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lexentry: eng/glass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glass
trans_list: Glas
sense:
(usually, uncountable) An amorphous solid, often transparent substance, usually made by melting silica sand with various additives (for most purposes, a mixture of soda, potash and lime is added).


lexentry: eng/glass__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: glass
trans_list: Glas
sense:
(countable) A vessel from which one drinks, especially one made of glass, plastic, or similar translucent or semi-translucent material.


lexentry: eng/glass_ceiling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glass ceiling
trans_list: Gläserne Decke
sense:
(idiomatic) An unwritten, uncodified barrier to further promotion or progression, in employment and elsewhere, for a member of a specific demographic group.


lexentry: eng/glass_eye__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glass eye
trans_list: Glasauge | Kunstauge
sense:
An artificial eyeball, not necessarily made from glass, intended to replace a missing or removed eye.


lexentry: eng/glass_harmonica__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glass harmonica
trans_list: Glasharmonika
sense:
(musical instruments) A musical instrument composed of a series of spinning glass bowls, played with the fingers, invented by Benjamin Franklin.


lexentry: eng/glass_jaw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glass jaw
trans_list: Glaskinn
sense:
(chiefly, boxing) A fighting vulnerability where one is easily knocked out via a single hard blow to the chin or jaw (due to lack of conditioning, insufficient training, or damage from past cerebral concussions).


lexentry: eng/glassblowing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glassblowing
trans_list: Glasblasen
sense:
The art of making objects from molten glass, especially by manipulating a lump of molten glass on the end of a tube whilst blowing into it.


lexentry: eng/glasswort__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glasswort
trans_list: Queller | Seespargel
sense:
Any plant of the salt-tolerant genus Salicornia (syn. Sarcocornia), once burned to produce the ash used to make soda glass.


lexentry: eng/glaucoma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glaucoma
trans_list: Glaukom | grüner Star
sense:
(pathology) An eye disease or disorder that is defined as a characteristic optic neuropathy, or disease of the optic nerve, possibly, if untreated, leading to damage of the optic disc of the eye and resultant visual field loss due to lack of communication between the retina and the brain, which can lead to blindness.


lexentry: eng/glaucophane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glaucophane
trans_list: Glaukophan
sense:
(mineral) A blue amphibole mineral, a mixed aluminate of sodium, magnesium and aluminium that exhibits pleochroism, with the chemical formula Na2(Mg,Fe2+)3Al2Si8O22(OH)2.


lexentry: eng/glaze__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glaze
trans_list: Glasur
sense:
(ceramics) The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing.


lexentry: eng/gleaning__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gleaning
trans_list: Nachlese | Ährenlesen
sense:
The act of collecting leftover crops from farmers' fields after they have been commercially harvested or on fields where it is not economically profitable to harvest.


lexentry: eng/gleanings__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gleanings
trans_list: Nachlese
sense:
the crops leftover from farmers' fields after they have been commercially harvested, or on fields where it is not economically profitable to harvest


lexentry: eng/glee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glee
trans_list: Fröhlichkeit | Ausgelassenheit | Freude
sense:
(uncountable) Joy; happiness; great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune.


lexentry: eng/glee__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: glee
trans_list: Fröhlichkeit | Ausgelassenheit | Freude | Rundgesang
sense:
(singing, countable) An unaccompanied part song for three or more solo voices, not necessarily merry.


lexentry: eng/gleek__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: gleek
trans_list: geifern
sense:
(informal) To discharge a long, thin stream of liquid (including saliva) through the teeth or from under the tongue, sometimes by pressing the tongue against the salivary glands.


lexentry: eng/glen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glen
trans_list: Tobel
sense:
A secluded and narrow valley, especially one with a river running through it; a depression between hills; a dale.


lexentry: eng/glenohumeral_joint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glenohumeral joint
trans_list: Buggelenk | Glenohumeralgelenk | Schultergelenk
sense:
(anatomy) The shoulder joint, a joint that connects the scapula (shoulder blade) and the humerus (upper arm bone).


lexentry: eng/gliadin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gliadin
trans_list: Gliadin
sense:
A minor protein (along with gluten and glutelin) in wheat; it may cause a toxic reaction in some people.


lexentry: eng/glissando__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glissando
trans_list: Glissando
sense:
(music) Either a continuous sliding from one pitch to another ("true" glissando), or an incidental scale played while moving from one melodic note to another ("effective" glissando).


lexentry: eng/glisten__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glisten
trans_list: glitzern | gleißen | glänzen
sense:
(intransitive, of a wet or greasy surface) To reflect light with a glittering luster; to sparkle, coruscate, glint or flash.


lexentry: eng/gloat__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gloat
trans_list: hämisch freuen | sich diebisch freuen | sich ergötzen | sich weiden
sense:
To exhibit a conspicuous (sometimes malevolent) pleasure or sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune.


lexentry: eng/global_cooling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: global cooling
trans_list: globale Abkühlung
sense:
Global climate change in the form of declining average temperatures; which was conjectured in the 1970s.


lexentry: eng/global_positioning_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: global positioning system
trans_list: Globales Navigationssatellitensystem
sense:
Any system which enables a mobile receiver to determine its precise location based on signals received from satellites such as those of the US military, the Russian GLONASS system, or the proposed Galileo European alternative system.


lexentry: eng/global_village__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: global village
trans_list: globales Dorf
sense:
The world as a single community of interdependent inhabitants who are interconnected by contemporary technology, especially television and the World Wide Web.


lexentry: eng/globalisation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: globalisation
trans_list: Globalisierung
sense:
The process of the world economy becoming dominated by capitalist models, according to the World System Theory.


lexentry: eng/globalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: globalism
trans_list: Globalismus
sense:
An ideology based on the belief that people, goods and information ought to be able to cross national borders unfettered.


lexentry: eng/globe_sponge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: globe sponge
trans_list: Meerorange
sense:
A species of sponge, Tethya aurantium, orange in colour and golf-ball-shaped, found under boulders in the intertidal zone off southern Africa.


lexentry: eng/globe_thistle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: globe thistle
trans_list: Kugeldistel
sense:
Any of the flowering plants in the genus Echinops, with spiny foliage and blue or white spherical flower heads.


lexentry: eng/globulin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: globulin
trans_list: Globulin
sense:
(protein) Any of a group of simple proteins, soluble in water only in the presence of salts, that are coagulated by heat


lexentry: eng/glockenspiel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glockenspiel
trans_list: Glockenspiel
sense:
(musical instrument) A musical instrument of the percussion idiophone family of instruments; like the xylophone, it has tuned bars arranged like the keys on a piano, and is also smaller in size and higher in pitch.


lexentry: eng/glogg__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glogg
trans_list: Glühwein | Glögg
sense:
A Scandinavian version of vin chaud or mulled wine; a hot punch made of red wine, brandy and sherry flavoured with almonds, raisins and orange peel.


lexentry: eng/glomerulus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glomerulus
trans_list: Nierenkörperchen
sense:
(anatomy) A small intertwined group of capillaries within nephrons of the kidney that filter the blood to make urine


lexentry: eng/glorify__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: glorify
trans_list: glorifizieren | verklären
sense:
(transitive) To make (something) appear to be more glorious than it is; regard something or someone as excellent baselessly.


lexentry: eng/glory__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: glory
trans_list: Ruhm | Ehre | Glorie
sense:
Honour, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; renown.


lexentry: eng/glory__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: glory
trans_list: Brillianz | Glanz | Glorie
sense:
(meteorology, optics) An optical phenomenon, consisting of concentric rings and somewhat similar to a rainbow, caused by sunlight or moonlight interacting with the water droplets that compose mist or clouds, centered on the antisolar or antilunar point.


lexentry: eng/glory_hole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glory hole
trans_list: Glory Hole | Klappenloch | Ruhmesloch | Schwanzloch
sense:
(sexuality, slang) A hole in a screen or wall big enough to allow an erect penis to be stuck through, made to facilitate anonymous sex with another person.


lexentry: eng/gloss__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gloss
trans_list: Glosse | Randbemerkung | Erläuterung | Fußnote | Glossem | Randnotiz
sense:
(countable) A brief explanatory note or translation of a foreign, archaic, technical, difficult, complex, or uncommon expression, inserted after the original, in the margin of a document, or between lines of a text.


lexentry: eng/glossary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glossary
trans_list: Glossar
sense:
A list of difficult words or specialized terms used in a particular book or document, or in a particular domain of knowledge, with their definitions; a list of glosses (explanatory annotations).


lexentry: eng/glossator__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: glossator
trans_list: Glossator
sense:
(historical, law) A legal scholar of the Middle Ages, (specifically) one who authored glosses on legal texts (especially the Corpus Juris of Justinian), typically distinguished from the later commentators who wrote in extended prose and adopted a more pragmatic form of jurisprudence.


lexentry: eng/glosseme__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glosseme
trans_list: Glossem
sense:
The smallest irreducible unit of both the content and expression planes of language; the basic unit of language in the theory of glossematics.


lexentry: eng/glossolalia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glossolalia
trans_list: Glossolalie | Glossolalieren | Glottolalie | Zungenrede | Zungenreden
sense:
Speaking a language one does not know, or speaking elaborate but apparently meaningless speech, while in a trance-like state (or, supposedly, under the influence of a deity or spirits); speaking in tongues. [from late 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/glottis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glottis
trans_list: Glottis | Stimmritze
sense:
(anatomy) The opening between the true vocal cords which is located in the larynx and affects voice modulation through expansion or contraction.


lexentry: eng/glove__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glove
trans_list: Handschuh | Fäustling
sense:
(clothing) An item of clothing, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers.


lexentry: eng/glove_box__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: glove box
trans_list: Glove-Box | Handschuhbox
sense:
A plastic box or similar enclosure containing a controlled environment, with rubber gloves fastened around holes in the front of the box through which a person can manipulate things in the box without introducing outside contamination; an isolator.


lexentry: eng/glove_compartment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glove compartment
trans_list: Handschuhfach | Handschuhkasten
sense:
(automotive) A compartment recessed in an automobile’s dashboard, that usually has a door and can be locked, intended to hold gloves, papers, etc.


lexentry: eng/glow_stick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glow stick
trans_list: Knacklicht | Leuchtstab
sense:
A single-use translucent plastic tube containing isolated substances which when combined are capable of producing light through chemoluminescence without an electrical power source; used as an emergency light source or in recreational contexts such as camping and nightclubs.


lexentry: eng/glowworm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glowworm
trans_list: Glühwürmchen | Johanniskäfer | Johanniswürmchen | Leuchtkäfer
sense:
The larva or wingless grub-like female of a beetle from the families Phengodidae or Lampyridae that gives out a green light from its abdomen.


lexentry: eng/glucagon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glucagon
trans_list: Glucagon
sense:
(biochemistry) A peptide hormone, produced by the pancreas, that opposes the action of insulin by stimulating the production of sugar [from 1923]


lexentry: eng/glucocorticoid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glucocorticoid
trans_list: Glucocorticoid | Glukokortikoid
sense:
(steroid hormone) Any of a group of steroid hormones, produced by the adrenal cortex, that are involved in metabolism and have anti-inflammatory properties.


lexentry: eng/glucokinase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glucokinase
trans_list: Glucokinase
sense:
A hexokinase isozyme that facilitates phosphorylation of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate, occurring in cells in the liver, pancreas, gut, and brain of humans and most other vertebrates.


lexentry: eng/gluconic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gluconic acid
trans_list: Gluconsäure
sense:
(sugar acid) An organic compound, C6H12O7, formed by oxidizing the aldehyde functional group of glucose into a carboxylic acid; used as a food additive; any glucosyl derivative of this compound


lexentry: eng/glucosamine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glucosamine
trans_list: Glucosamin
sense:
(biochemistry) An amino derivative of glucose that is a component of polysaccharides such as chitin; it is marketed as a dietary supplement supposedly to reduce the symptoms of arthritis.


lexentry: eng/glucose-6-phosphate_isomerase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glucose-6-phosphate isomerase
trans_list: Glucose-6-phosphat-Isomerase
sense:
(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes intercellular the interconversion of glucose 6-phosphate (G6P) and fructose 6-phosphate (F6P) and functions extracellular as a neurotrophic factor and lymphokine.


lexentry: eng/glucose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glucose
trans_list: Glukose | Traubenzucker
sense:
(carbohydrate) A simple monosaccharide (sugar) with a molecular formula of C6H12O6; it is a principle source of energy for cellular metabolism.


lexentry: eng/glue-boiler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glue-boiler
trans_list: Leimkocher | Leimsieder
sense:
A specialized profession practised in the developed world up to the early twentieth century that made, from particularly cattle bones, the adhesives used in for instance paperwork, bookbinding, joinery, ivory inlay.


lexentry: eng/glue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glue
trans_list: Leim | Klebstoff | Kleber
sense:
A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance.


lexentry: eng/glug__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glug
trans_list: gluck
sense:
The sound made when a significant amount of liquid is poured out of a jug, bottle, etc., or when such an amount is swallowed by a person.


lexentry: eng/gluhwein__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gluhwein
trans_list: Glühwein
sense:
A type of mulled wine from German-speaking countries made from red wine with cinnamon and other herbs and spices.


lexentry: eng/gluon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gluon
trans_list: Gluon
sense:
(particle) A massless gauge boson that binds quarks together to form baryons, mesons and other hadrons and is associated with the strong nuclear force.


lexentry: eng/glut__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: glut
trans_list: überschwemmen
sense:
(transitive, economics) To provide (a market) with so much of a product that the supply greatly exceeds the demand.


lexentry: eng/glutamic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glutamic acid
trans_list: Glutaminsäure
sense:
(amino acid) A nonessential amino acid, α-amino-glutaric acid, occurring widely in animal and plant tissues; the salt, monosodium glutamate is used as a flavour-enhancing seasoning.


lexentry: eng/glute_bridge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glute bridge
trans_list: Beckenheben | Gesäßbrücke
sense:
(exercise) An exercise performed by lying in a fashion where the imaginary line between the feet and the head is parallel to the floor and the fundament is raised and lowered (optionally with weight on the pelvis).


lexentry: eng/gluten__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: gluten
trans_list: Gluten | Kleber
sense:
(cooking, biochemistry) The major protein in cereal grains, especially wheat; responsible for the elasticity in dough and the structure in baked bread. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/glutinous_rice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glutinous rice
trans_list: Klebreis
sense:
A variety of short-grain rice popular in Southeast and East Asia, known for its stickiness when cooked.


lexentry: eng/glycemia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glycemia
trans_list: Glykämie
sense:
(medicine, American spelling) Presence of glucose in the blood (which is always true), and (usually, more specifically) average concentration thereof over time, and its regulation; in this sense, glycemia is hypernymic to euglycemia, hyperglycemia, and hypoglycemia, and a mention of glycemia is a reference to blood sugar regulation and degree or quality thereof.


lexentry: eng/glycemic_index__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glycemic index
trans_list: glykämischer Index
sense:
A measure of the rate at which blood sugar levels rise after eating a particular type of food, on a scale where the index of glucose or ordinary table sugar is 100.


lexentry: eng/glyceride__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glyceride
trans_list: Glyzerid
sense:
(organic compound) An ester of glycerol and one or more fatty acid; they are the major constituents of lipids.


lexentry: eng/glycerol__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: glycerol
trans_list: Glycerin
sense:
A syrupy sweet liquid obtained as a by-product in the manufacture of soap from animal or vegetable oils and fats; it is used as an antifreeze, a plasticizer, and a food sweetener and in the manufacture of dynamite, cosmetics etc.


lexentry: eng/glycine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glycine
trans_list: Glycin
sense:
(amino acid) A nonessential amino acid, amino-acetic acid, C2H5NO2 found in most proteins but especially in sugar cane; the simplest amino acid.


lexentry: eng/glycocalyx__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glycocalyx
trans_list: Glykokalyx
sense:
(biology, anatomy) A filamentous coating of glycoprotein and polysaccharide on the surface of bacteria and some other cells.


lexentry: eng/glycogen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glycogen
trans_list: Glykogen
sense:
(carbohydrate) A polysaccharide that is the main form of carbohydrate storage in animals; converted to glucose as needed.


lexentry: eng/glycogenolysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glycogenolysis
trans_list: Glykogenolyse
sense:
(biochemistry) The production of glucose-1-phosphate by splitting a glucose monomer from glycogen using inorganic phosphate


lexentry: eng/glycolipid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glycolipid
trans_list: Glycolipid
sense:
(biochemistry) An association of a carbohydrate and a phospholipid, such as phosphatidylinositol, found in cell membranes


lexentry: eng/glycolysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glycolysis
trans_list: Glykolyse
sense:
(biochemistry) The cellular degradation of the simple sugar glucose to yield pyruvic acid, and ATP as an energy source


lexentry: eng/glycoside__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glycoside
trans_list: Glykosid
sense:
(organic chemistry, biochemistry) A molecule in which a sugar group (the glycone) is bound to a non-sugar group (the corresponding aglycone) by a nitrogen or oxygen atom. Glycosides yield a sugar after undergoing hydrolysis.


lexentry: eng/glyph__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: glyph
trans_list: Glyphe
sense:
(typography, computing) A visual representation of a letter, character, or symbol, in a specific font and style.


lexentry: eng/glyphosate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glyphosate
trans_list: Glyphosat
sense:
(carboxylic acid) N-phosphonomethyl glycine, the active ingredient of several herbicides that inhibit a plant growth enzyme.


lexentry: eng/gnatcatcher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gnatcatcher
trans_list: Mückenfänger
sense:
A member of any of various species of small passerine birds in the family Polioptilidae found in North America and South America, close relatives of the wrens.


lexentry: eng/gneiss__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gneiss
trans_list: Gneis
sense:
(geology) A common and widely-distributed metamorphic rock having bands or veins, but not schistose.


lexentry: eng/gnome__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gnome
trans_list: Gnom
sense:
(mythology, fantasy) One of a race of imaginary human-like beings, usually depicted as short and typically bearded males, who inhabit the inner parts of the earth and act as guardians of mines, mineral treasure, etc.; in modern fantasy literature and games, when distinguished from dwarves, gnomes are usually smaller than dwarves and more focused on engineering than mining.


