# translation

lexentry: eng/vestment__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: vestment
trans_list: Ornat
sense:
Any of the special articles of clothing worn by members of the clergy etc., especially a garment worn at the celebration of the Eucharist.


lexentry: eng/vestry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vestry
trans_list: Sakristei
sense:
A room in a church where the clergy put on their vestments and where these are stored; also used for meetings and classes; a sacristy.


lexentry: eng/vetch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vetch
trans_list: Wicke
sense:
Any of several leguminous plants, of the genus Vicia, often grown as green manure and for their edible seeds.


lexentry: eng/veteran__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: veteran
trans_list: Veteran
sense:
Of or relating to former members of the military armed forces, especially those who served during wartime.


lexentry: eng/veteran__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: veteran
trans_list: Veteran | Kriegsveteran
sense:
A person who has served in the armed forces, especially an old soldier who has seen long service; also called a war veteran to distinguish from veterans who weren't in armed conflict.


lexentry: eng/veterinary__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: veterinary
trans_list: tierärztlich
sense:
Of or relating to the medical or surgical treatment of animals, especially domestic and farm animals.


lexentry: eng/veterinary_medicine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: veterinary medicine
trans_list: Veterinärmedizin | Tiermedizin | Tierheilkunde
sense:
The branch of medicine that deals with the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases and injuries of animals, especially domestic and farm animals.


lexentry: eng/viaduct__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: viaduct
trans_list: Viadukt
sense:
(transport) A bridge with several spans that carries road or rail traffic over a valley or other obstacles.


lexentry: eng/vial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vial
trans_list: Phiole
sense:
A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemicals.


lexentry: eng/viaticum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: viaticum
trans_list: Viatikum
sense:
(especially, Catholicism) The Eucharist, when given to a person who is dying or one in danger of death.


lexentry: eng/vibe__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: vibe
trans_list: Vibe
sense:
(informal, originally, New Age jargon, often, in the plural) An atmosphere or aura felt to belong to a person, place or thing. [c. 1960s]


lexentry: eng/vibraphone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vibraphone
trans_list: Vibraphon
sense:
A percussion instrument with a double row of tuned metal bars, each above a tubular resonator containing a motor-driven rotating vane, giving a vibrato effect.


lexentry: eng/vibrate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vibrate
trans_list: Vibration
sense:
The setting, on a portable electronic device, that causes it to vibrate rather than sound any (or most) needed alarms.


lexentry: eng/vibration__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: vibration
trans_list: Schwingung | Vibration
sense:
(physics) Any periodic process, especially a rapid linear motion of a body about an equilibrium position.


lexentry: eng/vibrato__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vibrato
trans_list: Bebung
sense:
(music) The musical effect or technique where the pitch or frequency of a note or sound is quickly and repeatedly raised and lowered over a small distance for the duration of that note or sound.


lexentry: eng/viburnum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: viburnum
trans_list: Schneeball
sense:
Any of many shrubs and trees, of the genus Viburnum, native to the Northern Hemisphere that have showy clusters of flowers.


lexentry: eng/vicarious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: vicarious
trans_list: indirekt
sense:
Experienced or gained by taking in another person’s experience rather than through first-hand experience, such as through watching or reading.


lexentry: eng/vicarious_liability__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vicarious liability
trans_list: Fremdhaftung
sense:
(law) The legal liability imputed to the superior for the acts of their subordinate, even though the superior is not personally at fault.


lexentry: eng/vice__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: vice
trans_list: Sittenvergehen | Sittlichkeitsdelikt | Sittlichkeitsverbrechen
sense:
(legal) Any of various crimes related (depending on jurisdiction) to weapons, prostitution, pornography, gambling, alcohol, tobacco, or drugs.


lexentry: eng/vice_president__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vice president
trans_list: Vizepräsident | Vizepräsidentin
sense:
A deputy to a president, often empowered to assume the position of president on their death or absence.


lexentry: eng/vicious_circle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vicious circle
trans_list: Teufelskreis
sense:
A situation in which the response to one problem creates a chain of problems, each making it more difficult to solve the original one.


lexentry: eng/vicious_circle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: vicious circle
trans_list: Zirkelschluss | Circulus vitiosus
sense:
(logic) A fallacy in which the premise is used to prove a conclusion which is then used to prove the premise.


lexentry: eng/vicissitude__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vicissitude
trans_list: Unbeständigkeit | Wandel
sense:
Regular change or succession from one thing to another, or one part of a cycle to the next; alternation; mutual succession; interchange.


lexentry: eng/victim__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: victim
trans_list: Opfer
sense:
One who is harmed or killed as a result of other people's biases, emotions or incompetence, or their own.


lexentry: eng/victimology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: victimology
trans_list: Viktimologie
sense:
The study of the victims of crime, and especially of the reasons why some people are more prone to be victims.


lexentry: eng/victory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: victory
trans_list: Sieg
sense:
(uncountable) The condition or state of having won a battle or competition, or having succeeded in an effort; (countable) an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/video__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: video
trans_list: Video
sense:
A short film clip, with or without audio (as in a music video, or one of the plethora of user-generated short movies on sites such as YouTube).


lexentry: eng/video_arcade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: video arcade
trans_list: Spielhalle
sense:
(US) A business or establishment containing a selection of arcade games, pinball machines and other amusement devices.


lexentry: eng/video_camera__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: video camera
trans_list: Videokamera
sense:
A device for recording video footage, often a portable one used by amateurs; also as a fixed installation for surveillance purposes.


lexentry: eng/video_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: video card
trans_list: Grafikkarte
sense:
(computing) A piece of hardware installed into a personal computer to allow it to send video signals to an external output device such as a monitor or projector.


lexentry: eng/video_conference__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: video conference
trans_list: Videokonferenz
sense:
(telecommunications) A conference held by video link; an arranged video phone call between more than two parties.


lexentry: eng/video_game__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: video game
trans_list: Videospiel | Computerspiel
sense:
A type of game, existing as and controlled by software, usually run by a video game console or a computer, played on a monitor or television screen, and controlled by a joypad, joystick, keyboard, mouse, touchscreen or paddle. [from 1973]


lexentry: eng/video_game_console__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: video game console
trans_list: Spielkonsole | Videospielkonsole
sense:
(video games) A dedicated electronic device that is designed to play video games, especially in accompaniment with a television.


lexentry: eng/video_projector__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: video projector
trans_list: Beamer | Projektor
sense:
A device that takes a video signal and projects the corresponding image on a projection screen using a lens system.


lexentry: eng/videocassette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: videocassette
trans_list: Videokassette
sense:
A cassette containing a blank or prerecorded videotape on which visual images and sounds are recorded for use with a VCR.


lexentry: eng/videocassette_recorder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: videocassette recorder
trans_list: Videorekorder
sense:
An electronic device for recording and playing back television programs and movies (featuring visual images and sound) on a videocassette that can be attached to a television set.


lexentry: eng/videodisc__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: videodisc
trans_list: Bildplatte
sense:
A video recording of visual images and sounds on an optical disc that can be played on a television receiver.


lexentry: eng/videographer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: videographer
trans_list: Videofilmer
sense:
Any person involved in the production of video material, but especially a person who uses a video camera.


lexentry: eng/videophone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: videophone
trans_list: Bildtelefon
sense:
(dated) A cellphone with such capability. Used to distinguish from stills-only camera cellphones and camera-less cellphones.


lexentry: eng/videotape__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: videotape
trans_list: Videoband
sense:
A relatively wide magnetic tape used for recording visual images and sounds (as of a television production) for subsequent playback or broadcasting.


lexentry: eng/vieux_riche__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vieux riche
trans_list: Altereicher
sense:
(pejorative) Old money; wealthy persons whose fortunes are inherited, and who are therefore perceived to have refinement and good breeding.


lexentry: eng/view__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: view
trans_list: Sicht | View
sense:
(computing, databases) A virtual or logical table composed of the result set of a query in relational databases.


lexentry: eng/view__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: view
trans_list: Sicht
sense:
(computing, programming) The part of a computer program which is visible to the user and can be interacted with


lexentry: eng/viewfinder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: viewfinder
trans_list: Sucher
sense:
A device on a camera that shows what will appear in the field of view of the lens; it helps the user target a subject, zoom and focus the image.


lexentry: eng/viewport__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: viewport
trans_list: Viewport
sense:
(computer graphics) A typically rectangular region representing the range or area currently visible (within a window, screen, etc.).


lexentry: eng/vigilante__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: vigilante
trans_list: Mitglied einer Bürgerwehr | Vigilant
sense:
A person who acts outside of legal authority, often violently, to punish or avenge a crime, right a perceived wrong, etc.


lexentry: eng/vigilantism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vigilantism
trans_list: Selbstjustiz | Vigilantentum | Vigilantismus
sense:
The activities of a vigilante; acting outside of legal authority, often violently, to punish or avenge a crime, right a perceived wrong, etc.


lexentry: eng/vigintillion__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vigintillion
trans_list: Dezilliarde | Vigintillion
sense:
Originally, in accordance with the long scale, the twentieth power of a million, 10120; now (originally US), in accordance with the short scale, more usually 1063.


lexentry: eng/vignette__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: vignette
trans_list: Vignette
sense:
(printing) A decorative design, originally representing vine branches or tendrils, at the head of a chapter, of a manuscript or printed book, or in a similar position.


lexentry: eng/vignette__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: vignette
trans_list: Vignette
sense:
(by extension) Any small borderless picture in a book, especially an engraving, photograph, or the like, which vanishes gradually at the edge.


lexentry: eng/vignette__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: vignette
trans_list: Vignette
sense:
(computer graphics) A hardware deficiency (even occurring in most expensive models) of a computer display wherein the picture slants towards a colour or brightness towards the edges especially if viewed from an angle.


lexentry: eng/vigour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vigour
trans_list: Ausdruckskraft | Energie | Leidenschaftlichkeit
sense:
Active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; energy.


lexentry: eng/vila__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vila
trans_list: vila
sense:
(Slavic mythology) A type of female nature spirit in Slavic mythology, similar in some ways to a fairy or nymph.


lexentry: eng/vilayet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vilayet
trans_list: Wilajet
sense:
(politics) A province, particularly (historical) the first-level administrative divisions of the Ottoman Empire.


lexentry: eng/vilipend__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vilipend
trans_list: diffamer
sense:
(transitive, dated, formal) To treat (something) as inconsequential or worthless; to despise, to look down on.


lexentry: eng/villa__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: villa
trans_list: Villa | Landhaus | Anwesen | Gutshaus | Herrenhaus | Landgut
sense:
(plural "villas") A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat.


lexentry: eng/villain__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: villain
trans_list: Bösewicht | Schurke | Oberböse
sense:
(fiction) In fiction, a character who has the role of being bad, especially antagonizing the hero; an antagonist who is also evil or malevolent.


lexentry: eng/villus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: villus
trans_list: Zotte
sense:
(biology) A small projection from a membrane, particularly those found in the mucous membranes of the intestines.


lexentry: eng/vinaigrette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vinaigrette
trans_list: Vinaigrette
sense:
A sauce, made of an acidic liquid such as vinegar or lemon juice; oil; and other ingredients, used as a salad dressing, or as a marinade for cold meats.


lexentry: eng/vinaigrette__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: vinaigrette
trans_list: Riechfläschchen
sense:
(obsolete) A small perforated box for holding aromatic vinegar contained in a sponge, or a smelling bottle for smelling salts; called also vinegarette.


lexentry: eng/vinegar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vinegar
trans_list: Essig
sense:
(uncountable) A sour liquid formed by the fermentation of alcohol used as a condiment or preservative; a dilute solution of acetic acid.


lexentry: eng/vintage_car__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vintage car
trans_list: Oldtimer
sense:
A motor car that is of an older make and model, especially one that was built between the years 1919 and 1930.


lexentry: eng/vinyl__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: vinyl
trans_list: Vinyl
sense:
(countable) Any of various compounds and substances containing the vinyl radical, especially various tough, flexible, shiny plastics.


lexentry: eng/viol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: viol
trans_list: Gambe | Kniegeige | Viola da Gamba
sense:
(musical instrument) A stringed instrument related to the violin family, but held in the lap between the legs like a cello, usually with C-holes, a flat back, a fretted neck and six strings, played with an underhanded bow hold


lexentry: eng/viola__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: viola
trans_list: Bratsche | Viola | Altgeige
sense:
A stringed instrument of the violin family, somewhat larger than a violin, played under the chin, and having a deeper tone.


lexentry: eng/violet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: violet
trans_list: Veilchen | Violett
sense:
A plant or flower of the genus Viola, especially the fragrant Viola odorata; (inexact) similar-looking plants and flowers.


lexentry: eng/violet__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: violet
trans_list: Violett | Veilchen
sense:
The color of most violets; the colour evoked by the shortest visible wavelengths between 380 and 435 nm, an additive tertiary colour.


lexentry: eng/violin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: violin
trans_list: Geige | Violine | Fiedel | Fidel
sense:
A small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin and played with a bow.


lexentry: eng/violin_maker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: violin maker
trans_list: Fiedelmacher | Fiedelmacherin | Geigenbauer | Geigenbauerin | Geigenmacher | Geigenmacherin
sense:
(lutherie) A person who makes violins, and usually other bowed stringed instruments such as violas, cellos and double basses.


lexentry: eng/viral__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: viral
trans_list: Virus- | rasend schnell im Internet ausbreitet | virusartig
sense:
(computing) Of the nature of an informatic virus; able to spread copies of itself to other computers.


lexentry: eng/viral__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: viral
trans_list: wie ein Lauffeuer
sense:
(advertising, and, marketing) Spread by word of mouth, with minimal intervention in order to create buzz and interest.


lexentry: eng/viral_load__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: viral load
trans_list: Viruslast
sense:
(pathology) A measure of the severity of a viral infection based on the amount of virus in a bodily fluid.


lexentry: eng/vireo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vireo
trans_list: Grünling
sense:
Any of a number of small insectivorous passerine birds, of the genus Vireo, that have grey-green plumage.


lexentry: eng/virga__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: virga
trans_list: Sturzsträhne
sense:
(measurement, countable) A unit of length: a rod, pole or perch (5½ yards); or a unit of area: a square rod, pole or perch.


lexentry: eng/virgin_birth__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: virgin birth
trans_list: Jungferngeburt | Jungfernzeugung | Jungfrauengeburt
sense:
(often capitalized and used absolutely: the Virgin Birth) In Christian theology, the miraculous birth of Christ from the Virgin Mary.


lexentry: eng/virial_theorem__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: virial theorem
trans_list: Viralsatz
sense:
(physics) A theorem in mechanics showing the relationship between the kinetic energy of a system to the virial of Clausius.


lexentry: eng/virile__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: virile
trans_list: männlich | viril | maskulin
sense:
Manly; having characteristics associated with being male, such as strength; exhibiting masculine traits to an exaggerated degree such as strength, forcefulness or vigor.


lexentry: eng/virile__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: virile
trans_list: Personalmaskulinum
sense:
(grammar) Pertaining to a grammatical gender used in plurals of some Slavic languages, corresponding to the personal masculine animate nouns.


lexentry: eng/virtual__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: virtual
trans_list: virtuell
sense:
(object-oriented programming) Of a class member: capable of being overridden with a different implementation in a subclass.


lexentry: eng/virtual_particle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: virtual particle
trans_list: virtuelles Teilchen
sense:
(physics) a particle that exists for a limited time and space, introducing uncertainty in their energy and momentum


lexentry: eng/virtual_reality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: virtual reality
trans_list: virtuelle Realität
sense:
A computer technology that simulates a real or imagined environment so that the user can interact with it as if physically present.


lexentry: eng/virtue__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: virtue
trans_list: Tugend
sense:
An inherently advantageous or excellent quality of something or someone; a favourable point, an advantage. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/virtue__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: virtue
trans_list: Keuschheit | Tugend
sense:
(Christianity) A creature embodying divine power, specifically one of the orders of heavenly beings, traditionally ranked above angels and archangels, and below seraphim and cherubim. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/virtue_signalling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: virtue signalling
trans_list: Tugendschau | den Heiligenschein aufsetzen | die (moralische) Flagge zeigen
sense:
(derogatory, chiefly, in the context of political and social justice issues) The practice of expressing a particular opinion or performing a particular action in an attempt to make oneself look virtuous: commonly defensively in response to, or anticipation of, criticism; or aggressively, in assuming a moral posture in attacking an opponent.


lexentry: eng/virtuoso__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: virtuoso
trans_list: Virtuose
sense:
Specifically, a musician (or other performer) with masterly ability, technique, or personal style. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/virtuous_circle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: virtuous circle
trans_list: schiefe Ebene
sense:
A situation in which the solution to one problem makes each future problem easier to solve than the original one.


lexentry: eng/virus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: virus
trans_list: Virus
sense:
A submicroscopic, non-cellular structure consisting of a core of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat, that requires a living host cell to replicate, and often causes disease in the host organism; such agents are often classed as nonliving infectious particles and less often as microorganisms.


lexentry: eng/virus__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: virus
trans_list: Computervirus | Virus
sense:
(computing) A type of malware which can covertly transmit itself between computers via networks (especially the Internet) or removable storage such as disks, often causing damage to systems and data; also computer virus.


lexentry: eng/visa-on-arrival__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: visa-on-arrival
trans_list: Visum bei Ankunft
sense:
A simplified method of issuing visa (a permit to enter and leave a country) on arrival, as an alternative to a complete visa-free entry.


lexentry: eng/visa__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: visa
trans_list: Visum
sense:
A permit to enter and leave a country, normally issued by the authorities of the country to be visited.


lexentry: eng/viscacha__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: viscacha
trans_list: Hasenmaus
sense:
Any of the several South American rodents, native to the Andes, of the genera Lagidium and Lagostomus, within family Chinchillidae.


lexentry: eng/viscera__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: viscera
trans_list: Eingeweide | innere Organe
sense:
Collectively, the internal organs of the body, especially those contained within the abdominal and thoracic cavities, such as the liver, heart, or stomach.


lexentry: eng/visceral__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: visceral
trans_list: viszeral
sense:
Of or relating to the viscera or bowels regarded as the origin of a person's emotions; hence (figuratively) , relating to or having deep internal feelings or sensibility. [16th–17th c.; revived from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/visceral__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: visceral
trans_list: aus dem Bauch heraus | instinktiv | intuitiv | tief sitzend | zu den Eingeweiden gehörig
sense:
Having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect, as in the distinction between feeling and thinking.


lexentry: eng/viscose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: viscose
trans_list: Viskose
sense:
A viscous orange-brown liquid obtained by chemical treatment of cellulose and used as the basis of manufacturing rayon and cellulose film.


lexentry: eng/viscosity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: viscosity
trans_list: Viskosität
sense:
(countable, physics) A quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid, as measured by the force per unit area resisting uniform flow.


lexentry: eng/viscus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: viscus
trans_list: Eingeweide
sense:
(anatomy) One of the organs, as the brain, heart, or stomach, in the great cavities of the body of an animal; especially used in the plural, and applied to the organs contained in the abdomen.


lexentry: eng/vise__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vise
trans_list: Schraubstock
sense:
(US) An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing.


lexentry: eng/visible_light__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: visible light
trans_list: sichtbares Licht
sense:
(physics) The part of the electromagnetic spectrum, between infrared and ultraviolet, that is visible to the human eye.


lexentry: eng/vision_statement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vision statement
trans_list: Vision Statement
sense:
(business, management) A form of mission statement, issued by a company or organization, in which its intentions for the future are stated.


lexentry: eng/visit__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: visit
trans_list: besuchen
sense:
(transitive) To habitually go to (someone in distress, sickness etc.) to comfort them. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.) [from 13th c.]


lexentry: eng/visiting_scholar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: visiting scholar
trans_list: Gastwissenschaftler | Gastwissenschaftlerin
sense:
(education) A scholar from an institution who visits a host university to teach, lecture or perform research on a particular topic.


lexentry: eng/visiting_team__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: visiting team
trans_list: Auswärtsmannschaft
sense:
(sports) The team in a sport that has traveled out of its home area to play, as opposed to the home team.


lexentry: eng/visitor_pattern__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: visitor pattern
trans_list: Besucher | Besucher-Muster | Visitor
sense:
(software, design) A behavioural design pattern that separates an algorithm from an object structure on which it operates.


lexentry: eng/visor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: visor
trans_list: Visier
sense:
A part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so show the face. The openings for seeing and breathing are generally in it.


lexentry: eng/visual_angle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: visual angle
trans_list: Gesichtswinkel
sense:
(geometry) The angle formed by two rays of light, or two straight lines drawn from the extreme points of an object to the center of the eye.


lexentry: eng/visual_arts__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: visual arts
trans_list: bildende Kunst
sense:
Art forms that are primarily visual in nature, such as painting, photography, printmaking, and filmmaking.


lexentry: eng/vital_capacity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vital capacity
trans_list: Lungenvolumen | Vitalkapazität
sense:
(biology) The maximum volume of air that can be discharged from the lungs following maximum inspiration.


lexentry: eng/vital_organ__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vital organ
trans_list: lebenswichtiges Organ
sense:
An organ of the body which performs a sufficiently important function that damage to the organ can cause death.


lexentry: eng/vitalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vitalism
trans_list: Vitalismus
sense:
The doctrine that life involves some immaterial "vital force", and cannot be explained scientifically.


lexentry: eng/vitamin_A__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vitamin A
trans_list: Vitamin A
sense:
(vitamin) Any of several closely related fat-soluble vitamins that are essential for normal vision; retinol.


lexentry: eng/vitamin_D__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vitamin D
trans_list: Vitamin D
sense:
(biochemistry) Any of a number of fat-soluble vitamins, required for normal bone development and that prevents rickets; can be manufactured in the skin on exposure to sunlight.


lexentry: eng/vitamin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vitamin
trans_list: Vitamin
sense:
Any of a specific group of organic compounds essential in small quantities for healthy human growth, metabolism, development, and body function; found in minute amounts in plant and animal foods or sometimes produced synthetically; deficiencies of specific vitamins produce specific disorders.


lexentry: eng/vitreous_humour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vitreous humour
trans_list: Glaskörper
sense:
(ophthalmology, British, Canada) The clear gel that fills the eyeball between the lens and the retina.


lexentry: eng/vitrine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vitrine
trans_list: Vitrine
sense:
A glass-paneled cabinet or case, especially for displaying articles such as china, objets d'art, or fine merchandise.


lexentry: eng/viviparous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: viviparous
trans_list: lebendgebärend | lebend gebärend | vivipar
sense:
(of an animal or animal species) Being born alive, as are most mammals, some reptiles, and a few fish (as opposed to being laid as an egg and subsequently hatching, as do most birds and many other species).


lexentry: eng/vivisection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vivisection
trans_list: Vivisektion
sense:
The action of cutting, surgery or other invasive treatment of a living organism for the purposes of physiological or pathological scientific investigation.


lexentry: eng/vizier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vizier
trans_list: Wesir
sense:
(history) A high-ranking official or minister in an Islamic government, especially in the Ottoman Empire.


lexentry: eng/vocabulary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vocabulary
trans_list: Wortschatz | Vokabular | Wörterverzeichnis | Glossar | Vokabularium | Wortliste
sense:
A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.


lexentry: eng/vocabulary_word__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vocabulary word
trans_list: Vokabel
sense:
(education, US) A word which a student is expected to learn; a word included in a test of one's general vocabulary or of subject-specific terminology


lexentry: eng/vocal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vocal
trans_list: mündlich | stimmhaft | stimmlich
sense:
(phonetics) Consisting of, or characterized by, voice, or tone produced in the larynx, which may be modified, either by resonance, as in the case of the vowels, or by obstructive action, as in certain consonants, such as v, l, etc., or by both, as in the nasals m, n, ng.


lexentry: eng/vocal_cord__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vocal cord
trans_list: Stimmband
sense:
(anatomy, usually, in the plural) Either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane stretched horizontally across the human larynx whose vibrations help to produce the voice.


lexentry: eng/vocal_cords__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vocal cords
trans_list: Stimmbänder
sense:
(chiefly, in the plural) Two folds of tissue located in the larynx that vibrate when air passes over them, producing the sound waves associated with talking and singing.


lexentry: eng/vocalization__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: vocalization
trans_list: Vokalisation | Vokalisierung
sense:
(orthography, phonology) The addition of these diacritics and the respective phonemes to a word; the spoken form the word thereby receives.


lexentry: eng/vocative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: vocative
trans_list: vokativ | Vokativ
sense:
(grammar) Used in address; appellative (said of that case or form of the noun, pronoun, or adjective, in which a person or thing is addressed). For example "Domine, O Lord"


lexentry: eng/vocative_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vocative case
trans_list: Vokativ | Anredefall
sense:
(grammar) case of address, case used for a noun identifying the person or thing being addressed. It corresponds to the archaic English particle "O" as used in solemn or poetic address e.g.: Hear me, O Albion! Languages that regularly employ the vocative include Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Czech, Georgian, Greek, Hawaiian, Hindi-Urdu, Irish, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Ojibwe, Polish, Romanian, Ruthenian/Rusyn, Sanskrit, Scottish Gaelic, Serbo-Croatian, Slovak, Tamil and Ukrainian.


lexentry: eng/vogue_word__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vogue word
trans_list: Modewort
sense:
(linguistics) A neologism that gains sudden popularity but is forgotten after a relatively short time.


lexentry: eng/voice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: voice
trans_list: Stimme
sense:
Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character


lexentry: eng/voice__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: voice
trans_list: Stimme
sense:
(figurative) An expressed opinion, choice, will, desire, or wish; the right or ability to make such expression or to have it considered


lexentry: eng/voice__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: voice
trans_list: Stimme | Gattung | Genus Verbi | Verbalgenus | Verbgenus | Diathese
sense:
(grammar) A particular way of inflecting or conjugating verbs, or a particular form of a verb, by means of which is indicated the relation of the subject of the verb to the action which the verb expresses.


lexentry: eng/voice_actor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: voice actor
trans_list: Synchronsprecher
sense:
An actor who provides voices or voice-overs for radio drama, animations, commercials, dubbed films, games, etc.


lexentry: eng/voiced__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: voiced
trans_list: stimmhaft
sense:
(phonetics) Sounded with vibration of the vocal cords. For example, the phone [z] is voiced, while [s] is unvoiced.


lexentry: eng/voiceless__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: voiceless
trans_list: stimmlos
sense:
(phonetics, of a consonant or vowel) Spoken without vibration of the vocal cords; unvoiced, surd, breathed. Examples: [t], [s], [f], [m̥], [u̥].


lexentry: eng/voicing__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: voicing
trans_list: Klang
sense:
(phonetics, phonology) A classification of speech sounds that tend to be associated with vocal cord vibration.


lexentry: eng/void__Adjective__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: void
trans_list: ungültig | nichtig
sense:
(programming, of a function or method) That does not return a value; being a procedure rather than a function.


lexentry: eng/void__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: void
trans_list: annullieren | entleeren | leeren | löschen
sense:
(transitive, obsolete) To remove the contents of; to make or leave vacant or empty; to quit; to leave.


