/ringneck_dove__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ringneck dove
trans_list: Lachtaube
sense:
A domesticated dove with an unclear taxonomic classification, often treated as its own species as, Streptopelia risoria. Other sources place it in a subspecies of either Streptopelia decaocto (Eurasian collared dove), or Streptopelia roseogrisea (African collared dove).


lexentry: eng/ringtail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ringtail
trans_list: nordamerikanische Katzenfrett
sense:
A small carnivorous mammal, Bassariscus astutus, somewhat like a raccoon, native to the southwestern United States and Mexico.


lexentry: eng/ringworm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ringworm
trans_list: Ringelflechte | Flechtengrind | Glatzflechte
sense:
A contagious fungal infection of the skin, characterised by ring-shaped discoloured patches, covered by vesicles or scales.


lexentry: eng/rinky-dink__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rinky-dink
trans_list: ungültig
sense:
(countable) Something that is not up to acceptable standards; something regarded as being of low quality.


lexentry: eng/rinse_aid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rinse aid
trans_list: Klarspüler
sense:
A cleaning product containing surfactants, said to improve the finish of items in dishwashers, especially glassware.


lexentry: eng/riot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: riot
trans_list: Aufruhr | Krawall | Tumult | Randale
sense:
A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property.


lexentry: eng/riot_police__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: riot police
trans_list: Bereitschaftspolizei
sense:
A unit of the police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds. They use special equipment for personal defense as well as for crowd control and dispersal.


lexentry: eng/rip__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rip
trans_list: reißen | auftrennen | entreißen | reissen | trennen | zerreißen
sense:
(transitive) To divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy, such as paper or fabric), by cutting or tearing; to tear off or out by violence.


lexentry: eng/rip__Verb__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: rip
trans_list: abziehen | klauen | neppen | rippen | übers Ohr hauen
sense:
(archaic) To tear up for search or disclosure, or for alteration; to search to the bottom; to discover; to disclose; usually with up.


lexentry: eng/rip_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rip off
trans_list: abzocken | abziehen | hereinlegen | über den Tisch ziehen | übers Ohr hauen | übervorteilen
sense:
(transitive, slang) To cheat or swindle, especially by charging an excessively high or unfair price.


lexentry: eng/ripe__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ripe
trans_list: reif
sense:
(of fruits, vegetables, seeds etc.) Ready for reaping or gathering; having attained perfection; mature.


lexentry: eng/ripple__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ripple
trans_list: Riffel | Riffelkamm
sense:
(textiles) An implement, with teeth like those of a comb, for removing the seeds and seed vessels from flax, broom corn, etc.


lexentry: eng/ripsaw__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ripsaw
trans_list: Auftrennsäge | Besäumkreissäge | Besäumsäge | Blattspaltsäge | Fuchsschwanz | Fuchsschwanzsäge
sense:
(uncountable, music genre, Caribbean) A genre of music played with a ripsaw and other instruments, originally associated mainly with Turks and Caicos Islands.


lexentry: eng/rise__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: rise
trans_list: Ansteigen | Anstieg | Erhöhung | Zunahme
sense:
(chiefly, UK, also, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa) An increase in a quantity, price, etc.


lexentry: eng/rise__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rise
trans_list: aufgehen | zunehmen | ansteigen | sich erhöhen
sense:
(of a celestial body) To appear to move upwards from behind the horizon of a planet as a result of the planet's rotation.


lexentry: eng/rise_to_the_occasion__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (idiomatic) To show resolve or effectiveness in dealing with a difficulty.
written_rep: rise to the occasion
trans_list:
den Anforderungen gewachsen sein | sich den Umständen gewachsen zeigen | sich der Lage gewachsen zeigen | sich der Situation gewachsen zeigen


lexentry: eng/rishi__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rishi
trans_list: Rishi
sense:
(post-Vedic) A Hindu sage or saint occupying the same position in India history as the patriarchs of other countries, constituting a peculiar class of beings in the early mythical system, as distinct from Asuras, Devas and mortal men.


lexentry: eng/risk-averse__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: risk-averse
trans_list: risikoscheu
sense:
Unwilling to take risks; especially (economics) reluctant to accept a bargain with an uncertain payoff rather than another bargain with a more certain, but possibly lower, expected payoff.


lexentry: eng/risk__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: risk
trans_list: Risiko
sense:
(uncountable, economics, business, and, engineering) The potential negative effect of an event, determined by multiplying the likelihood of the event occurring with its magnitude should it occur.


lexentry: eng/risk_management__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: risk management
trans_list: Risikomanagement
sense:
The process of determining the maximum acceptable level of overall risk to and from a proposed activity, then using risk assessment techniques to determine the initial level of risk and, if this is excessive, developing a strategy to ameliorate appropriate individual risks until the overall level of risk is reduced to an acceptable level.


lexentry: eng/risk_visualization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: risk visualization
trans_list: Risikovisualisierung
sense:
The systematic use of graphics (such as interactive charts, visual metaphors and mapping techniques) to augment the quality of risk communication along the entire risk management cycle.


lexentry: eng/rite_of_passage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rite of passage
trans_list: Übergangsritus | Erwachsenwerden | Initiation | Initiationsritus | Passageritus | Übergangsritual
sense:
(anthropology) A ceremony or series of ceremonies, often very ritualized, to celebrate a transition in a person’s life. Baptisms, bar mitzvahs, weddings and funerals are among the best known examples.


lexentry: eng/rival__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rival
trans_list: Rivalin | Rivale | Gegner | Konkurrent | Gegnerin | Konkurrentin
sense:
A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor.


lexentry: eng/rive__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rive
trans_list: aufreißen | spalten
sense:
(transitive, archaic, _, except in past participle) To tear apart by force; to rend; to split; to cleave.


lexentry: eng/river__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: river
trans_list: Fluss | Strom
sense:
A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.


lexentry: eng/river__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: river
trans_list: Gießbach
sense:
(typography) A visually undesirable effect of white space running down a page, caused by spaces between words on consecutive lines happening to coincide.


lexentry: eng/river_basin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: river basin
trans_list: Sammelraum
sense:
(geography) An extent of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a river or series of rivers.


lexentry: eng/riverbed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: riverbed
trans_list: Flussbett
sense:
(hydrology) The path where a river runs, or where a river once ran; the bottom earthen part of a river, not including the riverbanks.


lexentry: eng/rivet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rivet
trans_list: Niet
sense:
A cylindrical mechanical fastener that attaches multiple parts together by fitting through a hole and deforming the head(s) at either end.


lexentry: eng/rix-dollar__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rix-dollar
trans_list: Reichstaler
sense:
(historical) A unit of currency introduced into certain former European colonies such as Cape Province and Ceylon.


lexentry: eng/road__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: road
trans_list: Straße | Weg
sense:
A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/road_accident__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: road accident
trans_list: Straßenverkehrsunfall
sense:
A collision on a road, typically involving one or more motor vehicles, but also including cyclists and pedestrians knocked down by vehicles.


lexentry: eng/road_map__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: road map
trans_list: Straßenkarte | Autokarte
sense:
A map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation. A road map may contain other relevant data, such as terrain or railway lines.


lexentry: eng/road_rage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: road rage
trans_list: Wut im Straßenverkehr
sense:
(automotive, law, psychology) Uncontrollable aggressive behaviour by the driver of a road vehicle, especially when caused by stress or frustration.


lexentry: eng/road_to_Damascus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: road to Damascus
trans_list: Damaskuserlebnis
sense:
(idiomatic, often, attributive) An important point in someone's life where a great change, or reversal, of ideas or beliefs occurs.


lexentry: eng/road_user__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: road user
trans_list: Verkehrsteilnehmer
sense:
Any person that makes use of a road, such as a driver, cyclist, motorcyclist, moped rider, pedestrian or horserider.