lexentry: eng/gnomon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gnomon
trans_list: Gnomon
sense:
An object such as a pillar or a rod that is used to tell time by the shadow it casts when the sun shines on it, especially the pointer on a sundial. [from mid 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/go-getter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: go-getter
trans_list: Draufgänger
sense:
(idiomatic) An active and enterprising person; one who is motivated or inclined to excel; one who strives to achieve success or improvement.


lexentry: eng/go-it-alone__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: go-it-alone
trans_list: im Alleingang
sense:
(colloquial) Done alone or independently, especially of something that is normally or better done in groups.


lexentry: eng/go_Dutch__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: go Dutch
trans_list: getrennt zahlen | getrennte Kasse machen
sense:
(idiom, informal, slang) To pay for one's own food and bills, or split the cost, when eating at a restaurant or going out for entertainment.


lexentry: eng/go__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: go
trans_list: Go
sense:
(board game) A strategic board game, originally from China and today also popular in Japan and Korea, in which two players (black and white) attempt to control the largest area of the board with their counters.


lexentry: eng/go__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: go
trans_list: gehen | fahren
sense:
(intransitive) To move through space (especially to or through a place). (May be used of tangible things such as people or cars, or intangible things such as moods or information.)


lexentry: eng/go__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: go
trans_list: machen
sense:
(intransitive) To navigate (to a file or folder on a computer, a site on the internet, a memory, etc).


lexentry: eng/go_about__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: go about
trans_list: anpacken
sense:
(intransitive, of a sailing ship) To change from one tack to another. See Wikipedia:Tack (maneuver).


lexentry: eng/go_ahead__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: go ahead
trans_list: bitte | los | na los | nur zu
sense:
(in the imperative) Used to grant permission for or to give endorsement of a suggestion or proposal.


lexentry: eng/go_bad__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: go bad
trans_list: verderben
sense:
(of foods and commodities) To spoil, rot, or otherwise become unusable due to age or storage conditions.


lexentry: eng/go_figure__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: go figure
trans_list: stell dir vor
sense:
Expresses perplexity, puzzlement, or surprise (as if telling somebody to try to make sense of the situation).


lexentry: eng/go_it_alone__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: go it alone
trans_list: erledigen | im Alleingang
sense:
(colloquial) To do something alone or independently, especially something that is normally or better done in groups.


lexentry: eng/go_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: go out
trans_list: ausgehen
sense:
(intransitive, idiomatic) To leave one's abode to go to public places, especially for recreation or entertainment.


lexentry: eng/go_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: go out
trans_list: ausgehen | hinausgehen | herausgehen
sense:
(intransitive, of a couple) To have a romantic relationship, one that involves going out together on dates; to be a couple.


lexentry: eng/go_pear-shaped__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: go pear-shaped
trans_list: schiefgehen | danebengehen | schieflaufen
sense:
(intransitive, especially, UK, Commonwealth, Ireland, idiomatic) To go awry; to go wrong. [from 1980s]


lexentry: eng/go_postal__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: go postal
trans_list: ausrasten
sense:
(intransitive, chiefly, US, informal) To become aggressive and erratic, especially due to stress; specifically, to carry out a shooting spree at a workplace environment; also (more generally) to become very angry; to lose one's temper.


lexentry: eng/go_rogue__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: go rogue
trans_list: Einzelgänger | ausflippen | ausrasten
sense:
(intransitive, originally of sick elephants) To begin to behave in an erratic, uncontrolled, dangerous, destructive, or savage way.


lexentry: eng/go_rogue__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: go rogue
trans_list: Einzelgänger | abtrünnig | auf eigene Faust | aus der Reihe tanzen | ausflippen | ausrasten
sense:
(intransitive, idiom) To behave in a very unconventional, independent, uncontrolled, or unauthorized way that ignores rules, norms, or expectations.


lexentry: eng/go_rogue__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: go rogue
trans_list: abtrünnig
sense:
(intransitive, idiom) To switch allegiance to, affiliation with, or membership in, a country, political party, employer, club, etc. (for example, as a spy, soldier, politician, employee, club member, etc.).


lexentry: eng/go_round__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
sense: To pass around, to circulate.
written_rep: go round
trans_list:
die Runde machen | etwas herumgehen lassen | herumgereicht werden | jmdn. umgehen | um etwas herumgehen


lexentry: eng/go_the_way_of_the_dodo__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: go the way of the dodo
trans_list: aussterben
sense:
(idiomatic) To go extinct or become obsolete or defunct; to fall out of common practice or use; to become a thing of the past.


lexentry: eng/go_through_the_mill__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: go through the mill
trans_list: aushalten
sense:
(idiomatic) To experience the suffering or discipline necessary to bring one to a certain degree of knowledge or skill, or to a certain mental state.


lexentry: eng/go_to_hell__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: go to hell
trans_list: fahr zu Hölle | fahrt zu Hölle
sense:
Expression of anger and contempt directed at someone, especially after that individual has done something very wrong.


lexentry: eng/go_viral__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: go viral
trans_list: viral gehen | viral werden
sense:
(sociology) To be rapidly and frequently shared, especially through social media, but (with retroactive application to pre-internet occurrences) also via gossip or as a collective response to broadcasting or widespread print circulation.


lexentry: eng/go_with_the_flow__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: go with the flow
trans_list: mit dem Strom schwimmen
sense:
(idiomatic) To act as others are acting, conforming to common behavior patterns with an attitude of calm acceptance.


lexentry: eng/go_without_saying__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: go without saying
trans_list: klar sein | selbstverständlich sein | sich von selbst verstehen
sense:
(idiomatic, impersonal) To not need to be said; to be obvious, apparent, clear, or already established.


lexentry: eng/goal_difference__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goal difference
trans_list: Tordifferenz
sense:
(sports) The difference between the number of goals scored and the number of goals conceded, over the duration of a competition.


lexentry: eng/goal_kick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goal kick
trans_list: Abstoß
sense:
(soccer) A set piece taken from the goal area after an attacker touches the ball out of play over the goal line.


lexentry: eng/goal_line__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goal line
trans_list: Torlinie | Torauslinie
sense:
(rugby league, soccer, hurling, Gaelic football) the boundary of the field that runs along its width at each end, and across the front of the goal.


lexentry: eng/goalball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goalball
trans_list: Goalball
sense:
(disability, sport) A ball game, designed for the blind, in which teams of three players attempt to throw a ball with bells embedded in it into the opposing goal.


lexentry: eng/goalkeeper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goalkeeper
trans_list: Torwart | Tormann | Torhüter | Torfrau | Torwartin | Goalie
sense:
(sports) A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.


lexentry: eng/goat_antelope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goat antelope
trans_list: Bock
sense:
Any of a group of herbivore mammals, the subfamily Caprinae, that includes domestic sheep and goats.


lexentry: eng/goatfucker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goatfucker
trans_list: Kanake | Ziegenficker | Ölauge
sense:
(slang, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur, vulgar) A Muslim, especially from the Middle East or North Africa.


lexentry: eng/goblet_cell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goblet cell
trans_list: Becherzelle
sense:
(cytology) A column-shaped secretory cell found in the epithelium of the respiratory and intestinal tract that secretes the principal constituents of mucus.


lexentry: eng/goblin_shark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goblin shark
trans_list: Koboldhai | Nasenhai
sense:
A species of mackerel shark, Mitsukurina owstoni, that has a long snout-like protrusion from its forehead and grows to 3.8 meters in length.


lexentry: eng/gobo__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: gobo
trans_list: Gobo
sense:
(theater) A template inserted over a light source to control the shape of the thrown light. [from early 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/gobshite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gobshite
trans_list: Großmaul | Klugscheißer | Schwätzer
sense:
(Ireland, UK, slang, offensive, vulgar) One who engages in nonsensical chatter or unwanted conversation.


lexentry: eng/god_game__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: god game
trans_list: Göttersimulation
sense:
(video games) A style of game in which the player observes and controls a large-scale environment, such as a city.


lexentry: eng/godchild__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: godchild
trans_list: Patenkind
sense:
A child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent. In some cases the relationship is maintained indefinitely, with the godchild being treated much like a niece or nephew.


lexentry: eng/goddess__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: goddess
trans_list: Göttin
sense:
(figuratively) A woman honored or adored as physically attractive or of superior charm and intelligence.


lexentry: eng/godet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: godet
trans_list: Keil
sense:
(sewing) A piece of fabric inserted into a garment along a seam or cut to lengthen the free edge, and to make a garment roomier and to add a wavy edge cf. gusset.


lexentry: eng/godfather__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: godfather
trans_list: Pate | Taufpate | Firmgöd | Firmpate | Gevatter | Gote
sense:
(Christianity) A man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a male godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.


lexentry: eng/godliness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: godliness
trans_list: Göttlichkeit
sense:
The condition and quality of being godly, pious, scrupulously observant of all the teachings of one's religion, practicing virtue and avoiding sin.


lexentry: eng/godmother__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: godmother
trans_list: Patin | Patentante | Taufpatin | Firmgodl | Firmpatin | Gevatterin
sense:
A woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a female godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.


lexentry: eng/godparent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: godparent
trans_list: Pate | Patin
sense:
A person who, at a child's naming ceremony or baptism, agrees to help raise the child, originally and especially in regard to their religious development.


lexentry: eng/godwit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: godwit
trans_list: Schnepfe
sense:
Any of four species of long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus Limosa, of the family Scolopacidae.


lexentry: eng/going_to__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: going to
trans_list: werden
sense:
Expresses the prospective aspect relative to a given time frame: something that will happen, or is intended, at the time, to happen.


lexentry: eng/goitre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goitre
trans_list: Struma | Kropf | Satthals
sense:
(pathology, UK) An enlargement of the front and sides of the neck caused by inflammation of the thyroid gland.


lexentry: eng/gokkun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gokkun
trans_list: Gokkun
sense:
A genre of pornography in which a person consumes the semen of multiple men, usually from some vessel or container such as a cup or beaker.


lexentry: eng/gold_digger__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gold digger
trans_list: Abzockerbraut
sense:
(figuratively, pejorative) A person (usually female) who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain wealth.


lexentry: eng/gold_fever__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gold fever
trans_list: Goldfieber
sense:
A feverish obsession with seeking gold ore; an era (figuratively an epidemic) during which this obsession grips a large number of people.


lexentry: eng/gold_rush__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gold rush
trans_list: Goldrausch
sense:
(chiefly, historical) Any period of feverish migration into an area in which gold has been discovered.


lexentry: eng/golden_fruit_dove__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: golden fruit dove
trans_list: Goldtaube
sense:
Ptilinopus luteovirens, a small, approximately 20 cm (8 in) long, short-tailed fruit dove in the pigeon and dove family Columbidae.


lexentry: eng/golden_goal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: golden goal
trans_list: Golden Goal
sense:
(soccer) The first goal scored during extra time, giving victory to the scoring side if sudden death is in effect.


lexentry: eng/golden_jackal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: golden jackal
trans_list: Goldschakal
sense:
Canis aureus, a common jackal that can be found in southwest Europe, the Middle East and South Asia.


lexentry: eng/golden_mole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: golden mole
trans_list: Goldmull
sense:
Any of several small, insectivorous burrowing mammals of the family Chrysochloridae, native to southern Africa.


lexentry: eng/golden_parachute__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: golden parachute
trans_list: goldener Fallschirm
sense:
(idiomatic, business, management) An agreement between a company and an employee, usually an executive, specifying that the employee will receive certain significant benefits if employment is terminated.


lexentry: eng/golden_plover__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: golden plover
trans_list: Goldregenpfeifer
sense:
A migratory plover of the genus Pluvialis, having black underparts and a golden back in the breeding season, now regarded as the three species P. apricaria of Europe, P. fulva of the Pacific coasts, and P. dominica of North America.


lexentry: eng/golden_ratio__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: golden ratio
trans_list: Goldener Schnitt | goldener Schnitt
sense:
(geometry) The irrational number (approximately 1.618), usually denoted by the Greek letter φ (phi), which is equal to the sum of its own reciprocal and 1, or, equivalently, is the square root of the sum of itself and 1.


lexentry: eng/golden_rule__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: golden rule
trans_list: goldene Regel
sense:
(ethics) The principle that one should treat other people in the manner in which one would want to be treated by them.


lexentry: eng/golden_syrup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: golden syrup
trans_list: Sirup
sense:
A pale amber-coloured treacle produced as part of the process of refining cane sugar, used in cooking and as a spread.


lexentry: eng/golf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: golf
trans_list: Golf
sense:
(sports) A ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ball into each of a series of (usually 18 or nine) holes in the minimum number of strokes.


lexentry: eng/gompa__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gompa
trans_list: Kloster
sense:
(Buddhism) A Buddhist ecclesiastical fortification of learning, lineage and sadhana in Tibet, India, Nepal, or Bhutan.


lexentry: eng/gondola__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gondola
trans_list: Gondel
sense:
A small long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, propelled with a single oar, especially in Venice.


lexentry: eng/gondola__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gondola
trans_list: Seilbahn | Gondel
sense:
An enclosed car attached to a cable mechanically lifted up the side of a mountain; an enclosed ski lift; a cable car.


lexentry: eng/goner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goner
trans_list: Todgeweihter | Verlorener | hoffnungsloser Fall
sense:
(informal) Someone (or something) doomed; a hopeless case, especially someone who is bound to die soon.


lexentry: eng/gonfalon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gonfalon
trans_list: das Banner
sense:
A standard or ensign, consisting of a pole with a crosspiece from which a banner is suspended, especially as used in church processions, but also for civic and military display.


lexentry: eng/gong__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gong
trans_list: Gong
sense:
(musical instruments) A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a loud resonant sound when struck with a soft hammer.


lexentry: eng/gonochorism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gonochorism
trans_list: Getrenntgeschlechtigkeit | Gonochorismus
sense:
(biology, mostly, zoology) The situation in which the individuals of a species are of one of at least two distinct sexes, and retain that sexuality throughout their lives.


lexentry: eng/gonorrhea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gonorrhea
trans_list: Gonorrhoe | Tripper
sense:
(American spelling) A sexually transmitted infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a species of bacteria (the gonococcus) that affects the mucous membrane of the genital and urinary tracts.


lexentry: eng/goo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goo
trans_list: Glibber | Klebstoff | Papp | Schmiere | Soße | klebriges Zeug
sense:
(uncountable, informal) Any semi-solid or liquid substance; especially one that is sticky, gummy or slippery, unpleasant, and of vague or unknown composition, such as slime or semen.


lexentry: eng/good__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: good
trans_list: Gute | gut
sense:
(uncountable) The forces or behaviours that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and general benevolence.


lexentry: eng/good_as_gold__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: good as gold
trans_list: kreuzbrav
sense:
(especially, UK, of a person, simile) Very well-behaved (especially of a child); very good-hearted (especially of an adult).


lexentry: eng/good_cop_bad_cop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: good cop bad cop
trans_list: guter Bulle, böser Bulle
sense:
A psychological tactic used for interrogation, involving one police officer playing the role of intimidating adversary, and another that of friend with whom the subject is encouraged to bond.


lexentry: eng/good_grief__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
sense: An expression of surprise or shock.
written_rep: good grief
trans_list:
Menschenskind | ach, du grüne Neune | ach, du liebe Güte | ach, du liebe Zeit | ach, du meine Güte | du meine Güte


lexentry: eng/good_news__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: good news
trans_list: gute Nachricht
sense:
(Christianity) The message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful, as elaborated in the Gospels.


lexentry: eng/good_offices__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: good offices
trans_list: Einfluss
sense:
The beneficial services and acts of a third party, particularly mediation between two parties in a dispute.


lexentry: eng/good_to_go__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: good to go
trans_list: bereit | einsatzbereit
sense:
(informal, of a person) Ready for some specific task or ready for normal activity, especially after preparation or recovery.


lexentry: eng/goodbye__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goodbye
trans_list: auf Wiedersehen | tschüss | adieu | tschau | auf Wiederhören | Gott befohlen
sense:
Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.


lexentry: eng/goods_and_services_tax__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goods and services tax
trans_list: Mehrwertsteuer
sense:
A tax very similar to the value added tax, levied, for example, in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Singapore.


lexentry: eng/goodwill__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: goodwill
trans_list: ideeller Unternehmenswert
sense:
(accounting) The value of a business entity not directly attributable to its tangible assets and liabilities, deriving from factors such as consumer loyalty to the brand.


lexentry: eng/goodwill__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: goodwill
trans_list: ideeller Unternehmenswert
sense:
(business) A concept used to refer to the ability of an individual or business to exert influence within a community, club, market or another type of group, without having to resort to the use of an asset (such as money or property), either directly or by the creation of a lien.


lexentry: eng/goofball__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: goofball
trans_list: Beruhigungsmittel | Blödmann | Depp | Narkotikum
sense:
(informal, pharmaceutical drug) A pill or tablet containing a pharmaceutical which has hypnotic or intoxicating effects, especially a barbiturate.


lexentry: eng/googol__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: googol
trans_list: Googol
sense:
The number 10^{100}, or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sexdecilliard (long scale). [from 1920.]


lexentry: eng/gook__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gook
trans_list: Schlitzauge
sense:
(slang, vulgar, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A person of (South) East Asian descent; originally a native of the Philippines, but now especially:


lexentry: eng/goon__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: goon
trans_list: Trottel | Tölpel
sense:
(slang) One hired to legally kidnap a child and forcibly transport them to a boot camp, boarding school, wilderness therapy, or a similar rehabilitation facility.


lexentry: eng/goon_squad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goon squad
trans_list: Schlägertrupp | Schlägertruppe
sense:
(chiefly, US, informal, derogatory, idiomatic) A group of individuals serving as enforcers, bodyguards, assassins, and the like, especially persons hired for such a purpose and using violent, thuggish methods.


lexentry: eng/goosander__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goosander
trans_list: Gänsesäger | Säger | Sägetaucher
sense:
A merganser, Mergus merganser, of the northern hemisphere. They eat fish and are common on lakes and rivers.