lexentry: eng/voivode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: voivode
trans_list: Woiwode | Wojewode
sense:
A local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe, especially early semi-independent rulers of Transylvania.


lexentry: eng/voivodeship__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: voivodeship
trans_list: Woiwodschaft
sense:
(countable) The highest-level administrative subdivision of Poland, comparable to a province or state.


lexentry: eng/vol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vol
trans_list: Diebstahl
sense:
(heraldiccharge) A heraldic symbol consisting of a pair of outstretched wings, often conjoined at their shoulders.


lexentry: eng/volatility__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: volatility
trans_list: Volatilität
sense:
(finance, countable) A quantification of the degree of uncertainty about the future price of a commodity, share, or other financial product.


lexentry: eng/volcanic_ash__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: volcanic ash
trans_list: Vulkanasche
sense:
(geology) Fragments of pulverized rock, minerals and volcanic glass created during a volcanic eruption.


lexentry: eng/volcanic_winter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: volcanic winter
trans_list: vulkanischer Winter
sense:
(climatology) A reduction in global temperatures caused by volcanic ash and droplets of sulfuric acid obscuring the Sun and raising Earth's albedo (increasing the reflection of solar radiation) after a large, particularly explosive volcanic eruption.


lexentry: eng/volcanism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: volcanism
trans_list: Vulkanismus
sense:
(volcanology) Any of the natural phenomena and processes associated with the action of volcanos, geysers and fumaroles


lexentry: eng/volcano__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: volcano
trans_list: Vulkan | Feuerberg | feuerspeiender Berg
sense:
A vent or fissure on the surface of a planet (usually in a mountainous form) with a magma chamber attached to the mantle of a planet or moon, periodically erupting forth lava and volcanic gases onto the surface.


lexentry: eng/vole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vole
trans_list: Wühlmaus
sense:
Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the subfamily Arvicolinae of the family Cricetidae which are not lemmings or muskrats.


lexentry: eng/volleyball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: volleyball
trans_list: Volleyball
sense:
(uncountable) A game played on a rectangular court between two teams of two to six players which involves striking a ball back and forth over a net.


lexentry: eng/volt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: volt
trans_list: Volt
sense:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical potential and electromotive force (voltage); the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere uses one watt of power. Symbol: V


lexentry: eng/voltage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: voltage
trans_list: Spannung
sense:
(electricity) The difference in electrostatic potential between two points in space, especially between live and neutral conductors or the earth.


lexentry: eng/volume__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: volume
trans_list: Volumen | Band
sense:
A three-dimensional measure of space that comprises a length, a width and a height. It is measured in units of cubic centimeters in metric, cubic inches or cubic feet in English measurement.


lexentry: eng/volume__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: volume
trans_list: Partition | Volume
sense:
(computing) An accessible storage area with a single file system, typically resident on a single partition of a hard disk.


lexentry: eng/volumetric_flask__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: volumetric flask
trans_list: Maßkolben | Messkolben
sense:
(chemistry) A glass flask used in a laboratory for holding chemical liquids and solutions. They are similar in shape to a Florence flask, but with a longer neck and wider flat bottom. The neck is marked so that a particular volume of liquid can be measured with high precision.


lexentry: eng/volunteer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: volunteer
trans_list: Freiwillige | Freiwilliger | Ehrenamtliche | Ehrenamtlicher
sense:
One who enters into, or offers themselves for, any service of their own free will, especially when done without pay.


lexentry: eng/volunteer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: volunteer
trans_list: Freiwillige | Freiwilliger | Ehrenamtliche | Ehrenamtlicher
sense:
(military) One who enters into military service voluntarily (but who, when in service, is subject to discipline and regulations like other soldiers), as opposed to a conscript.


lexentry: eng/voluntourism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: voluntourism
trans_list: Voluntourismus
sense:
A type of tourism which combines traditional travel and tourism with volunteer work. Travelers are given opportunities to contribute money and/or time to causes related to their destinations.


lexentry: eng/volute__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: volute
trans_list: Volute
sense:
(architectural element) The characteristic spiral curve on an Ionic capital, widely copied in other styles and in neoclassical architecture.


lexentry: eng/voodoo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: voodoo
trans_list: Voodoo | Wodu | Voudou
sense:
Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.


lexentry: eng/vorarephilia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vorarephilia
trans_list: Vorarephilie
sense:
A paraphilia or fetish in role-playing, involving the devouring of or being devoured by another person or creature—whether alive and whole ("soft vore"), or with gore or killing ("hard vore").


lexentry: eng/vote__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vote
trans_list: Stimme | Votum
sense:
a formalized choice on legally relevant measures such as employment or appointment to office or a proceeding about a legal dispute.


lexentry: eng/vote_of_confidence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vote of confidence
trans_list: Vertrauensfrage
sense:
A motion proposed in a parliament or other assembly to give members the chance to express their confidence in a government; sometimes proposed by a government to counter a vote of no confidence proposed by the opposition; defeat would lead to the resignation of the government.


lexentry: eng/vote_of_no_confidence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vote of no confidence
trans_list: Misstrauensvotum
sense:
(politics, legal) A parliamentary motion representing the lack of confidence of a parliament in the standing government. A passed motion of no confidence usually results in the government's fall.


lexentry: eng/vote_with_one's_feet__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vote with one's feet
trans_list: mit den Füßen abstimmen
sense:
(idiomatic) To express one's preferences through one's actions, by voluntarily participating in or withdrawing from an activity, group, or process; especially, by physical migration to leave a situation one does not like, or to move to a situation one regards as more beneficial.


lexentry: eng/vote_with_one's_wallet__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: vote with one's wallet
trans_list: mit dem Portemonnaie abstimmen | mit seinem Portemonnaie abstimmen
sense:
(idiomatic) To elect to either support or boycott a company, store, or other product in order to demonstrate one's views, values, or principles.


lexentry: eng/voting_booth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: voting booth
trans_list: Wahlkabine
sense:
(US) A small enclosed compartment where a voter may register a vote in private; it may house some voting machine, or just have a pencil for marking a voting slip.


lexentry: eng/voting_slip__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: voting slip
trans_list: Stimmzettel
sense:
a piece of paper with a list of the candidates at an election (sometimes with an indication of the candidate's party); the voter puts an X in the corresponding place against the candidate of his choice, folds the slip and places it in a ballot box provided.


lexentry: eng/vouch__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vouch
trans_list: bürgen | bezeugen | einstehen | garantieren | verbürgen | versichern
sense:
To affirm or warrant the correctness or truth of (something); also, to affirm or warrant (the truth of an assertion or statement).


lexentry: eng/voucher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: voucher
trans_list: Gutschein
sense:
A piece of paper or other token that entitles the holder to a discount, or that can be exchanged for goods and services.


lexentry: eng/vouchsafe__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vouchsafe
trans_list: gewähren
sense:
To graciously give, to condescendingly grant a right, benefit, outcome, etc.; to deign to acknowledge.


lexentry: eng/voussoir__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: voussoir
trans_list: Bogensegment | Bogenstein | Bogenstück | Keilstein
sense:
(architecture) One of a series of wedge-shaped bricks or stones forming an arch or vault. [from 1728]


lexentry: eng/vow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vow
trans_list: Gelöbnis | Gelübde | Eid | Schwur
sense:
A solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner, especially a promise to live and act in accordance with the rules of a religious order.


lexentry: eng/vowel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vowel
trans_list: Vokal | Selbstlaut | Vokallaut
sense:
(phonetics) A sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable.


lexentry: eng/vowel__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: vowel
trans_list: Vokal | Vokalbuchstabe | Selbstlaut
sense:
(orthography) A letter representing the sound of a vowel; in English, the vowels are a, e, i, o, u, y.


lexentry: eng/vowel_harmony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vowel harmony
trans_list: Vokalharmonie | Synharmonismus
sense:
(phonology) A phonological process in some languages that sets constraints on which vowels may be found near each other or within a word, such as back vowels or front vowels; sometimes resulting in variant affixes, clitics or similar variations.


lexentry: eng/vox_pop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vox pop
trans_list: Meinungsäußerung | Stimmen von der Straße
sense:
(journalism) A short, informal, non-prearranged interview with a member of the public, especially to canvas opinion.


lexentry: eng/voxel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: voxel
trans_list: Voxel
sense:
(computer graphics) The three-dimensional analogue of a pixel; a volume element representing some numerical quantity, such as the colour, of a point in three-dimensional space, used in the visualisation and analysis of three-dimensional (especially scientific and medical) data.


lexentry: eng/voyeur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: voyeur
trans_list: Spanner | Voyeur | Voyeurin
sense:
A person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people, especially when such people are engaged in some sexual activity.


lexentry: eng/voyeurism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: voyeurism
trans_list: Voyeurismus
sense:
The derivation of sexual satisfaction by watching unsuspecting people secretly, especially when those being watched are undressed or undressing, flashing, toileting, or engaging in sexual activity.


lexentry: eng/vrykolakas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vrykolakas
trans_list: Wrukolakas
sense:
(folklore) In Greek folklore, a harmful undead creature that eats flesh, somewhat like a vampire or zombie.


lexentry: eng/vulnerability__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vulnerability
sense:
(uncountable) The state of being vulnerable; susceptibility to attack or injury, either physical or emotional; the state or condition of being weak or poorly defended.

trans_list:
Verwundbarkeit | Verletzbarkeit | Schwachstelle | Sicherheitslücke | Verletzlichkeit | Vulnerabilität


lexentry: eng/vulnerable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vulnerable
trans_list: verletzlich | verwundbar | empfindlich
sense:
More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.


lexentry: eng/vulture_fund__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vulture fund
trans_list: Geierfond
sense:
(finance, pejorative) A hedge fund or private equity fund that invests in debt considered to be very weak or in imminent default. Investors profit by buying debt at a discounted price on a secondary market and then suing the debtor for a larger amount than the purchasing price.


lexentry: eng/vulva__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vulva
trans_list: Vulva | Scham
sense:
(anatomy) The external female sexual organs of humans and other mammals, which includes the clitoris, labia, and vulval vestibule.


lexentry: eng/vyshyvanka__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vyshyvanka
trans_list: Wyschywanka
sense:
Traditional Ukrainian and Belarusian clothing, featuring elements of Ukrainian and Belarusian ethnic embroidery.


lexentry: eng/wad__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wad
trans_list: Pfropfen | Vorladung | Vorschlag
sense:
A soft plug or seal, particularly as used between the powder and pellets in a shotgun cartridge, or earlier on the charge of a muzzleloader or cannon.


lexentry: eng/wad_hook__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wad hook
trans_list: Kugelzieher | Dammzieher | Flintenkrätzer | Krätzer | Schusszieher
sense:
two spiral blades arranged something like a corkscrew and fastened to a ramrod for extracting spherical objects from the bottom of a bore-hole, particularly a bullet from the barrel of a firearm


lexentry: eng/wadi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wadi
trans_list: Wadi
sense:
A valley, gully, or stream bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season.


lexentry: eng/wading_bird__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: wading bird
trans_list: Stelzvogel | Watvogel
sense:
Any of various long-legged birds, of the order Ciconiiformes, such as cranes, herons, or storks, that wade in shallow water in search of food.


lexentry: eng/wafer__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: wafer
trans_list: Halbleiterscheibe | Wafer
sense:
(electronics) A thin disk of silicon or other semiconductor on which an electronic circuit is produced.


lexentry: eng/waffle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: waffle
trans_list: Waffel
sense:
(countable) A flat pastry pressed with a grid pattern, often eaten hot with butter and/or honey or syrup.


lexentry: eng/waffle__Verb__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: waffle
trans_list: gemächlich dahingleiten
sense:
(intransitive, aviation, road transport, colloquial) Of an aircraft or motor vehicle: to travel in a slow and unhurried manner.


lexentry: eng/waffle__Verb__2
sense_num: 05
written_rep: waffle
trans_list: schwafeln
sense:
(ambitransitive) Often followed by on: to speak or write (something) at length without any clear aim or point; to ramble.


lexentry: eng/wag__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wag
trans_list: wedeln | schwänzeln
sense:
To swing from side to side, as an animal's tail, or someone's head, to express disagreement or disbelief.


lexentry: eng/wage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wage
trans_list: Lohn | Arbeitsentgelt
sense:
(often in plural) An amount of money paid to a worker for a specified quantity of work, usually calculated on an hourly basis and expressed in an amount of money per hour.


lexentry: eng/wager__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wager
trans_list: Wette | Wetteinsatz
sense:
(legal) A contract by which two parties or more agree that a certain sum of money, or other thing, shall be paid or delivered to one of them, on the happening or not happening of an uncertain event.


lexentry: eng/waggle_dance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: waggle dance
trans_list: Schwänzeltanz
sense:
A dance in the form of a figure eight performed by the honey bee in order to communicate the direction and distance of patches of flowers, water sources, etc. that are more than 100 metres distant from the hive.


lexentry: eng/wagon__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: wagon
trans_list: Bollerwagen
sense:
Abbreviation of toy wagon; A child's riding toy, with the same structure as a wagon (sense 1), pulled or steered by a long handle attached to the front.


lexentry: eng/wagon__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: wagon
trans_list: Wagen
sense:
Short for dinner wagon (“set of light shelves mounted on castors so that it can be pushed around a dining room and used for serving”).


lexentry: eng/wagtail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wagtail
trans_list: Stelze | Bachstelze
sense:
Any of various small passerine birds, principally of genus Motacilla, of the Old World, notable for their long tails.


lexentry: eng/waif__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: waif
trans_list: herrenloses Gut
sense:
(Britain, law, archaic) Often in the form waif and stray, waifs and strays: an article of movable property which has been found, and of which the owner is not known, such as goods washed up on a beach or thrown away by an absconding thief; such items belong to the Crown, which may grant the right of ownership to them to a lord of a manor.


lexentry: eng/waif__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: waif
trans_list: Heimatloser | heimatlose Person | heimatloses Kind
sense:
A person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support; also, a person excluded from society; an outcast.


lexentry: eng/waif__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: waif
trans_list: Fundsache | Fundstück
sense:
Something found, especially if without an owner; something which comes along, as it were, by chance.


lexentry: eng/wail__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wail
trans_list: Heulen
sense:
A sound made by emergency vehicle sirens, contrasted with "yelp" which is higher-pitched and faster.


lexentry: eng/wain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wain
trans_list: 2 ;3: Auto
sense:
(archaic, or, literary) A wagon; a four-wheeled cart for hauling loads, usually pulled by horses or oxen.


lexentry: eng/waistline__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: waistline
trans_list: Taille
sense:
the narrowest part of a garment, usually at the waist, but may be above or below depending on the dictates of fashion or the whim of the designer


lexentry: eng/wait__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: wait
trans_list: warten
sense:
(intransitive) To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.


lexentry: eng/wait__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wait
trans_list: bedienen
sense:
(intransitive, stative, US) To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.


lexentry: eng/wait_on__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wait on
trans_list: kümmern
sense:
To provide a service to (someone); to act as a servant to (someone); to serve (someone) as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant.


lexentry: eng/waiting_move__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: waiting move
trans_list: Abwartezug
sense:
(chess) A move that is not tactical except in that it puts the burden to move on the opposing player.


lexentry: eng/wake-up_call__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wake-up call
trans_list: Weckruf
sense:
A telephone call to awaken someone at a certain time, especially one requested by the person while staying at a hotel.


lexentry: eng/wake__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wake
trans_list: Totenwache
sense:
A period after a person's death before or after the body is buried, cremated, etc.; in some cultures accompanied by a party and/or collectively sorting through the deceased's personal effects.


lexentry: eng/walk-on__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: walk-on
trans_list: Statist | Komparse | Statistin
sense:
An actor of a small (or "bit") part in a theatrical production or film, often without speaking lines.


lexentry: eng/walk__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: walk
trans_list: gehen | laufen
sense:
(intransitive) To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.


lexentry: eng/walk__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: walk
trans_list: freigelassen werden | freikommen
sense:
(intransitive, colloquial, legal) To "walk free", i.e. to win, or avoid, a criminal court case, particularly when actually guilty.


lexentry: eng/walk_on_eggshells__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: walk on eggshells
trans_list: einen Eiertanz vollführen
sense:
(idiomatic) To be overly careful in dealing with a person or situation because they get angry or offended very easily; to try very hard not to upset someone or something.


lexentry: eng/walker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: walker
trans_list: Gehen
sense:
The agent noun of to walk: a person who walks or a thing which walks, especially a pedestrian or a participant in a walking race.


lexentry: eng/walking_frame__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: walking frame
trans_list: Rollator
sense:
A framework device used to support either an infant learning to walk or a person with walking difficulties.


lexentry: eng/wall__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wall
trans_list: Mauer | Wand
sense:
Each of the substantial structures acting either as the exterior of or divisions within a structure.


lexentry: eng/wall_chaser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wall chaser
trans_list: Mauernutfräse
sense:
A specialised hand-held power tool used for cutting narrow grooves in walls, for instance when laying electrical cable.


lexentry: eng/wall_knot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wall knot
trans_list: spleißen
sense:
A knot made by unlaying the strands of a rope, and making a bight with the first strand, then passing the second over the end of the first, and the third over the end of the second and through the bight of the first.


lexentry: eng/wall_of_text__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wall of text
trans_list: Testament
sense:
(chiefly, Internet slang) An intimidatingly large block of writing, particularly one with few or no paragraph breaks.


lexentry: eng/wall_rocket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wall rocket
trans_list: Doppelsame
sense:
Diplotaxis (can refer both to the genus and specific species), native to the western Mediterranean and adjoining regions, used as a leaf vegetable.


lexentry: eng/wallaroo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wallaroo
trans_list: Känguru
sense:
Any of three closely related species of moderately large macropods, intermediate in size between the kangaroos and the wallabies.


lexentry: eng/wallcreeper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wallcreeper
trans_list: Mauerläufer
sense:
A passerine bird of species Tichodroma muraria, closely related to the nuthatches, breeding in temperate Asia, found more widely in much of temperate Eurasia.


lexentry: eng/wallet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wallet
trans_list: Portemonnaie | Brieftasche | Geldbörse | Geldbeutel | Börse | Portmonee
sense:
(US, UK) A small case, often flat and often made of leather, for keeping money (especially paper money), credit cards, etc.


lexentry: eng/walleye__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: walleye
trans_list: Glasaugenbarsch
sense:
(plural "walleye" or "walleyes") A species of gamefish, Sander vitreus, native to the Northern U.S. and Canada with pale, reflective eyes.


lexentry: eng/wallflower__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wallflower
trans_list: Mauerblümchen
sense:
A person who does not dance at a party, due to shyness or unpopularity; by extension, anyone who is left on the sidelines while an activity takes place.


lexentry: eng/wallpaper__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: wallpaper
trans_list: Hintergrundbild | Wallpaper
sense:
(computing, countable, uncountable) An image or tiled pattern used as the background of a computer desktop.


lexentry: eng/walrus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: walrus
trans_list: Walross
sense:
A large Arctic marine mammal related to seals and having long tusks, tough, wrinkled skin, and four flippers, Odobenus rosmarus.


lexentry: eng/wampum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wampum
trans_list: Wampum
sense:
(uncountable) Small cylindrical beads made from polished shells (especially white ones) which have been strung together, formerly used by Native American peoples of eastern North America for various purposes including as jewellery and money, and for record-keeping; (countable, archaic) one such bead.


lexentry: eng/wand__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wand
trans_list: Stab
sense:
A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority.


lexentry: eng/wandering_Jew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wandering Jew
trans_list: Mexikanische Dreimasterblume
sense:
Any plant of three species of spiderworts, Tradescantia pallida, Tradescantia fluminensis, and Tradescantia zebrina.


lexentry: eng/wane__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wane
trans_list: abnehmen
sense:
(intransitive, astronomy) Said of the Moon as it passes through the phases of its monthly cycle where its surface is less and less visible.


lexentry: eng/waning_moon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: waning moon
trans_list: abnehmender Mond
sense:
A moon (usually the Moon, that is, Earth's moon) when it appears smaller each night as it progresses from a full moon to a new moon: a moon in any of the diminishing lunar phases.


lexentry: eng/wannabe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wannabe
trans_list: Möchtegern
sense:
(informal, derogatory, often, attributive) Someone who wishes to be someone or do something, but lacks the qualifications or talent; an overeager amateur; an aspirant.


lexentry: eng/wanton__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: wanton
trans_list: rücksichtslos
sense:
Capricious, reckless of morality, justice etc.; acting without regard for the law or the well-being of others; gratuitous.


lexentry: eng/wantonness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wantonness
trans_list: Ausgelassenheit | Unbeherrschtheit
sense:
(uncountable) The state or characteristic of being wanton; recklessness, especially as represented in lascivious or other excessive behavior.


lexentry: eng/wapiti__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wapiti
trans_list: Wapiti
sense:
(US, Canada) The American elk (Cervus canadensis). It was formerly considered to be in the same species as the European red deer, which it somewhat exceeds in size.


lexentry: eng/war__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: war
trans_list: Krieg
sense:
(uncountable) Organized, large-scale, armed conflict between countries or between national, ethnic, or other sizeable groups, usually but not always involving active engagement of military forces.


lexentry: eng/war__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: war
trans_list: Krieg
sense:
(crime) A prolonged conflict between two groups of organized criminals, usually over organizational or territorial control.


lexentry: eng/war__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: war
trans_list: Krieg
sense:
(uncountable, card games) Any of a family of card games where all cards are dealt at the beginning of play and players attempt to capture them all, typically involving no skill and only serving to kill time.


lexentry: eng/war_bride__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: war bride
trans_list: Kriegsbraut | Soldatenbraut
sense:
A woman who marries a man who is on active military duty in wartime; especially, a woman who marries a foreign soldier serving in her country and then emigrates to his.


lexentry: eng/war_crime__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: war crime
trans_list: Kriegsverbrechen
sense:
(criminal law, international law) A punishable offence under international law for violations of the laws of war by any person or persons, military or civilian.


lexentry: eng/war_dance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: war dance
trans_list: Kriegstanz
sense:
(anthropology) A ceremonial dance performed before a major battle or after a victory, usually by a tribe.


lexentry: eng/war_grave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: war grave
trans_list: Gefallenenfriedhof | Soldatenfriedhof
sense:
A burial place, grave(s) for individual victim(s), soldiers and/or civilians, of warfare, including civil war.


lexentry: eng/war_of_aggression__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: war of aggression
trans_list: Angriffskrieg
sense:
(international law) A military conflict waged without the justification of self-defense, usually for territorial gain and subjugation.


lexentry: eng/war_of_attrition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: war of attrition
trans_list: Zermürbungskrieg | Abnutzungskrieg
sense:
(military) A prolonged war in which the warring sides try to defeat their opponents by wearing them out.


lexentry: eng/war_of_conquest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: war of conquest
trans_list: Eroberungskrieg
sense:
A military conflict where one state, nation, or people conquers or attempts to conquer another; a conquering war.


lexentry: eng/war_of_nerves__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: war of nerves
trans_list: Nervenkrieg
sense:
(idiomatic, by extension) A situation in which opposed parties refrain from direct conflict but maintain a tense, contentious relationship in which each uses annoyances or intimidating psychological tactics to attempt to dishearten and unnerve the other.


lexentry: eng/war_paint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: war paint
trans_list: Kriegsbemalung
sense:
Pigments ritually applied to the face and/or body (originally and still especially of a Native American warrior) prior to going into a battle.


lexentry: eng/war_profiteer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: war profiteer
trans_list: Kriegsgewinnler | Kriegsgewinnlerin | Kriegsprofiteur | Kriegsprofiteurin
sense:
A person or group that gains a significant amount of revenue from selling weapons and military equipment.


lexentry: eng/war_room__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: war room
trans_list: Kommandozentrale
sense:
A command center; a single location which serves as the point of coordination for military activities.


lexentry: eng/war_tuba__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: war tuba
trans_list: Kriegstuba
sense:
An acoustic locator, vaguely resembling a tuba, used (by Japan during the World Wars) to provide early warning of incoming aircraft.


lexentry: eng/warbler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: warbler
trans_list: Grasmücke | Waldsänger
sense:
Any of various small passerine songbirds, especially of the family Sylviidae (Old World warblers) and Parulidae (New World warblers).


lexentry: eng/ward__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ward
trans_list: Gemeinde | Wache
sense:
(Mormonism) A subdivision of the LDS Church, smaller than and part of a stake, but larger than a branch.


lexentry: eng/warden__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: warden
trans_list: Aufseher
sense:
An official charged with supervisory duties or with the enforcement of specific laws or regulations; such as a game warden or air-raid warden.


lexentry: eng/wardrobe__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: wardrobe
trans_list: Garderobe | Kleiderschrank
sense:
A movable cupboard or cabinet designed for storing clothes, particularly as a large piece of bedroom furniture.


lexentry: eng/wardrobe_malfunction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wardrobe malfunction
trans_list: Garderobenstörung
sense:
(euphemistic) An accidental instance of indecent exposure caused by a fault in someone's clothing (especially that of a performer) or by an error made while changing clothes.


lexentry: eng/wardroom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wardroom
trans_list: Quadrat
sense:
(nautical) The living quarters of a ship designated for the commissioned officers other than the captain.


lexentry: eng/warehouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: warehouse
trans_list: Lager | Lagerhaus | Packhaus | Speicherhaus
sense:
A place for storing large amounts of products. In logistics, a place where products go to from the manufacturer before going to the retailer.


lexentry: eng/warfarin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: warfarin
trans_list: Warfarin
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A coumarin salt, warfarin sodium, found in certain clovers, that retards blood coagulation:


lexentry: eng/warfarin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: warfarin
trans_list: Warfarin
sense:
Manufactured as a pharmaceutical drug and used in low dosage, with regular monitoring, for the prevention of thrombosis and embolism.


lexentry: eng/warhead__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: warhead
trans_list: Sprengkopf | Gefechtskopf
sense:
The part of a missile, projectile, torpedo, rocket, or other munition which contains either the nuclear or thermonuclear system, high explosive system, chemical or biological agents, or inert materials intended to inflict damage.


lexentry: eng/warhorse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: warhorse
trans_list: Kampfross | Schlachtross | Streitross
sense:
(historical, military) Any horse used in horse-cavalry, but especially one bearing an armoured knight.


lexentry: eng/warhorse__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: warhorse
trans_list: Haudegen | Kämpe
sense:
(figurative, informal) An experienced person who has been through many battles, situations or contests; someone who has given long service.


lexentry: eng/warhorse__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: warhorse
trans_list: Bühnenklassiker | Dauerbrenner
sense:
(theater, music) A regularly revived theatrical or musical work, as with Hamlet or a Beethoven symphony, or as excerpts thereto. May imply that the work in question has become hackneyed.


lexentry: eng/warm__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: warm
trans_list: wärmen
sense:
(transitive) To make engaged or earnest; to interest; to engage; to excite ardor or zeal in; to enliven.


lexentry: eng/warning_triangle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: warning triangle
trans_list: Warndreieck | Pannendreieck
sense:
(automotive) A triangle made of (usually) red reflective material, used to warn other road users of a broken-down vehicle.