lexentry: eng/roadhouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roadhouse
trans_list: Rasthaus | einsamer Landgasthof
sense:
(chiefly, US) An inn or similar establishment situated beside a road beyond the jurisdiction of a town or city.


lexentry: eng/roadie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roadie
trans_list: Roadie
sense:
One of the crew for a musical group or other travelling stage production, especially a stagehand or technician.


lexentry: eng/roadrunner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roadrunner
trans_list: Rennkuckucke
sense:
Either of two species of fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx of the cuckoo family native to North and Central America, the lesser roadrunner (Geococcyx velox) and, especially, the greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus).


lexentry: eng/roadstead__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roadstead
trans_list: Reede
sense:
(nautical) A partly sheltered anchorage; a stretch of water near the shore where vessels may ride at anchor, but with less protection than a harbour. [from early 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/roaming__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: roaming
trans_list: Roaming
sense:
(uncountable, telecommunications) The ability to use a cell phone outside of its original registering zone.


lexentry: eng/roaming__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: roaming
trans_list: Wandern
sense:
(uncountable, computing, operating system) Using the OS service of manipulating folders and documents from different PC devices by a registered user.


lexentry: eng/roast__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roast
trans_list: braten
sense:
(transitive, or, intransitive, or, ergative) To cook food by heating in an oven or over a fire without covering, resulting in a crisp, possibly even slightly charred appearance.


lexentry: eng/roast__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: roast
trans_list: rösten
sense:
(transitive, or, intransitive, or, ergative) To process by drying through exposure to sun or artificial heat.


lexentry: eng/robber_baron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: robber baron
trans_list: Raubritter
sense:
(historical) In Europe, an aristocrat who charged exorbitant fees or otherwise exacted money from people who journeyed across land or waterways which he controlled.


lexentry: eng/robbery__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: robbery
trans_list: Raub
sense:
(legal) The offense of taking or attempting to take the property of another by force or threat of force.


lexentry: eng/robinsonade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: robinsonade
trans_list: Robinsonade
sense:
A genre of adventure fiction where a hero is stranded alone on a desert island and has to survive with his own wits.


lexentry: eng/robot__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: robot
trans_list: Roboter
sense:
(chiefly, science fiction) An intelligent mechanical being designed to look like a human or other creature, and usually made from metal. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/rock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rock
trans_list: Gestein | Fels
sense:
(uncountable) The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust.


lexentry: eng/rock__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: rock
trans_list: Fels | Fels in der Brandung
sense:
(figuratively) Something that is strong, stable, and dependable; a person who provides security or support to another.


lexentry: eng/rock__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: rock
trans_list: Kandiszucker | Zuckerstange
sense:
(British, uncountable) A type of confectionery made from sugar in the shape of a stick, traditionally having some text running through its length.


lexentry: eng/rock__Noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rock
trans_list: Rock
sense:
A style of music characterized by basic drum-beat, generally 4/4 riffs, based on (usually electric) guitar, bass guitar, drums, keyboards (often), and vocals.


lexentry: eng/rock__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: rock
trans_list: aufwühlen | schockieren
sense:
(transitive) To disturb the emotional equilibrium of; to distress; to greatly impact (most often positively).


lexentry: eng/rock_crystal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rock crystal
trans_list: Bergkristall
sense:
clear, colourless form of the silica-based mineral quartz, often called "pure quartz" or "clear quartz".


lexentry: eng/rock_hyrax__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rock hyrax
trans_list: Klippschliefer
sense:
A guinea pig-like, but larger, animal (Procavia capensis), native to much of Africa, the Middle East and the Arabian peninsula.


lexentry: eng/rock_music__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rock music
trans_list: Rockmusik
sense:
(music) A broad genre of popular music, including especially those styles ultimately derived from rock and roll, employing electrical amplification, heavy use of guitars, 4/4 time with strong percussive rhythm on beats two and four (backbeat), and usually themes of bold wildness, rebellion, and sexuality.


lexentry: eng/rock_paper_scissors__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rock paper scissors
trans_list: Schere, Stein, Papier | Ching, Chang, Chong | Klick, Klack, Kluck | Schnick Schnack Schnuck
sense:
(hand game) A popular children's game using three hand signs representing rock, paper and scissors, frequently used as a tiebreaker.


lexentry: eng/rock_pipit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rock pipit
trans_list: Felsenpfeifer | Strandpieper
sense:
A stocky bird, of species Anthus petrosus, somewhat smaller than a starling, that breeds on rocky beaches and winters on coastal salt marshes.


lexentry: eng/rocker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rocker
trans_list: Kufe | Schaukelbrett | Schaukelstuhl | Wiege | Wippe
sense:
A curved piece of wood attached to the bottom of a rocking chair or cradle that enables it to rock back and forth.


lexentry: eng/rocket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rocket
trans_list: Rakete
sense:
A long vehicle or craft propelled by a rocket engine; a missile or rocket-propelled spacecraft. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/rocket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rocket
trans_list: Rakete
sense:
An engine operating similarly to the pyrotechnic, generating thrust by the expulsion of hot gases; a rocket engine. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/rocket_engine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rocket engine
trans_list: Raketentriebwerk
sense:
A reaction engine that obtains thrust by jet propulsion which forms its jet exclusively from propellant.


lexentry: eng/rocket_scientist__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rocket scientist
trans_list: Genius
sense:
(hyperbolic, idiom, chiefly in the negative) One qualified to handle or understand things which are very complex or confusing; a very intelligent person.


lexentry: eng/rockfowl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rockfowl
trans_list: Felshüpfer
sense:
Either of two bird species of genus Picathartes in the passerine family Picathartidae endemic to sub-Saharan Africa.


lexentry: eng/rococo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rococo
trans_list: Rokoko
sense:
(uncountable) A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation.


lexentry: eng/rod__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: rod
trans_list: Rute | Zuchtrute
sense:
A stick, pole, or bundle of switches or twigs (such as a birch), used for personal defense or to administer corporal punishment by whipping.


lexentry: eng/rod__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: rod
trans_list: Messstab | Metermaß | Meßstab | Zollstock
sense:
A stick used to measure distance, by using its established length or task-specific temporary marks along its length, or by dint of specific graduated marks.


lexentry: eng/rod__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: rod
trans_list: Rute
sense:
(archaic) A unit of length equal to 1 pole, a perch, 1⁄4 chain, 5+1⁄2 yards, 16+1⁄2 feet, or exactly 5.0292 meters (these being all equivalent).


lexentry: eng/rod__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: rod
trans_list: Angelrute | Angel | Gestänge | Rührstab | Rührstäbchen | Stab
sense:
An implement held vertically and viewed through an optical surveying instrument such as a transit, used to measure distance in land surveying and construction layout; an engineer's rod, surveyor's rod, surveying rod, leveling rod, ranging rod. The modern (US) engineer's or surveyor's rod commonly is eight or ten feet long and often designed to extend higher. In former times a surveyor's rod often was a single wooden pole or composed of multiple sectioned and socketed pieces, and besides serving as a sighting target was used to measure distance on the ground horizontally, hence for convenience was of one rod or pole in length, that is, 5+1⁄2 yards.


lexentry: eng/rod__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: rod
trans_list: Stäbchen | Achse | Anker | Ankerbolzen | Bolzen | Haltearm
sense:
A straight bar that unites moving parts of a machine, for holding parts together as a connecting rod or for transferring power as a driveshaft.


lexentry: eng/rod_cell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rod cell
trans_list: Stäbchen
sense:
(anatomy) Any of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina that function in dim light levels.


lexentry: eng/rodent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rodent
trans_list: Nagetier | Nager
sense:
A mammal of the order Rodentia, characterized by long incisors that grow continuously and are worn down by gnawing.