lexentry: eng/goose-step__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goose-step
trans_list: Stechschritt
sense:
(military, typically, _, pejorative) A style of march in which the legs advance in turn without bending the knee, whether as a low quick march or a rigorous high slow march for ceremonial occasions; the various drills associated with these marches.


lexentry: eng/goose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goose
trans_list: Gans
sense:
Any of various grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, which have feathers and webbed feet and are capable of flying, swimming, and walking on land, and which are bigger than ducks.


lexentry: eng/goose_bump__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goose bump
trans_list: Gänsehaut
sense:
(chiefly, in plural) Raised skin, usually caused by the involuntary erection of hairs on the neck or arms caused by cold, excitement, or fear.


lexentry: eng/goose_wing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goose wing
trans_list: Gesangbuch
sense:
(nautical) A position of sails in a fore-and-aft rigged sailboat, in which the mainsail is set to the leeward and the jib to the windward. This position may be used when running (almost) straight downwind. One of the clews or lower corners of a course or a topsail when the middle part or the rest of the sail is furled.


lexentry: eng/gooseneck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gooseneck
trans_list: Schwanenhals
sense:
(often, attributive) Anything with a slender curved shape, resembling the neck of a goose, such as the shaft of some lamps.


lexentry: eng/gooseneck__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gooseneck
trans_list: Lümmelbeschlag | Lümmel
sense:
(nautical) The swivel connection on a sailboat located near the bottom of the mast that the boom attaches to. When a sailboat performs a tack or a jibe the gooseneck swings the boom from one side of the boat to the other.


lexentry: eng/gooseneck_barnacle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gooseneck barnacle
trans_list: Entenmuschel
sense:
Any of the species Pollicipes pollicipes or its close relatives, filter-feeding crustaceans that live attached to hard surfaces of rocks and flotsam in the ocean intertidal zone, with a long and muscular stalk, which is edible and considered a delicacy in several Mediterranean countries.


lexentry: eng/gopher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gopher
trans_list: Ziesel | Erdhörnchen | Taschenratte | Zieselmaus
sense:
A small burrowing rodent native to North and Central America, especially in the family Geomyidae (true gophers).


lexentry: eng/gore__Noun__2
sense_num: 04
written_rep: gore
trans_list: Gehre | Zwickel
sense:
A triangular or rhomboid piece of fabric, especially one forming part of a three-dimensional surface such as a sail, skirt, hot-air balloon, etc.Wp


lexentry: eng/gorge__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gorge
trans_list: Speiseröhre
sense:
(archaic, literary) The inside of the throat; the esophagus, the gullet; (falconry, specifically) the crop or gizzard of a hawk.


lexentry: eng/gorge__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: gorge
trans_list: Schlucht
sense:
(geography) A deep, narrow passage with steep, rocky sides, particularly one with a stream running through it; a ravine.


lexentry: eng/gorge__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gorge
trans_list: sich vollfressen | sich vollstopfen
sense:
(intransitive, reflexive) To stuff the gorge or gullet with food; to eat greedily and in large quantities. [with on]


lexentry: eng/gorgon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gorgon
trans_list: Gorgo | Gorgone
sense:
(Greek mythology) A vicious female monster from Greek mythology with sharp fangs and hair of living, venomous snakes. One of the three sisters: Medusa, Stheno and Euryale


lexentry: eng/gorilla__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gorilla
trans_list: Gorilla
sense:
The largest of the apes, belonging to the genus Gorilla, native to the forests of central Africa and known for their trait of knuckle-walking.


lexentry: eng/gormless__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gormless
trans_list: dämlich
sense:
(chiefly, UK, Commonwealth, Ireland, of a person) Lacking intelligence, sense or understanding; foolish.


lexentry: eng/gorodki__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gorodki
trans_list: Gorodki
sense:
An ancient Russian folk sport of trying to knock arrangements of skittles out of a square by throwing a bat at them.


lexentry: eng/goropism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goropism
trans_list: Goropismus
sense:
A hypothesis, similar to the one originally propounded by Goropius which is now discredited, that some attested or modern language such as Dutch, Hebrew, or Turkish was the original language of human beings.


lexentry: eng/gospel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gospel
trans_list: Evangelium
sense:
The first section of the Christian New Testament scripture, comprising the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, concerned with the birth, ministry, passion, and resurrection of Jesus.


lexentry: eng/gospel_music__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gospel music
trans_list: Gospel
sense:
(music genre) A type of Christian music genre that is a cornerstone of the Christian media that originated amongst African-Americans based on the folk music melodies with the addition of elements of spirituals and jazz.


lexentry: eng/gossip__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gossip
trans_list: Klatsch | Tratsch | Tratschtante | Klatschtante | Klatschweib | Tratsche
sense:
(uncountable) Idle talk about someone’s private or personal matters, especially someone not present.


lexentry: eng/gossip__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gossip
trans_list: klatschen | tratschen | lästern
sense:
(intransitive) To talk about someone else's private or personal business, especially in a manner that spreads the information.


lexentry: eng/gotcha__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gotcha
trans_list: erwischt | hab dich
sense:
I got you covered, I got your back (said by a speaker who has an advantage or responsibility over someone).


lexentry: eng/gouge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gouge
trans_list: Hohlmeißel | Grabstichel | Hohlbeitel | Stichel
sense:
A chisel with a curved blade for cutting or scooping channels, grooves, or holes in wood, stone, etc.


lexentry: eng/gouge__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gouge
trans_list: abzocken | schröpfen
sense:
(transitive) To cheat or impose upon; in particular, to charge an unfairly or unreasonably high price.


lexentry: eng/goulash_communism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goulash communism
trans_list: Gulaschkommunismus
sense:
(historical) The form of communism in Hungary following the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, involving high living standards and economic reforms.


lexentry: eng/gourd__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: gourd
trans_list: Kalebasse
sense:
The dried and hardened shell of such fruit, made into a drinking vessel, bowl, spoon, or other objects designed for use or decoration.


lexentry: eng/goutte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goutte
trans_list: Runz
sense:
(heraldiccharge) A charge in the form of a teardrop shape, originally with wavy sides, but now often with straight sides.


lexentry: eng/govern__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: govern
trans_list: regieren | steuern
sense:
(transitive) To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.


lexentry: eng/government-in-exile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: government-in-exile
trans_list: Exilregierung
sense:
(geopolitics) An independent polity that claims to be the legitimate government of a country, but is forced to operate from another country.


lexentry: eng/government__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: government
trans_list: Regierung
sense:
The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.


lexentry: eng/government_bond__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: government bond
trans_list: Staatsanleihe
sense:
(finance, government) A bond issued by a national government, generally with a promise to pay periodic interest payments and to repay the face value on the maturity date.


lexentry: eng/government_failure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: government failure
trans_list: Staatsversagen
sense:
(economics) A situation in which a government intervention causes an economic inefficiency that would not exist in a true free market.


lexentry: eng/governor-general__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: governor-general
trans_list: Generalgouverneur
sense:
(UK) An official appointed by the reigning British monarch to govern a Commonwealth realm as the monarch's representative.


lexentry: eng/governor_general__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: governor general
trans_list: Generalgouverneur
sense:
(Canada, Australia, New Zealand) An official appointed by the reigning British monarch to govern a Commonwealth realm as the monarch's representative.


lexentry: eng/gown__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: gown
trans_list: Robe | Talar
sense:
The official robe of certain professionals, clerics, and scholars, such as university students and officers, barristers, judges, etc.


lexentry: eng/graben__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: graben
trans_list: Graben
sense:
(geology) An elongated block of the Earth's crust, bounded by faults, that has dropped relative to the surrounding area.


lexentry: eng/grace__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: grace
trans_list: Aufschub | Fristverlängerung | Zahlungsfrist
sense:
(uncountable, finance) An allowance of time granted to a debtor during which he or she is free of at least part of his normal obligations towards the creditor.


lexentry: eng/grace__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: grace
trans_list: Gnade | Huld | Gunst
sense:
(uncountable, theology) Free and undeserved favour, especially of God; unmerited divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration or sanctification, or for resisting sin.


lexentry: eng/grace_note__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grace note
trans_list: Vorschlagsnote
sense:
(music) A musical note, indicated on a score in smaller type with or without a slash through it, played to ornament the melody rather than as part of it. Its note value does not count as part of the total time value of the measure it appears in.


lexentry: eng/gradable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gradable
trans_list: steigerbar | steigerungsfähig | graduierbar | komparierbar
sense:
(linguistics, of a word or phrase) Able to occur in varying degrees; able to be inflected or modified to express degrees of meaning.


lexentry: eng/grade__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: grade
trans_list: Note | Zensur
sense:
(chiefly, North America, Philippines) Performance on a test or other evaluation(s), expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a score.


lexentry: eng/grade_inflation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grade inflation
trans_list: Noteninflation
sense:
(education) A gradual upward trend in grades awarded to students during the decades since the mid-20th century, reported in a number of countries and at a number of levels of schooling and sometimes offered as evidence of a decline in academic standards.


lexentry: eng/grade_point_average__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grade point average
trans_list: Notendurchschnitt
sense:
A method of computing a numerical value for letter grades received in school by assigning each a numeric value and averaging the numbers; the overall average of all courses taken at a time.


lexentry: eng/gradian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gradian
trans_list: Gon
sense:
(geometry, trigonometry) A unit of angle equal to 0.9 degrees, so that there are 100 gradians in a right angle.


lexentry: eng/gradient__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: gradient
trans_list: Gefälle | Neigung | Steigung
sense:
(calculus, of a function) The ratio of the rates of change of a dependent variable and an independent variable, the slope of a curve's tangent.


lexentry: eng/gradient__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: gradient
trans_list: Gradient
sense:
(science) The rate at which a physical quantity increases or decreases relative to change in a given variable, especially distance.


lexentry: eng/gradient__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: gradient
trans_list: Gradient
sense:
(, calculus) A differential operator that maps each point of a scalar field to a vector pointed in the direction of the greatest rate of change of the scalar. Notation for a scalar field φ: ∇φ


lexentry: eng/graduate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: graduate
trans_list: Absolvent | Absolventin
sense:
A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.


lexentry: eng/graduate__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: graduate
trans_list: Absolvent | Absolventin
sense:
(US, Canada) A person who is recognized by a high school as having completed the requirements of a course of study at the school.


lexentry: eng/graduate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: graduate
trans_list: absolvieren | graduieren
sense:
(intransitive, ergative) To be recognized by a school or university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.


lexentry: eng/graduate__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: graduate
trans_list: graduieren
sense:
(transitive) To mark (something) with degrees; to divide into regular steps or intervals, as the scale of a thermometer, a scheme of punishment or rewards, etc.


lexentry: eng/graduate__Verb__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: graduate
trans_list: graduieren
sense:
(intransitive, Japanese entertainment) Of an idol: to exit a group; or of a virtual YouTuber, to leave a management agency; usually accompanied with "graduation ceremony" send-offs, increased focus on the leaving member, and the like.


lexentry: eng/graduated_cylinder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: graduated cylinder
trans_list: Messzylinder
sense:
(chemistry) An item of glass laboratory equipment consisting of a tall, narrow cylinder with a scale, or graduations marked up its length, which is used to measure liquids and solutions fairly accurately, but not precisely.


lexentry: eng/graduation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: graduation
trans_list: Abschluss
sense:
The action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution).


lexentry: eng/graduation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: graduation
trans_list: Abschlussfeier | Graduierung
sense:
(sciences) A marking (e.g., on a container) indicating a measurement on a scale, usually one of many such markings.


lexentry: eng/graffiti__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: graffiti
trans_list: Graffiti | Graffito
sense:
(chiefly, uncountable) Drawings or words drawn on a surface in a public place, usually made without authorization.


lexentry: eng/graffiti_artist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: graffiti artist
trans_list: Graffitikünstler | Graffitikünstlerin
sense:
A person who paints graffiti in public places, especially one who specializes in high-quality work rather than vandalism.


lexentry: eng/graft__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: graft
trans_list: Pfropfreis
sense:
(countable) A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit.


lexentry: eng/graft__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: graft
trans_list: pfropfen
sense:
(transitive) To insert (a graft) in a branch or stem of another tree; to propagate by insertion in another stock; also, to insert a graft upon.


lexentry: eng/graft__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: graft
trans_list: transplantieren
sense:
(transitive, surgery) To implant a portion of (living flesh or akin) in a lesion so as to form an organic union.


lexentry: eng/grain__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: grain
trans_list: Gran | Grän
sense:
(countable) Any of various small units of mass originally notionally based on grain's weight, variously standardized at different places and times, including


lexentry: eng/grains_of_paradise__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grains of paradise
trans_list: Guineapfeffer | Meleguetapfeffer | Paradieskörner | Malagettapfeffer
sense:
The seeds or seed capsules of Aframomum melegueta, used as a medicine and spice, especially as a substitute for black pepper and in flavoring alcoholic beverages.


lexentry: eng/grammar_Nazi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grammar Nazi
trans_list: Sprachpolizei
sense:
(slang, idiomatic, potentially, _, offensive, humorous, see usage note at Nazi) A person who habitually corrects or criticizes the incorrect language usage of others.


lexentry: eng/grammar__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: grammar
trans_list: Grammatik | Sprachlehre | Grammatiktheorie | Sprachkunst
sense:
(uncountable, linguistics) The study of the internal structure of words (morphology) and the use of words in the construction of phrases and sentences (syntax).


lexentry: eng/grammar_school__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: grammar school
trans_list: Gymnasium
sense:
(chiefly, _, UK) A secondary school that stresses academic over practical or vocational education, until recent times open to those pupils who had passed the 11-plus examination.


lexentry: eng/grammatical_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grammatical case
trans_list: Fall | Kasus
sense:
(grammar) A mode of inflection of a word dependent on its use, especially the syntactic function in a phrase.


lexentry: eng/grammatical_gender__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grammatical gender
trans_list: Genus | grammatisches Geschlecht
sense:
(grammar) The grammatically prescribed gender of a noun, which does not necessarily correspond with the referent’s attributes such as biological sex.


lexentry: eng/grammatical_person__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grammatical person
trans_list: Person
sense:
(grammar) A linguistic category used to distinguish between the speaker of an utterance and other people; implemented in most languages by a variety of pronouns, and in inflected languages by variation in word endings.


lexentry: eng/grammaticality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grammaticality
trans_list: Grammatikalität
sense:
(linguistics) (of language) The state or attribute of obeying the rules of grammar; grammatical correctness.


lexentry: eng/granary_bread__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: granary bread
trans_list: Vollkornbrot
sense:
(British) bread, not made from white or brown flour, that contains wheatgerm, whole grains and malt.


lexentry: eng/grand__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grand
trans_list: großartig | groß
sense:
Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression; illustrious, dignified, magnificent.


lexentry: eng/grand__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grand
trans_list: groß
sense:
Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other persons or things of the same name.


lexentry: eng/grand__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: grand
trans_list: groß
sense:
(usually in compound forms) Standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent (see grand-).


lexentry: eng/grand_duchess__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: grand duchess
trans_list: Großherzogin
sense:
A daughter or granddaughter of a sovereign (czar or later emperor) of the Russian Empire or a pretender to the throne thereof.


lexentry: eng/grand_duchy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grand duchy
trans_list: Großherzogtum
sense:
The territory owned, ruled, or reigned over by a grand duke or grand duchess; contrast grand dukedom.


lexentry: eng/grand_duke__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: grand duke
trans_list: Großherzog | Großfürst
sense:
Son, daughter, or grandchild of a czar (emperor) of the Russian Empire. (A more literal translation of the Russian is grand prince.)


lexentry: eng/grand_larceny__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grand larceny
trans_list: schwerer Diebstahl
sense:
(US, criminal law) The larceny of property whose value is greater than an amount set by law to distinguish it from petty larceny.


lexentry: eng/grand_piano__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grand piano
trans_list: Flügel
sense:
(musical instruments) A large piano in which the strings are strung horizontally in a heavy frame shaped like a harp


lexentry: eng/grand_prince__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grand prince
trans_list: Großfürst
sense:
An unusual ruler's title, sometimes incorrectly rendered as grand duke, mainly used in Lithuania and some parts of Russia (Muscovy would ultimately unite most Russian principalities and rise to imperial rank) and the Holy Roman Empire.


lexentry: eng/grand_unification_theory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grand unification theory
trans_list: große vereinheitlichte Theorie
sense:
(physics) A theory that unifies the electromagnetic interaction, the weak interaction, and the strong interaction.


lexentry: eng/grand_vizier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grand vizier
trans_list: Großwesir
sense:
(historical) The greatest minister of a sultan, with absolute power of attorney and, in principle, dismissable only by the sultan himself.


lexentry: eng/grande_dame__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: grande dame
trans_list: Bienenkönigin
sense:
(figurative) A very highly regarded and well-known institution or structure, or large conveyance such as a ship.


lexentry: eng/grandfather_clause__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grandfather clause
trans_list: Besitzstandsregelung | Bestandsschutzregelung
sense:
A clause or section, especially in a law, granting exceptions for people or organisations who were affected by previous conditions.


lexentry: eng/grandiloquent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grandiloquent
trans_list: hochtrabend
sense:
(of a person, their language or writing) Given to using language in a showy way by using an excessive number of difficult words to impress others; bombastic; turgid.


lexentry: eng/grandnephew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grandnephew
trans_list: Großneffe
sense:
A grandson of one's sibling; a son of one's nephew or niece. (Brother's grandson: fraternal grandnephew. Sister's grandson: sororal grandnephew.)


lexentry: eng/grandniece__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grandniece
trans_list: Großnichte
sense:
A granddaughter of one's sibling; a daughter of one's nephew or niece. (Brother's granddaughter: fraternal grandniece. Sister's granddaughter: sororal grandniece.)


lexentry: eng/grandstand__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grandstand
trans_list: eine Nummer abziehen | sich aufspielen | sich profilieren | sich theatralisch geben
sense:
(intransitive) To behave dramatically or showily to impress an audience or observers; to pander to a crowd.