lexentry: eng/warp__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: warp
trans_list: Verholtau
sense:
(nautical) A line or cable or rode as is used in warping (mooring or hauling) a ship, and sometimes for other purposes such as deploying a seine or creating drag.


lexentry: eng/warp__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: warp
trans_list: schleppen | verholen
sense:
(transitive, nautical) To move a vessel by hauling on a line or cable that is fastened to an anchor or pier; (especially) to move a sailing ship through a restricted place such as a harbour.


lexentry: eng/warrant__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: warrant
trans_list: Befehl
sense:
(law, countable) A judicial writ authorizing an officer to make a search, seizure, or arrest, or to execute a judgment.


lexentry: eng/warrant_of_payment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: warrant of payment
trans_list: Mahnbescheid | Zahlungsbefehl
sense:
(legal) A written order from a first person that instructs a second person to pay a specified recipient a specific amount of money or goods at a specific time.


lexentry: eng/warranty__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: warranty
trans_list: Garantie
sense:
(countable, law) A legal agreement, either written or oral (an expressed warranty) or implied through the actions of the buyer and seller (an implied warranty), which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised, such as in a sale of an item or piece of real estate.


lexentry: eng/warranty__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: warranty
trans_list: Garantie
sense:
(countable) A written guarantee, usually over a fixed period, provided to someone who buys a product or item, which states that certain repairs and/or replacement parts will be provided free of charge in case of damage or a defect.


lexentry: eng/wart__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wart
trans_list: Warze
sense:
(pathology) A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).


lexentry: eng/wary__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wary
trans_list: vorsichtig | achtsam | umsichtig | wachsam
sense:
Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, trickery, and dangers; suspiciously prudent


lexentry: eng/wash-leather__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wash-leather
trans_list: Samischleder
sense:
Leather that has been treated so as to be very absorbent. Usually made of sheepskin treated with oil, and used for dusting or as an absorbent lining in pockets, gloves, etc.


lexentry: eng/wash__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: wash
trans_list: Lavierung
sense:
(arts) A smooth and translucent painting created using a paintbrush holding a large amount of solvent and a small amount of paint.


lexentry: eng/wash__Verb__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: wash
trans_list: wegspülen
sense:
(intransitive) To be wasted or worn away by the action of water, as by a running or overflowing stream, or by the dashing of the sea; said of road, a beach, etc.


lexentry: eng/wash_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wash off
trans_list: herauswaschen
sense:
(ambitransitive, ditransitive) To remove (or be removed) by washing; to clean off (dirt or the thing that it is besmirching) by washing.


lexentry: eng/wash_one's_hands__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wash one's hands
trans_list: die Hände in Unschuld waschen
sense:
(figuratively) To absolve oneself of responsibility or future blame for; to refuse to have any further involvement with. [with of ‘something’]


lexentry: eng/washable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: washable
trans_list: waschbar | waschecht
sense:
Capable of being washed without being damaged; especially by a specified method, for example machine-washable.


lexentry: eng/washbasin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: washbasin
trans_list: Waschbecken | Waschschüssel
sense:
A basin used for washing, (now) particularly a permanently installed sink, fitted with a water supply and a drain, for washing the hands and face.


lexentry: eng/washbowl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: washbowl
trans_list: Toilette
sense:
A sink in a bathroom, connected to a supply of water and a drain, in which one may wash one's face and hands.


lexentry: eng/washer__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: washer
trans_list: Unterlegscheibe | Scheibe
sense:
A flat annulus, placed beneath a nut or at some joint, to distribute pressure, alleviate friction, provide directionally differentiated friction (e.g. making the nut turn counter-clockwise only with difficulty), or prevent leakage.


lexentry: eng/washing__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: washing
trans_list: Wäsche
sense:
(uncountable, chiefly, British, NZ, Australia) Clothing, bedlinen or soft furnishings that have been, are currently being, or are to be washed; laundry.


lexentry: eng/wasla__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wasla
trans_list: Wasla
sense:
(linguistics) A diacritic added to the Arabic letter alif ا to form ٱ, also called "hamzatu l-waṣli" - هَمْزَةُ الْوَصْلِ or "alifu l-waṣli" - أَلِفُ الْوَصْلِ. It denotes elision and is seldom used in practice in fully vocalised Arabic texts, only to highlight that the alif is silent هَمْزَةُ ٱلْوَصْلِ = هَمْزَةُ الْوَصْلِ


lexentry: eng/wassail__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: wassail
trans_list: Glühbier | Glühmost | Glühwein
sense:
The beverage served during a wassail, especially one made of ale or wine flavoured with spices, sugar, roasted apples, etc.


lexentry: eng/waste__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: waste
trans_list: verschwenden | verfallen | töten | verwüsten
sense:
(transitive) To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to deteriorate; to diminish by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear out.


lexentry: eng/waste_breath__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: waste breath
trans_list: Atem verschwenden
sense:
(idiomatic) To speak in a manner which is needless or futile; in discussion or argument to make points which are not appreciated or heeded.


lexentry: eng/wastegate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wastegate
trans_list: Bypassventil
sense:
(mechanical engineering, automotive, aviation) A valve that allows exhaust gases to bypass an engine's turbocharger, in order to keep from overspeeding the turbocharger rotor or driving the boost pressure high enough to risk engine knocking or detonation.


lexentry: eng/wastewater__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wastewater
trans_list: Abwasser
sense:
Any water that has been used in some human domestic or industrial activity and, as a result, now contains waste products.


lexentry: eng/watch__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: watch
trans_list: Wache
sense:
(nautical) A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: starboard watch, port watch.


lexentry: eng/watch_glass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: watch glass
trans_list: Uhrglas | Uhrglasschale
sense:
(chemistry) An item of glass laboratory equipment consisting of a simple, slightly concave circle of glass. It is a general utility item, used to hold small samples, to evaporate liquids, to cover a beaker, and so on.


lexentry: eng/watch_one's_mouth__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: watch one's mouth
trans_list: auf seine Ausdrucksweise achten | aufpassen, was man sagt | nicht in diesem Ton reden
sense:
(idiomatic, US) To be careful about what one says, especially with regard to disrespectful or profane language.


lexentry: eng/watch_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: watch out
trans_list: aufpassen | achtgeben
sense:
(idiomatic) To be aware or conscious; to look closely or carefully; to use caution. Often used in the imperative.


lexentry: eng/watchdog__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: watchdog
trans_list: Wachhund
sense:
(figurative) An individual or group that monitors the activities of another entity (such as an individual, corporation, non-profit group, or governmental organization) on behalf of the public to ensure that entity does not behave illegally or unethically.


lexentry: eng/watchman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: watchman
trans_list: Wächter
sense:
One set to watch; a person who keeps guard, especially one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night.


lexentry: eng/watchword__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: watchword
trans_list: Parole | Kennwort | Losung
sense:
(military, security) A prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard; a password or signal by which friends can be known from enemies.


lexentry: eng/water__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: water
trans_list: Wasser
sense:
(alchemy, philosophy) The aforementioned liquid, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.


lexentry: eng/water__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: water
trans_list: Gewässer | Wasser
sense:
(poetic, archaic, or, dialectal) A body of water, almost always a river, sometimes a lake or reservoir, especially in the names given to such bodies.


lexentry: eng/water_buffalo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: water buffalo
trans_list: Wasserbüffel
sense:
A large ungulate, widely used as a domestic animal in Asia, South America. North Africa and Europe: Bubalus bubalis.


lexentry: eng/water_chestnut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: water chestnut
trans_list: Wasserkastanie
sense:
(uncountable) Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis), grown for its edible corm, used in Asian cooking.


lexentry: eng/water_clock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: water clock
trans_list: Wasseruhr
sense:
(chiefly, _, historical) A device for measuring time using water, typically by measuring water flowing in or out of a basin of known size at a known rate.


lexentry: eng/water_column__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: water column
trans_list: Wassersäule
sense:
(environmental sciences, hydrology) A notional column of water from the surface to the bottom in a natural setting, notable for the differences in physical and chemical properties at various depths.


lexentry: eng/water_cycle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: water cycle
trans_list: Wasserkreislauf
sense:
The natural cycle of evaporation of water from the oceans etc, and subsequent condensation and precipitation as rain and snow


lexentry: eng/water_flea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: water flea
trans_list: Wasserfloh
sense:
Any of various aquatic crustacea of the order Diplostraca, characterised by their jumping or jerky mode of swimming.


lexentry: eng/water_fountain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: water fountain
trans_list: Trinkbrunnen | Wasserspender
sense:
A mechanical device designed to dispense small quantities of drinking water, usually in a public place such as a school or office.


lexentry: eng/water_gas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: water gas
trans_list: Wassergas
sense:
A mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide produced by passing steam over hot coke; used as a domestic fuel, a town gas and/or illuminating gas.


lexentry: eng/water_glass__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: water glass
trans_list: Wasserglas
sense:
(inorganic chemistry) Any of various water-soluble silicate compounds, especially when occurring in dissolved, jelly-like form.


lexentry: eng/water_level__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: water level
trans_list: Schlauchwaage
sense:
An instrument to show the level by means of the surface of water in a trough, or in upright tubes connected by a pipe.


lexentry: eng/water_lily__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: water lily
trans_list: Seerose
sense:
Any of various members of the Nymphaeaceae family that are tuberous plants, rooted in soil with leaves (lily pads) and flowers floating on the water surface.


lexentry: eng/water_line__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: water line
trans_list: Wasserlinie
sense:
(shipbuilding) Any one of certain lines of a vessel, model, or plan, parallel with the surface of the water at various heights from the keel. In a half-breadth plan, the water lines are outward curves showing the horizontal form of the ship at their several heights; in a sheer plan, they are projected as straight horizontal lines.


lexentry: eng/water_main__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: water main
trans_list: Wasserhauptversorgungsleitung | Wasserversorgungshauptleitung
sense:
The principal pipe, usually underground, for conveying water to residential and business properties.


lexentry: eng/water_of_crystallization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: water of crystallization
trans_list: Kristallwasser
sense:
(chemistry) The water present in the crystals of the salts of certain metals; it is weakly bound by electrostatic forces and may normally be removed by heating.


lexentry: eng/water_pipe__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: water pipe
trans_list: Wasserpfeife
sense:
A device for smoking, such as a hookah or bong, in which the smoke is drawn through a container of water before inhaling.


lexentry: eng/water_pollution__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: water pollution
trans_list: Gewässerverschmutzung
sense:
Contamination of water, especially surface water, by sewage effluent, fertilizer runoff, industrial chemical discharge, etc.


lexentry: eng/water_polo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: water polo
trans_list: Wasserball
sense:
A water sport consisting of two teams of swimmers who have to throw the ball into the opponent's goal.


lexentry: eng/water_power__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: water power
trans_list: Wasserkraft
sense:
(uncountable) Mechanical or electrical energy derived from running or falling water; originally obtained from a waterwheel immersed in a stream; modern hydroelectric power is obtained from turbines fed from reservoirs.


lexentry: eng/water_rail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: water rail
trans_list: Wasserralle
sense:
a small wetland bird (Rallus aquaticus) of the family Rallidae that breeds in marshes and reedbeds across Europe and Asia.


lexentry: eng/water_slide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: water slide
trans_list: Wasserrutsche
sense:
A recreational slide with water flowing down it to reduce friction, sometimes involving the participant sitting on a mat or raft and sometimes leading into a pool at the bottom.


lexentry: eng/water_softener__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: water softener
trans_list: Trinkwasserenthärtungsanlage
sense:
A device which reduces the calcium and magnesium concentration of hard water by passing it through an ion exchange resin.


lexentry: eng/water_softening__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: water softening
trans_list: Εnthärtung
sense:
The removal of calcium and magnesium ions from water, or their replacement with sodium, either by chemical reaction or by ion exchange.


lexentry: eng/water_strider__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: water strider
trans_list: Wasserläufer
sense:
Any of a number of predatory insects in the family Gerridae, which rely on surface tension to walk on top of water.


lexentry: eng/water_supply__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: water supply
trans_list: Wasserversorgung
sense:
The provision of water by public utilities, commercial organisations, community endeavors or by individuals, usually via a system of pumps and pipes.


lexentry: eng/water_tower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: water tower
trans_list: Wasserturm
sense:
A large tank of water, in an elevated position, acting as a local reservoir; water is pumped into the tank and fed by gravity to the consumers.


lexentry: eng/water_turbine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: water turbine
trans_list: Wasserturbine
sense:
A device that converts the energy of moving water, usually at a dam into rotary motion, usually used to make electricity.


lexentry: eng/water_under_the_bridge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: water under the bridge
trans_list: Schnee von gestern
sense:
(idiomatic) Something in the past that cannot be controlled or undone, but must be accepted, forgiven, or forgotten.


lexentry: eng/water_vole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: water vole
trans_list: Schermaus
sense:
Any of three Old World vole species: European water vole (Arvicola amphibius, formerly Arvicola terrestris), montane water vole (Arvicola scherman), or southwestern water vole (Arvicola sapidus).


lexentry: eng/waterboarding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: waterboarding
trans_list: Waterboarding
sense:
A torture technique in which the victim is immobilized, has towels or rags wrapped over their face, and has water poured onto them, causing them to experience the sensation of drowning.


lexentry: eng/watercock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: watercock
trans_list: Schildralle
sense:
Gallicrex cinerea, a species of bird in the monotypic genus Gallicrex of the family Rallidae. It is a large rail found in wetland habitats in Asia.


lexentry: eng/watercraft__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: watercraft
trans_list: Wasserfahrzeug
sense:
(countable, and, uncountable) Any vessel with implements designed to move it in arbitrary direction through one or various bodies of water: a boat, ship, sea scooter, or similar vehicle.


lexentry: eng/watercress__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: watercress
trans_list: Wasserkresse | Brunnenkresse | Echte Brunnenkresse
sense:
A perennial European herb, Nasturtium officinale, that grows in freshwater streams; used in salads and as a garnish.


lexentry: eng/waterfowl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: waterfowl
trans_list: Wasservogel
sense:
Any of the birds, such as ducks, geese and swans, that spend most of their non-flying time on water; especially those of the family Anatidae.


lexentry: eng/watering_can__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: watering can
trans_list: Gießkanne
sense:
A utensil for watering plants, consisting of a container with a handle and long spout, the spout sometimes being fitted with a perforated nozzle.


lexentry: eng/waterline__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: waterline
trans_list: Wasserlinie | Wasserstand
sense:
(nautical) A line formed by the surface of the water on the hull of a ship when she is afloat; any of a series of short lines marked on the hull to show where the waterline would be under different loadings.


lexentry: eng/watermark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: watermark
trans_list: Wasserzeichen
sense:
A translucent design impressed on the surface of paper and visible when the paper is held to the light.


lexentry: eng/watershed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: watershed
trans_list: Wasserscheide
sense:
(hydrology, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) The topographical boundary dividing two adjacent catchment basins, such as a ridge or a crest.


lexentry: eng/waterspout__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: waterspout
trans_list: Wasserhose
sense:
A whirlwind that forms over water, not associated with a mesocyclone of a thunderstorm (contrary to a true tornado).


lexentry: eng/waterwheel_plant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: waterwheel plant
trans_list: Wasserfalle
sense:
An endangered carnivorous aquatic plant, Aldrovanda vesiculosa, which is the sole extant species of the genus Aldrovanda.


lexentry: eng/waterworks__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: waterworks
trans_list: Wasserkunst | Wasserversorgung | Wasserwerk
sense:
The water supply system of a district, town, city, or other place, including reservoirs, pipes, and pumps.


lexentry: eng/waterworks__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: waterworks
trans_list: Wasserwerk | Wasseraufbereitungsanlage
sense:
(treated as singular) Any single facility, such as a filtration plant or pumping station, within such a system.


lexentry: eng/waterworks__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: waterworks
trans_list: Geheul | Tränen
sense:
(informal) Often in the form turn on the waterworks: crying or tears, especially in a way that is considered manipulative or over-emotional.


lexentry: eng/waterworks__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: waterworks
trans_list: Wasserkunst
sense:
(historical, treated as singular) A hydraulic apparatus by which a supply of water is furnished for ornamental purposes; also, an ornamental fountain or waterfall.


lexentry: eng/watt-hour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: watt-hour
trans_list: Wattstunde
sense:
A unit of electrical energy equal to the power of one watt in use for one hour; often used as a unit of electricity consumption. Equal to 3600 joule.


lexentry: eng/watt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: watt
trans_list: Watt
sense:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. Symbol: W


lexentry: eng/wattle__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wattle
trans_list: Kehllappen
sense:
A wrinkled fold of skin, sometimes brightly coloured, hanging from the neck of birds (such as chicken and turkey) and some lizards.


lexentry: eng/wattle_and_daub__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wattle and daub
trans_list: Lehmflechtwerk
sense:
A structure of interwoven branches and twigs plastered with mud, clay or dung, used in the construction of dwellings, especially as infill in a half-timbered wall


lexentry: eng/wave-particle_duality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wave-particle duality
trans_list: Welle-Teilchen-Dualismus
sense:
(physics) The concept applying to all matter and radiation, but most evident in light and particles such as the electron, that properties of waves and of particles are exhibited simultaneously


lexentry: eng/wave__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: wave
trans_list: Welle | Wink
sense:
Any of a number of species of moths in the geometrid subfamily Sterrhinae, which have wavy markings on the wings.


lexentry: eng/wave__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: wave
trans_list: Wink
sense:
(video games, by extension) One of the successive swarms of enemies sent to attack the player in certain games.


lexentry: eng/wave__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wave
trans_list: winken | wedeln | ondulieren | wellen | zuwinken
sense:
(transitive, metonymic) To call attention to, or give a direction or command to, by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving; to beckon; to signal; to indicate.


lexentry: eng/wave_mechanics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wave mechanics
trans_list: Wellenmechanik
sense:
(physics, mathematics) The mathematical basis for quantum mechanics in which light and subatomic particles have the characteristics of both waves and particles.


lexentry: eng/wave_pool__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wave pool
trans_list: Wellenbecken
sense:
A swimming pool in which there are artificially generated, reasonably large waves, similar to the ocean's.


lexentry: eng/waveform__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: waveform
trans_list: Wellenform
sense:
(physics, engineering) The shape of a physical wave, such as sound, electric current or electromagnetic radiation, or its representation obtained by plotting a characteristic of the phenomenon (such as voltage) versus another variable, often time.


lexentry: eng/wavefunction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wavefunction
trans_list: Wellenfunktion
sense:
(physics) A mathematical function that describes the propagation of the quantum mechanical wave associated with a particle (or system of particles), related to the probability of finding the particle in a particular region of space.


lexentry: eng/wavelength__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wavelength
trans_list: Wellenlänge
sense:
(physics) The length of a single cycle of a wave, as measured by the distance between one peak or trough of a wave and the next; it is often designated in physics as λ, and corresponds to the velocity of the wave divided by its frequency.


lexentry: eng/wavelike__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wavelike
trans_list: wellenartig
sense:
(physics) Having some properties or characteristics of a wave; used especially of physical particles.


lexentry: eng/wavy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: wavy
trans_list: Wellenschnitt
sense:
(heraldry) Undé, in a wavy line; applied to ordinaries, or division lines, especially to symbolize a river.


lexentry: eng/wax__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wax
trans_list: Wachs
sense:
Any oily, water-resistant, solid or semisolid substance; normally long-chain hydrocarbons, alcohols or esters.


lexentry: eng/wax__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wax
trans_list: wachsen | wichsen | bohnern
sense:
(transitive) To apply wax to (something, such as a shoe, a floor, a car, or an apple), usually to make it shiny.


lexentry: eng/wax__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: wax
trans_list: zunehmen
sense:
(transitive) To remove hair at the roots from (a part of the body) by coating the skin with a film of wax that is then pulled away sharply.


lexentry: eng/wax__Verb__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wax
trans_list: zunehmen
sense:
(intransitive, of the moon) To appear larger each night as a progression from a new moon to a full moon.


lexentry: eng/wax_paper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wax paper
trans_list: Wachspapier | Ölpapier
sense:
A semitranslucent, moistureproof paper made with a waxy coating, used primarily for wrapping and packaging.


lexentry: eng/wax_tablet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wax tablet
trans_list: Wachstafel
sense:
A tablet made of wood and covered with a layer of wax, used as a reusable and portable writing surface in Antiquity and throughout the Middle Ages.


lexentry: eng/waxing__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: waxing
trans_list: Wachsen | Waxing
sense:
(countable) A cosmetic procedure in which hair is removed from the body by the application and removal of wax.


lexentry: eng/waxing_moon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: waxing moon
trans_list: zunehmender Mond
sense:
A moon (usually the Moon, that is, Earth's moon) when it appears larger each night as it progresses from a new moon to a full moon: a moon in any of the increasing lunar phases.


lexentry: eng/wayfaring-tree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wayfaring-tree
trans_list: Wolliger Schneeball
sense:
(botany) A much-branched European shrub of large size (Viburnum lantana), with dense cymes of small white flowers, the foliage and young shoots thickly covered with soft mealy down.


lexentry: eng/we__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: we
trans_list: wir
sense:
(personal) The speakers/writers, or the speaker/writer and at least one other person (not the person being addressed). (This is the exclusive we.)


lexentry: eng/weak__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: weak
trans_list: schwach
sense:
(Germanic languages, of verbs) Regular in inflection, lacking vowel changes and having a past tense with -d- or -t-.


lexentry: eng/weal__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weal
trans_list: Strieme
sense:
A raised, longitudinal wound, usually purple, on the surface of flesh caused by a stroke of a rod or whip; a welt.


lexentry: eng/wean__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wean
trans_list: entwöhnen | abstillen
sense:
(transitive) To cease giving breast milk to an offspring; to accustom and reconcile (a child or young animal) to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder.


lexentry: eng/weapon_of_mass_destruction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weapon of mass destruction
trans_list: Massenvernichtungswaffe
sense:
Any human-made weapon causing indiscriminate large-scale death or destruction, especially a biological weapon, chemical weapon, nuclear weapon or radiological weapon.


lexentry: eng/wear__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: wear
trans_list: abnutzen
sense:
To eat away at, erode, diminish, or consume gradually; to cause a gradual deterioration in; to produce (some change) through attrition, exposure, or constant use.


lexentry: eng/wear__Verb__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: wear
trans_list: tragen | anhaben
sense:
(nautical) To bring (a sailing vessel) onto the other tack by bringing the wind around the stern (as opposed to tacking when the wind is brought around the bow); to come round on another tack by turning away from the wind. Also written "ware". Past: weared, or wore/worn.


lexentry: eng/wear_and_tear__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wear and tear
trans_list: Abnutzung | Verschleiß
sense:
Damage or depreciation resulting from ordinary use (normally as something excluded from a guarantee or warranty of quality, or as justifying a write-down in a set of accounts).


lexentry: eng/wear_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wear out
trans_list: abnutzen | verschleißen
sense:
To cause (something) to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use, especially hard, heavy, or careless use.


lexentry: eng/wear_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: wear out
trans_list: verschleißen | ausleiern | sich abnutzen
sense:
(intransitive) To deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain.


lexentry: eng/wear_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wear out
trans_list: erschöpfen | schlapp machen
sense:
To exhaust; to cause or contribute to another's exhaustion, fatigue, or weariness, as by continued strain or exertion.


lexentry: eng/wear_out_one's_welcome__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wear out one's welcome
trans_list: die Gastfreundschaft überbeanspruchen
sense:
(idiomatic) To behave in an offensive, burdensome, or tiresome manner, with the result that one's continued presence is unwanted within a residence, commercial establishment, or social group.


lexentry: eng/wear_too_many_hats__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (idiomatic) To try to fill more roles at once than is realistically possible.
written_rep: wear too many hats
trans_list:
eierlegende Wollmilchsau | in vielen Funktionen tätig sein | sich verschiedene Hüte aufsetzen | viele Aufgaben haben | viele Aufgaben übernehmen | viele Funktionen ausüben


lexentry: eng/weasel__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: weasel
trans_list: Wiesel
sense:
Any of the carnivorous mammals of the genus Mustela, having a slender body, a long tail and usually a light brown upper coat and light-coloured belly.


lexentry: eng/weasel_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weasel out
trans_list: ausweichen
sense:
(idiomatic, intransitive, often followed by of) To shirk, avoid, or fail to fulfill (a task, responsibility, etc.)


lexentry: eng/weasel_word__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: weasel word
trans_list: schwammiger Begriff
sense:
(pejorative) A word used to hedge a statement, for example to make it vague, equivocal, or misleading.


lexentry: eng/weather__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weather
trans_list: Wetter
sense:
The short term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc.


lexentry: eng/weather__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: weather
trans_list: verwittern
sense:
To break down, of rocks and other materials, under the effects of exposure to rain, sunlight, temperature, and air.


lexentry: eng/weather_balloon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weather balloon
trans_list: Wetterballon
sense:
(meteorology) a balloon that carries meteorological instruments aloft in order to measure, record and return data concerning atmospheric pressure, temperature and humidity


lexentry: eng/weather_deck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weather deck
trans_list: Oberdeck | Wetterdeck
sense:
(nautical) A ship's deck which has no overhead protection, which is open to the weather; a ship's uppermost deck.


lexentry: eng/weather_forecast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weather forecast
trans_list: Wettervorhersage
sense:
(meteorology) A prediction of future weather, often for a specific locality, in a newspaper or on the radio or television.


lexentry: eng/weather_report__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weather report
trans_list: Wetterbericht
sense:
(meteorology) A description, especially one prepared by a governmental or other authority, of past, present or forecasted meteorological conditions for a particular geographical area.


lexentry: eng/weather_satellite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weather satellite
trans_list: Wettersatellit
sense:
(meteorology) A type of satellite that is primarily used to monitor the weather and climate of the Earth.


lexentry: eng/weather_station__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weather station
trans_list: Wetterstation
sense:
A piece of equipment that collects and transmits meteorological information, and can make weather forecasts


lexentry: eng/weather_vane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weather vane
trans_list: Wetterfahne | Windfahne
sense:
A mechanical device rotating around one axis and attached to an elevated object such as a roof for showing the direction of the wind.


lexentry: eng/weatherboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: weatherboard
trans_list: Schindel
sense:
Any of a series of horizontal boards used to cover the exterior of a timber-framed building; clapboard.


lexentry: eng/weatherstrip__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weatherstrip
trans_list: Bodendichtung | Bürstendichtung | Dichtband | Dichtprofil | Dichtungsprofil | Fugendichtband
sense:
(US) A narrow piece of material used to prevent cold air from entering a building through the edge of a window or a door.


lexentry: eng/weaver__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: weaver
trans_list: Webervogel
sense:
Any of certain spider species, such as the sheet weaver or the funnel weaver, so named because they spin interesting and characteristic webs.


lexentry: eng/web_application__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: web application
trans_list: Webanwendung | Webapplikation
sense:
(software) A software application that is accessed via a web browser, often over a network but sometimes offline.


lexentry: eng/web_browser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: web browser
trans_list: Webbrowser | Browser
sense:
(Internet) A computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web, chiefly by viewing web pages and following hyperlinks.


lexentry: eng/web_design__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: web design
trans_list: Webdesign
sense:
The trade of a web designer; the creation of web pages, especially in terms of layout and presentation rather than functionality.