lexentry: eng/roe_deer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roe deer
trans_list: Reh
sense:
A small, nimble Eurasian deer with no visible tail, a white rump patch, and a reddish summer coat that turns grey in winter, the male having short three-pointed antlers (Capreolus capreolus and Capreolus pygargus).


lexentry: eng/roger__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roger
trans_list: verstehen
sense:
(radio telecommunications) Received (used in radio communications to acknowledge that a message has been received and understood)


lexentry: eng/roil__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roil
trans_list: trüben
sense:
(transitive, of a fluid, especially a liquid) To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of.


lexentry: eng/roleplaying_game__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roleplaying game
trans_list: Rollenspiel
sense:
(games) A type of game where one or more players assume the roles of characters (usually one each) to interact with a fictional world either defined by themselves or through the moderation of a neutral judge (usually referred to as the game master).


lexentry: eng/roll-on__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: roll-on
trans_list: Deoroller
sense:
A cosmetic product (especially a deodorant) applied by means of a ball at the head of a container, which rolls the product on to the skin etc.


lexentry: eng/roll__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: roll
trans_list: Walze | Roller
sense:
One of a set of revolving cylinders, or rollers, between which metal is pressed, formed, or smoothed, as in a rolling mill.


lexentry: eng/roll__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: roll
trans_list: Rollen | Schlingern
sense:
(nautical, aviation) The oscillating movement of a nautical vessel as it rotates from side to side, about its fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down, as distinguished from the alternate rise and fall of bow and stern called pitching; or the equivalent in an aircraft.


lexentry: eng/roll__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: roll
trans_list: Schriftrolle | Buchrolle | Schriftband
sense:
A document written on a piece of parchment, paper, or other materials which may be rolled up; a scroll.


lexentry: eng/roll__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roll
trans_list: rollen
sense:
(ergative) To revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on a horizontal axis; to impel forward with a revolving motion on a supporting surface.


lexentry: eng/roll__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: roll
trans_list: rollen | aufrollen | aufwickeln
sense:
(ergative) To wrap (something) round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over.


lexentry: eng/roll__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: roll
trans_list: rollen
sense:
(ergative) To utter copiously, especially with sounding words; to utter with a deep sound; — often with forth, or out.


lexentry: eng/roll__Verb__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: roll
trans_list: laufen
sense:
(US, slang, intransitive) To behave in a certain way; to adopt a general disposition toward a situation.


lexentry: eng/roll_cage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roll cage
trans_list: Überrollvorrichtung
sense:
(automotive) A frame built in or around the driver and passenger compartment of a vehicle to protect its occupants from being injured in an accident, particularly if the vehicle rolls over.


lexentry: eng/roll_one's_eyes__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roll one's eyes
trans_list: die Augen rollen
sense:
(idiomatic) To deliberately turn one's eyes upwards, usually to indicate disapproval, indifference or frustration.


lexentry: eng/roll_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roll out
trans_list: ausliefern
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To deploy or release (a new film or software, etc.); to launch (a product or service), especially in a gradual fashion across multiple regions.


lexentry: eng/roll_rate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roll rate
trans_list: Rollrate
sense:
(aeronautics) The rate at which an aircraft can change its roll attitude, typically expressed in degrees per second


lexentry: eng/roll_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: roll up
trans_list: heben
sense:
(RPG, intransitive) To roll the dice necessary to create a character for a game, especially a role-playing game.


lexentry: eng/rollback__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: rollback
trans_list: Rollback
sense:
(databases) An operation which returns a database, or group of records in a database, to a previous state (normally to the previous commit point).


lexentry: eng/roller__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: roller
sense:
A breed or variety of roller pigeon that rolls (i.e. tumbles or somersaults) backwards (compare Penson roller, Birmingham roller, tumbler).

trans_list:
Orientalische Rollertaube | Orientalischer Roller | Ostpreußischer Werfer | Roller | Rollertaube | Tümmler


lexentry: eng/roller__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: roller
trans_list: Racke
sense:
Any of various aggressive birds, of the family Coraciidae, having bright blue wings and hooked beaks.


lexentry: eng/roller_blind__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roller blind
trans_list: Jalousie | Rollo
sense:
A blind for a window, usually of stiffened fabric, mounted on a pole and operated with a chain or spring mechanism.


lexentry: eng/roller_chain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roller chain
trans_list: Rollenkette
sense:
A type of chain drive used to transmit mechanical power in many kinds of machinery, such as conveyors and bicycles, consisting of a series of short cylindrical rollers held together by side links and driven by a sprocket.


lexentry: eng/roller_docker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roller docker
trans_list: Stipprolle
sense:
(US) A food preparation utensil resembling a small rolling pin with spikes, used to pierce dough to prevent overrising or blistering.


lexentry: eng/roller_shutter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roller shutter
trans_list: Rollladen | Rolllade | Rollo
sense:
A shutter (for a window or door) consisting of a series of horizontal sections that are hinged together and attached to a roller at the top.


lexentry: eng/rolling_paper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rolling paper
trans_list: Zigarettenpapier | Blättchen
sense:
(chiefly, US) A small sheet of paper used for rolling (tobacco) cigarettes, joints (marijuana cigarettes), and the like.


lexentry: eng/rolling_pin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rolling pin
trans_list: Nudelholz | Teigrolle
sense:
A food preparation utensil consisting of a cylinder with a handle at each end, used to flatten dough.


lexentry: eng/romanize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: romanize
trans_list: latinisieren | romanisieren
sense:
(transitive) To put letters or words written in another writing system into the Latin (Roman) alphabet.


lexentry: eng/romantic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: romantic
trans_list: romantisch
sense:
Fantastic, unrealistic (of an idea etc.); fanciful, sentimental, impractical (of a person). [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/romantic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: romantic
trans_list: romantisch
sense:
Having the qualities of romance (in the sense of something appealing deeply to the imagination); invoking on a powerfully sentimental idea of life; evocative, atmospheric. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/romantic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: romantic
trans_list: romantisch
sense:
Pertaining to an idealised form of love (originally, as might be felt by the heroes of a romance); conducive to romance; loving, affectionate. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/romantic__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: romantic
trans_list: Romantiker | Romantikerin
sense:
A person who is behaving romantically (in a manner befitting someone who feels an idealized form of love).


lexentry: eng/romantic_comedy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: romantic comedy
trans_list: Liebeskomödie | romantische Komödie
sense:
(uncountable) A genre of fiction, especially film, that presents love stories in a humorous and light-hearted way.


lexentry: eng/romanticize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: romanticize
trans_list: romantisieren
sense:
(transitive) To interpret, view, or portray something in a romantic (unrealistic, idealized) manner.


lexentry: eng/romp__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: romp
trans_list: Balgerei | Herumtoben | Herumtollen | Rauferei | Toben | Tollen
sense:
A period of boisterous play, a frolic; now especially, a bout of sexual activity, especially when illicit. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/rondeau__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rondeau
trans_list: Rondeau
sense:
(poetry) A fixed form of verse based on two rhyme sounds and consisting usually of 13 lines in three stanzas with the opening words of the first line of the first stanza used as an independent refrain after the second and third stanzas.


lexentry: eng/rondel__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: rondel
trans_list: Scheibendolch
sense:
(historical) A long thin medieval dagger with a circular guard and a circular pommel (hence the name).


lexentry: eng/rondo__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: rondo
trans_list: Rondo
sense:
(soccer) A game resembling keep-away, used to train soccer players: one group is tasked with completing a number of passes while the other smaller group tries to take possession of the ball.


lexentry: eng/rood_screen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rood screen
trans_list: Doxale | Lettner
sense:
(architecture, Christianity) A carved screen that separated the chancel and nave in a medieval church; it originally carried a large crucifix; an altar screen.


lexentry: eng/rook__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rook
trans_list: Turm
sense:
(chess) A piece shaped like a castle tower, that can be moved only up, down, left or right (but not diagonally) or in castling.