lexentry: eng/granite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: granite
trans_list: Granit
sense:
(rock) A group of igneous and plutonic rocks composed primarily of feldspar and quartz. Usually contains one or more dark minerals, which may be mica, pyroxene, or amphibole. Granite is quarried for building stone, road gravel, decorative stone, and tombstones. Common colors are gray, white, pink, and yellow-brown.


lexentry: eng/granodiorite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: granodiorite
trans_list: Granodiorit
sense:
(rock) An intrusive igneous rock similar to granite, but containing more plagioclase than potassium feldspar.


lexentry: eng/granola__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: granola
trans_list: Müsli
sense:
A breakfast and snack food consisting of loose, crispy pellets made of nuts, rolled oats, honey and other natural ingredients.


lexentry: eng/grant__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: grant
trans_list: gewähren
sense:
(transitive) To agree with (someone) on (something); to accept (something) for the sake of argument; to admit to (someone) that (something) is true.


lexentry: eng/granted__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: granted
trans_list: freilich | zugegebenermaßen
sense:
Used to concede a point or to express acknowledgment or awareness, often before stating some contrasting or competing information; used as an expression of respect to the point in question.


lexentry: eng/granuloma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: granuloma
trans_list: Granulom
sense:
(pathology) an inflammatory nodule consisting of histiocytes (macrophages) attempting to wall off substances they perceive as foreign but are unable to eliminate, such as certain infectious organisms as well as other materials such as foreign objects, keratin and suture fragments.


lexentry: eng/grape__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grape
trans_list: Traube | Weintraube | Weinbeere
sense:
(countable) A small, round, smooth-skinned edible fruit, usually purple, red, or green, that grows in bunches on vines of genus Vitis.


lexentry: eng/grape__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: grape
trans_list: Traube | Weintraube | Weinbeere
sense:
(countable) Any of various fruits or plants with varying resemblances to those of genus Vitis but belonging to other genera; their edibility varies.


lexentry: eng/grapeseed_oil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grapeseed oil
trans_list: Traubenkernöl
sense:
A light, relatively bland vegetable oil, extracted from the seeds of the grape; used for salad dressings etc.


lexentry: eng/grapeshot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grapeshot
trans_list: Kartätsche | Traubenkartätsche
sense:
(historical) A cluster of small iron balls, put together in a canvas bag in order to be used as a charge for a cannon.


lexentry: eng/graph__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: graph
trans_list: Funktionsgraph | Graph
sense:
(mathematics) A set of points constituting a graphical representation of a real function; (formally) a set of tuples (x_1, x_2, \ldots, x_m, y)\in\R^{m+1}, where y=f(x_1, x_2, \ldots, x_m) for a given function f: \R^m\rightarrow\R. See also w:Graph of a function on Wikipedia.Wikipedia


lexentry: eng/graph__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: graph
trans_list: Graph
sense:
(graph theory) A set of vertices (or nodes) connected together by edges; (formally) an ordered pair of sets (V,E), where the elements of V are called vertices or nodes and E is a set of pairs (called edges) of elements of V. See also w:Graph (discrete mathematics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia


lexentry: eng/graph_theory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: graph theory
trans_list: Graphentheorie
sense:
(uncountable, mathematics) The branch of mathematics dealing with the properties of graphs (networks of vertices and edges).


lexentry: eng/grapheme__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: grapheme
trans_list: Graphem
sense:
(Unicode) A sequence of one or more code points that are processed and displayed as a single graphical unit of a writing system.


lexentry: eng/graphene__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: graphene
trans_list: Graphen
sense:
(inorganic chemistry) An arbitrarily large-scale, one-atom-thick layer of graphite, an allotrope of carbon, that has remarkable electric characteristics.


lexentry: eng/graphic__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: graphic
trans_list: Grafik | Abbildung | Bild | Bilddarstellung | Bilddatei
sense:
(mostly in plural) A computer-generated image as viewed on a screen forming part of a game or a film etc.


lexentry: eng/graphical_user_interface__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: graphical user interface
trans_list: grafische Benutzeroberfläche | Benutzeroberfläche | grafische Benutzerschnittstelle
sense:
(computing) A type of user interface which allows people to interact with a computer through a metaphor of direct manipulation of graphical images and widgets in addition to text.


lexentry: eng/graphics__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: graphics
trans_list: Grafik
sense:
(computing) The pictorial representation and manipulation of data; the process by which a computer displays data.


lexentry: eng/graphics_processing_unit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: graphics processing unit
trans_list: Grafikprozessor
sense:
(computer hardware) A specialized electronic circuit designed to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display device.


lexentry: eng/graphics_tablet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: graphics tablet
trans_list: Grafiktablett
sense:
(computing) An input device that enables a user to draw images by hand, as if with a pencil, and import them into a computer system.


lexentry: eng/graphite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: graphite
trans_list: Graphit
sense:
An allotrope of carbon, consisting of planes of carbon atoms arranged in hexagonal arrays with the planes stacked loosely, that is used as a dry lubricant, in "lead" pencils, and as a moderator in some nuclear reactors.


lexentry: eng/grappa__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grappa
trans_list: Grappa
sense:
(uncountable) An Italian grape-based spirit of between 80 and 100 proof, made from the distillation of pomace.


lexentry: eng/grappling_hook__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grappling hook
trans_list: Enterhaken
sense:
A type of hook attached to a line and designed to be thrown at a target (e.g. rigging of an enemy ship) for the purpose of catching hold of it.


lexentry: eng/grass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grass
trans_list: Gras
sense:
(countable, uncountable) Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as ground cover rather than for grain.


lexentry: eng/grass__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: grass
trans_list: Spitzel
sense:
(countable, Britain, slang) An informer, police informer; one who betrays a group (of criminals, etc) to the authorities.


lexentry: eng/grass__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: grass
trans_list: verpfeifen
sense:
(transitive, or, intransitive, slang) To act as a grass or informer, to betray; to report on (criminals etc) to the authorities.


lexentry: eng/grass_mud_horse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grass mud horse
trans_list: Gras-Schlamm-Pferd
sense:
One of the ten "mythical Baidu deities" invented by Chinese internet users for the purpose of circumventing censorship. Usually depicted as resembling an alpaca, and is supposedly living in the Mahler Gobi desert.


lexentry: eng/grass_roots__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grass roots
trans_list: Basis
sense:
(politics) People and society at the local (most basic) level rather than at the national centre of political activity.


lexentry: eng/grasshopper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grasshopper
trans_list: Heuschrecke | Grashüpfer
sense:
A mostly herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera, noted for its ability to jump long distances and for the habit of some species communicating by stridulation; they are related to but distinct from crickets.


lexentry: eng/grasshopper_warbler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grasshopper warbler
trans_list: Feldschwirl
sense:
Any of a number of species of small songbirds in the genera Locustella and Helopsaltes, especially Locustella naevia.


lexentry: eng/grassroots__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grassroots
trans_list: Basis- | Grassroots-
sense:
Of, or relating to people or society at the local level, particularly in politics, social movements, etc.; of the grass roots.


lexentry: eng/grassroots_democracy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grassroots democracy
trans_list: Basisdemokratie
sense:
The political processes which are driven by groups of ordinary citizens, as opposed to larger organizations or wealthy individuals with concentrated vested interests in particular policies.


lexentry: eng/grate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grate
trans_list: Gitter | Rost
sense:
A horizontal metal grill through which liquid, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot.


lexentry: eng/grater__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grater
trans_list: Reibe | Küchenreibe
sense:
a tool with which one grates, especially foods such as cheese, to facilitate getting small particles or shreds off a solid lump


lexentry: eng/gratin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gratin
trans_list: Gratin
sense:
The top crust of a dish, consisting of breadcrumbs or grated cheese heated under a grill; the dish itself.


lexentry: eng/graupel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: graupel
trans_list: Graupel
sense:
(meteorology, uncountable) A precipitation that forms when supercooled droplets of water condense on a snowflake.


lexentry: eng/grave_accent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grave accent
trans_list: Gravis
sense:
(countable) A diacritic mark ( ` ) used in many languages to distinguish the pronunciations of vowels.


lexentry: eng/grave_goods__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grave goods
trans_list: Grabbeigabe | Grabbeigaben | Totengabe
sense:
(archaeology) The artefacts (jewellery, animals, slaves, etc) buried with a dead person in a grave or tomb.


lexentry: eng/gravel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gravel
trans_list: Kies | Schotter | Kiesel
sense:
(uncountable) Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railways, and as ballast.


lexentry: eng/gravitation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gravitation
trans_list: Gravitation | Schwerkraft
sense:
(physics) The fundamental force of attraction that exists between all matter in the universe, caused by the curvature of spacetime caused by matter. It is the weakest of the four fundamental interactions, and possesses a gauge boson known as the graviton.


lexentry: eng/gravitational_collapse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gravitational collapse
trans_list: Gravitationskollaps
sense:
The stage in the evolution of a star in which the pressure of the star is insufficient to maintain it at a stable size, and its material falls inward under its own gravity, eventually forming a black hole or a neutron star, and sometimes accompanied by a supernova explosion.


lexentry: eng/gravitational_force__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gravitational force
trans_list: Gravitationskraft | Schwerkraft | Erdanziehungskraft
sense:
(physics) A very long-range, but relatively weak fundamental force of attraction that acts between all particles that have mass; believed to be mediated by gravitons.


lexentry: eng/gravitational_lens__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gravitational lens
trans_list: Gravitationslinse
sense:
(astronomy) A distribution of matter whose gravitational field bends the path of light rays sufficiently to distort, magnify or multiply images of more distant objects.


lexentry: eng/gravitational_wave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gravitational wave
trans_list: Gravitationswelle
sense:
(relativity) A fluctuation in spacetime caused by accelerating mass, which propagates as a wave at the speed of light.


lexentry: eng/graviton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: graviton
trans_list: Graviton
sense:
(particle) A hypothetical gauge boson that regulates the gravitational force. It would have a spin of 2 and zero rest mass.


lexentry: eng/gravity__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: gravity
trans_list: Gravitation | Erdanziehung
sense:
(physics) The phenomenon that, on earth, objects have weight; the similar phenomenon on other celestial bodies such as the moon.


lexentry: eng/gravity__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: gravity
trans_list: Gravitation | Schwerkraft
sense:
(loosely, see usage notes) Gravitation, the universal force exercised by two bodies on each other by virtue of their masses.


lexentry: eng/gravity__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: gravity
trans_list: Gravitation | Schwerkraft | Bedenklichkeit | Ernst
sense:
(physics) A law or laws of gravitation: any theory which attempts to account for the phenomena of weight and/or the mutual attraction of massive objects (Aristotelian gravity, Newtonian gravity).


lexentry: eng/gravity_assist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gravity assist
trans_list: Gravitationsmanöver | Schwerkraftumlenkung | Swing-by | Vorbeischwungmanöver
sense:
(astrophysics) The favorable alteration of the speed and trajectory of a spacecraft as a result of its passing near to a celestial body.


lexentry: eng/gravlax__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gravlax
trans_list: Graved Lachs | Gravlax
sense:
Salmon dry-cured in salt, seasoned with dill and sugar, and served usually thinly sliced as an appetizer.


lexentry: eng/gravure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gravure
trans_list: Kupferstich
sense:
(arts, printing) A type of intaglio printing process, in which an image is engraved onto a rotating copper cylinder.


lexentry: eng/gravy_train__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gravy train
trans_list: lauer Lenz
sense:
(idiomatic) An occupation or situation that generates considerable income or benefits while requiring little effort and carrying little risk.


lexentry: eng/gray__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gray
trans_list: Gray
sense:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of absorbed dose of radiation (radiation absorbed by a patient); one joule of energy absorbed per kilogram of the patient's mass. Symbol: Gy


lexentry: eng/gray_fox__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gray fox
trans_list: Graufuchs
sense:
Urocyon cinereoargenteus, a carnivorous mammal of the family Canidae, ranging throughout most of the southern half of North America.


lexentry: eng/gray_langur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gray langur
trans_list: Hanuman-Langur
sense:
An Old World monkey endemic to the Indian subcontinent, Semnopithecus entellus, the only species in its genus, gray in color, with a black face.


lexentry: eng/gray_squirrel__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gray squirrel
trans_list: Grauhörnchen
sense:
Sciurus carolinensis, a species of squirrel, found in the eastern and midwestern United States and Canada, and western Europe, eastern gray squirrel.


lexentry: eng/gray_water__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gray water
trans_list: Grauwasser | Nutzwasser
sense:
Water that is not clean enough to be potable, such as having been used for washing, but not contaminated with fecal matter or other source of dangerous bacteria or dangerous or noxious materials.


lexentry: eng/grayling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grayling
trans_list: Äsche | Europäische Äsche
sense:
Any freshwater fish of the genus Thymallus or specifically Thymallus thymallus, of the salmon family, having a large dorsal fin.


lexentry: eng/grease_nipple__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grease nipple
trans_list: Schmiernippel
sense:
A fitting fixed to a piece of machinery, used as an inlet for lubricating grease by means of a grease gun.


lexentry: eng/grease_payment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grease payment
trans_list: Bestechungsgeld
sense:
(chiefly, US, idiomatic, business, legal, ethics) A bribe or extorted money, usually relatively small in amount, provided to a low-level government official or business person, in order to expedite a business decision, shipment, or other transaction, especially in a country where such payments are not unusual.


lexentry: eng/great-great-grandparent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: great-great-grandparent
trans_list: Ururgroßelternteil
sense:
A parent of a great-grandparent, a grandparent of a grandparent and a great-grandparent of a parent.


lexentry: eng/great_ape__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: great ape
trans_list: Grossaffe | Grossäffin | Großaffe | Großäffin | Hominid | Hominide
sense:
Any member of the taxonomic family Hominidae, including Homo, and also many similar extinct species.


lexentry: eng/great_bustard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: great bustard
trans_list: Großtrappe
sense:
A bird of the species Otis tarda, native to Iberia, but found at least seasonally in many parts of Eurasia.


lexentry: eng/great_circle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: great circle
trans_list: Großkreis
sense:
A segment of such circle representing the shortest distance between two points on the surface of a sphere.


lexentry: eng/great_minds_think_alike__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: great minds think alike
trans_list: zwei Dumme, ein Gedanke | zwei Seelen, ein Gedanke
sense:
Used to emphasize a coincidence, or two people reaching the same conclusion in any manner at the same time.


lexentry: eng/great_northern_diver__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: great northern diver
trans_list: Eistaucher
sense:
(UK, Ireland) A large member of the diver family, Gavia immer, commonly breeding in North America, where it is known as the as common loon.


lexentry: eng/great_white_shark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: great white shark
trans_list: Menschenhai | Weißer Hai
sense:
A large shark, Carcharodon carcharias, of coastal surface waters in all major oceans that feeds on fish and marine mammals.


lexentry: eng/greater__Adjective__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greater
trans_list: groß
sense:
Of two (or, rarely, more than two) things: the larger in size (bigger), in value, in importance etc.


lexentry: eng/greater__Adjective__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: greater
trans_list: groß
sense:
(usually, capitalized) Including the surrounding urban areas and conurbation (of a city or other large settlement).


lexentry: eng/greater_celandine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greater celandine
trans_list: Schöllkraut
sense:
A European perennial herb, Chelidonium majus, a flower of the poppy family with yellow flowers, native to Europe and western Asia.


lexentry: eng/greater_omentum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greater omentum
trans_list: Omentum majus | großes Netz
sense:
(anatomy) A large peritoneal fold that extends from the greater curvature of the stomach to the transverse colon.


lexentry: eng/greater_spotted_eagle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greater spotted eagle
trans_list: Schelladler
sense:
Clanga clanga, a medium-sized migratory raptor native to Asia, north-eastern Africa and eastern Europe.


lexentry: eng/greatest_common_divisor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greatest common divisor
trans_list: größter gemeinsamer Teiler
sense:
(arithmetic, number theory) The largest positive integer (respectively polynomial, element of a given ring) that is a divisor of each of a given set of integers (respectively polynomials, elements of a given ring).


lexentry: eng/greatest_thing_since_sliced_bread__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greatest thing since sliced bread
trans_list: das Größte seit der Erfindung der Bratkartoffel
sense:
(idiomatic) Something amazing, outstanding or praiseworthy, especially a relatively recent invention likely to improve people's lives.


lexentry: eng/greatsword__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greatsword
trans_list: Großschwert | Schlachtschwert
sense:
Any generally straight-bladed double-edged sword large enough to require the use of two hands to wield it effectively.


lexentry: eng/greave__Noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greave
trans_list: Beinschiene | Schienbeinschoner | Schienbeinschutz | Schienbeinschützer
sense:
A piece of armour that protects the leg, especially the shin, and occasionally the tops of the feet.


lexentry: eng/grebe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grebe
trans_list: Lappentaucher
sense:
Any of several waterbirds in the cosmopolitan family Podicipedidae. They have strong, sharp bills, and lobate toes.


lexentry: eng/greed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greed
trans_list: Gier | Habsucht | Habgier | Raffgier | Raffsucht
sense:
A selfish or excessive desire for more than is needed or deserved, especially of money, wealth, food, or other possessions.


lexentry: eng/green-collar__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: green-collar
trans_list: Landwirtschaft
sense:
Of or pertaining to rural, agricultural employment; often contrasted with urban blue-collar employment.


lexentry: eng/green__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: green
trans_list: Grün | grün
sense:
The colour of grass and leaves; a primary additive colour midway between yellow and cyan which is evoked by light between roughly roughly 495–570 nm.


lexentry: eng/green_alga__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: green alga
trans_list: Grünalge
sense:
Any of very many plant organisms, of the phyla Chlorophyta and Charophyta, that grow in damp places; a chlorophyte


lexentry: eng/green_belt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: green belt
trans_list: Grüngürtel
sense:
(chiefly, Britain) An area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building.


lexentry: eng/green_bridge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: green bridge
trans_list: Grünbrücke
sense:
A vegetation covered bridge over a motorway or railway that allows wildlife to safely cross over; a wildlife bridge.


lexentry: eng/green_hellebore__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: green hellebore
trans_list: Grüne Nieswurz
sense:
An extremely toxic herbaceous perennial plant of the species Veratrum viride that is native to the western and eastern parts of the United States, but not the central part.