lexentry: eng/web_page__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: web page
trans_list: Webseite
sense:
A single hypertext document (transmitted as HTML) on the World Wide Web, often hyperlinked to others, and intended to be viewed with a web browser.


lexentry: eng/web_server__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: web server
trans_list: Webserver
sense:
(software) software that delivers Web pages and other documents to browsers using the HTTP protocol.


lexentry: eng/webbing__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: webbing
trans_list: Gurt
sense:
(military) A belt and shoulder harness with attached pouches used to carry a soldier's equipment, water, ammunition, etc.


lexentry: eng/webcam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: webcam
trans_list: Webcam
sense:
(computing, photography) A video camera whose output may be viewed in real time over a computer network, originally the World Wide Web.


lexentry: eng/weber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weber
trans_list: Weber
sense:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of magnetic flux; the flux linking a circuit of one turn that produces an electromotive force of one volt when reduced uniformly to zero in one second. Symbol: Wb.


lexentry: eng/webinar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: webinar
trans_list: Webinar
sense:
An interactive seminar conducted via Internet. Usually a live presentation, lecture or workshop that happens in real time, as users participate through text-based chat, voice, video, or file-sharing.


lexentry: eng/website__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: website
trans_list: Website | Internetauftritt | Webangebot | Webauftritt | Webpräsenz | Internetpräsenz
sense:
(Internet) A collection of interlinked web pages on the World Wide Web that are typically accessible from the same base URL and reside on the same server.


lexentry: eng/wedding_cake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wedding cake
trans_list: Hochzeitstorte
sense:
A decorated cake, often in several tiers and with a model bride and groom, that is cut by the couple as part of a wedding ceremony and distributed to the guests.


lexentry: eng/wedding_dress__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wedding dress
trans_list: Brautkleid
sense:
The dress worn by a bride during a wedding ceremony, in Western culture traditionally white with a long train.


lexentry: eng/wedding_ring__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wedding ring
trans_list: Ehering | Trauring
sense:
(jewelry) One of a pair or rings exchanged by spouses in a wedding ceremony, and afterwards worn by them, symbolizing continuous fidelity.


lexentry: eng/wedge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wedge
trans_list: Keil
sense:
One of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering.


lexentry: eng/wedge__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: wedge
trans_list: Keil
sense:
(geometry) A five-sided polyhedron with a rectangular base, two rectangular or trapezoidal sides meeting in an edge, and two triangular ends.


lexentry: eng/wedge__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: wedge
trans_list: Keil
sense:
(archaic) A flank of cavalry acting to split some portion of an opposing army, charging in an inverted V formation.


lexentry: eng/wedgie__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: wedgie
trans_list: Hosenzieher
sense:
(slang) A prank in which a person's underpants are pulled up sharply from behind in order to wedge the clothing uncomfortably between the person's buttocks.


lexentry: eng/wee_hours__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wee hours
trans_list: früger Morgen
sense:
The very early morning; the early morning hours; the nighttime hours following midnight, when most people are asleep.


lexentry: eng/week__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: week
trans_list: Woche
sense:
A subdivision of the month into longer periods of work days punctuated by shorter weekend periods of days for markets, rest, or religious observation such as a sabbath.


lexentry: eng/weekday__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weekday
trans_list: Wochentag | Werktag
sense:
Any individual day of the week, except those which form the weekend or the single weekly day off; that is:


lexentry: eng/weekend__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weekend
trans_list: Wochenende | Weekend
sense:
The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in western countries, Saturday and Sunday.


lexentry: eng/weep__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weep
trans_list: weinen
sense:
To cry; to shed tears, especially when accompanied with sobbing or other difficulty speaking, as an expression of emotion such as sadness or joy.


lexentry: eng/weeping_willow__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: weeping willow
trans_list: Trauerweide | Babylonische Trauerweide | Chinesische Trauerweide | Echte Trauerweide
sense:
Any of the numerous decorative cultivars and hybrids of Salix babylonica with white willow (Salix alba) or crack willow (Salix fragilis).


lexentry: eng/weever__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weever
trans_list: Petermännchen
sense:
Any of the usually brown fish in family Trachinidae, which catch prey by burying themselves in the sand and snatching them as they go past.


lexentry: eng/weevil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weevil
trans_list: Rüsselkäfer
sense:
Any of many tens of thousands of species of herbivorous beetles, ranging in size from tiny to large, in the superfamily Curculionoidea, the most characteristic species having the head projecting in a distinctive snout with the mouthparts at the tip.


lexentry: eng/weigh_in__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: weigh in
trans_list: sein Zeug dazutun | sich einmischen | sich einschalten
sense:
(intransitive, idiomatic) To bring in one's weight, metaphorically speaking, to bear on an issue; frequently construed with on or with.


lexentry: eng/weighbridge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weighbridge
trans_list: Brückenwaage | Straßenfahrzeugwaage | Waagenbrücke
sense:
(UK) a platform, flush with the roadway, having a mechanism for weighing vehicles, wagons, livestock, etc.


lexentry: eng/weight_plate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weight plate
trans_list: Hantelscheibe
sense:
A typically disk-shaped device with a perforation in the centre for being united with a weight bar and thus adding mass to it to enable weightlifting exercises (gradated according to a standard measurement scale for mass if the implement is commercially provided; sometimes also used alone for exercises)


lexentry: eng/weight_training__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weight training
trans_list: Gewichtsübungen | Kraftübungen
sense:
(weightlifting) A form of physical exercise using weights to increase the strength and size of muscles by using exercises specific for each muscle group.


lexentry: eng/weightlifter__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: weightlifter
trans_list: Gewichtheber
sense:
A person who uses weights to train the muscles of the body, usually for strength or for improved performance in a sport.


lexentry: eng/weightlifting__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: weightlifting
trans_list: Gewichtheben
sense:
(sports) A sport in which competitors lift heavy weights in two events: the snatch and the clean and jerk.


lexentry: eng/weissbier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weissbier
trans_list: Weizenbier
sense:
A Bavarian specialty beer in which a significant proportion of malted barley is replaced with malted wheat.


lexentry: eng/welcome__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: welcome
trans_list: willkommen | Willkommen
sense:
Whose arrival is a cause of joy; received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company.


lexentry: eng/weld__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weld
trans_list: Färberwau | Gelbkraut | Färberresede | Gilbkraut
sense:
A herb (Reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America, used to make a yellow dye.


lexentry: eng/weld__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weld
trans_list: schweißen
sense:
(transitive) To join two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler, either separately or in any combination.


lexentry: eng/welding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: welding
trans_list: Schweißen
sense:
joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler, either separately or in any combination, or


lexentry: eng/welfare__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: welfare
trans_list: Sozialhilfe | Wohlfahrt
sense:
(uncountable, chiefly, _, US) Various forms of financial aid provided by the government to those who are in need of it.


lexentry: eng/welfare_state__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: welfare state
trans_list: Wohlfahrtsstaat
sense:
A social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens, providing health care, education, unemployment compensation and social security.


lexentry: eng/welfare_trap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: welfare trap
trans_list: Arbeitslosigkeitsfalle
sense:
(chiefly, US) A situation where the welfare system discourages people who receive government public assistance payments from entering low-paid work because such work does not produce a significant income increase.


lexentry: eng/welkin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: welkin
trans_list: Firmament | Himmel | Himmelszelt
sense:
(also, Lancashire) The sky which appears to an observer on the Earth as a dome in which celestial bodies are visible; the firmament.


lexentry: eng/well-defined__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: well-defined
trans_list: wohldefiniert
sense:
(mathematics) Defined in an unambiguous and consistent way: specifically, such that any two objects implied to be identical are indeed identical.


lexentry: eng/well-formed__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: well-formed
trans_list: wohlgeformt
sense:
(linguistics, computing) Correctly written; syntactically correct; expressed in a way that obeys rules for constructing formulas in a certain language.


lexentry: eng/well-mannered__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: well-mannered
trans_list: manierlich | wohlgesittet
sense:
Having good manners; polite, courteous, and socially correct; conforming to standards of good behaviour.


lexentry: eng/well-order__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: well-order
trans_list: Wohlordnung
sense:
(set theory, order theory) A total order of some set such that every nonempty subset contains a least element.


lexentry: eng/well-rested__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: well-rested
trans_list: ausgeschlafen
sense:
Having had sufficient (or even more than enough) sleep or rest to function optimally during waking hours.


lexentry: eng/well__Interjection__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: well
trans_list: na | na ja | naja
sense:
Used in speech to fill gaps, particularly at the beginning of a response to a question; filled pause.


lexentry: eng/well__Noun__1
sense_num: 15
written_rep: well
trans_list: Brunnen
sense:
(biology) In a microtiter plate, each of the small equal circular or square sections which serve as test tubes.


lexentry: eng/well_logging__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: well logging
trans_list: Kernbohrung
sense:
The analysis and recording of the strata penetrated by the drill of an oil well as an aid to exploration.


lexentry: eng/well_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: well up
trans_list: hervorquellen
sense:
(intransitive) To gradually or steadily flow upwards or outwards so as to begin to fill or overflow something.


lexentry: eng/wels_catfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wels catfish
trans_list: Wels
sense:
Silurus glanis, a scaleless fresh-water catfish recognizable by its broad, flat head and wide mouth.


lexentry: eng/welt__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: welt
trans_list: Quaddel | Strieme
sense:
(shoemaking) A strip of leather set into the seam between the outsole of a shoe and the upper, through which these parts are joined by stitching or stapling.


lexentry: eng/welter-weight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: welter-weight
trans_list: Weltergewicht
sense:
(boxing) a boxer weighing more than a lightweight boxer and less than a middleweight boxer; someone boxing in the welterweight class


lexentry: eng/wench__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wench
trans_list: Magd | Mädchen | Mädel
sense:
(archaic, now, dialectal, or, humorous, possibly, offensive) A girl or young woman, especially a buxom or lively one.


lexentry: eng/wendigo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wendigo
trans_list: Wendigo
sense:
(mythological creature) A malevolent and violent cannibal spirit found in Anishinaabe, Ojibwe, and Cree mythology, which is said to inhabit the body of a living person and possess him or her to commit murder.


lexentry: eng/weretiger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weretiger
trans_list: Wertiger
sense:
(fiction, mythological) A creature of Southeast Asian myth; a shapeshifter who can assume the shape of a tiger.


lexentry: eng/werewolf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: werewolf
trans_list: Werwolf | Lykanthrop | Lykanthropin | Mannwolf | Werwölfin
sense:
(mythology) A person who is transformed or can transform into a wolf or a wolflike human, often said to do so during a full moon.


lexentry: eng/wergeld__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: wergeld
trans_list: Wergeld | Blutgeld | Manngeld
sense:
(historical, especially in Germanic, _, legal) Compensation thus determined and paid; a reparative payment.


lexentry: eng/west__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: west
trans_list: Westen | West
sense:
(ecclesiastical) In a church: the direction of the gallery, opposite to the altar, and opposite to the direction faced by the priest when celebrating ad orientem.


lexentry: eng/west_by_north__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: west by north
trans_list: West zu Nord
sense:
The compass point halfway between west and west-northwest, specifically 281.25°, abbreviated as WbN.


lexentry: eng/western__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: western
trans_list: Western
sense:
A film, or some other dramatic work, set in, the historic (c. 1850–1910) American West (west of the Mississippi river) focusing on conflict between whites and Indians, lawmen and outlaws, ranchers and farmers, or industry (railroads, mining) and agriculture.


lexentry: eng/western_cattle_egret__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: western cattle egret
trans_list: Kuhreiher
sense:
Bubulcus ibis is a species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones.


lexentry: eng/western_marsh_harrier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: western marsh harrier
trans_list: Rohrweihe
sense:
Circus aeruginosus, a large harrier, a bird of prey from temperate and subtropical western Eurasia and adjacent Africa.


lexentry: eng/westerner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: westerner
trans_list: Westler | Abendländer | Wessi
sense:
A native or inhabitant of the West, of the Western world—Europe and the Americas. (Also written capitalized as Westerner.)


lexentry: eng/westwork__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: westwork
trans_list: Westwerk
sense:
(architecture) The vaulted monumental structure at the western end of a church constructed in some medieval styles, flanked by two towers and containing the entrance.


lexentry: eng/wet__Adjective__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: wet
trans_list: feucht | nass
sense:
(slang, vulgar, of a female) Sexually aroused and thus having the vulva moistened with vaginal secretions.


lexentry: eng/wet__Adjective__1
sense_num: 16
written_rep: wet
trans_list: nass
sense:
(poker slang) Of a board or flop: enabling the creation of many or of strong hands; e.g. containing connectors or suited cards. (Compare dry).


lexentry: eng/wet_behind_the_ears__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (idiomatic) Inexperienced; just beginning; immature (especially in judgment).
written_rep: wet behind the ears
trans_list:
feucht hinter den Ohren | grün hinter den Ohren | nicht trocken hinter den Ohren | noch feucht hinter den Ohren | noch grün hinter den Ohren sein | noch nicht trocken hinter den Ohren


lexentry: eng/wet_blanket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wet blanket
trans_list: Spaßbremse | Miesmacher | Miesmacherin | Spielverderber
sense:
(idiomatic) A person who takes the fun out of a situation or activity, as by pessimism, demands, dullness, etc.


lexentry: eng/wet_dock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wet dock
trans_list: Hafenbecken
sense:
(nautical) A dock that has a constant level of water in which a vessel floats despite the tide; usually achieved by separating the dock from the sea by a lock.


lexentry: eng/wet_dream__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wet dream
trans_list: feuchter Traum
sense:
(idiomatic, by extension) An exciting fantasy; a very appealing, ideal thing, person, or state of affairs.


lexentry: eng/wet_end__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wet end
trans_list: Siebpartie
sense:
The first section of a paper machine to which the pulp is delivered in a slurry form (as mixture of fiber and water).


lexentry: eng/wet_wipe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wet wipe
trans_list: Feuchttuch | Feuchtpapier | feuchtes Tuch
sense:
A small moistened piece of paper or cloth for cleaning or personal hygiene, often folded and individually wrapped for convenience.


lexentry: eng/wetland__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wetland
trans_list: Feuchtgebiet
sense:
(usually, in the plural) Land that is covered mostly with water, with occasional marshy and soggy areas.


lexentry: eng/wetsuit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wetsuit
trans_list: Tauchanzug
sense:
A close fitting, insulating garment usually made from neoprene or similar material designed to keep one warm during activities on or under water.


lexentry: eng/wh-question__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wh-question
trans_list: W-Frage
sense:
(chiefly, linguistics) A question that is introduced by a wh-word (what, where, why, etc.) and cannot be answered by yes or no.


lexentry: eng/whack-a-mole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whack-a-mole
trans_list: der Kampf gegen die Hydra
sense:
(idiomatic, chiefly, Canada, US) The practice of trying to stop problems, etc., that repeatedly occur in an apparently random manner; also, the act of dealing with such matters in a piecemeal manner without achieving a complete solution.


lexentry: eng/whale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whale
trans_list: Wal | Walfisch
sense:
Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises.


lexentry: eng/whale_oil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whale oil
trans_list: Tran
sense:
Any of various oils and fats extracted from the blubber of whales and used in the manufacture of soap and lubricants (formerly as an illuminating oil).


lexentry: eng/whale_shark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whale shark
trans_list: Walhai
sense:
A very large spotted shark, Rhincodon typus, of warm marine waters, similar to a whale, that feeds by filtering plankton from the water.


lexentry: eng/whalebone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whalebone
trans_list: Fischbein
sense:
The horny material from the fringed plates of the upper jaw of baleen whales that are used to filter plankton; once used as stays in corsets


lexentry: eng/what's-his-name__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: what's-his-name
trans_list: Dingsda
sense:
A male person or entity whose name one does not remember or want to mention but that is known to the person to which one is speaking.


lexentry: eng/what's_new__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: what's new
trans_list: was gibt's Neues
sense:
(informal) An informal greeting asking the other person what has recently happened in their life. A typical response might be "Not much; you?". The greeting is not always literal and may just be used to say hello.


lexentry: eng/what's_sauce_for_the_goose_is_sauce_for_the_gander__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander
trans_list: was dem einen recht ist, ist dem anderen billig
sense:
If something is acceptable for one person, it is acceptable for another (often of the opposite gender).


lexentry: eng/what's_up__Phrase__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: what's up
trans_list: wie geht's | was geht | was geht ab | was läuft
sense:
(idiomatic, colloquial, chiefly, _, US, with up in the sense of "happening") What's happening? What are you doing?


lexentry: eng/what's_your_phone_number__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
sense: Asks the interlocutor to give their phone number for subsequent communication.
written_rep: what's your phone number
trans_list:
Wie lautet Ihre Telefonnummer? | Wie lautet deine Telefonnummer? | was ist Ihre Telefonnummer? | was ist deine Telefonnummer?


lexentry: eng/what__Determiner__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: what
trans_list: was für | so
sense:
(exclamative) Used to form exclamations indicating that something is remarkable, in either a good or bad way.


lexentry: eng/what__Determiner__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: what
trans_list: was für | welch
sense:
Emphasises that something is noteworthy or remarkable in quality or degree, in either a good or bad way; may be used in combination with certain other determiners, especially 'a', less often 'some'.


lexentry: eng/what__Interjection__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: what
trans_list: was? | wie bitte
sense:
(British, colloquial, dated) Clipping of what do you say? Used as a type of tag question to emphasise a statement and invite agreement, often rhetorically.


lexentry: eng/what__Interjection__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: what
trans_list: was? | wie bitte
sense:
What did you say? I beg your pardon? This usage is often considered impolite, with the more polite "Pardon?" or "Excuse me?" preferred.


lexentry: eng/what_does_that_have_to_do_with_the_price_of_tea_in_China__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: what does that have to do with the price of tea in China
trans_list: nachts ist es kälter als draußen
sense:
(rhetorical question, colloquial) Used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or non sequitur.


lexentry: eng/what_goes_around_comes_around__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: A person's actions, whether good or bad, will often have consequences for that person.
written_rep: what goes around comes around
trans_list:
alles rächt sich irgendwann | das kommt davon | die Vergangenheit holt einen immer ein | man erntet, was man sät | sowas kommt von sowas | wie du mir, so ich dir


lexentry: eng/what_is_that__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: what is that
trans_list: was ist das
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see what,‎ was,‎ that.: Asks the interlocutor to identify an indicated object.


lexentry: eng/what_number__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: what number
trans_list: wievielter
sense:
Which, what position (in an ordered series, such as which day of the month or which floor). (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/what_the_fuck__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: what the fuck
trans_list: verfickt nochmal | was zum Scheiß? | was zum Teufel?
sense:
(vulgar) Used to express astonishment, shock, incredulity, or disbelief (as a shortened form of expressions such as "What the fuck is going on?", "...are you doing?", "…just happened?, "…is wrong with this?", "…is wrong with that?" "…is happening?", "…are you saying?", "…did you say?", "…did I say?", "…were you?", "…are you talking about?", "…is wrong with you?", "…is with you?", "…is this?", "…is it?", "…was that?", "…was it?", "…was this?", "…are you?", "…do you want?", "…do you need?", "…do I have?", "…do I get?", "…happened?", "…did you do?", "…do I know?", "…did I know?", "…did I do?", "…happened here?", "…happened there?" or "...is that?").


lexentry: eng/what_the_fuck__Interjection__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: what the fuck
trans_list: verfickt nochmal | was auch immer | was zum Scheiß? | was zum Teufel?
sense:
(vulgar) Used to express nonchalance or the dismissal of any consequences of something one is about to do.


lexentry: eng/what_time_is_it__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: what time is it
trans_list: wie spät ist es | wieviel Uhr ist es?
sense:
What is the time of day? (used to request for the current hour and approximate number of minutes after the hour)


lexentry: eng/whataboutism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whataboutism
trans_list: Whataboutism
sense:
A logical fallacy where criticisms are deflected by raising corresponding criticisms of the opposite side.


lexentry: eng/whatchamacallit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whatchamacallit
trans_list: Dingsda | Dingsbums | Krimskrams
sense:
(slang) A metasyntactic term used for any object whose actual name the speaker does not know or cannot remember; a doodad, gizmo, thingamajig, thingy.


lexentry: eng/whatever__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whatever
trans_list: egal | naja | nebbich
sense:
(colloquial) A holophrastic expression used to dismiss something that the speaker doesn't care about, doesn't think important, or doesn't want to consider or discuss any further.


lexentry: eng/whatever_it_takes__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whatever it takes
trans_list: um jeden Preis
sense:
(idiomatic, sometimes, _, euphemistic, _, for improper behavior) Anything, including measures which may be extreme or wrongful, that is required to achieve an objective.


lexentry: eng/wheat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wheat
trans_list: Weizen
sense:
(countable) Any of several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery.


lexentry: eng/wheat_beer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wheat beer
trans_list: Weizenbier | Weißbier
sense:
A top-fermented beer brewed with a large proportion of wheat relative to the amount of malted barley.


lexentry: eng/wheat_weevil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wheat weevil
trans_list: Kornkrebs | gemeiner Kornkäfer
sense:
A common species of weevil (Sitophilus granarius) that occurs worldwide and causes damage to harvested grain.


lexentry: eng/wheel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wheel
trans_list: Rad
sense:
A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines.


lexentry: eng/wheel__Noun__1
sense_num: 15
written_rep: wheel
trans_list: Steuerrad
sense:
A manoeuvre in marching in which the marchers turn in a curving fashion to right or left so that the order of marchers does not change.


lexentry: eng/wheel_and_axle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wheel and axle
trans_list: Haspel
sense:
A simple machine consisting of a wheel (or similar lever) that turns an axle around which a cord is wound; its mechanical advantage is the ratio of the diameters of the wheel and axle.


lexentry: eng/wheel_clamp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wheel clamp
trans_list: Autokralle | Parkkralle | Radkralle | Kralle
sense:
A device locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven; normally used to enforce payment of a traffic violation fine


lexentry: eng/wheelbarrow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wheelbarrow
trans_list: Schubkarre | Scheibtruhe
sense:
A small, one-wheeled (or rarely, two-wheeled) cart with handles at one end for transporting small loads.


lexentry: eng/wheelbarrow_race__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wheelbarrow race
trans_list: Besorgung
sense:
A two-member team race in which one team member holds the legs of the other, as if the handles of a wheelbarrow. The team member playing the barrow runs on his/her hands.


lexentry: eng/wheeler-dealer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wheeler-dealer
trans_list: Geschäftemacher | Geschäftemacherin
sense:
(informal) A shrewd political or commercial schemer, especially one who is unscrupulous; a hustler; a shady operator.


lexentry: eng/wheelhouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wheelhouse
trans_list: Ruderhaus | Steuerhaus
sense:
An enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel such as a fishing boat, originally housing its helm or steering wheel, from which it may be navigated; on a larger vessel it is the bridge.


lexentry: eng/wheelie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wheelie
trans_list: Wheelie
sense:
(informal) An action or stunt where a bicycle, motorcycle, or other vehicle is ridden for a short period while it is standing only on its rear wheel or wheels.


lexentry: eng/wheelset__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wheelset
trans_list: Radsatz
sense:
A wheel and axle combination, such as the front and back bicycle wheels (with axles) sold as a ready-made set; or an axle and mounted left and right pair of railroad wheels.


lexentry: eng/wheeltapper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wheeltapper
trans_list: Radklopfer
sense:
(UK, rail, historical) A railway employee tasked with tapping the train's wheels with a hammer to detect cracks.


lexentry: eng/whelk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whelk
trans_list: Wellhornschnecke
sense:
Certain edible sea snails, especially, any one of numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinidae, much used as food in Europe.


lexentry: eng/whelp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whelp
trans_list: Welpe | Welpin
sense:
A young offspring of a canid (ursid, felid, pinniped), especially of a dog or a wolf, the young of a bear or similar mammal (lion, tiger, seal); a pup, wolf cub.


lexentry: eng/when_Hell_freezes_over__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: when Hell freezes over
sense:
(idiom, slang, informal, hyperbolic) Never; not in this lifetime or a time in the unforeseeably distant future; not a chance.

trans_list:
alle Jubeljahre | an Sankt Nimmerlein | wenn Ostern und Pfingsten auf einen Tag fallen | wenn die Hölle zufriert


lexentry: eng/when__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: when
trans_list: wann | wenn
sense:
(interrogative) At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time.


lexentry: eng/when_life_gives_you_lemons,_make_lemonade__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: You should always make the best out of difficult situations.
written_rep: when life gives you lemons, make lemonade
trans_list:
wenn dir das Leben eine Zitrone gibt, mach Limonade draus | wenn das Leben dir eine Zitrone gibt, mach Limonade draus


lexentry: eng/when_push_comes_to_shove__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: when push comes to shove
trans_list: wenn es ernst wird | wenn es hart auf hart kommt
sense:
(figuratively, idiomatic) When the pressure is on; when the situation is critical or urgent; when the time has come for action, even if it is difficult.


lexentry: eng/where_there's_smoke,_there's_fire__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: where there's smoke, there's fire
trans_list: wo Rauch ist, ist auch Feuer
sense:
(UK, US, Australia, Canada, NZ) If there is a hint of something occurring it could indeed be true, but such rumors should be taken with a grain of salt.


lexentry: eng/where_there_is_a_will_there_is_a_way__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: If someone wants or wills something strongly enough, a way can be found to make it happen.
written_rep: where there is a will there is a way
trans_list:
wo ein Wille ist, ist auch ein Weg | man muss nur wollen | wer will, der kann | wer will, findet Wege, wer nicht will, findet Gründe


lexentry: eng/whereas__Conjunction__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: whereas
trans_list: wobei
sense:
(mostly, law) It being the fact that; inasmuch as. (Often used to begin recitals; sometimes emboldened or emphasized as a signifier.)


lexentry: eng/whet__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whet
trans_list: wetzen
sense:
(transitive) To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone.


lexentry: eng/whetstone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whetstone
trans_list: Schleifstein | Wetzstein | Abziehstein
sense:
A sharpening stone; a hard stone or piece of synthetically bonded hard minerals that has been formed with at least one flat surface, used to sharpen or hone an edged tool.


lexentry: eng/whew__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whew
trans_list: puh | uff
sense:
An expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension; the release of breath; an expression of relief.


lexentry: eng/which__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: which
trans_list: welcher | der | was
sense:
(mostly, archaic) Used of people (now generally who, whom, that; which remains possible with words also referred to by it such as baby, child).


lexentry: eng/while_loop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: while loop
trans_list: while-Schleife
sense:
(programming) A section of computer code in which an instruction or group of instructions is repeated only while a certain condition continues to be met.


lexentry: eng/whimbrel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whimbrel
trans_list: Regenbrachvogel
sense:
A large migratory wading bird, Numenius phaeopus, of the family Scolopacidae, with a long downcurved bill.


lexentry: eng/whip__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whip
trans_list: Peitsche | Knute | Zagel
sense:
A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals.