lexentry: eng/room_temperature__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: room temperature
trans_list: Raumtemperatur | Zimmertemperatur
sense:
A normal temperature of a room in which people live; typically 20 to 23°C (68 to 73°F); neither heated nor cooled.


lexentry: eng/rooster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rooster
trans_list: Hahn
sense:
(North America, Kent, Australia, NZ) A male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) or other gallinaceous bird.


lexentry: eng/root__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: root
trans_list: Wurzel | Wurzeln
sense:
The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.


lexentry: eng/root__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: root
trans_list: Wurzel
sense:
(arithmetic) Of a number or expression, a number which, when raised to a specified power, yields the specified number or expression.


lexentry: eng/root__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: root
trans_list: Grundwort | Wurzel
sense:
(linguistic morphology) The primary lexical unit of a word, which carries the most significant aspects of semantic content and cannot be reduced into smaller constituents. Inflectional stems often derive from roots.


lexentry: eng/root_beer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: root beer
trans_list: Root Beer | Wurzelbier
sense:
A beverage, most often a carbonated soft drink made from a combination of vanilla, cherry tree bark, licorice root, sarsaparilla root, sassafras root bark, nutmeg, anise, and molasses, among other things.


lexentry: eng/root_cause__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: root cause
trans_list: Grundursache
sense:
(idiomatic) An initiating cause of a chain of events which leads to an outcome or effect of interest.


lexentry: eng/root_cellar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: root cellar
trans_list: Erdkeller | Vorratskeller
sense:
A structure built underground or partially underground and used to store vegetables, fruits, and nuts or other foods.


lexentry: eng/root_mean_square__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: root mean square
trans_list: quadratisches Mittel
sense:
(mathematics, often, attributive) The square root of the arithmetic mean of the squares of a set of numbers or values.


lexentry: eng/root_of_unity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: root of unity
trans_list: Einheitswurzel
sense:
(number theory) An element of a given field (especially, a complex number) x such that for some positive integer n, xn = 1.


lexentry: eng/root_parsley__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: root parsley
trans_list: Petersilienwurzel | Wurzelpetersilie
sense:
A type of parsley with a large edible root (Petroselinum crispum Radicosum Group or Petroselinum crispum ssp. tuberosum).


lexentry: eng/rootstock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rootstock
trans_list: Wurzelstock
sense:
(agriculture) A healthy and vigorous-rooted plant that is used in grafting, most commonly as a sound base to support a scion that bears desirable fruit in orchard culture.


lexentry: eng/rope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rope
trans_list: Seil | Tau | Schnur
sense:
(uncountable) Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line.


lexentry: eng/rope__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: rope
trans_list: Seil | Tau
sense:
(computer science) A data structure resembling a string, using a concatenation tree in which each leaf represents a character.


lexentry: eng/rope_in__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rope in
trans_list: heranziehen
sense:
(transitive) To cause (someone) to become involved in something they are reluctant to do; to draw into something.


lexentry: eng/ropewalk__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ropewalk
trans_list: Reeperbahn
sense:
A long straight narrow lane, or a covered pathway, where long strands of material were laid before being twisted into rope.


lexentry: eng/rorqual__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rorqual
trans_list: Furchenwal
sense:
Any whale of family Balaenopteridae, with longitudinal skin folds running from below the mouth to the navel, allowing the capacity of the mouth to expand greatly when feeding.


lexentry: eng/rosary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rosary
trans_list: Rosenkranz
sense:
Prayer beads, a string of beads used to keep track of repetitions in prayer, particularly in the Roman Catholic Marian prayer "Hail Mary" (Ave Maria)


lexentry: eng/rosary__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: rosary
trans_list: Rosenkranz
sense:
(by extension) A series or collection of thoughts, literary pieces, etc. intended for similar contemplation.


lexentry: eng/rose-colored_glasses__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rose-colored glasses
trans_list: rosarote Brille
sense:
(idiomatic) An optimistic perception of something; a positive opinion; seeing something in a positive way, often thinking of it as better than it actually is.


lexentry: eng/rose_chafer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rose chafer
trans_list: Gemeiner Rosenkäfer | Goldglänzender Rosenkäfer | Goldkäfer | Rosenkäfer
sense:
A metallic-green beetle, Cetonia aurata, with a distinct V-shaped scutellum, found over central and southern Europe.


lexentry: eng/rose_fish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rose fish
trans_list: Rotbarsch
sense:
A large marine food fish, of species Sebastes norvegicus, that lives off the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America.


lexentry: eng/rose_window__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rose window
trans_list: Rosette
sense:
Any circular window, especially one of those found in churches of the Gothic architectural style and divided into segments by stone mullions and tracery.


lexentry: eng/rosemary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rosemary
trans_list: Rosmarin
sense:
A shrub, Salvia rosmarinus (formerly Rosmarinus officinalis), that originates from Europe and Asia Minor and produces a fragrant herb used in cooking and perfumes.


lexentry: eng/rosette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rosette
trans_list: Rosette
sense:
An imitation of a rose by means of ribbon or other material, used especially as an ornament or a badge.


lexentry: eng/rosewater__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rosewater
trans_list: Rosenwasser
sense:
A liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water, used as a coloring agent and flavoring ingredient in certain foods.


lexentry: eng/rosewood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rosewood
trans_list: Bahia- und Brasilianisches Rosenholz | Rio-Palisander
sense:
The fragrant wood of Dalbergia nigra, a Brazilian tree in the legume family, which has a sweet smell.


lexentry: eng/rosin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rosin
trans_list: Kolophonium
sense:
(organic chemistry) A solid form of resin, obtained from liquid resin by vaporizing its volatile components.


lexentry: eng/roster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roster
trans_list: Liste | Matrikel | Namensliste | Teilnehmerliste
sense:
A list of individuals or groups, usually for an organization of some kind such as military officers and enlisted personnel enrolled in a particular unit; a muster roll; a sports team, with the names of players who are eligible to be placed in the lineup for a particular game; or a list of students officially enrolled in a school or class.


lexentry: eng/rotary_dial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rotary dial
trans_list: Drehscheibe | Wählscheibe
sense:
a disk with finger holes, used to enter numbers by rotating the disk forward and letting it slide back


lexentry: eng/rotary_engine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rotary engine
trans_list: Umlaufmotor
sense:
Any of several types of internal combustion engine in which the power output is directly rotational.


lexentry: eng/rotation_curve__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rotation curve
trans_list: Rotationskurve
sense:
(astrophysics) for a galaxy, a plot of the orbital velocity of objects with respect to the center of the galaxy, as a function of the distance between the two


lexentry: eng/rotator_cuff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rotator cuff
trans_list: Muskel-Sehnen-Kappe
sense:
A set of four smaller muscles in the shoulder responsible for rotating the humerus (upper arm bone).


lexentry: eng/rotavirus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rotavirus
trans_list: Rotavirus
sense:
Any of a group of wheel-shaped viruses, of the genus Rotavirus, that causes gastroenteritis and diarrhea in children and animals.


lexentry: eng/rotaxane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rotaxane
trans_list: Rotaxan
sense:
(physical chemistry) A complex of two molecules, one ring-shaped and the other dumbbell-shaped, with the dumbbell threaded through the ring and having end groups too large to pass through the ring.


lexentry: eng/rotor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rotor
trans_list: Rotor
sense:
A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump.


lexentry: eng/rotten_borough__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rotten borough
trans_list: heruntergekommener Bezirk
sense:
(historical) A parliamentary borough that was represented in Parliament although the number of voters had diminished so greatly that they were largely controlled by the main landowner; such boroughs were abolished in the 19th century. [from mid 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/rotunda__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rotunda
trans_list: Halbgotisch | Rotunda | Rundgotisch
sense:
(typography, frequently, capitalized) A Gothic typeface used in early printed books in Northern Italy, based on a rounded script developed in the 13th cent.; the manuscript hand on which this typeface was based.