lexentry: eng/green_jersey__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: green jersey
trans_list: Grünes Trikot
sense:
(cycle racing) The green-colored shirt worn by the leader of a subsidiary competition in a race. In the Tour de France it is worn by the leader of the points competition.


lexentry: eng/green_line__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: green line
trans_list: grüne Linie
sense:
A demarcation line, such as that separating Israeli and Palestinian or other Arab territories according to a 1949 armistice, or that separating the Republic of Cyprus from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.


lexentry: eng/green_manure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: green manure
trans_list: sovesciare
sense:
Any fairly green (fresh and wet) plant matter that is ploughed into the soil to improve its fertility; especially, a cover crop that is plowed in.


lexentry: eng/green_pepper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: green pepper
trans_list: grüne Paprika
sense:
The green, unripe, form of the sweet bell pepper. Popular in cooking, especially Italian cuisine. The unripe bell pepper is green and generally changes to other colors as it matures, cultivars exist for red, orange, yellow and other shades.


lexentry: eng/green_pepper__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: green pepper
trans_list: grüner Pfeffer
sense:
A green variety of dried peppercorn, made from the unripe berries by treating them in a manner that retains the green colour.


lexentry: eng/green_roof__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: green roof
trans_list: begrüntes Dach
sense:
A roof of a house or other building which is covered with soil and grass, plants, trees, or other landscaping materials.


lexentry: eng/green_tea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: green tea
trans_list: grüner Tee | Grüntee
sense:
Leaves of the tea plant which are treated with steam or roasted to denature the enzymes that cause the leaves to darken and change taste. (Without this step they would become oolong tea or black tea).


lexentry: eng/green_wave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: green wave
trans_list: grüne Welle
sense:
A purposefully designed timing of a series of traffic lights to produce a green light for cars travelling at the correct speed as they arrive at the lights.


lexentry: eng/greenfinch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greenfinch
trans_list: Grünling | Grünfink
sense:
European greenfinch, a common Old World finch (Chloris chloris, syn. Carduelis chloris), mainly green with yellow in the wings and tail.


lexentry: eng/greengage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greengage
trans_list: Reneklode
sense:
A plum cultivar with greenish-yellow flesh and skin, Prunus domestica subsp. italica var. claudiana.


lexentry: eng/greengrocer's_apostrophe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greengrocer's apostrophe
trans_list: Deppenapostroph | Idiotenapostroph
sense:
An incorrectly used apostrophe, especially one mistakenly used to form the plural of a noun, for example to write the plural of banana as banana's instead of bananas.


lexentry: eng/greengrocer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greengrocer
sense:
(chiefly, British, Commonwealth, Irish) A person who sells fresh vegetables and fruit, normally from a relatively small shop.

trans_list:
Gemüsehändler | Gemüsehändlerin | Gemüsefrau | Gemüsemann | Obst- und Gemüsehändler | Obst- und Gemüsehändlerin


lexentry: eng/greenhouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greenhouse
trans_list: Gewächshaus | Treibhaus
sense:
A building used to grow plants, particularly one with large glass windows or plastic sheeting to trap heat from sunlight even in intemperate seasons or climates.


lexentry: eng/greenhouse_effect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greenhouse effect
trans_list: Treibhauseffekt
sense:
(climatology, climate change) The process by which a planet is heated by solar radiation which is retained by its atmosphere.


lexentry: eng/greenhouse_gas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greenhouse gas
trans_list: Treibhausgas
sense:
Any gas (such as carbon dioxide, a chlorofluorocarbon (CFC), or methane) that contributes to the greenhouse effect when released into the atmosphere by absorbing infrared radiation emitted by a planet's surface, thus increasing the surface temperature.


lexentry: eng/greenish_warbler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greenish warbler
trans_list: Grünlaubsänger
sense:
Phylloscopus trochiloides, a widespread leaf warbler with a breeding range in northeastern Europe and temperate to subtropical continental Asia.


lexentry: eng/greenspace__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greenspace
trans_list: Grünanlage
sense:
An area of undeveloped landscape, such as park land left within a city during planning and zoning other areas for development.


lexentry: eng/greenware__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greenware
trans_list: Rohware
sense:
(ceramics, usually, uncountable) Pottery that has been shaped but not yet fired, especially while it is drying prior to being fireable.


lexentry: eng/greenwash__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greenwash
trans_list: Greenwashing
sense:
A false or misleading picture of environmental friendliness used to conceal or obscure damaging activities.


lexentry: eng/greenway__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greenway
trans_list: Grünzug | grüne Route
sense:
A corridor of undeveloped or park land, set aside for environmental protection or recreational and primarily non-motorized use, such as bicycle paths.


lexentry: eng/greeting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greeting
trans_list: Gruß | Begrüßung
sense:
A conventional phrase used to start a letter or conversation or otherwise to acknowledge a person's arrival or presence.


lexentry: eng/greeting_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greeting card
trans_list: Glückwunschkarte | Grußkarte
sense:
A card, typically folded in half and available commercially, that is sent to someone as a greeting. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/greige__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greige
trans_list: Rah
sense:
(textiles) Of clothing, textiles, etc.: neither bleached nor dyed, nor otherwise fully processed; unfinished.


lexentry: eng/grenade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grenade
trans_list: Granate
sense:
A small explosive device, designed to be thrown by hand or launched using a rifle, grenade launcher, or rocket.


lexentry: eng/grenadier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grenadier
trans_list: Grenadier | Granatier | Granatierer
sense:
(military) A type of soldier, originally one who threw grenades, later a member of a company formed from the tallest men of the regiment; now specifically, a member of the Grenadier Guards of Canada and the United Kingdom.


lexentry: eng/grey-capped_greenfinch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grey-capped greenfinch
trans_list: Chinagrünfink
sense:
A small passerine bird of species Chloris sinica, in the finch family Fringillidae, native to East Asia.


lexentry: eng/grey-headed_woodpecker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grey-headed woodpecker
trans_list: Grauspecht
sense:
Picus canus, a Eurasian member of the woodpecker family, greyer than other similar Eurasian woodpeckers.


lexentry: eng/grey_area__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grey area
trans_list: Grauzone
sense:
(idiomatic) An area intermediate between two mutually exclusive states or categories, where the border between the two is fuzzy or ill-defined.


lexentry: eng/grey_market__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grey market
trans_list: Grauzone
sense:
(business) The buying and selling of goods through distribution channels other than those authorized or intended by the manufacturer or producer.


lexentry: eng/grey_matter__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: grey matter
trans_list: Graue Substanz
sense:
(neuroanatomy) A collection of cell bodies and (usually) dendritic connections, in contrast to white matter.


lexentry: eng/grey_wolf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grey wolf
trans_list: Wolf
sense:
A large canid, Canis lupus, once found throughout forested areas of northern Europe, Asia and America; it shares a common ancestry with the domestic dog.


lexentry: eng/grid__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: grid
trans_list: Stromnetz | Leitungsnetz
sense:
A system for delivery of electricity, consisting of various substations, transformers and generators, connected by wire.


lexentry: eng/gridlock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gridlock
trans_list: Verkehrsinfarkt | Verkehrskollaps
sense:
(road transport) A condition of total, interlocking traffic congestion on the streets or highways of a crowded city, in which no one can move because everyone is in someone else's way.


lexentry: eng/gridlock__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gridlock
trans_list: Stau
sense:
On a smaller scale, the situation in which cars enter a signal-controlled intersection too late during the green light cycle, and are unable to clear the intersection (due to congestion in the next block) when the light turns red, thus blocking the cross traffic when it's their turn to go. Repeated at enough intersections, this phenomenon can lead to citywide gridlock.


lexentry: eng/gridlock__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: gridlock
trans_list: Stillstand
sense:
(figuratively, by extension) Any paralysis of a complex system due to severe congestion, conflict, or deadlock.


lexentry: eng/grief__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: grief
trans_list: Leid | Kummer | Gram
sense:
Emotional pain, generally arising from misfortune, significant personal loss, bereavement, misconduct of oneself or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness. [from early 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/grievance__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: grievance
trans_list: Beschwerde | Klage
sense:
(countable, human resources) A formal complaint, especially in the context of a unionized workplace.


lexentry: eng/grill__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: grill
trans_list: Grill | Kühlergrill
sense:
On a vehicle, a slotted cover as above, to protect and hide the radiator, while admitting air to cool it.


lexentry: eng/grill__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: grill
trans_list: Grill | Kühlergrill
sense:
(US) A cooking device comprising a source of radiative and convective heat and a means of holding food above it; a barbecue.


lexentry: eng/grimoire__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grimoire
trans_list: Grimoire | Zauberbuch
sense:
(occult) A book of instructions in the use of alchemy or magic, especially one containing spells for summoning demons.


lexentry: eng/grind__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: grind
trans_list: grinden
sense:
(sports, intransitive) To slide the flat portion of a skateboard or snowboard across an obstacle such as a railing.


lexentry: eng/gripe__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: gripe
trans_list: maulen | meckern
sense:
(obsolete, transitive) To pinch; to distress. Specifically, to cause pinching and spasmodic pain to the bowels of, as by the effects of certain purgative or indigestible substances.


lexentry: eng/grism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grism
trans_list: Gitterprisma
sense:
A combination of diffraction grating and prism used to obtain spectra from selected parts of an image.


lexentry: eng/gristmill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gristmill
trans_list: Getreidemühle
sense:
A mill that grinds grain, especially grain brought by a farmer to be exchanged for the resulting flour (less a percentage).


lexentry: eng/grit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grit
trans_list: Grieß | Schotter | Schrot | Splitt | Streu | Streugut
sense:
A collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, or swarf from metalworking.


lexentry: eng/grit__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: grit
trans_list: Korn | Körnung
sense:
A measure of the relative coarseness of an abrasive material such as sandpaper, the smaller the number the coarser the abrasive.


lexentry: eng/grits__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: grits
trans_list: Maisgrieß | Polenta
sense:
(Western Hemisphere) Coarsely ground hominy which is boiled and eaten, primarily in the Southern United States.


lexentry: eng/groceries__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: groceries
trans_list: Lebensmittel
sense:
Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies; the commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery store.


lexentry: eng/grocery_list__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grocery list
trans_list: Einkaufszettel
sense:
A written or mental list of grocery items one intends to purchase at a supermarket or similar business.


lexentry: eng/grog__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grog
trans_list: Grog
sense:
An alcoholic beverage made with hot water or tea, sugar and rum, sometimes also with lemon or lime juice and spices, particularly cinnamon.


lexentry: eng/groin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: groin
trans_list: Leiste
sense:
The crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region.


lexentry: eng/groin_vault__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: groin vault
trans_list: Kreuzgratgewölbe | Kreuzgewölbe
sense:
(architecture) A vault resulting from the intersection of two barrel-vaults crossing in a right angle. Its thrusts are concentrated along the groins or arrises and eventually at the four corners


lexentry: eng/grok__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grok
trans_list: kapieren | begreifen | schnallen | verstehen | raffen
sense:
(transitive, slang) To understand (something) intuitively, to know (something) without having to think intellectually.


lexentry: eng/grok__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: grok
trans_list: begreifen | verstehen
sense:
(transitive, slang) To fully and completely understand something in all of its details and intricacies.


lexentry: eng/grommet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: A reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring used to reinforce an eyelet.
written_rep: grommet
trans_list:
Augenring | Dichtungshülse | Durchführdichtung | Durchführung | Durchführungstülle | Durchgangstülle


lexentry: eng/groomer__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: groomer
trans_list: Jugendverderber | Jugendverführer
sense:
(derogatory, offensive, alt-right) An individual, particularly an LGBT person or drag queen, framed as a predator or threat to children in the context. [from 2020s]


lexentry: eng/grooming__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: grooming
trans_list: Coaching | sich vertraut machen
sense:
The act of gaining the trust of a child or vulnerable person in order to take advantage of or exploit them, especially sexually.


lexentry: eng/groomsman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: groomsman
trans_list: Pate
sense:
A man who serves as one of a number of attendants to a bridegroom at a wedding, one of whom is the best man.


lexentry: eng/groove__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: groove
trans_list: Nut | Rille
sense:
A long, narrow channel or depression; e.g., such a slot cut into a hard material to provide a location for an engineering component, a tyre groove, or a geological channel or depression.


lexentry: eng/grope__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: grope
trans_list: tasten | tappen | herumtasten
sense:
To search or attempt to find something in the dark, or, as a blind person, by feeling; to move about hesitatingly, as in darkness or obscurity; to feel one's way, as with the hands, when one can not see.


lexentry: eng/gross__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gross
trans_list: Brutto
sense:
The total nominal earnings or amount, before taxes, expenses, exceptions or similar are deducted. That which remains after all deductions is called net.


lexentry: eng/gross_domestic_product__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gross domestic product
trans_list: Bruttoinlandsprodukt | BIP
sense:
(economics) A measure of the economic production of a particular territory in financial capital terms over a specific time period.


lexentry: eng/gross_national_income__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gross national income
trans_list: Bruttonationaleinkommen
sense:
(economics) A more recent designation for gross national product, the total market value of all the goods and services produced by a nation.


lexentry: eng/gross_national_product__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gross national product
trans_list: Bruttosozialprodukt
sense:
(economics) The total market value of all the goods and services produced by a nation (citizens of a country, whether living at home or abroad) during a specified period.


lexentry: eng/gross_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gross out
trans_list: Ekel erregen
sense:
(informal, transitive, mostly, North America) To sicken or distress (someone) by being disgusting, gory, or lewd.


lexentry: eng/gross_pay__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gross pay
trans_list: Bruttolohn
sense:
An amount of pay, wages, salary, or other compensation before deductions, such as for taxes, insurance, and retirement.


lexentry: eng/gross_sales__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gross sales
trans_list: Bruttoumsatz
sense:
(plural only, business, accounting) The total invoice value of sales, before deducting customers' discounts, returns, or allowances.


lexentry: eng/grotto__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: grotto
trans_list: Grotte
sense:
A local organization of cavers that typically organizes trips to caves and provides information and training for caving; a caving club.


lexentry: eng/ground-effect_vehicle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ground-effect vehicle
trans_list: Bodeneffektfahrzeug
sense:
(aviation, nautical) An aircraft that uses aerodynamic ground effect to attain level flight near the surface of water.


lexentry: eng/ground__Noun__1
sense_num: 17
written_rep: ground
trans_list: Erde | Erdung | Masseleitung | Masseverbindung
sense:
(electricity, Canadian, and, US) An electrical conductor connected to the earth, or a large conductor whose electrical potential is taken as zero (such as a steel chassis).


lexentry: eng/ground__Verb__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: ground
trans_list: Hausarrest geben
sense:
To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.


lexentry: eng/ground_clearance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ground clearance
trans_list: Bodenfreiheit
sense:
(automotive) The measured distance between a level surface and the lowest part (other than tires or equivalent) of the bottom of a vehicle surmounting that surface.


lexentry: eng/ground_cover__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ground cover
trans_list: Bodendecker
sense:
Something, particularly plants, which overlays an area of land. May refer to plants specifically grown to prevent erosion of an area.


lexentry: eng/ground_frost__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ground frost
trans_list: Bodenfrost
sense:
The frozen upper level of soil, caused by the air temperature dropping below the freezing point for a lengthy period of time; in temperate climates the soil thaws completely for the summer and in cold climates it may develop to permafrost.


lexentry: eng/ground_rent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ground rent
trans_list: Bauzins | Erbbauzins
sense:
(legal, real estate) Rent paid under a ground lease, usually long-term or in perpetuity, for a surface right or estate in land where the landowner (surface owner) and the owner of improvements (ground lessor) are separate; the improvements are effectively security for the payment of the rent.


lexentry: eng/ground_spider__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ground spider
trans_list: Plattbauchspinne
sense:
Any of very many spiders, of the family Gnaphosidae, that hunt their prey instead of building a web to catch them.


lexentry: eng/ground_squirrel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ground squirrel
trans_list: Ziesel
sense:
Any of a number of medium-sized squirrel-like burrowing rodents of the tribe Marmotini (i.e., excluding the smaller chipmunks and the larger marmots and prairie dogs).


lexentry: eng/ground_staff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ground staff
trans_list: Bodenpersonal
sense:
(aviation) staff employed by an airline, or an airport, that work on the ground, as opposed to aircrews.


lexentry: eng/ground_zero__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ground zero
trans_list: Bodennullpunkt
sense:
Originally, the point on the land or water surface below which a nuclear bomb detonates in the air; now also the point on such a surface at or above the detonation.


lexentry: eng/grounded__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: grounded
trans_list: geerdet | Hausarrest haben
sense:
(electricity, North America) Of or pertaining to an electrical conductor which is connected to earth; earthed.


lexentry: eng/grounding__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: grounding
trans_list: Erdung
sense:
(electrical engineering) The interconnecting metal chassis/frame of a device, appliance, machine, or metal raceway via a designated conductor to earth at the service panel. It may be bare or covered, and does not carry current in normal operation.


lexentry: eng/groundnut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: groundnut
trans_list: Erdnuss
sense:
A climbing vine, Apios americana, of eastern North America, having fragrant brownish flowers and small edible tubers.


lexentry: eng/groundsheet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: groundsheet
trans_list: Isomatte
sense:
A sheet of waterproof material that is spread on the ground, often beneath a tent, and upon which a person may sit or sleep.


lexentry: eng/groundswell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: groundswell
trans_list: Grunddünung | Grundströmung
sense:
(nautical, surfing) A broad undulation of the open ocean, often as the result of a distant disturbance.


lexentry: eng/group__Noun__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: group
trans_list: Gruppe | Benutzergruppe
sense:
(sports) A set of teams playing each other in the same division, while not during the same period playing any teams that belong to other sets in the division.


lexentry: eng/group_action__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: group action
trans_list: Gruppenaktion | Gruppenoperation | Gruppenwirkung
sense:
(group theory) A mapping of a mathematical group to the permutations of an object that is compatible with the group operation.


lexentry: eng/group_buying__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: group buying
trans_list: Gemeinschaftseinkauf
sense:
(business) The practice of purchasing products and services at reduced prices on the condition that a minimum number of buyers would make the purchase.