lexentry: eng/whiplash__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (countable) The lash of a whip.
written_rep: whiplash
trans_list:
Distorsion der Halswirbelsäule | HWS-Distorsion | HWS-Schleudertrauma | Halswirbelsäulen-Distorsion | Halswirbelsäulenschleudertrauma | Peitschenriemen


lexentry: eng/whiplash__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: whiplash
trans_list: Peitschenriemen
sense:
An injury to the upper spine connected to a violent jerk of the head in either a backward or forward or side to side direction, resembling the motion of a whip.


lexentry: eng/whippersnapper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whippersnapper
trans_list: Bengel | Jungspund | Lümmel | junger Spund
sense:
(colloquial, dated) A young and cheeky or presumptuous person; often with a connotation of ignorance via inexperience. [from 1670s]


lexentry: eng/whipstaff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whipstaff
trans_list: Ruderstock
sense:
(nautical) A bar, going through the poopdeck, attached orthogonally to the tiller for steering a ship.


lexentry: eng/whirlwind__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whirlwind
trans_list: Wirbelwind | Wirbelsturm
sense:
A violent windstorm of limited extent, as the tornado, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air. It usually has a rapid progressive motion.


lexentry: eng/whisk__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: whisk
trans_list: Schneebesen | Schaumschläger
sense:
A kitchen utensil, now usually made from stiff wire loops fixed to a handle (and formerly of twigs), used for whipping (or a mechanical device with the same function).


lexentry: eng/whisker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whisker
trans_list: Barthaar | Barthaare
sense:
That part of the beard which grows upon the sides of the face, usually of the male, or upon the chin, or upon both.


lexentry: eng/whistle-blower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whistle-blower
trans_list: Hinweisgeber | Hinweisgeberin | Whistleblower | Enthüller | Skandalaufdecker
sense:
(slang, chiefly, US) One who reports a problem or violation to the authorities; especially, an employee or former employee who reports a violation by an employer.


lexentry: eng/whistle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whistle
trans_list: Pfeife | Trillerpfeife | Flöte
sense:
A device designed to be placed in the mouth and blown, or driven by steam or some other mechanism, to make a whistling sound.


lexentry: eng/whistle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whistle
trans_list: pfeifen | flöten
sense:
(ambitransitive) To make a shrill, high-pitched sound by forcing air through the mouth. To produce a whistling sound, restrictions to the flow of air are created using the teeth, tongue and lips.


lexentry: eng/whistle_in_the_wind__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whistle in the wind
trans_list: ein Windei ausbrüten | gegen Windmühlen kämpfen | mit der Wand reden
sense:
(especially, UK, idiomatic) To attempt something that is futile; to say something that is not heeded.


lexentry: eng/whistle_past_the_graveyard__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whistle past the graveyard
sense:
(idiomatic, US) To attempt to stay cheerful in a dire situation; to proceed with a task, ignoring an upcoming hazard, hoping for a good outcome.

trans_list:
blauäugig sein | der Angst ins Gesicht lachen | die Angst weglachen | gute Mine zum bösen Spiel machen | zweckoptimistisch sein


lexentry: eng/white-beaked_dolphin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white-beaked dolphin
trans_list: Weißschnauzendelfin
sense:
A marine mammal belonging to the family Delphinidae (dolphins) in the suborder Odontoceti (toothed whales), Lagenorhynchus albirostris.


lexentry: eng/white-billed_diver__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white-billed diver
trans_list: Gelbschnäbliger Eistaucher
sense:
Gavia adamsii, the largest member of the loon or diver family, having a black head, white underparts and checkered black-and-white mantle.


lexentry: eng/white-blue-white_flag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white-blue-white flag
trans_list: weiß-blau-weiße flagge
sense:
(neologism) A symbol of opposition to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine that has been used by Russian anti-war protester, as well as a symbol of opposition to the current government of Russia, by several personal internet accounts.


lexentry: eng/white-flippered_penguin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white-flippered penguin
trans_list: Weißflügelpinguin
sense:
A subspecies of small penguin, Eudyptula minor albosignata, with distinctive white marks on the flippers, which breed on South Island.


lexentry: eng/white-lipped_snail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white-lipped snail
trans_list: Weißmündige Bänderschnecke
sense:
a kind of snail, Cepaea hortensis, very similar to the grove snail, but with a white band at the lip of the shell.


lexentry: eng/white-tailed_deer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white-tailed deer
trans_list: Weißwedelhirsch
sense:
A medium-sized deer found throughout most of North and Central America and northern portions of South America; Odocoileus virginianus.


lexentry: eng/white-throated_dipper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white-throated dipper
trans_list: Wasseramsel
sense:
Cinclus cinclus, an aquatic passerine bird found in Europe, Middle East, Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent.


lexentry: eng/white__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: white
trans_list: weiß | weiss
sense:
(sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to Europeans or those of European descent, regardless if their skin has cool or warm undertones.


lexentry: eng/white__Adjective__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: white
trans_list: weiß
sense:
(board games, chess) The standard denomination of the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the white set, no matter what the actual colour.


lexentry: eng/white__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white
trans_list: Weiß | Weiss | weiß
sense:
The color/colour of snow or milk; the colour of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.


lexentry: eng/white__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: white
trans_list: Lederhaut | Schnee | Sklera | weiße Augenhaut
sense:
(archery) The central part of the butt, which was formerly painted white; the centre of a mark at which a missile is shot.


lexentry: eng/white_blood_cell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white blood cell
trans_list: Leukozyt | weißes Blutkörperchen
sense:
(hematology, cytology, immunology) A type of blood cell that is involved with an immune response, or part of the immune system.


lexentry: eng/white_bream__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white bream
trans_list: Blei
sense:
A European species of fish in the Cyprinidae family (Blicca bjoerkna, syn. Abramis bjoerkna, Cyprinus bjoerkna).


lexentry: eng/white_cabbage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white cabbage
trans_list: Weißkohl
sense:
(countable, uncountable) Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba, a cabbage plant with white leaves grown in northern and central Europe.


lexentry: eng/white_campion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white campion
trans_list: Breitblättrige Lichtnelke
sense:
A flowering plant, Silene latifolia, in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to most of Europe, Western Asia and Northern Africa.


lexentry: eng/white_clover__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white clover
trans_list: Kriechklee | Weißklee
sense:
A species of clover, Trifolium repens, native to much of Europe, North Africa and parts of Asia and introduced elsewhere as a pasture crop.


lexentry: eng/white_gold__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white gold
trans_list: Weißgold
sense:
(countable) Any precious metal alloy consisting of gold and a platinum group metal such as platinum or palladium or other white metal such as nickel.


lexentry: eng/white_goods__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: white goods
trans_list: Weißwäsche
sense:
The large household appliances such as refrigerators, stoves, washing machines and driers as a group.


lexentry: eng/white_hole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white hole
trans_list: Weißes Loch
sense:
(astrophysics) A theoretically possible, but physically highly unlikely, singularity from which matter and energy are able to escape but unable to enter; the antithesis of a black hole.


lexentry: eng/white_horse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white horse
trans_list: Schimmel
sense:
(countable) Any of several horse-shaped chalk figures in England, such as the Uffington White Horse.


lexentry: eng/white_lead__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: white lead
trans_list: Bleiweiß
sense:
A basic lead carbonate, particularly (historical) as once widely used for white paint, whitening cosmetics, and early medicine.


lexentry: eng/white_lie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white lie
trans_list: Notlüge | soziale Lüge
sense:
(idiomatic) A deliberately untrue statement which is intended to produce a favorable result; especially, one which is judged to be better than an overhonest alternative, as for example to remain polite in a superficial social exchange, or to choose one's battles.


lexentry: eng/white_magic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white magic
trans_list: weiße Magie
sense:
(idiomatic) Magic derived from good or benign forces, as distinct from evil or malevolent forces; or magic performed with the intention of doing good or giving aid.


lexentry: eng/white_meat__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: white meat
trans_list: weisses Fleisch | weißes Fleisch
sense:
Meats whose color, either before or after cooking, is considered white as opposed to red, including poultry, seafood, and in some uses, even pork.


lexentry: eng/white_mulberry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white mulberry
trans_list: weiße Maulbeere
sense:
A short-lived mulberry tree of species Morus alba, native to northern China, used in traditional Chinese medicine, that yields berries that are paler than other mulberries, even when ripe. The tree is widely cultivated to feed the silkworms employed in the commercial production of silk.


lexentry: eng/white_noise__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white noise
trans_list: weißes Rauschen
sense:
(physics) A random signal (or process) with a flat power spectral density; a signal with a power spectral density that has equal power in any band, at any centre frequency, having a given bandwidth.


lexentry: eng/white_oak__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: white oak
trans_list: Weißeiche
sense:
(usually, countable) A similar oak tree in a subgenus, Quercus subg. Quercus, especially section Quercus.


lexentry: eng/white_paper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white paper
trans_list: Weißbuch | Whitepaper
sense:
(management, marketing) A factual write-up of something, specifically devoid of the appearance of marketing.


lexentry: eng/white_paper__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: white paper
trans_list: Weißbuch | Whitepaper
sense:
(British, Ireland, European Union, government, politics) A parliamentary document announcing or proposing government policy or action.


lexentry: eng/white_pepper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white pepper
trans_list: weißer Pfeffer
sense:
A spice consisting of the light-colored seed of the black pepper fruit without the dark-colored pulp and skin. Used as a spice in light colored foods such as cream sauces.


lexentry: eng/white_space__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white space
trans_list: Leerraum
sense:
White area between written characters and graphic regions on a produced page or computer display; blanks and the vertical blank lines in between paragraphs, or other organized rows of text lines (poetry).


lexentry: eng/white_space__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: white space
trans_list: Leerzeichen
sense:
(computer science, uncountable) A contiguous collection of one or more characters that each represents horizontal or vertical space in typography.


lexentry: eng/white_stork__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white stork
trans_list: Weißstorch
sense:
A large wading bird, of species Ciconia ciconia, that winters in Africa and breeds in Europe; in European folklore, it delivers babies.


lexentry: eng/white_tea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white tea
trans_list: weißer Tee
sense:
The leaves of a tea plant which have been processed in a manner to let them wilt slightly and lose their "grassy" taste of green tea while undergoing minimal oxidation.


lexentry: eng/white_tie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white tie
trans_list: Frack | Frack-Anzug
sense:
The most formal kind of eveningwear for men, consisting of an evening tailcoat, trousers with strips of braid down the side seams, white stiff-fronted shirt, white bow tie and waistcoat with or without sash.


lexentry: eng/white_trash__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white trash
trans_list: White Trash | weißer Abschaum | weißes Gesindel mit viel Geld
sense:
(US, idiomatic, pejorative, ethnic slur, offensive) A poorly educated white person or, collectively, white people of low social status and often regarded as lazy, irresponsible, incompetent, etc.


lexentry: eng/white_whale__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: white whale
trans_list: Narwal
sense:
Any whale of the family Monodontidae, which comprises the beluga whales and narwhals (Monodon monoceros), and some extinct species.


lexentry: eng/whitebeam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whitebeam
trans_list: Mehlbeere
sense:
Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria (now Aria edulis), native to Eurasia, especially common whitebeam.


lexentry: eng/whiteboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: whiteboard
trans_list: Tafel | Weißwandtafel | Whiteboard
sense:
(by extension, computing) A collaborative tool allowing several users to write and draw on the same shared display.


lexentry: eng/whitefly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whitefly
trans_list: Mottenschildlaus
sense:
Any of various small insects of the family Aleyrodidae that have long wings, and a white body; often a garden pest


lexentry: eng/whitelist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whitelist
trans_list: weiße Liste
sense:
(legal, computing) A list or collection of people or entities that are known, trusted, or explicitly permitted.


lexentry: eng/whitetop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whitetop
trans_list: Pfeilkresse
sense:
Lepidium draba (hoary cress, hoary peppercress, perennial peppergrass, tall whitetop), a perennial herb of family Brassicaceae that reproduces by seeds and by horizontal creeping roots.


lexentry: eng/whiting__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whiting
trans_list: Wittling | Merlan
sense:
A fish, Merlangius merlangus (family Gadidae), similar to cod, found in the North Atlantic; English whiting (US).


lexentry: eng/who_are_you_and_what_have_you_done_with_someone__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: who are you and what have you done with someone
trans_list: Wer sind Sie und was haben Sie mit jemandem gemacht
sense:
(colloquial, rhetorical question) Said to express surprise due to a perceived drastic change of behaviour of a person.


lexentry: eng/who_knows__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: who knows
trans_list: wer weiß?
sense:
A rhetorical question asked to show that the person asking it neither knows the answer nor knows who might.


lexentry: eng/who_watches_the_watchers__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: who watches the watchers
trans_list: wer wird die Wächter selbst bewachen
sense:
Indicating concern as to whether those responsible for monitoring the behavior of others are themselves held accountable.


lexentry: eng/who_would_have_thunk_it__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: who would have thunk it
trans_list: wer hätte das gedacht
sense:
(colloquial, sometimes, sarcastic) A rhetorical question used to express incredulity: who would have guessed it?; who would have thought that would happen?


lexentry: eng/whodunit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whodunit
trans_list: Krimi | Kriminalroman | Detektivroman
sense:
A novel or drama concerning a crime (usually a murder) in which a detective follows clues to determine the perpetrator.


lexentry: eng/whole_cloth__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: whole cloth
trans_list: frei erfunden
sense:
(figurative, uncountable, used attributively, or, preceded by various prepositions) The fictitious material from which complete fabrications, lies with no basis in truth, are made.


lexentry: eng/whole_tone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whole tone
trans_list: Ganzton
sense:
(music) The musical interval equal (exactly or approximately) to a frequency ratio of 8/7, 9/8, or 10/9, depending on the tuning system used. In meantone tunings (including twelve-tone equal temperament), there is only one whole tone, though tuning systems that are not meantone have a "major tone" of 9/8 and a "minor tone" of 10/9.


lexentry: eng/wholegrain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wholegrain
trans_list: Vollkorn
sense:
A cereal grain that contains cereal germ, endosperm, and bran, in contrast to refined grains, which retain only the endosperm.


lexentry: eng/wholesaler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wholesaler
trans_list: Großhändler
sense:
A person or company that buys merchandise from manufacturers, importers, or distributors and resells the merchandise to retail businesses and to business and institutional end users.


lexentry: eng/wholesome__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wholesome
trans_list: rechtschaffen | tugendhaft
sense:
Favourable to morals, religion or prosperity; sensible; conducive to good; salutary; promoting virtue or being virtuous.


lexentry: eng/whoopee_cushion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whoopee cushion
trans_list: Furzkissen | Pupskissen
sense:
An inflatable bag containing a valve at its neck that retains the air in the bag until pressure is put on it (usually by someone unintentionally sitting on it after it has been placed on a chair by someone else as a practical joke), when the air is expelled with a sound similar to that of someone farting (breaking wind).


lexentry: eng/whooping_cough__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whooping cough
trans_list: Keuchhusten
sense:
(disease) A contagious disease of the respiratory system that usually affects children caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis, the advanced stage of which is characterised by spasms of coughing followed by a whooping sound during the intake of breath.


lexentry: eng/why__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: why
trans_list: na | nanu
sense:
(dated, or, literary) An exclamation used to express pleasant or unpleasant mild surprise, indignation, or impatience.


lexentry: eng/wick__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wick
trans_list: lebendig | lebhaft
sense:
(British, dialect, pejorative, chiefly, Yorkshire) Alive; lively; full of life; active; bustling; nimble; quick.


lexentry: eng/wick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wick
trans_list: Docht | Dacht | Kerzendocht
sense:
A bundle, twist, braid, or woven strip of cord, fabric, fibre, or other porous material in a candle, oil lamp, kerosene heater, or the like, that draws up liquid fuel, such as melted tallow, wax, or the oil, delivering it to the base of the flame for conversion to gases and burning; any other length of material burned for illumination in small successive portions.


lexentry: eng/wicket__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wicket
trans_list: Schalter
sense:
(Britain, Canada) A service window, as in a bank or train station, where a customer conducts transactions with a teller


lexentry: eng/wide_berth__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: wide berth
trans_list: gehöriger Abstand | sichere Distanz | sichere Entfernung
sense:
(idiomatic, by extension) A considerable or comfortable distance from a person or object, especially for safety or deliberate avoidance.


lexentry: eng/widescreen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: widescreen
trans_list: Breitbild | Breitbildschirm
sense:
(often, attributive) A screen with a wider aspect ratio than the ordinary 35-millimeter frame, making more effective use of the human field of view and producing a more immersive view experience.


lexentry: eng/widespread__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: widespread
trans_list: weit verstreut | weitläufig | weitverbreitet
sense:
Affecting, or found throughout, a large area (e.g. the entire land or body); broad in extent; widely diffused.


lexentry: eng/widget__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: widget
trans_list: Schaber
sense:
A small scraping tool consisting of a blade and a handle, commonly used to remove paint from glass and other smooth surfaces.


lexentry: eng/widget__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: widget
trans_list: Steuerelement | Widget
sense:
(GUI) Any one of the components of a computer application's graphical user interface, such as a Cancel button or text input box that a user interacts with.


lexentry: eng/widow's_mite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: widow's mite
trans_list: Scherflein
sense:
(idiomatic) A very small gift or donation which, however, represents a great sacrifice on the part of the giver.


lexentry: eng/widow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: widow
trans_list: Witwe | Hurenkind
sense:
A woman whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); a woman in relation to her late spouse; feminine of widower.


lexentry: eng/widowed__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: widowed
trans_list: verwitwet
sense:
(of a previously married person) Whose spouse has died or is gone missing; who has become a widow or widower.


lexentry: eng/widower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: widower
trans_list: Witwer
sense:
A man whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); a man in relation to his late spouse; masculine of widow. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/wife-beating_question__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wife-beating question
trans_list: Fangfrage
sense:
(rhetoric) A question that presupposes some controversial premise, such that it cannot be directly answered without incriminating oneself or, at least, unintentionally conceding a point; a loaded question.


lexentry: eng/wig__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wig
trans_list: Perücke
sense:
A head of real or synthetic hair worn on the head to disguise baldness, for cultural or religious reasons, for fashion, or by actors to help them better resemble the character they are portraying.


lexentry: eng/wiggle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wiggle
trans_list: hin und her wackeln | schlängeln | schwänzeln | wackeln
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To move with irregular, back and forward or side to side motions; To shake or jiggle.


lexentry: eng/wiggle_room__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wiggle room
trans_list: Spielraum
sense:
(informal) The opportunity to make alternative decisions or to pursue other courses of action, especially any involving only minor changes to one's present situation or course.


lexentry: eng/wigwam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wigwam
trans_list: Wigwam
sense:
A dwelling having an arched framework overlaid with bark, hides, or mats, used by Native Americans in the northeastern United States.


lexentry: eng/wiki__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wiki
trans_list: Wiki
sense:
A collaborative website which can be directly edited merely by using a web browser, often by anyone who has access to it.


lexentry: eng/wild-goose_chase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wild-goose chase
trans_list: fruchtloses Unterfangen | sinnloses Unterfangen
sense:
(figuratively) A futile search, a fruitless errand; a useless and often lengthy task whose execution is inordinately complex relative to the value of the outcome.


lexentry: eng/wild__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wild
trans_list: wild
sense:
Untamed; not domesticated; specifically, in an unbroken line of undomesticated animals (as opposed to feral, referring to undomesticated animals whose ancestors were domesticated).


lexentry: eng/wild_boar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wild boar
trans_list: Wildschwein | Bache | Bacher | Behr | Beier | Ber
sense:
A wild swine native to Eurasia and North Africa (Sus scrofa), now widely distributed elsewhere and ancestor of most domestic pig breeds.


lexentry: eng/wild_goose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wild goose
trans_list: Graugans | Wildgans
sense:
any of many species of wildlife goose, such as the greylag goose or the Canada goose, whose wedge fly in a wedge or V form, or cuneiform, as opposed to the domesticated goose that would not fly.


lexentry: eng/wild_leek__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: wild leek
trans_list: Ackerlauch
sense:
A wild onion native to southern Europe and western Asia, cultivated and consequently naturalized in many other places, Allium ampeloprasum.


lexentry: eng/wild_rice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wild rice
trans_list: Wildreis | Wasserreis
sense:
Rice of any of four species of grasses which form the genus Zizania, which have edible grains and edible stems.


lexentry: eng/wild_service_tree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wild service tree
trans_list: Elsbeere
sense:
A tree with edible fruit, Sorbus torminalis, native to central and southern Europe and neighboring parts of Asia and Africa.


lexentry: eng/wildcard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wildcard
trans_list: Platzhalter
sense:
(computing) A character that takes the place of any other character or string that is not known or specified.


lexentry: eng/wilderness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wilderness
trans_list: Wildnis | Wüste
sense:
(uncountable) Uncultivated and unsettled land in its natural state inhabited by wild animals and with vegetation growing wild; (countable) a tract of such land; a waste or wild.


lexentry: eng/wildland__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wildland
trans_list: Wildnis
sense:
land that is unfit for, or has not been modified by, cultivation or other human activity; a natural area.


lexentry: eng/wildlife__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wildlife
trans_list: Fauna | Tierwelt
sense:
(often, attributive) undomesticated animals, especially mammals, birds, and fish, which live in the wild.


lexentry: eng/wile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wile
trans_list: Schlich
sense:
(usually, in the plural) A trick or stratagem practiced for ensnaring or deception; a sly, insidious artifice


lexentry: eng/will__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: will
trans_list: Wille
sense:
One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one's choice or intention. [from 9th c.]


lexentry: eng/will__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: will
trans_list: werden
sense:
(auxiliary) Used to express the future tense, sometimes with an implication of volition or determination when used in the first person. Compare shall. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/will__Verb__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: will
trans_list: vermachen
sense:
(transitive) To exert one's force of will (intention) in order to compel, or attempt to compel, something to happen or someone to do something. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/will_do__Interjection__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: will do
trans_list: mach ich | wird gemacht
sense:
(by ellipsis) Affirmative yes in response to an especially personal or direct request for the performance of some action.


lexentry: eng/will_o'_the_wisp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: will o' the wisp
trans_list: Irrlicht | Irrwisch | Sumpflicht | Sumpflichter
sense:
(British, _, folklore) A flickering light or lantern, especially over bogs, swamps or marshes, held by a supernatural creature who uses it to lure travelers at night to their demise.


lexentry: eng/willful_ignorance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: willful ignorance
trans_list: Ignoranz
sense:
(idiomatic, legal) A decision in bad faith to avoid becoming informed about something so as to avoid having to make undesirable decisions that such information might prompt.


lexentry: eng/willy-nilly__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: willy-nilly
trans_list: wohl oder übel | nolens volens | ob man will oder nicht | volens nolens
sense:
Whether desired or not; without regard for the consequences or the wishes of those affected; whether willingly or unwillingly.


lexentry: eng/wimp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wimp
trans_list: Schwächling | Weichei
sense:
(pejorative, slang) Someone who lacks confidence or courage, is weak, ineffectual, irresolute and wishy-washy.


lexentry: eng/win-win__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: win-win
trans_list: Doppelsieg | Win-Win | zum beiderseitigen Vorteil
sense:
(of a situation or outcome) That benefits both or all parties, or that has two distinct benefits. [from 1960s]


lexentry: eng/win__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: win
trans_list: gewinnen | siegen
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To reach some destination or object, despite difficulty or toil (now usually intransitive, with preposition or locative adverb).


lexentry: eng/wind-up__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wind-up
trans_list: Schabernack | Streich
sense:
(British) A humorous attempt to fool somebody; a practical joke in which the victim is encouraged to believe something untrue.


lexentry: eng/wind__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wind
trans_list: Wind
sense:
(countable, uncountable) Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.


lexentry: eng/wind__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: wind
trans_list: blasen
sense:
A direction from which the wind may blow; a point of the compass; especially, one of the cardinal points.


lexentry: eng/wind_chimes__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wind chimes
trans_list: Windspiel
sense:
(musical instruments) A chime constructed from tubes, rods, bells, etc. made of wood, glass, metal or ceramic, suspended outside a building in such a way that they tinkle pleasantly when moved by the wind.


lexentry: eng/wind_rose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wind rose
trans_list: Kompassrose
sense:
(meteorology) A diagram in which the speed and direction of the winds at a particular location are represented by lines of varying thickness and length superimposed on a compass rose.


lexentry: eng/wind_tunnel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wind tunnel
trans_list: Windkanal
sense:
A test facility through which air is forced in a controlled manner so as to study the effects of flow around airfoils, aircraft, motor cars etc.


lexentry: eng/windfall__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: windfall
trans_list: Geldregen | warmer Regen
sense:
(figuratively) A sudden large benefit; especially, a sudden or unexpected large amount of money, as from lottery or sweepstakes winnings or an unexpected inheritance or gift.


lexentry: eng/windfall_tax__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: windfall tax
trans_list: Übergewinnsteuer
sense:
Ellipsis of windfall profits tax, a higher tax rate on profits from sudden gains (“profiteering”) in certain industries.


lexentry: eng/winding__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: winding
trans_list: Wicklung
sense:
(electrical engineering) A length of wire wound around the armature of an electric motor or the core of an electrical transformer.


lexentry: eng/winding_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: winding number
trans_list: Studienbuch
sense:
(geometry, topology, analysis) The total number of times a given curve travels counterclockwise around a specified point.


lexentry: eng/windmill__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: windmill
trans_list: Windrad
sense:
A child's toy consisting of vanes mounted on a stick that rotate when blown by a person or by the wind.


lexentry: eng/window__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: window
trans_list: Fenster | Luke | Windauge
sense:
An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle.


lexentry: eng/window__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: window
trans_list: Fenster
sense:
(graphical user interface) A rectangular area on a computer terminal or screen containing some kind of user interface, displaying the output of and allowing input for one of a number of simultaneously running computer processes.


lexentry: eng/window_dressing__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: window dressing
trans_list: Augenwischerei | Schönfärberei
sense:
(figurative, uncountable) A means of creating a deceptively favourable impression of something or someone; something for appearance only.


lexentry: eng/window_screen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: window screen
trans_list: Fenstergitter | Fliegengitter | Fliegenschutzgitter
sense:
A mesh, made of metal wire, fibreglass, or other synthetic fibre, set in a frame and covering the opening of a window to keep leaves, debris, insects, birds, etc. from entering a building without blocking fresh airflow.


lexentry: eng/windscreen_washer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: windscreen washer
trans_list: Windschutzscheibenwaschanlage
sense:
(British) A device that pumps water mixed with detergent from a tank through small nozzles on to the windscreen/windshield of a car in order to clean it.


lexentry: eng/windshield__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: windshield
trans_list: Windschutzscheibe
sense:
(North America) A transparent screen made of glass, located at the front and back of a vehicle in front of its occupants to protect them from the wind force generated by the vehicle's speed and inclement weather.


lexentry: eng/windshield_wiper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: windshield wiper
trans_list: Scheibenwischer
sense:
(automobiles, US, Canada) a device used to clear rain and dirt from a windshield; normally a pivoting arm with a rubber blade


lexentry: eng/windsock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: windsock
trans_list: Windsack
sense:
(aviation) A large, conical, open-ended tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed, used especially at smaller airfields.