lexentry: eng/rouille__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rouille
trans_list: Rouille
sense:
(cooking) A type of sauce from Provence, France, often served with fish dishes, consisting of egg yolk and olive oil with breadcrumbs, chili peppers, garlic, and saffron.


lexentry: eng/roulette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roulette
trans_list: Roulette
sense:
(uncountable) A game of chance in which a small ball is made to move round rapidly on a circle divided off into numbered (usually red and black) spaces. When the ball stops, it indicates the result of a variety of wagers permitted by the game.


lexentry: eng/roulette_wheel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roulette wheel
trans_list: Rouletterad
sense:
(gambling) A slotted wheel that rotates horizontally; players bet on which slot the ball will stop in.


lexentry: eng/round-the-clock__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: round-the-clock
trans_list: vierundzwanzigstündig
sense:
Continuous; incessant; without interruption; all day long, 24 hours per day; nonstop: from the concept that it happens while the hands of the clock go all the way around.


lexentry: eng/round__Adjective__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: round
trans_list: abgerundet | rund
sense:
(authorship, of a fictional character) Well-written and well-characterized; complex and reminiscent of a real person.


lexentry: eng/round__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: round
trans_list: Runde
sense:
(sports) One of the specified pre-determined segments of the total time of a sport event, such as a boxing or wrestling match, during which contestants compete before being signaled to stop.


lexentry: eng/round__Noun__1
sense_num: 18
written_rep: round
trans_list: Runde
sense:
A series of changes or events ending where it began; a series of like events recurring in continuance; a cycle; a periodical revolution.


lexentry: eng/round__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: round
trans_list: runden
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To approximate (a number, especially a decimal number) by the closest whole number, or some other close number, especially a whole number of hundreds, thousands, etc.; see also round down, round up.


lexentry: eng/round_down__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: round down
trans_list: abrunden
sense:
(transitive, arithmetic) To round (a number) to the greatest integer that is not greater than it, or to some other lower value, especially a whole number of hundreds, thousands, etc.


lexentry: eng/round_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: round off
trans_list: abrunden
sense:
(transitive) To change the shape of (an object) to make it smoother and especially more circular or ovoid.


lexentry: eng/round_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: round off
trans_list: runden
sense:
(mathematics, transitive, intransitive) To change (a number) to an approximation having fewer significant digits.


lexentry: eng/round_robin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: round robin
trans_list: Round Robin
sense:
(originally, US, sports, often, attributive) The part of a tournament in which every player or team competes against each of the others in turn.


lexentry: eng/round_robin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: round robin
trans_list: Runder Robin
sense:
(originally, nautical) A document (usually containing a complaint or petition) originally with the signatures arranged in a circle, and later often alphabetically, to disguise the order of signing and to indicate that the signatories are collectively responsible for it.


lexentry: eng/round_robin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: round robin
trans_list: Round Robin
sense:
A letter or piece of writing which is circulated among members of a group, to which each person makes a contribution before sending it to another person; also, a packet of letters circulated regularly in a fixed order among a group (often family members), whereby each person replaces their previous contribution with a new letter, and then sends the packet to the next recipient.


lexentry: eng/round_trip__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: round trip
trans_list: Hin- und Rückfahrt | Rundreise
sense:
(often, figurative, travel) A trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location.


lexentry: eng/round_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: round up
trans_list: aufrunden
sense:
(transitive, arithmetic) To round (a number) to the smallest integer that is not less than it, or to some other greater value, especially a whole number of hundreds, thousands, etc.


lexentry: eng/roundabout__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roundabout
trans_list: Kreisverkehr | Kreisel | Verteilerkreis
sense:
(chiefly, UK, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and) A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island.


lexentry: eng/roundabout__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: roundabout
trans_list: Karussell | Reitschule | Ringelspiel | Rösslispiel
sense:
(chiefly, British) A horizontal wheel which rotates around a central axis when pushed and on which children ride, often found in parks as a children's play apparatus.


lexentry: eng/rounder__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
sense: A railroad man who worked at a roundhouse, operating the turntable.
written_rep: rounder
trans_list:
Drehscheibenwärter | Rangierdienstmitarbeiter | Rangierer | Verschiebedienstmitarbeiter an einer Drehscheibe


lexentry: eng/rounder__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: rounder
trans_list: Herumtreiber
sense:
A person who makes the rounds of bars, saloons, and similar establishments; figuratively, a debaucher or roué


lexentry: eng/roundhouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: roundhouse
trans_list: Rundhaus
sense:
(archaeology) A prehistoric dwelling typical of northwest Europe in the Iron Age and Bronze Age. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/roundoff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roundoff
trans_list: rondat
sense:
(gymnastics) A move similar to a cartwheel but ending with the legs together and the gymnast facing in the opposite direction.


lexentry: eng/roundpole_fence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roundpole fence
trans_list: Gatter
sense:
A kind of wooden fence, typical of the Scandinavian countryside, usually made from unsplit young trees.


lexentry: eng/roustabout__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roustabout
trans_list: Hilfsarbeiter
sense:
(chiefly, US) An unskilled laborer, especially at an oilfield, at a circus or on a ship. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/rout__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rout
trans_list: -schwärme
sense:
(countable, archaic) A group of animals, especially one which is lively or unruly, or made up of wild animals such as wolves; a flock, a herd, a pack.


lexentry: eng/rout__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: rout
trans_list: Bande
sense:
(countable) A group of (often violent) criminals or gangsters; such people as a class; (more generally) a disorderly and tumultuous crowd, a mob; hence (archaic, preceded by the) , the common people as a group, the rabble.


lexentry: eng/rout__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: rout
trans_list: Störung
sense:
(countable, archaic) A noisy disturbance; also, a disorderly argument or fight, a brawl; (uncountable) disturbance of the peace, commotion, tumult.


lexentry: eng/rout__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rout
trans_list: Auflösung
sense:
(originally, military) The act of completely defeating an army or other enemy force, causing it to retreat in a disorganized manner; (by extension) in politics, sport, etc.: a convincing defeat; a thrashing, a trouncing.


lexentry: eng/rout__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rout
trans_list: schlagen
sense:
(transitive) To completely defeat and force into disorderly retreat (an enemy force, opponent in sport, etc.).


lexentry: eng/rout__Verb__5
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rout
trans_list: ausleeren
sense:
(transitive) Usually followed by out or up: of a person: to search for and find (something); also (transitive) to completely empty or clear out (something).


lexentry: eng/route__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: route
trans_list: Fahrstraße
sense:
(railway) A path that has been secured by a railway signalling system for the passage of a train and locked to prevent any conflicting train movements from taking place.


lexentry: eng/router__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: router
trans_list: Router
sense:
(telecommunications) Any device that directs packets of information using the equivalent of Open Systems Interconnection layer 3 (network layer) information. Most commonly used in reference to Internet Protocol routers.


lexentry: eng/router__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: router
trans_list: Router
sense:
(Internet) A device that connects local area networks to form a larger internet by, at minimum, selectively passing those datagrams having a destination IP address to the network which is able to deliver them to their destination; a network gateway.


lexentry: eng/routineness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: routineness
trans_list: täglich
sense:
The state or quality of being routine, of possessing the traits of being quotidian, and repeating a pattern regularly


lexentry: eng/routing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: routing
trans_list: Routing
sense:
(networking) A method of finding paths from origins to destinations in a network such as the Internet, along which information can be passed.


lexentry: eng/row__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: row
trans_list: Reihe | Zeile
sense:
A line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden, etc.