lexentry: eng/group_marriage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: group marriage
trans_list: Gruppenehe | Vielehe
sense:
A form of polygynous, polyandrous marriage in which more than one man and more than one woman form a family unit.


lexentry: eng/group_of_death__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: group of death
trans_list: Todesgruppe | Hammergruppe
sense:
(sports, _, slang) A group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive, because the number of strong competitors in the group is greater than the number of qualifying places available for the next phase of the tournament.


lexentry: eng/group_theory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: group theory
trans_list: Gruppentheorie
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see group,‎ theory; a theory about (particular kinds of) groups.


lexentry: eng/group_velocity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: group velocity
trans_list: Gruppengeschwindigkeit
sense:
(physics) the propagation velocity of the envelope of a modulated travelling wave, which is considered as the propagation velocity of information or energy contained in it.


lexentry: eng/grouper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grouper
trans_list: Zackenbarsch
sense:
Any of various large food and game fishes of the subfamily Epinephelinae, especially the genera Epinephelus and Mycteroperca, which inhabit warm seas.


lexentry: eng/groupthink__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: groupthink
trans_list: Gruppendenken
sense:
A process of reasoning or decision-making by a group, especially one characterized by uncritical acceptance of or conformity to a perceived majority view.


lexentry: eng/grouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grouse
trans_list: Raufußhuhn
sense:
(countable) Any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae which inhabit temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere; specifically, the red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scotica) native to heather moorland on the British Isles. [from 1530s]


lexentry: eng/grouse__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grouse
trans_list: grummeln | murren
sense:
(intransitive, originally, military, _, slang, informal) To complain or grumble. [from late 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/grove_snail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grove snail
trans_list: Schwarzmündige Bänderschnecke
sense:
A snail of species Cepaea nemoralis, one of the most common species of land snail in Europe, with a dark brown lip to its shell.


lexentry: eng/growing_season__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: growing season
trans_list: Vegetationsperiode | Vegetationsphase | Vegetationszeit
sense:
the part of a year when weather conditions and temperatures are favourable for the growth of plants and trees.


lexentry: eng/growl__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: growl
trans_list: knurren
sense:
(intransitive) To utter a deep guttural sound, as an angry animal; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound.


lexentry: eng/groyne__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: groyne
trans_list: Buhne | Kribbe | Lahnung | Wellenbrecher
sense:
An often wooden structure that projects from a coastline to prevent erosion, longshore drift etc.; a breakwater.


lexentry: eng/grudge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grudge
trans_list: Groll | Neid
sense:
(countable) Deep-seated and/or long-term animosity or ill will about something or someone, especially due to perceived mistreatment.


lexentry: eng/grue__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grue
trans_list: blün
sense:
(philosophy) Of an object, green when first observed before a specified time or blue when first observed after that time.


lexentry: eng/grue__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: grue
trans_list: blün
sense:
(linguistics) A single color inclusive of both green and blue as different shades, used in translations from languages such as Old Welsh and Old Chinese that lacked a distinction between green and blue.


lexentry: eng/grumble__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: grumble
trans_list: murren
sense:
(intransitive) To complain; to murmur or mutter with discontent; to make ill-natured complaints in a low voice and a surly manner.


lexentry: eng/grundy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grundy
sense:
A narrow-minded person or group that is overly concerned with censoring or criticizing personal conduct.

trans_list:
Biedermann | Moralapostel | Mo­ral­hü­ter | Mo­ral­pre­di­ge­rin | Sittenwächterin | Sit­ten­stren­ge


lexentry: eng/grunge__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: grunge
trans_list: Grunge
sense:
(music genre) A subgenre of alternative rock, originating from Seattle, Washington, which melds punk and metal.


lexentry: eng/grunt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grunt
trans_list: Grunzer | Stöhnen
sense:
A short snorting sound, often to show disapproval, or used as a reply when one is reluctant to speak.


lexentry: eng/guacamole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guacamole
trans_list: Guacamole
sense:
An avocado-based greenish dip with onions, tomato, and spices, common to Mexican cuisine and often served with tortilla chips.


lexentry: eng/guanaco__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guanaco
trans_list: Guanako | Huanako
sense:
A South American ruminant (Lama guanicoe), closely related to the other lamoids, the alpaca, llama, and vicuña in the family Camelidae.


lexentry: eng/guanine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guanine
trans_list: Guanin
sense:
(chemistry) A substance first obtained from guano; it is a nucleic base and pairs with cytosine in DNA and RNA (by means of three hydrogen bonds).


lexentry: eng/guanosine_diphosphate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guanosine diphosphate
trans_list: Guanosindiphosphat
sense:
(biochemistry, organic compound) An ester of pyrophosphoric acid with the nucleoside guanosine; the product of dephosphorylation (via hydrolysis) of GTP by a GTPase.


lexentry: eng/guanosine_triphosphate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guanosine triphosphate
trans_list: Guanosintriphosphat
sense:
(biochemistry, organic compound) A type of purine nucleoside triphosphate that is needed for the synthesis of RNA during transcription.


lexentry: eng/guarantee__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: guarantee
trans_list: Garantie
sense:
More specifically, a written declaration that a certain product will be fit for a purpose and work correctly; a warranty


lexentry: eng/guaranty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guaranty
trans_list: Garantievertrag
sense:
(legal) An undertaking to answer for the payment of some debt, or the performance of some contract or duty, of another, in case of the failure of such other to pay or perform; a warranty; a security.


lexentry: eng/guard__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guard
trans_list: bewachen | schützen
sense:
(transitive) To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.


lexentry: eng/guard_stone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guard stone
trans_list: Radabweiser
sense:
A projecting metal, concrete, or stone exterior architectural element located at the corner and/or foot of gates, portes-cochères, garage entries, and walls to prevent damage from vehicle tires and wheels.


lexentry: eng/guardant__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guardant
trans_list: hersehend
sense:
(heraldry, of an animal) Positioned with the body viewed from the side, but with the head turned toward the viewer.


lexentry: eng/guava__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: guava
trans_list: Guave
sense:
Its yellowish tropical fruit, 1¼ to 2 inches, globular or pear-shaped with thin, yellow, green or brown skin, is often made into jams and jellies. The meat can be yellowish to pale green or pink in color, depending on the variety.


lexentry: eng/gudgeon__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gudgeon
trans_list: Ruderöse | unteres Ruderscharnier
sense:
(nautical, specifically) In a vessel with a stern-mounted rudder: the fitting into which the pintle of the rudder fits, allowing the rudder to swing freely.


lexentry: eng/guerrilla__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guerrilla
trans_list: Guerillakämpfer | Guerillakämpferin | Partisan | Partisanin
sense:
A soldier in a small independent group, fighting against the government or regular forces by surprise raids.


lexentry: eng/guerrilla_warfare__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guerrilla warfare
trans_list: Guerillakrieg | Partisanenkrieg | Guerillataktiken
sense:
Combat using groups of irregular, light, mobile troops within areas occupied by an enemy force, usually through hit-and-run tactics.


lexentry: eng/guess__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: guess
trans_list: denken | glauben
sense:
(colloquial) To think, conclude, or decide (without a connotation of uncertainty). Usually in first person: "I guess".


lexentry: eng/guessing_game__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guessing game
trans_list: Ratespiel
sense:
(games) Any game the object of which is for a player or players to guess a word, etc, for which the other player or players provide clues.


lexentry: eng/guest__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: guest
trans_list: gastieren
sense:
(intransitive) As a musician: to play as a guest, providing an instrument that a band/orchestra does not normally have in its line up (for instance, percussion in a string band).


lexentry: eng/guest_book__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guest book
trans_list: Gästebuch
sense:
a type of ledger in which visitors to a particular establishment, such as a bed and breakfast or a museum, may leave comments about the establishment.


lexentry: eng/guide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guide
trans_list: Fremdenführer | Reiseleiter | Fremdenführerin | Reiseleiterin
sense:
Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation, or to lead them through dangerous terrain.


lexentry: eng/guide__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guide
trans_list: führen
sense:
To serve as a guide for someone or something; to lead or direct in a way; to conduct in a course or path.


lexentry: eng/guide_book__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guide book
trans_list: Reiseführer | Führer
sense:
A book that provides guidance, but especially one designed for travellers which provides local tourist information about a particular country or area.


lexentry: eng/guide_dog__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guide dog
trans_list: Blindenführhund | Blindenhund
sense:
A dog that is trained to be of assistance to a vision-impaired or hearing-impaired person and is thus able to guide them.


lexentry: eng/guided_missile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guided missile
trans_list: Lenkflugkörper
sense:
An unmanned, self-propelled vehicle that travels through the air to deliver a warhead to a predetermined point, keeping itself on course by making corrections via its control surfaces.


lexentry: eng/guideword__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: guideword
trans_list: Suchbegriff
sense:
(chiefly, business) Any of the words in a memo or email that define metadata regarding the message, such as sender, recipient, and subject.


lexentry: eng/guild__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guild
trans_list: Gilde | Zunft
sense:
A group or association mainly of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans, particularly in the Middle Ages, established to oversee and protect their specific commercial interests and to provide mutual aid.


lexentry: eng/guilder__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: guilder
trans_list: Gulden
sense:
The current currency unit in the islands in the former Netherlands Antilles, divided into 100 cents.


lexentry: eng/guillemet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guillemet
trans_list: Guillemet | Möwchen
sense:
Either of the punctuation marks « or », used in several languages to indicate passages of speech. Similar to typical quotation marks used in the English language, such as “ and ”.


lexentry: eng/guillemot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guillemot
trans_list: Lumme
sense:
Any seabird belonging to the genera Uria and Cepphus of the auk family Alcidae. They have black and white bodies and are good at swimming and diving.


lexentry: eng/guillotine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guillotine
trans_list: Guillotine | Fallbeil
sense:
(historical, also, figuratively) A machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation, consisting of a tall upright frame from which is suspended a heavy diagonal-edged blade which is dropped onto the neck of the person to be executed; also, execution using this machine.


lexentry: eng/guillotine__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: guillotine
trans_list: Papierschneider
sense:
A device used for cutting the pages of books, stacks of paper, etc., to straight edges, usually by means of a hinged or sliding blade attached to a flat platform.


lexentry: eng/guilty_as_charged__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guilty as charged
trans_list: schuldig im Sinne der Anklage
sense:
(literally, legal) Guilty to the same extent as one is charged; guilty to the court's accusations exactly as they were presented.


lexentry: eng/guilty_pleasure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (idiomatic) Something that brings pleasure but is considered taboo, unadvisable or lowbrow.
written_rep: guilty pleasure
trans_list:
Laster | billiges Vergnügen | heimliches Vergnügen | lasterhaftes Vergnügen | sündhafte Freude | sündhaftes Vergnügen


lexentry: eng/guinea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guinea
trans_list: Guinee
sense:
(British, historical) A gold coin originally worth twenty shillings; later (from 1717 until the adoption of decimal currency) standardised at a value of twenty-one shillings.


lexentry: eng/guiro__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: guiro
trans_list: Sambagurke
sense:
(musical instrument) A musical instrument, a shaker, made of a hollow gourd with parallel notches cut in one side, and played by rubbing a stick or scraper ("pua") along the notches to produce a ratchet-like sound.


lexentry: eng/guise__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guise
trans_list: Art und Weise | Auftreten
sense:
Customary way of speaking or acting; fashion, manner, practice (often used formerly in such phrases as "at his own guise"; that is, in his own fashion, to suit himself.)


lexentry: eng/guitar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guitar
trans_list: Gitarre
sense:
(musical instrument) A stringed musical instrument, of European origin, usually with a fretted fingerboard and six strings, played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick).


lexentry: eng/gulag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gulag
trans_list: Gulag | GULag
sense:
(historical) Also GULAG: the system of all Soviet labour camps and prisons in use, especially during the Stalinist period (1930s–1950s).


lexentry: eng/gulch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gulch
trans_list: (tiefe) Schlucht
sense:
A ravine-like or deep V-shaped valley, often eroded by flash floods; shallower than a canyon and deeper than a gully.


lexentry: eng/gules__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gules
trans_list: Rot
sense:
(tincture) Red, e.g. on a coat of arms, typically represented in engraving by vertical parallel lines.


lexentry: eng/gull-billed_tern__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gull-billed tern
trans_list: Lachseeschwalbe
sense:
A medium-sized tern, Gelochelidon nilotica, family Laridae, with a thick stout black bill, found in marshy and coastal habitats throughout the temperate and tropic zones worldwide.


lexentry: eng/gum__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gum
trans_list: Kautschuk
sense:
(mostly, uncountable) Any of various viscous or sticky substances that are exuded by certain plants.


lexentry: eng/gum__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gum
trans_list: Kautschuk
sense:
(mostly, uncountable) Any viscous or sticky substance resembling those that are exuded by certain plants.


lexentry: eng/gum_arabic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gum arabic
trans_list: Gummiarabikum
sense:
An edible substance taken from one of two species of sub-Saharan acacia trees, Senegalia senegal and Vachellia seyal, used in the food industry as a stabilizer (e.g. in soda, gumdrops and marshmallows) and other purposes including pharmaceuticals, paints and polishes.


lexentry: eng/gun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gun
trans_list: Kanone | Geschütz
sense:
(military) A cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity.


lexentry: eng/gun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gun
trans_list: Gewehr
sense:
A less portable, long firearm that fires bullets or projectiles; a rifle, either manual, automatic or semi-automatic; a flintlock, musket or shotgun.


lexentry: eng/gun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gun
trans_list: Pistole
sense:
A very portable, short firearm, for hand use, which fires bullets or projectiles, such as a handgun, revolver, pistol, or Derringer.


lexentry: eng/gunpowder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gunpowder
trans_list: Schießpulver | Schwarzpulver
sense:
An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulphur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.


lexentry: eng/gunslinger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gunslinger
trans_list: Revolverheld
sense:
(historical) A person in the Old West who carried a gun and was an expert at quickly drawing it and firing.


lexentry: eng/guppy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guppy
trans_list: Guppy
sense:
A tiny freshwater fish, Poecilia reticulata, popular in home aquariums, that usually has a plain body and black or dark blue tail for the females and a more colorful tail for the males.


lexentry: eng/guqin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guqin
trans_list: Qin
sense:
A plucked zither-like stringed instrument (chordophone), traditionally featuring seven unfretted strings, originating in ancient China.


lexentry: eng/gurnard__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gurnard
trans_list: Knurrhahn | Seehahn
sense:
(loosely) Other fish with appearance like that of members of family Triglidae, such as certain of those in families Dactylopteridae, Peristediidae, and Scorpaenidae.


lexentry: eng/gush__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: gush
trans_list: schwärmen
sense:
(intransitive, transitive, figurative) To make an excessive display of enthusiasm, praise, or sentiment.


lexentry: eng/gusle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gusle
trans_list: Gusla | Gusle
sense:
(musical instrument) A single-stringed lute-like musical instrument with a bowl-shaped body, held vertically in the lap and played a bow, originating among the Slavic peoples in the Balkans, especially in the Dinarides region.


lexentry: eng/gusli__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gusli
trans_list: Gusli
sense:
(musical instrument) A plucked psaltery-like string instrument, usually played on the lap and sometimes created with table legs so that the musician can play it seated next to the instrument, originating in ancient Russian music.


lexentry: eng/gusset__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gusset
trans_list: Kettengeflechtsegment | Zwickel
sense:
A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement cf. godet.


lexentry: eng/gusset__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: gusset
trans_list: Eckblech | Strebe | Verstärkung
sense:
(machinery) A kind of bracket, or angular part, fastened in the angles of a structure to give strength or stiffness; especially, the part joining the barrel and the fire box of a locomotive boiler.


lexentry: eng/gussy_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gussy up
trans_list: aufbrezeln
sense:
(informal, intransitive) To don fancy clothing; to dress up particularly in flattering or specially altered garments.


lexentry: eng/gut_feeling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gut feeling
trans_list: Bauchgefühl | Intuition
sense:
(idiomatic) An instinct or intuition; an immediate or basic feeling or reaction without a logical rationale.


lexentry: eng/gutsy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gutsy
trans_list: beherzt | mutig | schneidig
sense:
(informal) Marked by courage, determination or boldness in the face of difficulties or danger; having guts.


lexentry: eng/gutta-percha__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gutta-percha
trans_list: Guttapercha
sense:
An inelastic natural latex, produced from the sap of several tropical trees of the genera Palaquium and Payena.


lexentry: eng/gutta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gutta
trans_list: Gutta
sense:
(architectural element) A small water-repelling, cone-shaped projection used in the architrave of the Doric order in classical architecture.


lexentry: eng/guttation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guttation
trans_list: Guttation
sense:
(botany) The exudation of drops of water from the leaves of some vascular plants as a result of root pressure.


lexentry: eng/gutter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gutter
trans_list: Gosse | Rinnstein | Rinne
sense:
A prepared channel in a surface, especially at the side of a road adjacent to a curb, intended for the drainage of water.


lexentry: eng/gutter__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: gutter
trans_list: Gang | Nut
sense:
Any narrow channel or groove, such as one formed by erosion in the vent of a gun from repeated firing.


lexentry: eng/guv__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guv
trans_list: Anführer
sense:
(UK, Irish, chiefly, London, informal) A form of address to a man, usually a stranger or a superior.


lexentry: eng/guzzle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guzzle
trans_list: verschlingen | saufen
sense:
To drink or eat quickly, voraciously, or to excess; to gulp down; to swallow greedily, continually, or with gusto.


lexentry: eng/guzzle__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: guzzle
trans_list: schlucken
sense:
(by extension) To consume anything quickly, greedily, or to excess, as if with insatiable thirst; often said of gas-powered vehicles.


lexentry: eng/gybe__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: gybe
trans_list: kreuzen
sense:
(intransitive, nautical) Generally of a small sailing vessel: to change tack with the wind crossing behind the vessel.


lexentry: eng/gym_shorts__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gym shorts
trans_list: Turnhose
sense:
A type of relatively lightweight shorts with elastic waistbands designed for use in sports and physical activity, especially gym class. The terms basketball shorts and mesh shorts are used nearly synonymously with gym shorts in the United States, despite their different initial usage.