lexentry: eng/windsurfing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: windsurfing
trans_list: Windsurfen | Windsurfing
sense:
A marine sport in which one stands on a floating board (typically 2 - 3 meters in length) to which a sail is attached. The board is steered by tilting the sail or banking the board. Some windsurfers use large waves to perform jumps and other stunts.


lexentry: eng/windward__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
sense: Towards the wind, or the direction from which the wind is blowing.
written_rep: windward
trans_list:
gegen den Wind gelegen | im Wind gelegen | luvwärts gelegen | windwärts gelegen | über dem Winde gelegen


lexentry: eng/wine_from_unpressed_grapes__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wine from unpressed grapes
trans_list: Ausbruch | Beerwein | Vorlass | Vorlauf | Vorschuss | Vorsprung
sense:
A (sweet) wine made from the juice that flows out of grapes before they are pressed. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/wine_grape__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wine grape
trans_list: Weintraube
sense:
Any variety of grape especially suited for winemaking, to be fermented into alcohol; usually, its suitability has been imparted by selective breeding.


lexentry: eng/wine_gum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wine gum
trans_list: Weingummi
sense:
(UK, Canada, New Zealand) a chewy, pastille-like jelly candy, usually brightly coloured and fruit flavoured.


lexentry: eng/winebibber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: winebibber
trans_list: Weinsäufer | Weinsäuferin
sense:
(archaic, poetic) A habitual (or heavy) drinker of alcohol, especially wine, an excessive wine-drinker; a drunkard.


lexentry: eng/wineskin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wineskin
trans_list: Weinschlauch
sense:
A bag, traditionally made from the skin of a goat (a goatskin), used for holding and dispensing wine.


lexentry: eng/wing__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: wing
trans_list: Flügel | Gebäudeflügel | Gebäudetrakt
sense:
A part of something that is lesser in size than the main body, such as an extension from the main building.


lexentry: eng/wing__Noun__1
sense_num: 19
written_rep: wing
trans_list: Flügel
sense:
A faction of a political movement. Usually implies a position apart from the mainstream center position.


lexentry: eng/wing__Noun__1
sense_num: 23
written_rep: wing
trans_list: Kotflügel | Flügel
sense:
(nautical) That part of the hold or orlop of a vessel which is nearest the sides. In a fleet, one of the extremities when the ships are drawn up in line, or when forming the two sides of a triangle.


lexentry: eng/wing_commander__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wing commander
trans_list: Oberstleutnant
sense:
A person holding a rank in the RAF between that of squadron leader and group captain, equivalent to an army lieutenant colonel


lexentry: eng/wing_mirror__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wing mirror
trans_list: Außenspiegel | Seitenspiegel
sense:
Either of a pair of mirrors on the sides of a car or other vehicle that enable the driver to see to the side and behind.


lexentry: eng/winged_bean__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: winged bean
trans_list: Goabohne
sense:
A tropical legume of species Psophocarpus tetragonolobus, having clusters of purple flowers and pods with four jagged wings


lexentry: eng/winged_word__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: winged word
trans_list: geflügeltes Wort
sense:
(idiomatic, literary, chiefly, in the plural) A word or statement which is very apt for an occasion, or memorable. [late 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/winghead_shark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: winghead shark
trans_list: Flügelkopf-Hammerhai
sense:
A species of hammerhead shark, Eusphyra blochii, in the family Sphyrnidae, named for the remarkably wide lobes on its head. It is the sole species in its genus.


lexentry: eng/wingspan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wingspan
trans_list: Flügelspannweite | Spannweite
sense:
(usually in singular) The distance from the left wingtip to the right wingtip (of a bird, airplane etc.).


lexentry: eng/wink__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: wink
trans_list: zwinkern | zuzwinkern
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually with an implication of conspiracy. (When transitive, the object may be the eye being winked, or the message being conveyed.)


lexentry: eng/winnow__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: winnow
trans_list: worfeln | windsichten | trennen
sense:
(transitive, agriculture) To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.


lexentry: eng/winnow__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: winnow
trans_list: trennen | aussortieren | separieren | sichten
sense:
(transitive, figuratively) To separate, sift, analyse, or test by separating items having different values.


lexentry: eng/winnowing_fan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: winnowing fan
trans_list: Kornschwinge
sense:
A specially shaped winnowing basket, in which grain is shaken in the process of winnowing, with the shape of the basket allowing the chaff to spill out more readily.


lexentry: eng/winter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: winter
trans_list: Winter | Winterzeit
sense:
Traditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as being from December to February in continental regions of the Northern Hemisphere or the months of June, July, and August in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the time when the sun is lowest in the sky, resulting in short days, and the time of year with the lowest atmospheric temperatures for the region.


lexentry: eng/winter_coat__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: winter coat
trans_list: Winterfell
sense:
(zoology) An animal's seasonal appearance in winter, notably thicker and/or otherwise camouflaged plumage or fur after (often autumnal) moulting


lexentry: eng/winter_solstice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: winter solstice
trans_list: Wintersonnenwende
sense:
(astronomy) The moment when the Earth is in that point of its orbit where the northern or southern hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun.


lexentry: eng/winter_storm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: winter storm
trans_list: Wintersturm
sense:
A meteorological event in which the dominant varieties of precipitation are forms that only occur at cold temperatures, such as snow or sleet, or a rainstorm in which ground temperatures are cold enough to allow ice to form.


lexentry: eng/winter_wheat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: winter wheat
trans_list: Winterweizen
sense:
A type of wheat that is planted in the autumn to germinate and develop into young plants that remain in the vegetative phase during the winter and resume growth in early spring.


lexentry: eng/winter_wren__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: winter wren
trans_list: Winterzaunkönig
sense:
Any of what are now consider separate species, the Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) and the Pacific wren (Troglodytes pacificus)


lexentry: eng/wipe__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wipe
trans_list: wischen
sense:
(transitive) To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (Compare rub.)


lexentry: eng/wipe__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: wipe
trans_list: löschen
sense:
(transitive, plumbing) To make (a joint, as between pieces of lead pipe), by surrounding the junction with a mass of solder, applied in a plastic condition by means of a rag with which the solder is shaped by rubbing.


lexentry: eng/wipe_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: wipe out
trans_list: ausradieren | auswischen
sense:
(transitive, informal) To bankrupt (a person or company); to empty (a bank account); to erase (a bank balance).


lexentry: eng/wipe_the_floor_with_someone__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wipe the floor with someone
trans_list: jemanden nass machen
sense:
(informal) To be well ahead of someone, or to win a competition by a considerable margin over someone.


lexentry: eng/wipe_the_slate_clean__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wipe the slate clean
trans_list: reinen Tisch machen
sense:
(idiomatic) To make a fresh start, for example by forgetting about previous differences and disagreements.


lexentry: eng/wire__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: wire
trans_list: Wanze
sense:
(slang) A hidden listening device on the person of an undercover operative for the purposes of obtaining incriminating spoken evidence.


lexentry: eng/wire__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: wire
trans_list: überweisen
sense:
To send a message or monetary funds to another person through a telecommunications system, formerly predominantly by telegraph.


lexentry: eng/wire_rope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wire rope
trans_list: Seil
sense:
A strong cable consisting of twisted strands of wire, generally intended for supporting heavy loads.


lexentry: eng/wired__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wired
trans_list: kabelgebunden
sense:
Equipped with wires, so as to connect to a power source or to other electric or electronic equipment; connected by wires.


lexentry: eng/wiretap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wiretap
trans_list: Wanze
sense:
A connection installed on a telephone line or other communications system in order to allow a third party to conduct covert surveillance of conversations.


lexentry: eng/wiring_harness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wiring harness
trans_list: Kabelbaum
sense:
(automotive, electronics) A bundle of insulated wires, often held together with straps or other connectors, that transmit signals or electrical current within a vehicle, electronic device, etc., or between them.


lexentry: eng/wisdom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wisdom
trans_list: Weisheit
sense:
(uncountable) An element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise.


lexentry: eng/wisdom__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: wisdom
trans_list: Weisheit
sense:
The ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way, especially to different situations from that in which the knowledge was gained.


lexentry: eng/wisdom__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: wisdom
trans_list: Weisheit
sense:
The ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding.


lexentry: eng/wisdom_tooth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wisdom tooth
trans_list: Weisheitszahn
sense:
(dentistry) One of the four (one upper and one lower on each side) rearmost molars in humans, which typically develop between ages 18-24.


lexentry: eng/wish__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wish
trans_list: wünschen
sense:
(intransitive, followed by for) To hope (for a particular outcome), even if that outcome is unlikely to occur or cannot occur.


lexentry: eng/wishbone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wishbone
trans_list: Gabelbein
sense:
A forked bone between the neck and breast of a bird consisting chiefly of the two clavicles fused at their median or lower end, regarded as a lucky charm in some countries.


lexentry: eng/wishing_well__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wishing well
trans_list: Wunschbrunnen
sense:
A well where, traditionally, wishes were thought to be granted, especially if coins were dropped into the water.


lexentry: eng/wisteria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wisteria
trans_list: Blauregen
sense:
Any of several woody climbing vines, of the genus Wisteria, native to the East Asian countries of China, Korea, and Japan and the eastern United States.


lexentry: eng/wit__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wit
trans_list: wissen
sense:
(ambitransitive, chiefly, archaic) Know, be aware of (constructed with of when used intransitively).


lexentry: eng/witch-hunt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: witch-hunt
trans_list: Hexenjagd
sense:
(now, chiefly, historical) A search for people believed to be using sorcery or harmful magic, typically in order to persecute or punish them.


lexentry: eng/witch_doctor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: witch doctor
trans_list: Hexendoktor | Hexendoktorin | Medizinfrau | Medizinmann
sense:
A person (often male) who is believed to ward off witchcraft and heal through magical powers; a shaman.


lexentry: eng/witchcraft__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: witchcraft
trans_list: Hexerei | Hexenkunst
sense:
The practice of witches; magic, sorcery, or the use of supernatural powers to influence or predict events.


lexentry: eng/witches'_cauldron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: witches' cauldron
trans_list: Hexenkessel
sense:
A large mist/smoke-filled black iron pot, stereotypically used by European witches to brew potions and cast spells.


lexentry: eng/witching_hour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: witching hour
trans_list: Geisterstunde
sense:
(chiefly, literary, or, poetic) Often preceded by the: midnight, when witches and other supernatural beings were thought to be active, and to which bad luck was ascribed; also (generally) , the middle of the night, when unfortunate things are thought more likely to occur; the dead of night.


lexentry: eng/with_all_due_respect__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: with all due respect
trans_list: mit Verlaub | bei allem gebotenen Respekt | bei allem nötigen Respekt
sense:
(formal, idiom) A phrase used before disagreeing with someone or saying something they may find offensive, usually considered polite.


lexentry: eng/with_flying_colors__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: with flying colors
trans_list: mit Bravour
sense:
(American spelling, idiomatic) Extremely well; in an exceptional, noteworthy, or extraordinary manner.


lexentry: eng/with_good_reason__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: with good reason
trans_list: mit Recht
sense:
Based on sound judgment and reasonable inference; with one's proper justifications; on good grounds.


lexentry: eng/withdraw__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: withdraw
trans_list: zurückziehen | abziehen
sense:
To remove (someone or (reflexive, archaic) oneself) from a position or situation; specifically (military) , to remove (soldiers) from a battle or position where they are stationed.


lexentry: eng/withdrawal__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: withdrawal
trans_list: Entzug
sense:
A type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance (such as a drug) on which a patient is dependent is withheld.


lexentry: eng/withdrawal_symptom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: withdrawal symptom
trans_list: Entzugserscheinung
sense:
(medicine, especially in plural) Any of a wide range of symptoms associated with the discontinuance of a drug by an addicted individual, or the medically controlled discontinuance by a patient of a prescribed drug.


lexentry: eng/withers__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: withers
trans_list: Widerrist
sense:
The part of the back of a four-legged animal that is between the shoulder blades; in many species the highest point of the body and the standard place to measure the animal's height. [from 1580]


lexentry: eng/withhold__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: withhold
trans_list: einbehalten | zurückhalten
sense:
(transitive) To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner.


lexentry: eng/withholding_tax__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: withholding tax
trans_list: Abgeltungssteuer | Abgeltungsteuer
sense:
A withholding; a tax withheld from employees' salary and paid to the government. The withheld amount is considered a credit in final taxation.


lexentry: eng/without_a_doubt__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: without a doubt
trans_list: zweifelsohne
sense:
certainly; doubtlessly; unquestionably; indisputably; doubtless; surely; no doubt; without any doubt.


lexentry: eng/without_loss_of_generality__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: without loss of generality
trans_list: ohne Beschränkung der Allgemeinheit | o. B. d. A. | o. E.
sense:
(mathematics) With a constraining assumption that, however, makes it clear how to apply the proof performed under this assumption to the general case unconstrained by the assumption.


lexentry: eng/witness__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: witness
trans_list: Zeugnis
sense:
(countable) One who is called upon to witness an event or action, such as a wedding or the signing of a document.


lexentry: eng/witness_protection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: witness protection
trans_list: Zeugenschutz | Zeugenschutzprogramm
sense:
A government program that provides new identities and protection for witnesses who come forward and testify in court against dangerous targets.


lexentry: eng/wittol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wittol
trans_list: Bock
sense:
(archaic) A man who knows and tolerates his wife's infidelity with another man or men; a mari complaisant.


lexentry: eng/witzchoura__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: witzchoura
trans_list: Witzschoura
sense:
(historical) A woman's fur-lined cloak, mantle, or pelisse with large sleeves, worn during the early 19th century.


lexentry: eng/wizard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wizard
trans_list: Zauberer | Magier | Hexenmeister
sense:
Someone, usually male, who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices.


lexentry: eng/wizard__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wizard
trans_list: Assistent
sense:
(computing) A computer program or script used to simplify complex operations, often for an inexperienced user.


lexentry: eng/wobbulator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wobbulator
trans_list: Wobbelgenerator
sense:
An electronic device primarily used for the alignment of receiver or transmitter intermediate frequency strips, often in conjunction with an oscilloscope; a swept-output RF oscillator; a variable capacitor driven by a voice coil; a main component of a FM circuit.


lexentry: eng/wog__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wog
trans_list: Kanake | Ölauge
sense:
(British, slang, pejorative, ethnic slur) Any person who looks in-between "white" and "black": originally specifically an Indian, but later also broadened to anybody of Middle Eastern or Mediterranean descent.


lexentry: eng/woke__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: woke
trans_list: aufmerksam | politisch korrekt | wachsam
sense:
(originally, _, AAVE, slang) Alert, aware of what is going on, or well-informed, especially in racial and other social justice issues.


lexentry: eng/woke__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: woke
trans_list: politisch korrekt
sense:
(by extension, politics, slang, often, derogative) Holding progressive views or attitudes, principally with regard to social justice.


lexentry: eng/wokeism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wokeism
trans_list: Wokismus
sense:
(neologism, chiefly, derogatory) The ideology of wokeness, of holding social-justice-oriented or left-wing views or attitudes, especially in a way that is deemed overzealous, performative, or insincere.


lexentry: eng/wolf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wolf
trans_list: Wolf | Meister Graubein
sense:
Any of several related canines that resemble Canis lupus in appearance, especially those of the genus Canis.


lexentry: eng/wolf_in_sheep's_clothing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wolf in sheep's clothing
trans_list: Wolf im Schafspelz
sense:
(idiomatic) Someone who or something which is harmful or threatening but disguised as something peaceful or pleasant.


lexentry: eng/wolf_spider__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wolf spider
trans_list: Wolfspinne
sense:
Any of several species of wandering spiders (family Lycosidae) that catch their prey on the ground by stalking it and not building webs.


lexentry: eng/wolfpack__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: wolfpack
trans_list: Wolfsrudel
sense:
(historical, nautical, military) During World War II, any of various marauding groups of submarines, especially German submarines that patrolled the North Atlantic and preyed upon merchant ships.


lexentry: eng/wollastonite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wollastonite
trans_list: Wollastonit
sense:
(mineral) A grey inosilicate mineral, mostly calcium silicate, CaSiO3, found deposited in limestone.


lexentry: eng/wolpertinger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wolpertinger
trans_list: Wolperdinger | Wolpertinger
sense:
A fictional creature said to inhabit the alpine forests of Bavaria, having various incongruous features such as wings, antlers, and fangs.


lexentry: eng/woman__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: woman
trans_list: Frau | Weib | Mensch | Weibchen | Weibsperson
sense:
A female person, usually an adult; a (generally adult) female sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc.


lexentry: eng/womanhood__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: womanhood
trans_list: Weiblichkeit | Fraulichkeit | Frauen | Frausein | alle Frauen
sense:
The self-concept of a woman with respect to her possession of the various qualities traditionally and ideally ascribed to womanliness; a woman's sense or view of herself as being more or less womanly.


lexentry: eng/womb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: womb
trans_list: Gebärmutter | Uterus | Schoß | Mutterleib
sense:
(anatomy) In female mammals, the organ in which the young are conceived and grow until birth; the uterus. [from 8th c.]


lexentry: eng/wombat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wombat
trans_list: Wombat
sense:
Any of several herbivorous, burrowing marsupials, of the family Vombatidae, mainly found in southern and eastern Australia.


lexentry: eng/women's_shelter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: women's shelter
trans_list: Frauenhaus
sense:
A place of temporary refuge and support for women escaping violent or abusive situations, such as rape and domestic violence.


lexentry: eng/women's_studies__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: women's studies
trans_list: Frauenforschung | Frauenstudien | Frauenstudium
sense:
The academic field which examines topics concerning women, feminism, and the relationship of gender and politics.


lexentry: eng/wonder__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wonder
trans_list: wundern
sense:
(intransitive) To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel; often followed by at.


lexentry: eng/wood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wood
trans_list: Holz
sense:
(uncountable) The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel.


lexentry: eng/wood_engraving__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wood engraving
trans_list: Holzriss | Holzstich
sense:
A variation of the woodcut method executed with a different tool (burin) and different wood (end grain), allowing for more detailed images.


lexentry: eng/wood_screw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wood screw
trans_list: Holzschraube
sense:
A screw designed for a wood or a similar material, with a point, a relatively coarse thread, a thick shank, and, usually, an unthreaded portion of the shank at the head end.


lexentry: eng/wood_warbler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wood warbler
trans_list: Waldlaubsänger
sense:
Phylloscopus sibilatrix, a common and widespread leaf warbler which breeds throughout northern and temperate Europe, and just into the extreme west of Asia in the southern Ural Mountains.


lexentry: eng/woodblock_printing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: woodblock printing
trans_list: Blockdruck
sense:
A technique for printing text, images or patterns used widely throughout East Asia and originating in China in antiquity as a method of printing on textiles and later paper.


lexentry: eng/woodchip__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: woodchip
trans_list: Holzfaser | Holzhackschnitzel | Holzschnitzel | Holzspan
sense:
A small fibre of wood; especially such material as used to make ingrain wallpaper, aka woodchip wallpaper.


lexentry: eng/woodchuck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: woodchuck
trans_list: Waldmurmeltier
sense:
(Northern US) A rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots, Marmota monax.


lexentry: eng/woodcock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: woodcock
trans_list: Waldschnepfe
sense:
Any of several wading birds in the genus Scolopax, of the family Scolopacidae, characterised by a long slender bill and cryptic brown and blackish plumage.


lexentry: eng/wooden_fish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wooden fish
trans_list: Holzfisch
sense:
A wooden percussion instrument played by monks and lay people in the Mahayana Buddhist tradition in China, Japan, Korea and other East Asian countries.


lexentry: eng/woodlark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: woodlark
trans_list: Heidelerche
sense:
A lark, Lullula arborea, the only member of the genus Lullula, found in western Eurasia and northern Africa.


lexentry: eng/woodlouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: woodlouse
trans_list: Landassel | Kellerassel | Assel
sense:
Any of the terrestrial isopod crustaceans of suborder Oniscidea, which have a rigid, segmented exoskeleton, often being capable of rolling into a ball, and feed only on dead plant matter, usually living in damp, dark places, such as under stones or bark.


lexentry: eng/woodpecker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: woodpecker
trans_list: Specht
sense:
Any bird of species-rich family Picidae, with a strong pointed beak suitable for pecking holes in wood.


lexentry: eng/woodwind__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: woodwind
trans_list: Holzblasinstrument
sense:
(musical instruments) Any (typically wooden) musical instrument that produces sound by the player blowing into it, through a reed, or across an opening. Woodwind instruments include the recorder, flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe, cor anglais and bassoon.


lexentry: eng/woodwork__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: woodwork
trans_list: Holzverarbeitung
sense:
(uncountable, countable) Something made from wood, especially cabinets and trim#Noun (e.g., baseboards, doorframes) made from millwork.


lexentry: eng/woof__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: woof
trans_list: Schussfaden
sense:
The set of yarns carried by the shuttle of a loom which are placed crosswise at right angles to and interlaced with the warp; the weft.


lexentry: eng/woof__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: woof
trans_list: wau | wuff | rawau
sense:
(by extension) A sound resembling a dog's bark; specifically (sound engineering) , a low-frequency sound of bad quality produced by a loudspeaker.


lexentry: eng/word__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: word
trans_list: Wort
sense:
The smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. (contrast morpheme.)


lexentry: eng/word__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: word
trans_list: Wort
sense:
(computing) A fixed-size group of bits handled as a unit by a machine and which can be stored in or retrieved from a typical register (so that it has the same size as such a register). [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/word__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: word
trans_list: Wort
sense:
(now, rare, _, outside certain phrases) Something that someone said; a comment, utterance; speech. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/word__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: word
trans_list: Wort
sense:
(theology, sometimes Word) Communication from God; the message of the Christian gospel; the Bible, Scripture. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/word_break__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: word break
trans_list: Worttrennung
sense:
(usually) A point in writing where a word is split so that part of it is relegated to the next line, typically at the end of a syllable and marked with a hyphen: an intersyllabic division.


lexentry: eng/word_family__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: word family
trans_list: Wortfamilie
sense:
(linguistics, lexicography, language teaching) A set of etymologically related words consisting of a single word with its inflections and derivations, such as walk, walked, walks, walking, walkings, walker, walkers, walkies, walkable, walkathon.


lexentry: eng/word_processing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: word processing
trans_list: Textverarbeitungsprogramm
sense:
(computing) The creation, input, editing and formatting of documents and other text using software on a computer.


lexentry: eng/word_processor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: word processor
trans_list: Textverarbeitungsprogramm
sense:
Software that provides word processing functions on a computer, typically including typeface selection, line justification and other formatting, pagination, and numerous other features.


lexentry: eng/word_search__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: word search
trans_list: Wörtersuchspiel
sense:
(games) A word game consisting of a grid of letters, the aim of which is to find an array of given words hidden within the grid.


lexentry: eng/wordlist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wordlist
trans_list: Wortliste | Wörterliste
sense:
(especially, linguistics) A written collection of all words derived from a particular source, or sharing some other characteristic.


lexentry: eng/work-to-rule__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: work-to-rule
trans_list: Dienst nach Vorschrift
sense:
A labor protest in which employees do only the minimum work required by the rules of a workplace, following safety or other regulations to the letter in order to cause a slowdown.


lexentry: eng/work__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: work
trans_list: Arbeit | Werk
sense:
(physics) A measure of energy expended in moving an object; most commonly, force times distance. No work is done if the object does not move.


lexentry: eng/work_hardening__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: work hardening
trans_list: Kaltumformung | Kaltumformen
sense:
(metallurgy) The repeated plastic deformation of a material, causing a permanent distortion of its crystal structure, and an increase in its strength


lexentry: eng/work_permit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: work permit
trans_list: Arbeitserlaubnis
sense:
A legal authorization which allows a person to take employment in a country other than the one in which they hold citizenship.


lexentry: eng/work_someone's_ass_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: work someone's ass off
trans_list: den Arsch aufreißen
sense:
(This entry is a translation hub.) (idiomatic, vulgar, slang) To work, or cause to work, excessively or to the point of exhaustion; see work + someone's ass off.


lexentry: eng/workaround__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: workaround
trans_list: Workaround
sense:
(computing) A procedure or a temporary fix that bypasses a problem and allows a user to continue working until a better solution can be provided.


lexentry: eng/workbook__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: workbook
trans_list: Arbeitsbuch
sense:
A book, used by a student, in which answers and workings may be entered besides questions and exercises.


lexentry: eng/workday__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: workday
trans_list: Arbeitstag
sense:
(chiefly, US) Any of the days of a week on which work is done; any day in a workweek. The five workdays in many countries are usually Monday to Friday (and are defined as such in official and legal usage even though many people work on weekends).


lexentry: eng/workers'_party__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: workers' party
trans_list: Arbeiterpartei
sense:
(politics) A political party; its name has been used by both organisations on the left and right of the political spectrum. It is currently used by followers of Marxism, Marxism-Leninism, Maoism, social democracy, democratic socialism, socialism and Trotskyism.


lexentry: eng/workers_of_the_world,_unite__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: workers of the world, unite
trans_list: Proletarier aller Länder, vereinigt euch
sense:
Laborers are encouraged to unionize or otherwise engage in collective action on a global scale in order to use the strength of their numbers to obtain better conditions.


lexentry: eng/workflow__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: workflow
trans_list: Arbeitsablauf
sense:
(business) A process or procedure by which tasks are completed. It may be defined by a flowchart with actors, actions, results, decisions, and action paths.


lexentry: eng/workhorse__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: workhorse
trans_list: Arbeitstier
sense:
(by extension) Someone or something that does a lot of work; something or someone who works consistently or regularly.


lexentry: eng/working_animal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: working animal
trans_list: Arbeitstier
sense:
An animal which is kept mainly to do work, such as a draft animal or a service animal, not mainly as a pet nor for its animal products.


lexentry: eng/working_class__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: working class
trans_list: Arbeiterklasse
sense:
The social class of those who perform physical work for a living, as opposed to the professional or middle class, the upper class, or others.


lexentry: eng/working_conditions__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: working conditions
trans_list: Arbeitsbedingungen
sense:
The environment in which one works, as influenced by factors such as cleanliness, lighting, equipment, paid overtime, uniforms, access to amenities, etc.


lexentry: eng/working_day__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: working day
trans_list: Werktag | Arbeitstag
sense:
Any of those days of a week on which work is done, officially Monday to Friday in many countries (even though many people work on weekends).


lexentry: eng/working_day__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: working day
trans_list: Werktag | Arbeitstag
sense:
The part of a day in which work is done; the number of hours one must work per day for a specified wage.


lexentry: eng/working_dog__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: working dog
trans_list: Arbeitshund
sense:
(cynology) Any breed of dog developed primarily to assist humans in performing tasks, such as farming, controlling livestock, law enforcement, or assisting the blind.


lexentry: eng/working_hypothesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: working hypothesis
trans_list: Arbeitshypothese
sense:
A hypothesis that is unverified yet tentatively chosen as a best guess to build upon or put effort into its verification.


lexentry: eng/working_language__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: working language
trans_list: Arbeitssprache
sense:
Language that is given a unique legal status in an international organisation or other supranational body as its primary means of communication.