lexentry: eng/rowan__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rowan
trans_list: Mehlbeere | Eberesche
sense:
Any of various small deciduous trees or shrubs of genus Sorbus, belonging to the rose family, with pinnate leaves, corymbs of white flowers, and usually with orange-red berries.


lexentry: eng/rowanberry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rowanberry
trans_list: Vogelbeere
sense:
The small spherical fruits of the rowan or European rowan (Sorbus aucuparia), a species of rowan (Sorbus subg. Sorbus), native to most of Europe except for the far south, and northern Asia; the fruits are bitter and inedible if uncooked, but may be used in the making of jellies and jams.


lexentry: eng/rowlock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rowlock
trans_list: Dolle
sense:
(nautical, chiefly, British) A usually U-shaped pivot attached to the gunwale (outrigger in a sport boat) of a boat that supports and guides an oar, and provides a fulcrum for rowing; an oarlock.


lexentry: eng/royal_flush__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: royal flush
trans_list: Royal Flush
sense:
(poker) An ace-high straight flush; a hand consisting of the cards A, K, Q, J, 10, of the same suit and the rarest and strongest hand in poker.


lexentry: eng/royal_jelly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: royal jelly
sense:
A substance secreted by honey bees to aid in the development of immature or young bees, supplied in extra measure to those young that will become queen bees.

trans_list:
Bienenköniginnenfuttersaft | Weiselfuttersaft | Futtersaft | Gelée royale | Königinfuttersaft | Königinnenfuttersaft


lexentry: eng/royal_penguin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: royal penguin
trans_list: Haubenpinguin
sense:
A species of white-faced penguin, Eudyptes schlegeli, which breed on Macquarie Island, in the south-west Pacific.


lexentry: eng/royalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: royalism
trans_list: Königstreue | Königtum | Royalismus
sense:
Impassioned allegiance to or advocacy of the establishment, maintenance, and/or interests of a particular king, royal house, or kingly dynasty; sometimes extended to the same of a non-royal (i.e., grand ducal, imperial, or other) family or sovereign; often contrasted with monarchism.


lexentry: eng/royalty__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: royalty
trans_list: Nutzungsgebühr
sense:
A royal right or prerogative, such as the exploitation of a natural resource; the granting of such a right; payment received for such a right.


lexentry: eng/royalty__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: royalty
trans_list: Nutzungsgebühr | Tantieme
sense:
The payment received by an owner of real property for exploitation of mineral rights in the property.


lexentry: eng/royalty__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: royalty
trans_list: Tantieme
sense:
(by extension) Payment made to a writer, composer, inventor etc for the sale or use of intellectual property, invention etc.


lexentry: eng/rub__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rub
trans_list: reiben | abreiben
sense:
(transitive) To move (one object) while maintaining contact with another object over some area, with pressure and friction.


lexentry: eng/rub_off_on__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rub off on
trans_list: abfärben
sense:
(idiomatic, transitive, of behavior, beliefs, etc.) To be acquired by or transferred to (someone) as a result of regular exposure.


lexentry: eng/rub_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rub out
trans_list: ausradieren | wegwischen
sense:
(transitive) To delete or erase or remove (something) by rubbing, especially with a rubber (eraser).


lexentry: eng/rub_someone_the_wrong_way__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (idiomatic, transitive) To bother, disturb, irritate, or annoy.
written_rep: rub someone the wrong way
trans_list:
jmdn. ein Dorn im Auge sein | jmdn. gegen den Strich gehen | jmdn. über die Hutschnur gehen | jucken | kratzen


lexentry: eng/rubber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rubber
trans_list: Gummi | Kautschuk
sense:
(uncountable, countable) Pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree; a hydrocarbon polymer of isoprene.


lexentry: eng/rubber_room__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rubber room
trans_list: Gummizelle
sense:
(idiomatic, psychiatry) A cell lined with cushions used for confinement of a mentally disturbed person.


lexentry: eng/rubber_stamp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rubber stamp
trans_list: Gummistempel | Jasager- | Stempel
sense:
A piece of rubber or similar material with a design or text carved or molded for the purpose of transferring ink or dye to imprint that design on another object.


lexentry: eng/rubber_stamp__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rubber stamp
trans_list: Jasager-
sense:
(figuratively) A person or organisation that approves, routinely or as a formality, matters decided by some other person or organisation.


lexentry: eng/rubber_stamp__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rubber stamp
trans_list: durchwinken
sense:
(figuratively) To process, approve or decide matters routinely rather than through careful consideration.


lexentry: eng/rubberneck__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rubberneck
trans_list: gaffen | sich den Hals verrenken
sense:
To watch by craning the neck (as though it were made of rubber), especially if the observer and observed are in motion relative to each other.


lexentry: eng/rubbernecker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rubbernecker
trans_list: Gaffer | Schaulustiger | Gafferin | Schaulustige
sense:
(originally, US) A person who rubbernecks; someone who cranes their neck as though it were made of rubber to see something (such as a tourist attraction) or to watch an event (such as an accident); a rubberneck.


lexentry: eng/rubella__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rubella
trans_list: Röteln
sense:
(pathology) A mild disease caused by the Rubella virus infecting the respiratory tract, and characterised by a rash of pink dots, fever and swollen lymph nodes.


lexentry: eng/rubidium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rubidium
trans_list: Rubidium
sense:
The chemical element (symbol Rb) with an atomic number of 37. It is a soft, highly reactive alkali metal.


lexentry: eng/ruble__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ruble
trans_list: Rubel
sense:
The monetary unit of Russia, Belarus and Transnistria equal to 100 kopeks (Russian: копе́йка, Belarusian: капе́йка). The Russian ruble's symbol is ₽.


lexentry: eng/ruby__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: ruby
trans_list: Rubin
sense:
(uncountable, printing, UK, dated) The size of type between pearl and nonpareil, standardized as 5½-point.


lexentry: eng/rudder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rudder
trans_list: Ruder | Steuerruder | Steuer
sense:
(nautical) An underwater vane used to steer a vessel. The rudder is controlled by means of a wheel, tiller or other apparatus (modern vessels can be controlled even with a joystick or an autopilot).


lexentry: eng/rudder__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rudder
trans_list: Ruder | Steuerruder
sense:
(aeronautics) A control surface on the vertical stabilizer of a fixed-wing aircraft or an autogyro. On some craft, the entire vertical stabilizer comprises the rudder. The rudder is controlled by foot-operated control pedals.


lexentry: eng/rue__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rue
trans_list: Raute
sense:
Any of various perennial shrubs of the genus Ruta, especially the herb Ruta graveolens (common rue), formerly used in medicines.


lexentry: eng/rue__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: rue
trans_list: bereuen
sense:
(transitive) To repent of or regret (some past action or event); to wish that a past action or event had not taken place.


lexentry: eng/ruff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ruff
trans_list: Halskrause
sense:
A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted frill at the neck in Elizabethan and Jacobean England (1560s–1620s).


lexentry: eng/ruff__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ruff
trans_list: Kampfläufer
sense:
Philomachus pugnax (syn. Calidris pugnax), a gregarious, medium-sized wading bird of Eurasia; specifically, a male of the species which develops a distinctive ruff of feathers and ear tufts during mating season (the female is called a reeve).


lexentry: eng/ruffle__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: ruffle
trans_list: Krause | Rüsche
sense:
(zoology) The connected series of large egg capsules, or oothecae, of several species of American marine gastropods of the genus Fulgur.


lexentry: eng/rufous-tailed_hawk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rufous-tailed hawk
trans_list: Magellanbussard
sense:
Buteo ventralis, a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family, found in southern Argentina and Chile


lexentry: eng/rugby__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rugby
trans_list: Rugby
sense:
A form of football in which players can hold or kick an ovoid ball; rugby football. The ball cannot be handled forwards and points are scored by touching the ball to the ground in the area past the opponent's territory or by kicking the ball between goalposts and over a crossbar.