lexentry: eng/gymnasium__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gymnasium
trans_list: Gymnasium
sense:
A type of secondary school in some European countries which typically prepares students for university; grammar school, prep school


lexentry: eng/gymnastics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gymnastics
trans_list: Gymnastik | Turnen
sense:
A sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinesthetic awareness.


lexentry: eng/gynaecologist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gynaecologist
trans_list: Gynäkologe | Frauenarzt | Frauenärztin | Gynäkologin | Frauenheilkundler | Frauenheilkundlerin
sense:
(Australia, British spelling, Commonwealth) (Canadian spelling, also common) A physician who specialises in diseases of the female reproductive system.


lexentry: eng/gynecology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gynecology
trans_list: Gynäkologie | Frauenheilkunde
sense:
The study of, or the branch of medicine specializing in, the medical problems of women, especially disorders of the reproductive organs.


lexentry: eng/gynecomastia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gynecomastia
trans_list: Gynäkomastie
sense:
(American spelling, diseases) Excessive development of breasts in males, resembling the breast development in women.


lexentry: eng/gypsy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gypsy
trans_list: Zigeuner | Zigeunerin
sense:
(colloquial) An itinerant person or any person, not necessarily Romani; a tinker, a traveller or a carny.


lexentry: eng/gyre__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: gyre
trans_list: Wirbel | ozeanischer Wirbel
sense:
(oceanography) An ocean current caused by wind which moves in a circular manner, especially one that is large-scale and observed in a major ocean.


lexentry: eng/gyrfalcon__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gyrfalcon
trans_list: Gerfalke | Jagdfalke | Geierfalke | Gierfalke
sense:
Falco rusticolus, a large bird of prey that breeds on Arctic coasts and islands of North America, Europe and Asia.


lexentry: eng/gyron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gyron
trans_list: Ständer
sense:
(heraldiccharge) A triangular form having an angle at the fess point and the opposite side at the edge of the escutcheon.


lexentry: eng/gyroscope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gyroscope
trans_list: Gyroskop | Kreiselinstrument
sense:
An apparatus composed of a wheel which spins inside of a frame (gimbal) and causes the balancing of the frame in any direction or position. In the form of a gyroscopic stabilizer, used to help keep aircraft and ships steady.


lexentry: eng/habilitation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: habilitation
trans_list: Habilitation
sense:
An academic qualification, prerequiring a PhD, required in order to gain tenure as a professor in some European universities; a thesis or dissertation presented to achieve the qualification.


lexentry: eng/habitable_zone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: habitable zone
trans_list: Lebenszone | habitable Zone | Ökosphäre
sense:
The zone around a star where a planet could experience temperatures like those on Earth, allowing for the possible existence of liquid water and of life.


lexentry: eng/habitat__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: habitat
trans_list: Biotop | Biotopteil | Lebensraum | Teilhabitat | Teillebensraum
sense:
(countable, biology) A terrestrial or aquatic area distinguished by geographic, abiotic and biotic features, whether entirely natural or semi-natural.


lexentry: eng/habitation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: habitation
trans_list: Wohnen
sense:
(uncountable) The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or of being inhabited; occupancy.


lexentry: eng/habitual__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: habitual
trans_list: gewohnt
sense:
Of or relating to a habit; established as a habit; performed over and over again; recurrent, recurring.


lexentry: eng/hacienda__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hacienda
trans_list: Hacienda | Hazienda
sense:
A large homestead in a ranch or estate usually in places where Colonial Spanish culture has had architectural influence.


lexentry: eng/hack__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: hack
trans_list: hacken
sense:
(transitive, slang, computing) To hack into; to gain unauthorized access to (a computer system, e.g., a website, or network) by manipulating code.


lexentry: eng/hack__Verb__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: hack
trans_list: hacken | eindringen
sense:
(transitive, slang, computing, by extension) To gain unauthorised access to a computer or online account belonging to (a person or organisation).


lexentry: eng/hacker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hacker
trans_list: Hacker | Hackerin
sense:
(computer security, telecommunications) One who uses a computer to gain unauthorized access to data stored in, or to carry out malicious attacks on, computer networks or computer systems.


lexentry: eng/hacking__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hacking
trans_list: Hacken
sense:
(computing) Playful solving of technical work that requires deep understanding, especially of a computer system.


lexentry: eng/hacking__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hacking
trans_list: Hacken
sense:
(computing) Unauthorized attempts to bypass the security mechanisms of an information system or network. See also cracker.


lexentry: eng/hackle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hackle
trans_list: hecheln
sense:
To dress (flax or hemp) with a hackle; to prepare fibres of flax or hemp for spinning. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/hadith__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hadith
trans_list: Hadith
sense:
(countable, religion, Islam) An eyewitness account of a saying or action of Muhammad or sometimes one of his companions not otherwise found in the Quran.


lexentry: eng/hadron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hadron
trans_list: Hadron
sense:
(particle) A composite particle that comprises two or more quarks held together by the strong force and (consequently) can interact with other particles via said force; a meson or a baryon.


lexentry: eng/haemophilia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: haemophilia
trans_list: Bluterkrankheit | Hämophilie
sense:
(British spelling, pathology) Any of several hereditary illnesses that impair the body's ability to control bleeding, usually passed from mother to son.


lexentry: eng/hafnium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hafnium
trans_list: Hafnium
sense:
A chemical element (symbol Hf) with an atomic number of 72: a lustrous, silvery-grey tetravalent transition metal.


lexentry: eng/hagfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hagfish
trans_list: Schleimaal | Inger
sense:
Any of several primitive eellike fish, of the family Myxinidae, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth, and sometimes used as food or for eelskin leather.


lexentry: eng/haggis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: haggis
trans_list: Haggis
sense:
A traditional Scottish dish made from minced sheep offal with oatmeal and spices, etc., originally boiled in the stomach of a sheep but now often in an artificial casing, and usually served with neeps and tatties (mashed swede and potatoes) and accompanied with whisky.


lexentry: eng/haiku__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: haiku
trans_list: Haiku
sense:
A Japanese poem in three lines, the first and last consisting of five morae, and the second consisting of seven morae, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic theme.


lexentry: eng/hail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hail
trans_list: Hagel | Graupel
sense:
(meteorology, uncountable) Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm.


lexentry: eng/hair-splitting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hair-splitting
trans_list: Haarspalterei
sense:
(idiomatic) the act of finding exceedingly small differences which are probably neither important nor noticeable to most people.


lexentry: eng/hair__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hair
trans_list: Haar
sense:
(countable) A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals.


lexentry: eng/hair__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hair
trans_list: Haar | Haare
sense:
(uncountable) The collection or mass of such growths growing from the skin of humans and animals, and forming a covering for a part of the head or for any part or the whole body.


lexentry: eng/hair_conditioner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hair conditioner
trans_list: Spülung | Haarspülung
sense:
(cosmetics) A type of shampoo product that aims to improve the condition of the hair, especially after washing.


lexentry: eng/hair_spray__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hair spray
trans_list: Haarspray
sense:
A usually scented hairstyling product in aerosol form that stiffens the hair, so it stays in a certain hairstyle.


lexentry: eng/hairball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hairball
trans_list: Fellknäuel | Haarballen
sense:
A small wad of fur or mass of hair formed in the digestive system of a cat or other animal, from hair ingested while grooming.


lexentry: eng/haircut__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: haircut
trans_list: Schuldenschnitt
sense:
(legal, business) A partial loss, financially: thus, in a bankruptcy proceeding, the proportional reduction in the debt that will be paid to each creditor (based on an evaluation of the total debt owed and the total assets of the debtor); among investors, the negative return on investment from a losing proposition.


lexentry: eng/haka__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: haka
trans_list: Haka
sense:
A group dance of New Zealand's Maori people featuring rhythmic chanting, vigorous facial and arm movements, and foot stamping. Traditionally a war dance, today it is also performed to welcome guests, as a mark of respect at occasions such as commemorations and funerals, as a challenge to opposing teams at sports events, and for artistic purposes.


lexentry: eng/halberd__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: halberd
trans_list: Hellebarde
sense:
A two-handed pole weapon, consisting of a long pole with an axe-like blade mounted on it (at a right angle like an axe, not on the tip like a spear), and (opposite the blade) typically a spike or hook.


lexentry: eng/half-baked__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: half-baked
trans_list: unausgegoren
sense:
(figurative, informal, frequently, derisive) Incomplete; (of an idea or scheme) not fully planned or carefully considered, ill-conceived, unsound or badly thought-out; (of a person) foolish or having no common sense.


lexentry: eng/half-breed__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: half-breed
trans_list: Mischlings-
sense:
(of an animal or plant) Hybridized; having one purebred parent; descended from parents of different breeds or with different traits


lexentry: eng/half-breed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: half-breed
trans_list: Halbblut | Mestize | Mestizin | Mischblut | Mischling | Métis
sense:
(derogatory) A person of mixed racial parentage or ancestry, especially one of mixed white and American Indian parentage (metis, métis, Metis, Métis; mestizo).


lexentry: eng/half-crown__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: half-crown
trans_list: halbe Krone
sense:
(historical) A pre-decimal coin used in Britain, Ireland and New Zealand, equivalent to 30 pence or two shillings and six pence.


lexentry: eng/half-integer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: half-integer
trans_list: Halbzahlig
sense:
(mathematics) Any number obtained by dividing an odd integer by two; a number equals to some integer plus one half.


lexentry: eng/half-life__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: half-life
trans_list: Halbwertszeit
sense:
(physics) The time required for half the nuclei in a sample of an isotope to undergo radioactive decay.


lexentry: eng/half-life__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: half-life
trans_list: Halbwertszeit
sense:
(chemistry) In a chemical reaction, the time required for the concentration of a reactant to fall from a chosen value to half that value.


lexentry: eng/half-mast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: half-mast
trans_list: halbmast
sense:
The lowered position, half the height of a mast, at which a flag is flown when mourning, especially expressing respect for the dead.


lexentry: eng/half-moon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: half-moon
trans_list: Halbmond
sense:
The moon in its first or last quarter when only half the visible face is illuminated; a quarter moon.


lexentry: eng/half-pipe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: half-pipe
trans_list: Halfpipe
sense:
(skateboarding, snowboarding, skiing, BMX, rollerskating, kickscootering, etc.) A structure used to perform tricks, approximately semicircular in cross-section, resembling the bottom half of a cylinder lying down.


lexentry: eng/half-truth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: half-truth
trans_list: Halbwahrheit
sense:
A deceptive statement, especially one that is only partly true, is incomplete, misrepresents reality by telling part of the truth, or alters the time sequence of truths.


lexentry: eng/half-year__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: half-year
trans_list: Halbjahr | Jahreshälfte
sense:
The period of time equal to half a year; normally referred to as 6 months, but a half-year is more exactly 182.5 days (without a leap day)


lexentry: eng/half__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: half
trans_list: halb | Hälfte
sense:
Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect.


lexentry: eng/half__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: half
trans_list: halb
sense:
(of a relative other than a sibling) Related through one common grandparent or ancestor rather than two.


lexentry: eng/half__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: half
trans_list: Hälfte | halb
sense:
One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.


lexentry: eng/half_board__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: half board
trans_list: Halbpension
sense:
(uncountable, travel) A hotel rate that includes accommodation, breakfast and dinner, but no meal at lunchtime.


lexentry: eng/half_brother__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: half brother
trans_list: Halbbruder
sense:
A male sibling sharing a single parent, as distinguished from a full brother or brother-german, from a step-brother, or from a brother-like figure such as a blood brother.


lexentry: eng/half_hitch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: half hitch
trans_list: Halbschlag
sense:
(knots) A knot or hitch made by passing the end of the rope once around the standing part or other rope.


lexentry: eng/half_sibling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: half sibling
trans_list: Halbgeschwister
sense:
A sibling sharing a single parent, as distinguished from a full-sibling or sibling-german, from a stepsibling, or from a sibling-like figure such as a blood sibling.


lexentry: eng/halfbeak__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: halfbeak
trans_list: Halbschnabelhechte
sense:
(zoology) Any slender, marine fish of the family Hemiramphidae, having the upper jaw much shorter than the lower, the balahoos or ballyhoos.


lexentry: eng/halfwidth__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: halfwidth
trans_list: halbbreit
sense:
(computing, typography) Of a text character, occupying the space of half of a fullwidth character, or one "normal" text column.


lexentry: eng/halibut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: halibut
trans_list: Heilbutt | Heiligbutt | Heiligenbutt | Pferdezunge | Riesenscholle
sense:
A large flatfish of the genus Hippoglossus, which sometimes leaves the ocean floor and swims vertically.


lexentry: eng/hall_church__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hall church
trans_list: Hallenkirche
sense:
A church with a nave and aisles of approximately equal height, often united under a single immense roof.


lexentry: eng/hall_of_fame__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hall of fame
trans_list: Hall of Fame | Ruhmeshalle
sense:
(usually, capitalized, often, _, sports) A structure housing memorials to famous or illustrious individuals (especially ones of importance to some field), often containing a collection of memorabilia relating to them.


lexentry: eng/hall_tree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hall tree
trans_list: der Haken, (на дреха) - der Aufhänger
sense:
A piece of furniture for hanging hats, coats, etc. after entering a building. It may include mirrors, a bench, and/or drawers or other storage space.


lexentry: eng/hallmark__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hallmark
trans_list: Punze | Repunze
sense:
An official marking made by a trusted party, usually an assay office, on items made of precious metals.


lexentry: eng/hallstand__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hallstand
trans_list: Garderobe | Kleiderständer
sense:
A piece of furniture, near to an outside door, on which hats and coats are hung, and umbrellas are stored.


lexentry: eng/hallucinate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hallucinate
trans_list: halluzinieren
sense:
(ambitransitive) To seem to perceive things (with one or more of one's senses) which are not really present; to have visions; to experience a hallucination.


lexentry: eng/hallucination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hallucination
trans_list: Halluzination | Sinnestäuschung | Wahnvorstellung | Illusion
sense:
A sensory perception of something that does not exist, often arising from disorder of the nervous system, as in delirium tremens.


lexentry: eng/halo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: halo
trans_list: Halo
sense:
A circular band of coloured light, visible around the sun or moon etc., caused by reflection and refraction of light by ice crystals in the atmosphere.


lexentry: eng/halo__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: halo
trans_list: Heiligenschein
sense:
(religion) nimbus, a luminous disc, often of gold, around or over the heads of saints, etc., in religious paintings.


lexentry: eng/halo_orbit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: halo orbit
trans_list: Halo-Orbit
sense:
(orbital mechanics) A periodic, three-dimensional orbit about any one of the Lagrange points L1, L2 or L3 of a two-body gravitational system.


lexentry: eng/haloalkane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: haloalkane
trans_list: Halogenalkan
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any alkane in which one or more hydrogen atoms has been replaced by that of a halogen


lexentry: eng/halogen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: halogen
trans_list: Halogen
sense:
(chemistry) Any element of group 17, i.e. fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, astatine and tennessine.


lexentry: eng/halogen_lamp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: halogen lamp
trans_list: Halogenlampe
sense:
An incandescent lamp containing a small quantity of halogen (usually bromine) to reduce deposition on the glass.


lexentry: eng/halogenation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: halogenation
trans_list: Halogenierung
sense:
(chemistry) The reaction of a halogen with something, especially the replacement of a hydrogen atom of an organic compound with a halogen one.


lexentry: eng/halter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: halter
trans_list: Halfter
sense:
A bitless headpiece of rope or straps, placed on the head of animals such as cattle or horses to lead or tie them.


lexentry: eng/haltere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: haltere
trans_list: Haltere | Schwingkölbchen
sense:
(entomology) A small knobbed structure in some two-winged insects, one of a pair that are flapped rapidly and function as accelerometers to maintain stability in flight.


lexentry: eng/halting_problem__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: halting problem
trans_list: Halteproblem
sense:
(computer science) The problem of deciding in finite time whether a given program will finish running in finite time, when given a certain finite input.


lexentry: eng/halva__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: halva
trans_list: Halva | Halwa
sense:
A confection usually made from crushed sesame seeds and honey. It is a traditional dessert in South Asia, the Mediterranean and the Middle East.


lexentry: eng/ham__Noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ham
trans_list: Schmierenkomödiant | Schmierenschauspieler
sense:
(acting) An overacting or amateurish performer; an actor with an especially showy or exaggerated style.


lexentry: eng/ham_it_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ham it up
trans_list: zu dick auftragen
sense:
(idiomatic, acting) To deliberately exaggerate one's emotions or movements, or to overact or act hammily.


lexentry: eng/hamadryas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hamadryas
trans_list: Mantelpavian
sense:
A large baboon (Papio hamadryas), from northern Africa and Arabia, that was sacred in ancient Egypt.


lexentry: eng/hammer_home__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hammer home
trans_list: einbläuen
sense:
(idiomatic) To repeatedly or continually emphasise (an opinion or idea) until or so that a person or group of people understands it.


lexentry: eng/hammer_throw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hammer throw
trans_list: Hammerwurf | Hammerwerfen
sense:
An athletic throwing event where the object to be thrown is a heavy steel ball attached with wire (maximum length 4 ft (1.22 m)) to a handle.


lexentry: eng/hammered_dulcimer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hammered dulcimer
trans_list: Hackbrett
sense:
(musical instrument) A type of dulcimer whose metal strings are stretched over a trapezoidal sounding board that has two bridges, one bass and one treble, set on a stand and played with small mallet-like hammers.


lexentry: eng/hammerhead__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hammerhead
trans_list: Hammerhai
sense:
(zoology) Any of various sharks of the genera Sphyrna or Zygaena having the eyes set on projections from the sides of the head, which gives it a hammer shape.


lexentry: eng/hammerhead_shark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hammerhead shark
trans_list: Hammerhai
sense:
Any of various sharks of the genus Sphyrna having the eyes set on projections (cephalofoils) from the sides of the head, which gives it a hammer shape.


lexentry: eng/hammock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hammock
trans_list: Hängematte
sense:
A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet (1.8 meters) wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends.