lexentry: eng/working_time__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: working time
trans_list: Arbeitszeit
sense:
(legal) The period of time that an individual spends at paid occupational labor. Most countries regulate the working time by law, e.g. by stipulating a maximum number of working hours per week. Exact definition varies by the legislation.


lexentry: eng/working_title__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: working title
trans_list: Arbeitstitel
sense:
The temporary name of a product or project (such as a film or video game), when under development; often changed when released.


lexentry: eng/workpiece__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: workpiece
trans_list: Werkstück
sense:
(machining, woodworking, etc.) The raw material or partially finished piece that is shaped by performing various operations.


lexentry: eng/works__Noun__3
sense_num: 02
written_rep: works
trans_list: Arbeiten
sense:
(with "the") Everything or everything that is available or possible; especially, all available toppings on food.


lexentry: eng/works_agreement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: works agreement
trans_list: Betriebsvereinbarung
sense:
A contract between an employer and a works council specifying conditions of their industry binding the employer and all the workforce for whom the works council has been established.


lexentry: eng/works_council__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: works council
trans_list: Betriebsrat
sense:
An organization representing workers within a commercial corporation, known in several European jurisdictions.


lexentry: eng/worksheet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: worksheet
trans_list: Arbeitsblatt
sense:
A sheet of paper or computerized document on which problems are worked out or solved and answers recorded.


lexentry: eng/workshop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: workshop
trans_list: Werkstatt
sense:
A room, especially one which is not particularly large, used for manufacturing or other light industrial work.


lexentry: eng/workshop__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: workshop
trans_list: Workshop | Werkstatt
sense:
A brief, intensive course of education for a small group, emphasizing interaction and practical problem solving.


lexentry: eng/workspace__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: workspace
trans_list: Arbeitsbereich
sense:
(computing) A file (or system of files) in which related software and data can be manipulated or developed in isolation from others.


lexentry: eng/workstation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: workstation
trans_list: Workstation
sense:
a desktop computer, normally more powerful than a normal PC and often dedicated to a specific task, such as graphics


lexentry: eng/workstead__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: workstead
trans_list: Anstellung
sense:
Any place, such as a workshop, office, studio, or garage, set up where work can be performed; a workstation.


lexentry: eng/worktop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: worktop
trans_list: Arbeitsfläche
sense:
(UK) A surface, usually resting on cupboards or drawers that can be used to work on. Usually in a kitchen.


lexentry: eng/world__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: world
trans_list: Welt
sense:
(with "the" or a plural possessive pronoun) The subjective human experience, regarded collectively; human collective existence; existence in general; the reality we live in.


lexentry: eng/world__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: world
trans_list: Welt | Erde
sense:
(computing) The part of an operating system distributed with the kernel, consisting of the shell and other programs.


lexentry: eng/world_cup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: world cup
trans_list: Weltmeisterschaft | WM
sense:
An event or competition where competitors and/or teams from several different countries to establish a world champion.


lexentry: eng/world_line__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: world line
trans_list: Weltlinie
sense:
(physics) A path in spacetime, especially that traversed by an elementary particle from its creation to its destruction.


lexentry: eng/world_map__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: world map
trans_list: Weltkarte
sense:
A map of a world; a cartographic representation, a projection done to scale, representative of a planet's surface.


lexentry: eng/world_order__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: world order
trans_list: Weltordnung
sense:
A particular structure that manages the world's stability, informed by a number of legal, political and socio-economic factors.


lexentry: eng/world_soul__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: world soul
trans_list: Weltseele
sense:
(religion, philosophy) A single, unifying spirit believed by some to animate every living being in the world and to underlie the value of every inanimate thing as well.


lexentry: eng/worldbuilding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: worldbuilding
trans_list: Weltenbau
sense:
(fiction) The conception and description of a fictional world, often as the setting of a work of fiction, particularly in high fantasy and science fiction.


lexentry: eng/worldview__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: worldview
trans_list: Weltanschauung | Weltbild
sense:
A person's personal view of the world and how one interprets it; any ingroup's or society's mainstream view thereof.


lexentry: eng/worm__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: worm
trans_list: Würmer aus der Nase ziehen | einem alles aus der Nase ziehen | etwas aus der Nase ziehen
sense:
(transitive, figuratively, in “worm out of”) To drag out of, to get information that someone is reluctant or unwilling to give (through artful or devious means or by pleading or asking repeatedly).


lexentry: eng/worm_and_wheel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: worm and wheel
trans_list: Schneckengetriebe
sense:
A gear arrangement consisting of a screw (the worm) whose thread meshes with a gear wheel in such a way as to turn the direction of drive through a right angle.


lexentry: eng/worm_drive__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: worm drive
trans_list: Schneckengetriebe
sense:
A worm and wheel, a gear arrangement consisting of a screw (the worm) whose thread meshes with a gear wheel to turn the direction of drive through a right angle, typically with a large (1:10 to 1:60) speed reduction and similar torque increase.


lexentry: eng/wormhole__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: wormhole
trans_list: Wurmloch
sense:
(relativity) A hypothetical shortcut between two points in spacetime, permitting faster-than-light travel and sometimes time travel.


lexentry: eng/wormhole__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wormhole
trans_list: Wurmloch
sense:
(programming, slang) A location in a monitor program containing the address of a routine, allowing the user to substitute different functionality.


lexentry: eng/wormwood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wormwood
trans_list: Wermut
sense:
An intensely bitter herb (Artemisia absinthium and similar plants in genus Artemisia) used in medicine, in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.


lexentry: eng/worried__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: worried
trans_list: besorgt
sense:
Thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy.


lexentry: eng/worship__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: worship
trans_list: Anbetung | Verehrung
sense:
(music, slang) The fact of an artist's music heavily drawing influence from some other artist's work in a way that appears too obvious or unapologetic; a piece of music that does that.


lexentry: eng/worship__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: worship
trans_list: anbeten | verehren
sense:
(transitive) To honour with extravagant love and extreme submission, as a lover; to adore; to idolize.


lexentry: eng/worst_comes_to_worst__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (idiomatic) If a possible worst-case scenario actually occurs.
written_rep: worst comes to worst
trans_list:
schlimmstenfalls | wenn alle Stricke reißen | wenn es zum Schlimmsten kommt | wenn es zum Äußersten kommt


lexentry: eng/wort__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wort
trans_list: Würze
sense:
(brewing, distilling) Also worts: a liquid extracted from mash (ground malt or some other grain soaked in hot water), which is then fermented to make beer or fermented and distilled to make a malt liquor such as whisky.


lexentry: eng/would__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: would
trans_list: damit
sense:
Used as the auxiliary of the simple conditional modality, indicating a state or action that is conditional on another. [from 9th c.]


lexentry: eng/woulda,_coulda,_shoulda__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: woulda, coulda, shoulda
trans_list: hätte, hätte, Fahrradkette
sense:
An expression of dismissiveness or disappointment concerning a statement, question, explanation, course of action, or occurrence involving hypothetical possibilities, uncertain facts, or missed opportunities. (This stems from expressing that someone could have, would have and/or should have done something)


lexentry: eng/wrap__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wrap
trans_list: umhüllen | einpacken | einwickeln | hüllen | wickeln
sense:
(transitive) To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.


lexentry: eng/wrap__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: wrap
trans_list: Dreharbeiten beenden
sense:
(transitive, or, intransitive, video production) To finish shooting (filming) a video, television show, or movie.


lexentry: eng/wrap_around_one's_little_finger__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wrap around one's little finger
trans_list: um den Finger wickeln | um den kleinen Finger wickeln
sense:
(transitive, idiom) To successfully control or exert influence over, especially for a sustained period of time.


lexentry: eng/wrap_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wrap up
trans_list: einpacken | einschlagen | einhüllen | umhüllen | verpacken | zusammenpacken
sense:
(transitive, and, intransitive) To cover or enclose (something) by folding and securing a covering entirely around it.


lexentry: eng/wrap_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: wrap up
trans_list: einmummeln | einpacken
sense:
(transitive, and, intransitive, idiomatic) To put on abundant clothing as protection from the cold; to bundle up.


lexentry: eng/wrapping_paper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wrapping paper
trans_list: Geschenkpapier | Packpapier
sense:
Paper used for wrapping parcels (in this case, often brown) or presents (in this case, often colourful/colorful and decorative).


lexentry: eng/wrasse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wrasse
trans_list: Lippfisch
sense:
Any one of numerous edible, marine, spiny-finned fishes of the family Labridae, of which several species are found in the Mediterranean and on the Atlantic coast of Europe. Many of the species are brightly colored. [from mid-17th c.]


lexentry: eng/wrath__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: wrath
trans_list: Vergeltung
sense:
(uncountable) Punishment, retribution, or vengeance resulting from anger; (countable) an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/wreath__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: wreath
trans_list: Kranz | Gebinde
sense:
An ornamental circular band made, for example, of plaited flowers and leaves, and used as decoration; a garland or chaplet, especially one given to a victor.


lexentry: eng/wreath__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: wreath
trans_list: Wulst | Helmwulst
sense:
(heraldry) An appendage to the shield, placed above it, and supporting the crest; an orle, a torse. It generally represents a twist of two cords of silk, one tinctured like the principal metal, the other like the principal color in the coat of arms.


lexentry: eng/wreathe__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wreathe
trans_list: einkreisen
sense:
(also, reflexive, chiefly, passive voice) Followed by about, around, or round: to coil, twist, or wind (oneself or something) around a person or thing; (by extension) to cause (oneself or something) to cover or encircle a person or thing.


lexentry: eng/wreck_yard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wreck yard
trans_list: Schrottplatz
sense:
The location of a dismantling business where wrecked or decommissioned vehicles are brought. Their usable parts are sold for use in operating vehicles, while the unusable metal parts, known as scrap metal, are sold to recycling companies.


lexentry: eng/wreckage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wreckage
trans_list: Trümmer
sense:
Something wrecked, especially the remains or debris of something which has been severely damaged or destroyed.


lexentry: eng/wreckfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wreckfish
trans_list: Wrackbarsche
sense:
Any of the perciform marine fish of the family Polyprionidae, often inhabiting caves and shipwrecks.


lexentry: eng/wren__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wren
trans_list: Zaunkönig
sense:
Troglodytes troglodytes (Eurasian wren, type species and sole Old World species of the family Troglodytidae).


lexentry: eng/wrench__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: wrench
trans_list: Schraubenschlüssel | Schlüssel
sense:
(US) A hand tool for making rotational adjustments, such as fitting nuts and bolts, or fitting pipes; a spanner. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/wrestle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wrestle
trans_list: ringen
sense:
(intransitive) To contend with an opponent by grappling, throwing, or pinning, either as sincere unarmed combat or as a sport.


lexentry: eng/wring_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wring out
trans_list: auswringen
sense:
To squeeze (wet clothing or cloth), either by twisting with one's hands, or by passing it through a wringer, to remove the water.


lexentry: eng/wrinkle__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wrinkle
trans_list: Problem
sense:
A fault, imperfection or bug especially in a new system or product; typically, they will need to be ironed out.


lexentry: eng/wrinkled__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wrinkled
trans_list: faltig
sense:
(of a surface) Uneven, with many furrows and prominent points, often in reference to the skin or hide of animals.


lexentry: eng/wrist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wrist
trans_list: Handgelenk | Handwurzel
sense:
(anatomy) The complex joint between forearm bones, carpus, and metacarpals where the hand is attached to the arm; the carpus in a narrow sense.


lexentry: eng/wrist_wrap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wrist wrap
trans_list: Gelenkbandage | Handgelenkbandage | Handgelenkschoner
sense:
A piece of equipment to keep the joints and ligaments of the hand in order while powerlifting or boxing.


lexentry: eng/wriststrap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wriststrap
trans_list: Trageband | Zughilfe
sense:
A strap worn around the wrist to circumvent straining the hand by translocating the borne load to the stronger parts of the arm when carrying or lifting an item.


lexentry: eng/writ__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: writ
trans_list: Erlaß | Gerichtsurkunde | Verfügung | Zwangsbefehl
sense:
A written order, issued by the British House of Commons, ordering a parliamentary by-election, or an order, issued by the Lord Chancellor, ordering a general election, or one issued by the House of Lords summoning Peers to the Chamber.


lexentry: eng/writeback__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: writeback
trans_list: Zurückschreiben
sense:
(computing) An operation in which data previously read into a cache is written back to permanent storage.


lexentry: eng/writedown__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: writedown
trans_list: Abschreibung
sense:
(accounting) An adjustment; a precise amount adjusted by an act of writing down or entering an asset and its value; a reduction of an asset, written down or otherwise recorded as such.


lexentry: eng/writer's_block__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: writer's block
trans_list: Schreibblockade
sense:
The (usually temporary) inability to begin or continue work on a piece of writing, especially creative writing.


lexentry: eng/writer's_cramp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: writer's cramp
trans_list: Schreibkrampf | Cheirospasmus | Graphospasmus
sense:
(idiomatic) A debilitating pain preventing easy movement of the wrist, hand, or fingers, resulting from prolonged use of a pen or pencil.


lexentry: eng/writing_board__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: writing board
trans_list: Verzeichnis
sense:
A smooth vertical surface to be written upon using an erasable material, large enough for several persons to read simultaneously.


lexentry: eng/writing_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: writing system
trans_list: Schrift
sense:
(linguistics) A system for writing one or more languages; a particular alphabetic, syllabic, logographic, or other scheme. For example, the Latin alphabet or the Cyrillic alphabet.


lexentry: eng/wrong_side__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wrong side
trans_list: linke Seite
sense:
(textiles, sewing) The side of a fabric, often with a less visible color or pattern, that is not intended to be seen on a finished project.


lexentry: eng/wryneck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wryneck
trans_list: Wendehals
sense:
Either of two small woodpeckers, Jynx torquilla and Jynx ruficollis, of the Old World, that turn their heads almost 180 degrees when foraging.


lexentry: eng/wudu__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wudu
trans_list: Wudu | kleine Waschung
sense:
(Islam) form of ritual washing of the forearms, head, and feet, required after minor impurity, frequently performed immediately before prayer


lexentry: eng/wuxing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wuxing
trans_list: fünf Elemente
sense:
the five fundamental elements or phases of processes in traditional East Asian cosmology, consisting of fire, water, wood, metal, and earth


lexentry: eng/wyvern__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wyvern
trans_list: Lindwurm
sense:
(heraldiccharge, mythology, fantasy) A draconian creature possessing wings, only two legs and usually a barbed tail.


lexentry: eng/x-axis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: x-axis
trans_list: X-Achse | x-Achse
sense:
(analytic geometry) The axis on a graph that is usually drawn left to right and usually shows the range of values of an independent variable.


lexentry: eng/xanthine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xanthine
trans_list: Xanthin
sense:
(chemistry) Any of a group of alkaloids that include caffeine, theophylline, and theobromine as well as the parent compound, a precursor of uric acid found in many organs of the body.


lexentry: eng/xanthoma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xanthoma
trans_list: Xanthom
sense:
(medicine) A small, yellow nodule, rich in cholesterol and other lipids, that occurs in the skin, often near a joint


lexentry: eng/xebec__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xebec
trans_list: Schebecke | Chebeke
sense:
A small two-masted, and later three-masted, Mediterranean transport ship with an overhanging bow and stern. [from mid 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/xenodochium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xenodochium
trans_list: Xenodochion
sense:
A room (or separate guesthouse) in a monastery for the temporary accommodation of guests or pilgrims.


lexentry: eng/xenolith__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xenolith
trans_list: Xenolith
sense:
(geology) Any piece of rock having a different origin to that of the igneous rock in which it is found.


lexentry: eng/xenon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xenon
trans_list: Xenon
sense:
The chemical element (symbol Xe) with an atomic number of 54. It is a colorless, odorless, unreactive noble gas, used notably in camera flash technology.


lexentry: eng/xenophobe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: One who hates or fears strangers or foreigners.
written_rep: xenophobe
trans_list:
Fremdenhasser | Fremdenfeind | Ausländerfeind | Ausländerfeindin | Ausländerhasser | Ausländerhasserin


lexentry: eng/xenotransplantation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xenotransplantation
trans_list: Xenotransplantation
sense:
The transplantation of biological or organic matter from a given species into a different one, especially when this matter has been altered (such as by genetic engineering)


lexentry: eng/xerography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xerography
trans_list: Xerografie
sense:
A photocopying process in which a negative image formed on an electrically charged plate is transferred as a positive to paper and thermally fixed.


lexentry: eng/xeromorphic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xeromorphic
trans_list: xeromorph
sense:
(biology) Of, relating to, or characteristic of the xerophytes, especially having the ability to store water in leaves and stems.


lexentry: eng/xerophthalmia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xerophthalmia
trans_list: Xerophthalmie
sense:
(ophthalmology) A condition due to a deficiency of vitamin A where the conjunctiva and cornea become dry. The condition starts with conjunctival xerosis and night blindness and progresses to corneal xerosis and, later, a severe condition called keratomalacia.


lexentry: eng/xerox__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xerox
trans_list: fotokopieren
sense:
(Philippines, India, dated, _, in, _, North America) To make a paper copy or copies by means of a photocopier.


lexentry: eng/xor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xor
trans_list: Exklusiv oder
sense:
The logic function exclusive OR (as opposed to inclusive OR), whose output is true only when exactly one of its inputs is true.


lexentry: eng/xylem__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xylem
trans_list: Xylem | Holzteil
sense:
(botany) A vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of water and minerals taken up by the roots; also the primary component of wood.


lexentry: eng/xylitol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xylitol
trans_list: Xylitol
sense:
(chemistry) A pentahydric alcohol, C5H12O5, penta-hydroxy pentane; derived from xylose; used as a sweetener.


lexentry: eng/xylophone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xylophone
trans_list: Xylophon
sense:
(musical instrument) Any musical instrument (percussion idiophone) made of wooden slats graduated so as to make the sounds of the scale when struck with a small drumstick-like mallet; the standard Western concert xylophone or one of its derivatives.


lexentry: eng/y-axis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: y-axis
trans_list: Y-Achse | y-Achse
sense:
(algebraic geometry) The axis on a graph that is usually drawn from bottom to top and usually shows the range of values of variable dependent on one other variable, or the second of two independent variables.


lexentry: eng/yacht__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yacht
trans_list: Yacht | Jacht
sense:
A slick and light ship for making pleasure trips or racing on water, having sails but often motor-powered. At times used as a residence offshore on a dock.


lexentry: eng/yak__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yak
trans_list: Yak | Jak
sense:
An ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas, Mongolia, Burma, and Tibet with dark, long, and silky hair, a horse-like tail, and a full, bushy mane.


lexentry: eng/yakhni__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yakhni
trans_list: Eintopf
sense:
Any of various stocks, broths and stews found in many countries from the Balkan Peninsula to South Asia.


lexentry: eng/yam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yam
trans_list: Yamswurzel | Yams
sense:
Any climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated.


lexentry: eng/yandere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yandere
trans_list: Yandere
sense:
(chiefly, Japanese fiction) A character, usually a girl, who has an obsessive and possessive side in regards to their crush, ready to use violent and murderous means to maintain an exclusive bond.


lexentry: eng/yang__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yang
trans_list: Yang
sense:
(philosophy) A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with bright, hot, masculine, etc. elements of the natural world.


lexentry: eng/yaoi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yaoi
trans_list: Yaoi
sense:
(pornography, anime, manga) A form of hentai involving two or more males in a homosexual relationship.


lexentry: eng/yard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yard
trans_list: Hof
sense:
A small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building.


lexentry: eng/yard__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: yard
trans_list: Rah
sense:
(nautical) A long tapered timber hung on a mast to which is bent a sail, and may be further qualified as a square, lateen, or lug yard. The first is hung at right angles to the mast, the latter two hang obliquely.


lexentry: eng/yardlong_bean__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yardlong bean
trans_list: Spargelbohne
sense:
A vigorous climbing annual vine (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis) grown primarily for its strikingly long (35-75 cm) immature pods with uses very similar to that of a green bean.


lexentry: eng/yarn__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: yarn
trans_list: Tau
sense:
(nautical) Bundles of fibers twisted together, and which in turn are twisted in bundles to form strands, which in their turn are twisted or plaited to form rope.


lexentry: eng/yarrow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yarrow
trans_list: Schafgarbe
sense:
Any of several pungent Eurasian and North American herbs, of the genus Achillea, used in traditional herbal medicine.


lexentry: eng/yaw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yaw
trans_list: Gieren
sense:
The rotation of an aircraft, ship, or missile about its vertical axis so as to cause the longitudinal axis of the aircraft, ship, or missile to deviate from the flight line or heading in its horizontal plane.


lexentry: eng/yaw__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: yaw
trans_list: Gierwinkel
sense:
The angle between the longitudinal axis of a projectile at any moment and the tangent to the trajectory in the corresponding point of flight of the projectile.


lexentry: eng/yawl__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: yawl
trans_list: Beiboot | Jolle
sense:
A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen stepped abaft the rudder post.


lexentry: eng/yawn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yawn
trans_list: Gähnen
sense:
The action of yawning; opening the mouth widely and taking a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored.


lexentry: eng/yawn__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yawn
trans_list: gähnen
sense:
(intransitive) To open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored, and sometimes accompanied by pandiculation.


lexentry: eng/yaws__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yaws
trans_list: Frambösie
sense:
(disease) A contagious tropical disease, caused by the spirochete Treponema pertenue, characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, which often resemble berries.


lexentry: eng/year__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: year
trans_list: Jahr
sense:
The length of a year as marked by a calendar, 365 or 366 days in the Gregorian calendar; a calendar year.


lexentry: eng/year__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: year
trans_list: Jahr
sense:
The mean length of a calendar year in the Julian calendar, that is, 365.25 solar days; a Julian year.


lexentry: eng/year__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: year
trans_list: Jahr
sense:
(by extension) The time it takes for any astronomical object (such as a planet, dwarf planet, small Solar System body, or comet) in direct orbit around a star (such as the Sun) to make one revolution around the star.


lexentry: eng/year__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: year
trans_list: Jahr
sense:
A period between set dates that mark a year, such as from January 1 to December 31 by the Gregorian calendar, from Tishri 1 to Elul 29 by the Jewish calendar, and from Muharram 1 to Dhu al-Hijjah 29 or 30 by the Islamic calendar.


lexentry: eng/year_dot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: year dot
trans_list: anno dazumal
sense:
(idiomatic, British, Ireland) A very long time ago, from the beginning or as far back as one can remember.


lexentry: eng/year_of_our_Lord__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: year of our Lord
trans_list: Jahr des Herrn | im Jahre des Herrn
sense:
(Christianity) A year of the Common Era/Christian Era; anno Domini; numbered from the once estimated first year for the birth of Jesus Christ.


lexentry: eng/yearbook__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: yearbook
trans_list: Jahrbuch
sense:
(countable, US, education) A publication compiled by the graduating class of a high school or college, recording the year's events and containing photographs of students and faculty.


lexentry: eng/yearling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yearling
trans_list: Jährling
sense:
An animal that is between one and two years old; one that is in its second year (but not yet two full years old).


lexentry: eng/yearn__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yearn
trans_list: sich sehnen | verlangen | vermissen
sense:
(intransitive, also, figuratively) To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something.


lexentry: eng/yeast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yeast
trans_list: Hefe | Bärme | Germ | Gest | Yeast
sense:
An often humid, yellowish froth produced by fermenting malt worts, and used to brew beer, leaven bread, and also used in certain medicines.


lexentry: eng/yeast__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: yeast
trans_list: Hefe | Bärme | Germ | Gest | Yeast
sense:
A compressed cake or dried granules of this substance used for mixing with flour to make bread dough rise.


lexentry: eng/yellow-eyed_penguin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yellow-eyed penguin
trans_list: Gelbaugenpinguin
sense:
Any of a species of small penguin, Megadyptes antipodes, with a distinctive yellow band around its eyes, native to New Zealand.


lexentry: eng/yellow-headed_blackbird__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yellow-headed blackbird
trans_list: Gelbkopf-Schwarzstärling
sense:
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus, a medium-sized blackbird, and the only member of the genus Xanthocephalus.


lexentry: eng/yellow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yellow
trans_list: Gelb | gelb
sense:
The colour of sunflower petals and lemons; the colour obtained by mixing green and red light, or by subtracting blue from white light.


lexentry: eng/yellow_badge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yellow badge
trans_list: Judenstern
sense:
(historical) A cloth patch that Jews were ordered to sew on their outer garments to mark them as Jews in public, especially in Nazi-controlled states during the 1930s and 1940s.


lexentry: eng/yellow_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yellow card
trans_list: gelbe Karte | Gelbe Karte
sense:
(sports) a yellow-coloured card, shown to a player (especially in association football) as a caution that he or she has committed a flagrant foul; a further such foul would result in a red card.


lexentry: eng/yellow_fever__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yellow fever
trans_list: Gelbfieber
sense:
(pathology) An acute febrile illness of tropical regions, caused by a flavivirus (Yellow fever virus) and spread by certain mosquitoes, characterised by jaundice, black vomit and the absence of urination.


lexentry: eng/yellow_jersey__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yellow jersey
trans_list: Gelbes Trikot
sense:
Especially in the Tour de France: the yellow shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time.


lexentry: eng/yellow_light__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yellow light
trans_list: Gelblicht
sense:
(US) A traffic light, between the green light and the red light, indicating that vehicles should stop if safely possible.


lexentry: eng/yellow_peril__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: yellow peril
trans_list: gelbe Gefahr
sense:
(derogatory, racially offensive, sometimes, capitalized) East Asian nations or peoples, conceived as threatening.


lexentry: eng/yellow_press__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yellow press
trans_list: Boulevardpresse | Regenbogenpresse
sense:
(idiomatic, usually, collective) Newspapers which publish sensationalist articles rather than well researched and sober journalism.


lexentry: eng/yellow_tea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yellow tea
trans_list: gelber Tee
sense:
A Chinese tea produced in a similar manner to green tea but with the added steps of encasing and steaming the tea leaves, resulting in slower oxidisation and a mellower taste


lexentry: eng/yellow_vest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yellow vest
trans_list: Gelbweste
sense:
A member of a French protest movement which started in late 2018 against rising fuel prices and advocates for economic justice and institutional political reforms.


lexentry: eng/yeoman__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: yeoman
trans_list: Freisasse
sense:
(historical) A former class of small freeholders who farm their own land; a commoner of good standing.


lexentry: eng/yet__Adverb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: yet
trans_list: noch
sense:
(after 'have' and certain copulative verbs, followed by an infinitive) Not as of the time referenced.


lexentry: eng/yew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yew
trans_list: Eibe
sense:
(countable) A species of coniferous tree, Taxus baccata, with dark-green flat needle-like leaves and seeds bearing red arils, native to western, central and southern Europe, northwest Africa, northern Iran and southwest Asia.


lexentry: eng/yiff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yiff
trans_list: bellen | kläffen
sense:
(slang, informal) Sex, especially between furries (fictional anthropomorphic animal characters, and/or members of the community surrounding their celebration).


lexentry: eng/yiff__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yiff
trans_list: vögeln
sense:
(ambitransitive, slang, informal) To have sex, to mate (said of animals, especially foxes, or people dressed up as animals).