lexentry: eng/rugby_union__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rugby union
trans_list: Rugby Union
sense:
A form of rugby football, historically amateur, having 15 players per side; points are scored for a try, penalty, drop kick or conversion.


lexentry: eng/ruin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ruin
trans_list: Ruine
sense:
(countable, sometimes, in the plural) The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.


lexentry: eng/rule_of_engagement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rule of engagement
trans_list: Einsatzregel
sense:
(military, law enforcement, chiefly, in the plural) An internal rule among a military, police, etc. force defining the circumstances in which and manner with which to use force.


lexentry: eng/rule_of_law__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rule of law
trans_list: Rechtsstaat | Rechtstaatlichkeit
sense:
(legal, often, capitalized) The doctrine that no individual is above the law and that everyone must answer to it.


lexentry: eng/rule_of_three__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rule of three
trans_list: Dreisatz
sense:
(mathematics, _, education) A rule stating that, if two ratios are equal, then the denominator of the second equals its numerator times the reciprocal of the first ratio: if \frac ab=\frac cd then d=\frac{bc}a.


lexentry: eng/rule_of_thumb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rule of thumb
trans_list: Faustregel | Daumenregel
sense:
A general guideline, rather than a strict rule; an approximate measure or means of reckoning based on experience or common knowledge.


lexentry: eng/ruler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ruler
trans_list: Lineal
sense:
A (usually rigid), flat, rectangular measuring or drawing device with graduations in units of measurement; a straightedge with markings.


lexentry: eng/ruler__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ruler
trans_list: Herrscher | Herrscherin
sense:
A person who rules or governs; someone or something that exercises dominion or controlling power over others.


lexentry: eng/rules_of_the_road__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: The laws that govern driving, especially of motorists and cyclists.
written_rep: rules of the road
trans_list:
Straßenverkehrsgesetz | Straßenverkehrsregeln | Straßenverkehrsvorschriften | Verkehrsregeln | Verkehrsvorschriften


lexentry: eng/rumble_strip__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rumble strip
trans_list: Rüttelstreifen
sense:
A pattern of variation in a road's surface designed to alert inattentive drivers to potential danger by causing a tactile vibration and audible rumbling if they veer out of their lane.


lexentry: eng/ruminate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ruminate
trans_list: wiederkäuen
sense:
(intransitive) To chew cud. (Said of ruminants.) Involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen.


lexentry: eng/rummage__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: rummage
trans_list: wühlen | durchwühlen | stöbern
sense:
(intransitive) To hastily search for something in a confined space and among many items by carelessly turning things over or pushing things aside.


lexentry: eng/rummage__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: rummage
trans_list: durchwühlen
sense:
(transitive) To search something thoroughly and with disregard for the way in which things were arranged.


lexentry: eng/rummer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rummer
trans_list: Römer
sense:
A large drinking-glass for alcoholic drinks, chiefly wine, typically with a short or heavy stem. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/rumor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rumor
trans_list: Gerücht
sense:
(countable) A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.


lexentry: eng/rumor_mill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rumor mill
trans_list: Gerüchteküche
sense:
(American spelling, idiomatic) A process in which a group or network of persons originate or promulgate gossip and other unsubstantiated claims.


lexentry: eng/rumormonger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (American spelling) A person who spreads rumors and gossip.
written_rep: rumormonger
trans_list:
Gerüchtemacher | Gerüchtemacherin | Gerüchteverbreiter | Gerüchteverbreiterin | Kolporteur | Kolporteurin


lexentry: eng/rump_state__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rump state
trans_list: Rumpfstaat
sense:
Any politico-geographic entity (a state) that is the remnant of a previous, larger one that has been broken up.


lexentry: eng/run-of-the-river__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: run-of-the-river
trans_list: Laufwasser
sense:
(attributive) A type of hydroelectric generation plant with little or no water storage, which is therefore subject to seasonal river flows.


lexentry: eng/run__Noun__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: run
trans_list: Bach | Wasserlauf
sense:
(chiefly, eastern, _, North Midland US, especially, Ohio, Pennsylvania) A small creek or part thereof. (Compare Southern US branch and New York and New England brook.)


lexentry: eng/run__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: run
trans_list: überfahren
sense:
(figurative, transitive) To pass (without stopping), typically a stop signal, stop sign, or duty to yield the right of way.


lexentry: eng/run__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: run
trans_list: auslaufen
sense:
(intransitive) To leak or spread in an undesirable fashion; to bleed (especially used of dye or paint).


lexentry: eng/run__Verb__1
sense_num: 32
written_rep: run
trans_list: laufen | kandidieren | antreten | anwerfen | aufgehen | betreiben
sense:
To have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company.


lexentry: eng/run_away__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: run away
trans_list: ausreißen | durchbrennen
sense:
To leave home, or other place of residence, usually unannounced, or to make good on a threat, with such action usually performed by a child or juvenile.


lexentry: eng/run_in_the_family__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: run in the family
trans_list: in der Familie liegen
sense:
(idiomatic, somewhat derogatory) To be a characteristic feature that is observed in several generations of a family.


lexentry: eng/run_into__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: run into
trans_list: jemandem über den Weg laufen | stoßen
sense:
(intransitive, _, but with prepositional object, by extension) To unexpectedly encounter or meet someone or something (literally or figuratively).


lexentry: eng/run_over__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: run over
trans_list: überschreiten | überziehen
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic) To describe briefly; to summarize or recapitulate; to go through or consider quickly.


lexentry: eng/run_through__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: run through
trans_list: durch etwas führen
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic, colloquial) To inform or educate someone, typically of a new concept or a concept particular to an organization or industry


lexentry: eng/run_through__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: run through
trans_list: durchdringen | durchsetzen | durchziehen
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic) To pervade, of a quality that is characteristic of a group, organisation, or system.


lexentry: eng/run_through__Verb__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: run through
trans_list: durchfließen | durchströmen
sense:
(transitive, intransitive, of a train) To have a route that goes through an area; to continue through an area; to complete a route.


lexentry: eng/runaway__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: runaway
trans_list: abtrünnig
sense:
(informal) Deserting or revolting against one's group, duties, expected conduct, or the like, especially to establish or join a rival group, change one's life drastically, etc.


lexentry: eng/runaway__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: runaway
trans_list: Ausreißer | Entflohener | Entlaufener
sense:
A person or animal that runs away or has run away; a person, animal, or organization that escapes captivity or restrictions.


lexentry: eng/rune__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rune
trans_list: Rune | Runenbuchstabe | Runenzeichen
sense:
A letter, or character, used in the written language of various ancient Germanic peoples, especially the Scandinavians and the Anglo-Saxons.


lexentry: eng/runner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: runner
trans_list: Läufer | Läuferin
sense:
(cricket) A player who runs for a batsman who is too injured to run; he is dressed exactly as the injured batsman, and carries a bat.


lexentry: eng/running__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: running
trans_list: Laufen | Rennen
sense:
(physics) The dependence of measured value, typically a coupling constant, on the energy scale at which it is probed due to higher-order interaction terms and associated renormalization issues becoming relevant; metaphorically, the "running" of the measurement from its limiting macroscopic value.


lexentry: eng/running_dog__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: running dog
trans_list: Arschlecker
sense:
(pejorative) A lackey; a lapdog; an unprincipled person who helps or flatters other, more powerful and often evil people.


lexentry: eng/running_gear__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: running gear
trans_list: Fahrwerk
sense:
(automotive) The wheels, suspension, steering, powertrain and usually the chassis of a motor vehicle.


lexentry: eng/running_text__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: running text
trans_list: Fließtext | Lauftext | fortlaufender Text
sense:
The main body of a document; text in the form of sentences and paragraphs, as distinct from headings, captions, footnotes, and other added content.