lexentry: eng/yin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yin
trans_list: Yin
sense:
(philosophy) A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with dark, cool, female, etc. elements of the natural world.


lexentry: eng/yo-yo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yo-yo
trans_list: Jo-Jo | Yo-Yo
sense:
A toy consisting of a spheroidal or cylindrical spindle having a circular groove in which string is wound; it is used by holding the string in the fingers and reeling the spindle up and down by movements of the wrist.


lexentry: eng/yob__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: yob
trans_list: Randalierer | Randaliererin | Rowdy | Halbstarke | Halbstarker | Hool
sense:
(pejorative, chiefly, British, NZ, slang) A person who engages in antisocial behaviour or drunkenness.


lexentry: eng/yobibyte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yobibyte
trans_list: Yobibyte
sense:
(computing) Strictly, 280 (10248, 1,208,925,819,614,629,174,706,176) bytes or 210 (1024) zebibytes, as opposed to a yottabyte.


lexentry: eng/yodel__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yodel
trans_list: jodeln
sense:
(transitive, and, intransitive) To sing (a song) in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto.


lexentry: eng/yodeler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yodeler
trans_list: Jodler
sense:
One who sings so that their voice fluctuates rapidly between their normal chest voice and a falsetto, one who yodels.


lexentry: eng/yodh__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yodh
trans_list: Jod | Jud
sense:
The tenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).


lexentry: eng/yoga__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yoga
trans_list: Yoga
sense:
Any of several Hindu or Buddhist disciplines aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquillity; especially a system of exercises practiced to promote control of the body and mind.


lexentry: eng/yogurt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yogurt
trans_list: Joghurt
sense:
A milk-based product stiffened by a bacterium-aided curdling process, and sometimes mixed with fruit or other flavoring.


lexentry: eng/yoke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yoke
trans_list: Joch
sense:
A bar or frame by which two oxen or other draught animals are joined at their necks enabling them to pull a cart, plough, etc.; (by extension) a device attached to a single draught animal for the same purpose.


lexentry: eng/yoke_lute__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yoke lute
trans_list: Jochlaute
sense:
(musical instrument) Any chordophone (stringed instrument) with two arms extending from a body to a crossbar (a yoke), and strings, parallel to the soundboard, connecting the body to the yoke.


lexentry: eng/yolk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yolk
trans_list: Dotter | Eigelb | Eidotter | Gelbei
sense:
The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the white albumen, and serves as nutriment for the growing young.


lexentry: eng/yoni_egg__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yoni egg
trans_list: Jade-Ei | Liebeskugel | Yoni-Ei
sense:
An oviform object, made from jade or other precious stone, which is inserted into the vagina to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles.


lexentry: eng/you-know-who__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: you-know-who
trans_list: du-weißt-schon-wer
sense:
Person or entity whose name one does not want to mention but which is known to the person to whom one is speaking.


lexentry: eng/you__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: you
trans_list: Sie | ihr | du | euch | Ihnen | dich
sense:
(object pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as an object. (Replacing thee; originally as a mark of respect.) [from 13th c.]


lexentry: eng/you__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: you
trans_list: man
sense:
(indefinite personal pronoun) Anyone, one; an unspecified individual or group of individuals (as subject or object). [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/you__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: you
trans_list: siezen
sense:
(transitive) To address (a person) using the pronoun you (in the past, especially to use you rather than thou, when you was considered more formal).


lexentry: eng/you_are_what_you_eat__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: you are what you eat
trans_list: man ist, was man isst | man ist, was man ißt
sense:
Personal health and wellbeing is determined by one's eating habits, in both positive and negative ways.


lexentry: eng/you_can't_make_a_silk_purse_of_a_sow's_ear__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: you can't make a silk purse of a sow's ear
trans_list: man kann aus einem Ackergaul kein Rennpferd machen | man kann aus einem Esel kein Rennpferd machen
sense:
It is not possible to produce something refined, admirable, or valuable from something which is unrefined, unpleasant, or of little or no value.


lexentry: eng/you_can't_make_an_omelette_without_breaking_eggs__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs
trans_list: wo gehobelt wird, fallen Späne
sense:
In order to achieve something, it is inevitable and necessary that some mistakes are made or some sacrifices must occur.


lexentry: eng/you_can't_win_them_all__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: you can't win them all
trans_list: heute oben, morgen unten
sense:
(informal) It is impossible to always succeed; failure or disappointment is inevitable from time to time.


lexentry: eng/you_can_catch_more_flies_with_honey_than_with_vinegar__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar
trans_list: mit einem Tropfen Honig fängt man mehr Fliegen als mit einem Fass Essig
sense:
It is easier to persuade others with polite requests and a positive attitude rather than with rude demands and negativity.


lexentry: eng/you_don't_get_something_for_nothing__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: you don't get something for nothing
sense:
One cannot expect to receive some benefit if one does not pay for it in some way or does not face a counterbalancing hazard or harm.

trans_list:
alles hat seinen Preis | man kriegt nichts geschenkt | nur der Tod ist umsonst | von nichts kommt nichts


lexentry: eng/you_get_what_you_pay_for__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: you get what you pay for
trans_list: Qualität hat ihren Preis
sense:
In commercial transactions, the quality of goods and services increases as the prices increase, i.e., the more one pays, the better the merchandise.


lexentry: eng/you_name_it__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: you name it
trans_list: such dir was aus | such es dir aus | was auch immer
sense:
(informal, idiomatic) All kinds of things; expresses that further examples are unnecessary, often after a short list of items.


lexentry: eng/you_only_go_around_once__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: you only go around once
trans_list: man lebt nur einmal
sense:
A person has only one lifetime, and should therefore take every opportunity to enjoy a wide variety of experiences in order to maximize their achievements and satisfaction.


lexentry: eng/young_Turk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: young Turk
trans_list: Jungtürke
sense:
(historical) From the late-19th to the early-20th century, a member of a movement that campaigned for reform of the Ottoman Empire.


lexentry: eng/young_Turk__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: young Turk
trans_list: Umstürzler
sense:
(idiomatic, by extension) A young person who agitates for political or other reform; a young person with a rebellious disposition.


lexentry: eng/young_at_heart__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: young at heart
trans_list: jung im Herzen
sense:
(idiomatic) Having the joy and vitality associated with younger people, despite one's own advanced age.


lexentry: eng/younger_brother__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: younger brother
trans_list: jüngerer Bruder
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see younger,‎ brother. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/your_mileage_may_vary__Phrase__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: your mileage may vary
trans_list: meiner Meinung nach
sense:
(North America, idiomatic) Used to express a possible difference in taste: this is just my opinion, your opinion may be different.


lexentry: eng/your_mom__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: your mom
trans_list: dei Mudda | deine Mutter
sense:
(pejorative, slang, mostly, US) A general-purpose insult, often used to comedic effect due to becoming stale.


lexentry: eng/yours__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yours
trans_list: deiner | deine
sense:
That which belongs to you (singular); the possessive second-person singular pronoun used without a following noun.


lexentry: eng/yours__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: yours
trans_list: Ihres
sense:
That which belongs to you (plural); the possessive second-person plural pronoun used without a following noun.


lexentry: eng/yours_faithfully__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yours faithfully
trans_list: hochachtungsvoll
sense:
(UK) A polite, formulaic end to a letter, used especially when the sender does not know the recipient's name, for example in a business letter.


lexentry: eng/yours_sincerely__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yours sincerely
trans_list: hochachtungsvoll | Ihr ergebener | mit freundlichen Grüßen | viele liebe Grüße
sense:
(idiomatic, chiefly, British) A polite, formulaic phrase used at the end of a letter, especially when the sender knows the recipient's name.


lexentry: eng/yourselves__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yourselves
trans_list: euch | Sie selbst | sich
sense:
(reflexive pronoun) Inflection of you (plural) used as the object of a verb or non-locative preposition in a clause whose subject is the same (the people addressed).


lexentry: eng/youth__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: youth
trans_list: Jugend | Jugendzeit
sense:
(uncountable) The part of life following childhood; the period of existence preceding maturity or age; the whole early part of life, from childhood, or, sometimes, from infancy, to adulthood.


lexentry: eng/youth_detention_centre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: youth detention centre
trans_list: Jugendgefängnis | Jugendstrafanstalt
sense:
A secure residential facility for young people, often termed juvenile delinquents, awaiting court hearings and/or placement in long-term care facilities and programs.


lexentry: eng/yttrium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yttrium
trans_list: Yttrium
sense:
A silvery metallic chemical element (symbol Y) with an atomic number of 39, mainly found in combination with lanthanide elements in rare-earth minerals.


lexentry: eng/yucca__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yucca
trans_list: Palmlilie | Yucca | Yuccapalme
sense:
Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca, having long, pointed, and rigid leaves at the top of a woody stem, and bearing a large panicle of showy white blossoms.


lexentry: eng/yuppie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yuppie
trans_list: Yuppie
sense:
(informal, sometimes derogatory) A young upwardly mobile urban professional person with an affluent lifestyle.


lexentry: eng/yurt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yurt
trans_list: Jurte
sense:
A large, round, semi-permanent tent with vertical walls and a conical roof, usually associated with Central Asia and Mongolia (where it is known as a ger).


lexentry: eng/yus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yus
trans_list: Jus
sense:
Either of two letters, little yus (Ѧ) and big yus (Ѫ), representing nasal vowel sounds in the Cyrillic alphabet. The only major Slavic language retaining these sounds is Polish, which is written in the Latin alphabet.


lexentry: eng/z-axis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: z-axis
trans_list: Z-Achse
sense:
(algebraic geometry) The axis on a graph of at least three dimensions that is usually drawn vertically and usually shows the range of values of a variable dependent on two other variables or the third independent variable.


lexentry: eng/zaatar__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: zaatar
trans_list: Zatar
sense:
A Middle Eastern seasoning, having this herb or a mixture of herbs as the main ingredient, with sumac (or other tart-flavored equivalent) and sesame seeds.


lexentry: eng/zaftig__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zaftig
trans_list: verlockend | wollüstig | üppig
sense:
(US, colloquial, of a woman) Having a plump and sexually attractive figure; voluptuous, well-proportioned; large.


lexentry: eng/zaibatsu__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zaibatsu
trans_list: Zaibatsu
sense:
(business, historical) A large business conglomerate founded under the Empire of Japan, generally controlled by a single family or individual.


lexentry: eng/zakat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zakat
trans_list: Zakāt
sense:
(Islam) Almsgiving, one of the five pillars of Islam, in the form of an annual tax on certain types of property which is then used for charitable purposes.


lexentry: eng/zeal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zeal
trans_list: Eifer | Begeisterung
sense:
The fervour or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest.


lexentry: eng/zealot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zealot
trans_list: Fanatiker | Eiferer | Zelot
sense:
One who is zealous, one who is full of zeal for his own specific beliefs or objectives, usually in the negative sense of being too passionate; a fanatic.


lexentry: eng/zealot__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: zealot
trans_list: Zelot
sense:
(historical) A member of a radical, warlike, ardently patriotic group of Jews in Judea, particularly prominent in the first century, who advocated the violent overthrow of Roman rule and vigorously resisted the efforts of the Romans and their supporters to convert the Jews.


lexentry: eng/zebibyte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zebibyte
trans_list: Zebibyte
sense:
(computing) Strictly, 270 (10247, 1,180,591,620,717,411,303,424) bytes or 210 (1024) exbibytes, as opposed to a zettabyte.


lexentry: eng/zebra__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: zebra
trans_list: Zebra | Tigerpferd
sense:
(vulgar, pejorative, slang, ethnic slur) A biracial person, specifically one born to a Sub-Saharan African person and a white person.


lexentry: eng/zebra_crossing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zebra crossing
trans_list: Zebrastreifen | Fußgängerüberweg
sense:
(Australian, UK, NZ, Singapore) A pedestrian crossing featuring broad white stripes painted parallel to the street.


lexentry: eng/zebra_shark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zebra shark
trans_list: Zebrahai
sense:
A species of carpet shark, Stegostoma fasciatum, family Stegostomatidae, covered in black and white stripes.


lexentry: eng/zebrafish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zebrafish
trans_list: Zebrabärbling | Zebrabarbe
sense:
A small striped fish of species Danio rerio, originally from India but now common as an aquarium fish and as a subject of genetic experiments.


lexentry: eng/zebu__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zebu
trans_list: Buckelrind | Zebu
sense:
A domesticated ox native to Asia and Africa, having a large fleshy hump on its back and a dewlap (Bos primigenius indicus).


lexentry: eng/zeitnot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zeitnot
trans_list: Zeitnot | Zeitdruck | Zeitmangel
sense:
(chess) time trouble, time pressure, a situation where a player has little time to complete the required moves


lexentry: eng/zemstvo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zemstvo
trans_list: Semstwo
sense:
(now, historical) A Russian district or provincial council, or elective local-governmental administrative division, founded in 1864 by Tsar Alexander the Liberator.


lexentry: eng/zenith__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zenith
trans_list: Zenit
sense:
(astronomy) The point in the sky vertically above a given position or observer; the point in the celestial sphere opposite the nadir.


lexentry: eng/zerg__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zerg
trans_list: zergen
sense:
(slang, video games, strategy games) To attack an opponent with a large swarm of units before they have been able to build sufficient defences.


lexentry: eng/zero-knowledge_proof__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zero-knowledge proof
trans_list: Zero-Knowledge-Beweis | kenntnisfreier Beweis
sense:
(cryptography) An interactive method for one party to prove to another that a (usually mathematical) statement is true, without revealing anything other than the veracity of the statement.


lexentry: eng/zero-point_energy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: zero-point energy
trans_list: Nullpunktenergie
sense:
(physics, physical chemistry) The kinetic energy possessed by (the particle constituents of) a substance at absolute zero temperature.


lexentry: eng/zero-sum_game__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zero-sum game
trans_list: Nullsummenspiel
sense:
(game theory) A game (or a similar political or economic system) in which the gains of some players must equal the losses of others.


lexentry: eng/zero__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: zero
trans_list: Nullstelle
sense:
(mathematics) A value of the independent variables of a function, for which the function is equal to zero.


lexentry: eng/zero__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: zero
trans_list: Null
sense:
(mathematics, algebra) The additive identity element of a monoid or greater algebraic structure, particularly a group or ring.


lexentry: eng/zero__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zero
trans_list: null | Null | Zero | zero
sense:
The cardinal number occurring before one and that denotes no quantity or amount at all, represented in Arabic numerals as 0.


lexentry: eng/zero_coupon_bond__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zero coupon bond
trans_list: Nullkuponanleihe | Zerobond
sense:
(finance) A bond (e.g., corporate debenture or government debt) that has no coupon (i.e., pays no interest), during the life of the issue. Such a bond is initially sold at a discount to its face value. The rate of return to the holder is derived from the gradual appreciation as the security moves toward maturity.


lexentry: eng/zero_divisor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: zero divisor
trans_list: Nullteiler
sense:
(algebra, ring theory) A nonzero element a of a ring R for which there exists some nonzero element x ∈ R such that either ax = 0 or xa = 0.


lexentry: eng/zero_option__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zero option
trans_list: Nulllösung
sense:
(US, politics, historical) A 1980s plan whereby all Soviet and American nuclear weapons would be mutually withdrawn from Europe.


lexentry: eng/zero_tolerance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zero tolerance
trans_list: Nulltoleranz
sense:
The strict policy of enforcing all the laws of a state, or the rules of an institution, and allowing no toleration or compromise even for first-time offenders or petty violations.


lexentry: eng/zero_vector__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zero vector
trans_list: Nullvektor
sense:
(mathematics, linear algebra) A vector 0 in a vector space V such that for any v\in V, 0+v=v; a vector whose value in every dimension is zero; i.e., \vec 0 = <0,0,\ldots,0>.


lexentry: eng/zeroth__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zeroth
trans_list: nullter | nullte
sense:
(mathematics) In the initial position in a sequence whose elements are numbered starting at zero; the ordinal number corresponding to zero.


lexentry: eng/zeta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zeta
trans_list: Zeta
sense:
The sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet (Ζ, ζ) preceded by epsilon (Ε, ε) and followed by eta, (Η, η); or the seventh letter in the ancient Greek alphabet, in which it is preceded by digamma (Ϝ, ϝ)


lexentry: eng/zeta_function__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zeta function
trans_list: ζ-Funktion
sense:
(mathematics) function of the complex variable s that analytically continues the sum of the infinite series \sum_{n=1}^\infty\frac{1}{n^s} that converges when the real part of s is greater than 1.


lexentry: eng/zetta-__Prefix__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zetta-
trans_list: Zetta-
sense:
In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 1021 (a short scale sextillion or long scale trilliard). Symbol: Z


lexentry: eng/zettaampere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zettaampere
trans_list: Zettaampere
sense:
An SI unit measure of electrical current, equivalent to 1021 amperes (a sextillion amperes). 'ZA' is the SI unit symbol for the zettaampere.


lexentry: eng/zeugma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zeugma
trans_list: Zeugma
sense:
(rhetoric) The act of using a word, particularly an adjective or verb, to apply to more than one noun when its sense is appropriate to only one.


lexentry: eng/ziggurat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ziggurat
trans_list: Zikkurat
sense:
A temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley, having the form of a terraced pyramid of successively receding stories


lexentry: eng/zinc_group__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zinc group
trans_list: Zinkgruppe
sense:
(inorganic chemistry) Group 12 of the periodic table, comprising zinc, cadmium, mercury and copernicium


lexentry: eng/zinc_oxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zinc oxide
trans_list: Zinkoxid
sense:
(chemistry) An amorphous solid, ZnO, white when pure but often pale yellow, used in pigments and cosmetics.


lexentry: eng/zine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zine
trans_list: Broschur
sense:
A low-circulation, non-commercial publication of original or appropriated texts and images, especially one of minority interest.


lexentry: eng/zinnia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zinnia
trans_list: Zinnie
sense:
Any of several brightly coloured flowering plants, of the genus Zinnia, native to tropical America; old maid.


lexentry: eng/zip__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: zip
trans_list: zippen
sense:
(intransitive, followed by a preposition) To move rapidly (in a specified direction or to a specified place) with a high-pitched sound.


lexentry: eng/zip_fastener__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zip fastener
trans_list: Reißverschluss
sense:
A fastener used in clothing, bags, etc, comprised of two rows of teeth that are made to fit into each other by moving a slider along their length and opened again by moving the slider in the other direction.


lexentry: eng/zip_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: zip up
trans_list: ausschalten
sense:
(idiomatic, transitive, or, intransitive) To close as if with a zip fastener, especially one's mouth; to stop talking.


lexentry: eng/zipline__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zipline
trans_list: Seilrutsche | Tirolienne
sense:
A pulley suspended on a cable mounted on an incline, designed to enable a user to travel from one point to another by means of gravity.


lexentry: eng/zircon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zircon
trans_list: Zirkon
sense:
(uncountable) A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals, usually of a brown or grey colour and consisting of silica and zirconia.


lexentry: eng/zirconia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zirconia
trans_list: Zirconerde
sense:
(chemistry) The oxide of zirconium, obtained as a white powder, and possessing both acid and basic properties. On account of its infusibility, and brilliant luminosity when incandescent, it is used as an ingredient of sticks for the Drummond light.


lexentry: eng/zirconium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zirconium
trans_list: Zirkonium | Zirkon | Zirconium
sense:
A chemical element (symbol Zr) with an atomic number of 40, a strong, lustrous, grey-white transition metal mainly used as a refractory and opacifier.


lexentry: eng/zither__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zither
trans_list: Zither
sense:
(music) A musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings placed on a horizontal surface, played with a plectrum or fingertips.


lexentry: eng/zitting_cisticola__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zitting cisticola
trans_list: Zistensänger
sense:
A species of passerine bird, Cisticola juncidis, family Cisticolidae, distributed across Africa, Eurasia, and Australasia.


lexentry: eng/zodiac__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: zodiac
trans_list: Tierkreis | Tierkreiszeichen
sense:
(astrology) The twelve equal divisions of the zodiacal region into signs or houses, each named for a prominent constellation in the region.


lexentry: eng/zodiac__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: zodiac
trans_list: Zodiac | Zodiak | Tierkreis
sense:
(astronomy) The ecliptic: the belt-like region of the celestial sphere corresponding to the apparent path of the sun over the course of a year.


lexentry: eng/zodiac_sign__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zodiac sign
trans_list: Sternzeichen
sense:
(astrology) Any of the twelve star signs corresponding to the constellations which make up the zodiac.


lexentry: eng/zodiacal_light__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zodiacal light
trans_list: Zodiakallicht
sense:
(astronomy) A soft glow of white light seen in the sky along the ecliptic in an elongated triangular form with its base being on the horizon, particularly in the tropics.


lexentry: eng/zokor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zokor
trans_list: Blindmull
sense:
Any of several Asiatic burrowing rodents native to Central Asia, in the spalacid subfamily Myospalacinae, related to the mole rats.


lexentry: eng/zombie__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: zombie
trans_list: Zombie
sense:
(computing) A computer affected by malware which causes it to do whatever the attacker wants it to do without the user's knowledge.


lexentry: eng/zombie_cell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zombie cell
trans_list: Zombiezelle
sense:
(cytology, informal) A senescent cell, which avoids programmed cell death (apoptosis) and may damage other cells (including causing them to become senescent) via secretions associated with senescence-associated secretory phenotype.


lexentry: eng/zone__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: zone
trans_list: Zone
sense:
(networking) That collection of a domain's DNS resource records, the domain and its subdomains, that are not delegated to another authority.


lexentry: eng/zone__Noun__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: zone
trans_list: Zone
sense:
(networking, dated) A logical group of network devices on AppleTalk (an obsolete networking protocol).


lexentry: eng/zone__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: zone
trans_list: mit den Gedanken abschweifen | sich nicht konzentrieren
sense:
(intransitive, slang) To enter a daydream state temporarily, for instance as a result of boredom, fatigue, or intoxication; to doze off.


lexentry: eng/zone_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zone out
trans_list: abdriften
sense:
(informal, intransitive) To stop paying attention and think about something else, or to think about nothing


lexentry: eng/zoning__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zoning
trans_list: Bauordnung | Bebauungsplan
sense:
(legal) Legislative action for the purpose of regulating the use of property and the construction of buildings within the area under the jurisdiction of the legislative body concerned.


lexentry: eng/zonk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zonk
trans_list: Arschkarte | Niete | Schwarzer Peter | Trostpreis | Zonk
sense:
(slang) An unfavorable card or token, or undesirable or worthless item used as a prize in a contest or game show (such as Let's Make a Deal).


lexentry: eng/zonohedron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zonohedron
trans_list: Zonoeder
sense:
(geometry) A special case of convex polyhedron, in which every face of the polyhedron is a polygon with point symmetry.


lexentry: eng/zoology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zoology
trans_list: Zoologie | Tierkunde
sense:
The part of biology relating to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct.


lexentry: eng/zoom_in__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zoom in
trans_list: heranzoomen | hineinzoomen
sense:
(intransitive) To increase the focal length of a zoom lens in order to obtain a magnified image, or a close-up.


lexentry: eng/zoom_lens__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zoom lens
trans_list: Zoomobjektiv
sense:
(photography) A lens containing a mechanical assembly of inner lenses, allowing the focal length to be changed rapidly.


lexentry: eng/zoonosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zoonosis
trans_list: Zoonose
sense:
(biology, microbiology) An animal disease, such as rabies or anthrax, that can be transmitted to humans.


lexentry: eng/zooplankton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zooplankton
trans_list: Zooplankton
sense:
(zoology) Free-floating small protozoa, crustaceans (such as krill), etc. and the eggs and larvae from larger animals.


lexentry: eng/zorbing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zorbing
trans_list: Zorbing
sense:
(originally, _, New Zealand) A sport in which a participant is secured inside a zorb and rolled downhill.


lexentry: eng/zu-infinitive__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zu-infinitive
trans_list: erweiterter Infinitiv | zu-Infinitiv
sense:
(grammar) a German infinitive form created by adding or infixing the particle zu and used in subordinate clauses


lexentry: eng/zucchetto__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zucchetto
trans_list: Pileolus | Kalotte | Scheitelkäppchen | Soli Deo | Subbirettum | Submitrale
sense:
A small skullcap worn by Roman Catholic clergy (the Pope's is white, a cardinal's red, a bishop's purple, and a priest's black), Anglican clergy, and Syriac or Malankara Orthodox clergy


lexentry: eng/zurna__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zurna
trans_list: Zurna
sense:
(musical instruments) A double-reed outdoor wind instrument, usually accompanied by a davul (bass drum) in Anatolian folk music.


lexentry: eng/zygomatic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zygomatic
trans_list: zygomatisch
sense:
(anatomy, relational) Of, relating to, or located in the area of the zygomatic bone or zygomatic arch.


lexentry: eng/zymase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zymase
trans_list: Zymase
sense:
(enzyme) Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the fermentation of simple carbohydrates to ethanol and carbon dioxide.


lexentry: eng/Æsir__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Æsir
trans_list: Asen
sense:
The principal group of benevolent deities in the Norse pantheon, representing power and war; opponents of the Vanir.


lexentry: eng/à_la_carte__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: à la carte
trans_list: à la carte
sense:
(food and drink) Allowing selection from a fixed list of individually priced options shown on the menu.


lexentry: eng/éclair__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: éclair
trans_list: Liebesknochen | Hasenpfote | Eclair
sense:
A small chocolate-covered creme-filled pastry puff in a general oblong shape, typically larger than the miniature French version.


lexentry: eng/éclat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: éclat
trans_list: Aufsehen
sense:
A brilliant or successful effect; brilliance of success or effort; splendor; brilliant show; striking effect; glory; renown.


lexentry: eng/übermensch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: übermensch
trans_list: Übermensch
sense:
(in Nietzschean, _, philosophy) An overman (“higher” man) who has overcome (transcended) his (mere) humanity. (There is no consensus regarding the exact nature of the figure of the übermensch in Nietzsche’s philosophy.)


lexentry: eng/Česká_Lípa__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Česká Lípa
trans_list: Bezirk Böhmisch Leipa
sense:
A district of the Liberec Region, Czech Republic, subdivided into the two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence of Česká Lípa and Nový Bor.


lexentry: eng/Česká_Lípa__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Česká Lípa
trans_list: Bezirk Böhmisch Leipa | Böhmisch Leipa
sense:
A town, the district capital of the district of the same name, Liberec Region, Czech Republic, first mentioned in 1263, now the most populous of all Czech towns.


lexentry: eng/České_Budějovice__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: České Budějovice
trans_list: Budweis | Böhmisch Budweis | České Budějovice
sense:
A statutory city in the south of the Czech Republic located in the center of a valley of the Vltava River, at the confluence with the Malše.


lexentry: eng/Řeřišný__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Řeřišný
trans_list: Brunnkreß
sense:
A settlement in the village of Bělý, municipality of Machov, Náchod District, Hradec Králové Region, Czech Republic, near the border with Poland


lexentry: eng/π-system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: π-system
trans_list: π-System
sense:
(set theory, measure theory, probability theory) A non-empty collection of subsets of a given set Ώ that is closed under non-empty finite intersections.