lexentry: eng/running_the_gauntlet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: running the gauntlet
trans_list: Spießrutenlauf | Spießrutenlaufen
sense:
A form of physical punishment by which a person is compelled to run through a double line of soldiers who attempt to strike him as they pass


lexentry: eng/runoff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: runoff
trans_list: Abfluss
sense:
That portion of precipitation or irrigation on an area which does not infiltrate or evaporate, but instead is discharged from the area.


lexentry: eng/runoff__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: runoff
trans_list: Stichwahl
sense:
(politics) A second or further round of an indecisive election, after other candidates (often all but the last two) have been eliminated.


lexentry: eng/runt__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: runt
trans_list: Kümmerer | Kümmerling | Zwerg
sense:
(typography) A single word (or portion of a hyphenated word) that appears as the last line of a paragraph.


lexentry: eng/runway__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: runway
trans_list: Laufsteg
sense:
A narrow walkway (often on a platform) extending from a stage on which people walk, especially one used by models during fashion shows.


lexentry: eng/rupee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rupee
trans_list: Rupie
sense:
The common name for the monetary currencies used in modern India, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, the Seychelles, or Sri Lanka, often abbreviated ₨.


lexentry: eng/rush__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rush
trans_list: beeilen | eilen | flitzen | hetzen | übereilen
sense:
(transitive, or, intransitive) To hurry; to perform a task with great haste, often not properly or without thinking carefully.


lexentry: eng/rush__Verb__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: rush
trans_list: überfallen
sense:
(intransitive, music) To play at a faster tempo than one is supposed to or than the other musicians one is playing with, or to inadvertently gradually increase tempo while one is playing.


lexentry: eng/rush_hour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rush hour
trans_list: Hauptverkehrszeit | Stoßzeit | Rushhour
sense:
(idiomatic) The times of the day when traffic jams are commonplace, due mainly to people commuting to or from work.


lexentry: eng/rushnyk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rushnyk
trans_list: Handtuch
sense:
A cloth/towel embroidered with symbols and cryptograms of the ancient world, used in Eastern Slavic ceremonies.


lexentry: eng/rusticate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rusticate
trans_list: exmatrikulieren | zwangsexmatrikulieren
sense:
(ambitransitive, Oxbridge, Durham University) To be suspended or expelled temporarily from the university, either compulsorily or voluntarily.


lexentry: eng/rusty-spotted_cat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rusty-spotted cat
trans_list: Rostkatze
sense:
Prionailurus rubiginosus, one of the smallest members of the cat family, native to India and Sri Lanka.


lexentry: eng/rusty__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: rusty
trans_list: eingerostet
sense:
Lacking recent experience, out of practice, especially with respect to a skill or activity. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/rut__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rut
trans_list: Furche | Spur | Spurrille
sense:
A furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground, as from the passage of many wheels along a road. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/rutile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rutile
trans_list: Rutil
sense:
(mineral) The most frequent of the three polymorphs of titanium dioxide, crystalizing in the tetragonal system, TiO2.


lexentry: eng/rösti__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rösti
trans_list: Rösti | Röschti
sense:
A traditional breakfast dish in Germanophone Switzerland (originally from Bern canton) made from potatoes, fried in a pan with butter or fat and widely varying other ingredients such as bacon, onions, cheese, apples or fresh herbs.


lexentry: eng/sable__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sable
trans_list: Zobel
sense:
(countable) A small carnivorous mammal of the Old World that resembles a weasel, Martes zibellina, from cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur (Wikipedia).


lexentry: eng/sable__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sable
trans_list: Zobel
sense:
(countable, and, uncountable) A pelt of fur of a sable or of one of another species of martens; a coat made from this fur.


lexentry: eng/sabot__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sabot
trans_list: Cloq
sense:
A carrier around a projectile in a firearm, cannon or other type of artillery piece that precisely holds the projectile within the barrel.


lexentry: eng/sabotage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sabotage
trans_list: Sabotage
sense:
A deliberate action aimed at weakening someone (or something, a nation, etc) or preventing them from being successful, through subversion, obstruction, disruption, and/or destruction.


lexentry: eng/saboteur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: saboteur
trans_list: Saboteur | Saboteurin
sense:
A person who intentionally causes the destruction of property in order to hinder the efforts of their enemy.


lexentry: eng/sabre-toothed_tiger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sabre-toothed tiger
trans_list: Säbelzahnkatze | Säbelzahntiger
sense:
Any of numerous species of extinct cat-like mammals, of the †Machairodontinae subfamily of the Felidae.


lexentry: eng/sabre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sabre
trans_list: Säbel
sense:
(British spelling, Canadian spelling) A light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point.


lexentry: eng/saccharide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: saccharide
trans_list: Saccharid
sense:
(carbohydrate) The unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn. Either the simple sugars or polymers such as starch and cellulose. The saccharides exist in either a ring or short chain conformation, and typically contain five or six carbon atoms.


lexentry: eng/saccharin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: saccharin
trans_list: Saccharin
sense:
(chemistry) A white, crystalline powder, C7H5NO3S, used as an artificial sweetener in food products.


lexentry: eng/saccharine__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: saccharine
trans_list: süßlich
sense:
(figurative, derogatory) Excessively sweet in action or disposition, especially if romantic or sentimental to the point of ridiculousness; sickly sweet, syrupy.


lexentry: eng/sachet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sachet
trans_list: Duftkissen | Sachet
sense:
(cooking) A cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices added during cooking and then removed before serving.


lexentry: eng/sachet__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
sense: A small, sealed packet containing a single-use quantity of any material.
written_rep: sachet
trans_list:
Portionspackung | Probepackung | Päckchen | [[Portionsbeutel|-beutel]] | [[Portionstüte|-tüte]] | [[Probebeutel|-beutel]]


lexentry: eng/sack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sack
trans_list: Sack | Beutel | Tüte | Papiersack | Sack voll | Sackvoll
sense:
A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satchel.


lexentry: eng/sack_race__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sack race
trans_list: Sackhüpfen
sense:
(games, racing) A race in which competitors stand in sacks or similar items and try to be the first to jump to the finish line.


lexentry: eng/sackbut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sackbut
trans_list: Barockposaune | Renaissanceposaune | Sackbut | Posaune
sense:
(music) A brass instrument from the Renaissance and Baroque Eras, and an ancestor of the modern trombone. It was derived from the medieval slide trumpet.


lexentry: eng/sacrament__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sacrament
trans_list: Sakrament
sense:
(Christianity) A sacred act and the attendant ceremony, considered (theology) an outward sign of divine grace.


lexentry: eng/sacramental__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sacramental
trans_list: Sakramentale
sense:
(Christianity, chiefly, Roman Catholicism) An object (such as holy water or a crucifix) or an action (such as making the sign of the cross) which is regarded as encouraging devotion and thus spiritually aiding the person who uses it.


lexentry: eng/sacramentary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sacramentary
trans_list: Sacramentarium | Sakramentar
sense:
(Roman Catholicism) An ancient book of the Roman Catholic Church, containing the rites for Mass, the sacraments, etc.


lexentry: eng/sacred__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sacred
trans_list: heilig
sense:
Characterized by solemn religious ceremony or religious use, especially, in a positive sense; consecrated, made holy.


lexentry: eng/sacred_fig__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sacred fig
trans_list: Pappel-Feige
sense:
The bodhi tree, Ficus religiosa, venerated by Buddhists because they believe the Buddha attained enlightenment while sitting underneath such a tree.


lexentry: eng/sacred_fir__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sacred fir
trans_list: Heilige Tanne
sense:
A species of fir, Abies religiosa, native to the mountains of central and southern Mexico and western Guatemala.


lexentry: eng/sacrifice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sacrifice
trans_list: Opfer
sense:
A human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing (see sense 1.3), offered to a deity.