lexentry: eng/hammock__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hammock
trans_list: Bauminsel
sense:
(US, archaic, outside, dialects) A piece of land thickly wooded, and usually covered with bushes and vines.


lexentry: eng/hamper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hamper
trans_list: Korb
sense:
A large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing and carrying of articles or small animals.


lexentry: eng/hamstring__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hamstring
trans_list: Hüftgelenkextensoren | Kniesehne | ischiocrurale Muskulatur | rückseitige Oberschenkelmuskulatur
sense:
(anatomy) One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh.


lexentry: eng/hamza__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hamza
trans_list: Hamza | Hamsa
sense:
A sign (ء‎ - a stand-alone hamza) used in the written Arabic language representing a glottal stop. Hamza may appear as a stand-alone letter or most commonly diacritically over or under other letters, e.g. أ‎ (over an alif - ا‎), إ‎ (under an alif), ؤ‎ (over a wāw - و‎) or ئ‎ (over a dotless yāʾ - ى‎). The exact seat of hamza is governed by an orthographic rule - "seat of hamza rule".


lexentry: eng/hanami__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hanami
trans_list: Hanami
sense:
The Japanese custom of enjoying the beauty of flowers, usually cherry blossoms or plum blossoms, also known as "flower viewing".


lexentry: eng/hand,_foot_and_mouth_disease__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hand, foot and mouth disease
trans_list: Hand-Fuß-Mund-Krankheit
sense:
(disease) An infection in humans caused by a group of enteroviruses, typically characterized by a mild fever followed by a rash of flat discoloured spots and bumps that may blister, most commonly on the hands, feet and mouth.


lexentry: eng/hand-held__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hand-held
trans_list: tragbare Spielkonsole | tragbare Videospielkonsole
sense:
(computing) A personal digital assistant or video game console that is small enough to be held in the hands.


lexentry: eng/hand__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hand
trans_list: Hand
sense:
The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.


lexentry: eng/hand__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hand
trans_list: Zeiger
sense:
An index or pointer on a dial; such as the hour and minute hands on the face of an analog clock, which are used to indicate the time of day.


lexentry: eng/hand__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: hand
trans_list: Handlanger
sense:
(especially in compounds) An agent; a servant, or manual laborer; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty.


lexentry: eng/hand_fan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hand fan
trans_list: Palette
sense:
A hand-held device designed to be waved back and forth in order to induce airflow for the purpose of cooling the user.


lexentry: eng/hand_in_hand__Adverb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hand in hand
trans_list: Hand in Hand
sense:
(figurative) Naturally, ordinarily or predictably together; commonly having a correlation or relationship.


lexentry: eng/hand_net__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hand net
trans_list: Kescher
sense:
A small net that is equipped with a handle and attached to a rim so that the net forms a pouch, used for trapping butterflies or individual fish.


lexentry: eng/hand_puppet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hand puppet
trans_list: Handpuppe
sense:
A puppet operated by the hand, especially one in which the puppeteer's hand occupies and controls the head


lexentry: eng/hand_sanitizer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hand sanitizer
trans_list: Händedesinfektionsmittel
sense:
(mineral) A disinfecting liquid, most often based on ethyl alcohol, used as an alternative to washing the hands with soap and water.


lexentry: eng/hand_truck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hand truck
trans_list: Sackkarre | Sackrodel
sense:
(North America) An L-shaped box-moving handcart with handles at one end, wheels at the base, with a small ledge to set objects on, flat against the floor when the hand-truck is upright. It makes otherwise bulky and heavy objects easier to move.


lexentry: eng/handbag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: handbag
trans_list: Handtasche
sense:
(now, rare) A small bag carried in the hand, used either when travelling or to carry tools for a specific job. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/handball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: handball
trans_list: Handball | Handballspiel
sense:
(uncountable) A team sport where two teams of seven players each (six players and a goalkeeper) pass and bounce a ball trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team.


lexentry: eng/handball__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: handball
trans_list: Hand | Handspiel
sense:
(countable, Australian Rules Football) An act of passing a football by holding it with one hand and hitting it with the other.


lexentry: eng/handbook__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: handbook
trans_list: Handbuch
sense:
A topically organized book of reference on a certain field of knowledge, regardless of size, but archetypally one to be kept readily at hand.


lexentry: eng/handbrake__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: handbrake
trans_list: Handbremse
sense:
(mechanical engineering, automotive, railroading) The mechanism, particularly the locking hand-operated lever or foot-operated toggle lever in a motorcar or the hand-operated crank on a railcar, which is used to set and release such a brake.


lexentry: eng/handcuffs__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: handcuffs
trans_list: Handschellen | Handfesseln
sense:
A fastening consisting of two metal rings, designed to go around a person's wrists, and connected by a chain or hinge.


lexentry: eng/handedness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: handedness
trans_list: Chiralität
sense:
(chemistry, physics) The property that distinguishes an asymmetric object from its mirror image. For example, the essential difference between a left and right glove.


lexentry: eng/handguard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: handguard
trans_list: Handschutz
sense:
A guard on the front of a weapon for hand and finger protection, or to allow for attachments to the weapon.


lexentry: eng/handicap__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: handicap
trans_list: Behinderung | Vorsprung
sense:
(sports) An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race (or other contest of skill) to the competitor possessing disadvantages; or an additional weight or other hindrance imposed upon the one possessing advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success.


lexentry: eng/handicap__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: handicap
trans_list: Behinderung
sense:
(sometimes considered offensive) The disadvantage itself, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people.


lexentry: eng/handkerchief__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: handkerchief
trans_list: Taschentuch
sense:
A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands.


lexentry: eng/handle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: handle
trans_list: Gelegenheit | Handhabe | Hebel
sense:
An instrument for effecting a purpose (either literally or figuratively); a tool, or an opportunity or pretext.


lexentry: eng/handle__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: handle
trans_list: Einnahmen aus Spieleinsätzen | Klinke
sense:
(gambling) The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more establishments.


lexentry: eng/handle__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: handle
trans_list: Griffigkeit
sense:
(textiles) The tactile qualities of a fabric, e.g., softness, firmness, elasticity, fineness, resilience, and other qualities perceived by touch.


lexentry: eng/handlebar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: handlebar
trans_list: Lenker | Lenkstange
sense:
(mostly, in the plural) The bar used to steer a bicycle, motorbike, or similar vehicle using the hands.


lexentry: eng/handler__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: handler
trans_list: Betreuer | Führer
sense:
(in combination) A controller, trainer, someone who handles a specified thing, animal or person (especially a prizefighter).


lexentry: eng/handling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: handling
trans_list: Handhabung | Bedienung | Handling | Umgang
sense:
A touching, controlling, managing, using, take care of, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands.


lexentry: eng/handling_charge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: handling charge
trans_list: Bearbeitungsgebühr
sense:
a fee charged for performing certain services, such as collecting customs duty or dealing with returned goods.


lexentry: eng/handmill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: handmill
trans_list: Handmühle
sense:
A mill for grinding grain, pepper, coffee, etc. worked by hand as distinguished from those driven by steam, water, or other power.


lexentry: eng/handout__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: handout
trans_list: Flugblatt | Handout | Handreichung | Zettel
sense:
A printed sheet such as a leaflet or pamphlet, or a worksheet, that is given out free of charge (usually by hand) for a certain use, for example as an advertisement or for information.


lexentry: eng/handover__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: handover
trans_list: Übergabe
sense:
The transference of authority, control, power or knowledge from one agency to another, or from one state to another.


lexentry: eng/handrail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: handrail
trans_list: Geländer | Handlauf
sense:
A rail which can be held, such as on the side of a staircase, ramp or other walkway, and serving as a support or guard.


lexentry: eng/handset__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: handset
trans_list: der Hörer, der Telefonhörer | Hörer
sense:
The part of a landline telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand.


lexentry: eng/handspan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: handspan
trans_list: Spanne
sense:
The distance between the outstretched tips of the little finger and thumb when used as a unit of measurement.


lexentry: eng/handspike__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: handspike
trans_list: Handspake | Handspeiche | Spillspake
sense:
A bar or lever, generally of wood, used in a windlass or capstan, for heaving anchor, and, in modified forms, for various purposes.


lexentry: eng/handstand__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: handstand
trans_list: Handstand
sense:
A movement or position in which a person is upside down, supported by their arms with their hands on the ground.


lexentry: eng/hang__Verb__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: hang
trans_list: hängen | aufhängen | henken
sense:
(intransitive, legal) To be executed by suspension by one's neck from a gallows, a tree, or other raised bar, attached by a rope tied into a noose.


lexentry: eng/hang__Verb__1
sense_num: 15
written_rep: hang
trans_list: aufhängen
sense:
(transitive) To prevent from reaching a decision, especially by refusing to join in a verdict that must be unanimous.


lexentry: eng/hang_out_to_dry__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hang out to dry
trans_list: hängenlassen | im Regen stehen lassen
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic) To abandon someone who is in need or in danger, especially a colleague or one dependent.


lexentry: eng/hang_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hang up
trans_list: auflegen
sense:
(intransitive, idiomatic) To terminate a telephone call, originally by hanging the receiver on its hook or cradle thereby automatically disconnecting the line.


lexentry: eng/hanging__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hanging
trans_list: Erhängung
sense:
(countable, uncountable) The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide).


lexentry: eng/hanging_coffin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hanging coffin
trans_list: Hängesarg | hängender Sarg
sense:
A coffin suspended on a cliff as part of an ancient funeral custom practised in countries such as China, Indonesia and the Philippines.


lexentry: eng/hangman__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hangman
trans_list: Galgenmännchen | Hängemännchen
sense:
(uncountable, games) A guessing game where one has to guess the word an opponent is thinking of by guessing one letter at a time, and involving the gradual drawing of a stick figure hanging from the gallows.


lexentry: eng/hangnail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hangnail
trans_list: Niednagel | Neidnagel
sense:
A loose, narrow strip of nail tissue protruding from the side edge and anchored near the base of a fingernail or toenail.


lexentry: eng/hangover__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hangover
trans_list: Kater | Katzenjammer
sense:
Negative effects, such as headache or nausea, caused by previous drunkenness due to (excessive) consumption of alcohol.


lexentry: eng/hank__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hank
trans_list: Reiter
sense:
(nautical) A ring or shackle that secures a staysail to its stay and allows the sail to glide smoothly up and down.


lexentry: eng/hanky-panky__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hanky-panky
trans_list: Fummeln | Gefummel | Knutscherei | Techtelmechtel
sense:
Amorous behaviour, smooching, making out, necking, sexual intercourse or other sexual activity, especially if illicit.


lexentry: eng/haplology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: haplology
trans_list: Haplologie | Silbenschichtung
sense:
(phonology, uncountable) The process of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word.


lexentry: eng/happening__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: happening
trans_list: Happening
sense:
(originally, arts) A spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation.


lexentry: eng/happily_ever_after__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: happily ever after
sense:
(idiomatic, often preceded by "they lived") Happily until death; used in a formulaic ending for fairy tales.

trans_list:
und wenn sie nicht gestorben sind, dann leben sie noch heute | und sie lebten glücklich bis ans Ende ihrer Tage


lexentry: eng/happy_New_Year__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: happy New Year
sense:
A wish said around the start of a new year to wish someone well for the New Year (holiday) or for the (entire) new year.

trans_list:
ein gutes neues Jahr | frohes neues Jahr | fröhliches neues Jahr | guten Rutsch | guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr | gutes neues Jahr


lexentry: eng/happy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: happy
trans_list: zufrieden | fröhlich | froh | freudig
sense:
Having a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, such as comfort, peace, or tranquillity; blissful, contented, joyous.


lexentry: eng/happy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: happy
trans_list: glücklich
sense:
Experiencing the effect of favourable fortune; favored by fortune or luck; fortunate, lucky, propitious.


lexentry: eng/happy_as_a_pig_in_shit__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: happy as a pig in shit
trans_list: leichtfertig
sense:
(chiefly, UK, and, Ireland, idiomatic, vulgar, simile) Extremely happy; obviously satisfied and carefree.


lexentry: eng/happy_belated_birthday__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: happy belated birthday
trans_list: alles Gute (zum Geburtstag) nachträglich
sense:
Said or written to a person after his or her birthday in order to convey the good wishes of the speaker or writer.


lexentry: eng/happy_birthday__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: happy birthday
trans_list: alles Gute zum Geburtstag | herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag | viel Glück zum Geburtstag
sense:
Said or written to a person who is celebrating their birthday in order to convey the good wishes of the speaker or writer (literally, "may you have a happy birthday")


lexentry: eng/happy_ending__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: happy ending
trans_list: Happy End | glückliches Ende
sense:
(literature) A clichéd conclusion in which all loose ends are tied up and all main characters are content.


lexentry: eng/happy_ending__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: happy ending
trans_list: Happy End | glückliches Ende
sense:
(vulgar, slang, euphemistic) A hand job, especially one provided by the masseuse to the client at or towards the end of a massage.


lexentry: eng/happy_holidays__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: happy holidays
trans_list: frohe Feiertage | frohe Festtage | frohes Fest
sense:
(North America, Philippines) A greeting used during the Christmas and winter holiday season to recognize the celebration of many holidays, sometimes starting with Thanksgiving and including Hanukkah, the winter solstice, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and New Year's Day.


lexentry: eng/happy_hour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: happy hour
trans_list: Happy Hour
sense:
A time of day, usually in the afternoon or early evening, when a bar or pub offers its drinks at a discounted price.


lexentry: eng/happy_hunting_ground__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: happy hunting ground
trans_list: ewige Jagdgründe
sense:
(often, in plural) A Native American idea of the afterlife, conceived of as a paradise in which hunting is plentiful and game unlimited.


lexentry: eng/hara-kiri__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hara-kiri
trans_list: Harakiri
sense:
Ceremonial suicide by disembowelment, as by slicing open the abdomen with a dagger or knife: formerly practised in Japan by the samurai when disgraced or sentenced to death.


lexentry: eng/harbor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: harbor
trans_list: Hafen
sense:
(countable, nautical) A sheltered expanse of water, adjacent to land, in which ships may anchor or dock, especially for loading and unloading.


lexentry: eng/hard_candy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hard candy
trans_list: Bonbon | Zuckerstein
sense:
(US) A candy prepared from one or more syrups boiled to a temperature of 160°C (320°F), thereafter becoming stiff and brittle at room temperature.


lexentry: eng/hard_cheese__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hard cheese
trans_list: Hartkäse | Trockenkäse
sense:
A type of rennet cheese that is firm owing to the curds having been pressed or comminuted to a large degree to shed more whey and ripened for a longer time.


lexentry: eng/hard_disk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hard disk
trans_list: Festplatte
sense:
(computer hardware) One of a series of parallel magnetic recording disks in a drive unit, used for the recording and retrieval of digital information; used especially in personal computers.


lexentry: eng/hard_drive__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hard drive
trans_list: Festplatte
sense:
(computing, computer hardware) An electromechanical data storage device that stores and retrieves digital data using magnetic storage with one or more rigid, rapidly rotating platters coated with magnetic material.


lexentry: eng/hard_hat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hard hat
trans_list: Schutzhelm | Bauhelm | Sicherheitshelm
sense:
A helmet, usually made from rigid plastic, used on construction sites to protect the head from falling objects.


lexentry: eng/hard_rock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hard rock
trans_list: Hard Rock | Hardrock
sense:
(music genre) A rock music genre marked by a heavy regular beat, high amplification, and usually frenzied performances.


lexentry: eng/hard_science__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hard science
trans_list: exakte Wissenschaft | harte Wissenschaft
sense:
(informal) Any of the natural and physical sciences that use the scientific method and experiments to test theories. Examples include mathematics, biology, physics, chemistry and geology.


lexentry: eng/hard_shoulder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hard shoulder
trans_list: Standstreifen
sense:
A verge to the side of a highway, which should be used only in case of an emergency (especially on a motorway)


lexentry: eng/hard_sign__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hard sign
trans_list: Hartheitszeichen | hartes Zeichen
sense:
The Cyrillic letter Ъ/ъ, which in modern languages serves to denote a hard (non-palatalized) consonant.


lexentry: eng/hard_tick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hard tick
trans_list: Zecke
sense:
Any tick in the family Ixodidae, differing from the so-called soft ticks in several respects, in particular in that they bear a defensive hard shield (or scutum) on the body


lexentry: eng/hard_water__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hard water
trans_list: hartes Wasser
sense:
(chemistry) Water with a high concentration of dissolved minerals, especially calcium, making it difficult to lather with soap.


lexentry: eng/hard_work__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hard work
trans_list: Schufterei | harte Arbeit
sense:
Something requiring much effort to accomplish, either physical, mental or emotional; labor; toil. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/hardcore__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hardcore
trans_list: Intensivstation
sense:
(colloquial) Particularly intense; thrillingly dangerous or erratic; desirably violent in appearance; pleasing or "cool" due to intensity or danger.


lexentry: eng/harden__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: harden
trans_list: härten | verhärten
sense:
(ambitransitive, phonology) To become or make (a consonant) more fortis; to (cause to) undergo fortition.


lexentry: eng/hardened__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hardened
trans_list: gehärtet
sense:
Having been accustomed or desensitized to something unpleasant through exposure or experience; inured.


lexentry: eng/hardihood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hardihood
trans_list: Metall
sense:
Unyielding boldness and daring; firmness in doing something that exposes one to difficulty, danger, or calamity; intrepidness.


lexentry: eng/hardstyle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hardstyle
trans_list: Hardstyle
sense:
(music genre) A genre of electronic dance music that combines elements of trance, techno, and hardcore, with origins in the Netherlands and Belgium.


lexentry: eng/hardtack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hardtack
trans_list: Hartkeks | Schiffszwieback | Zwieback
sense:
(nautical) A large, hard biscuit made from unleavened flour and water; formerly used as a long-term staple food aboard ships.


lexentry: eng/hardware__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hardware
trans_list: Eisenwaren
sense:
Fixtures, equipment, tools and devices used for general-purpose construction and repair of a structure or object. Also such equipment as sold as stock by a store of the same name, e.g. hardware store.


lexentry: eng/hardware__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hardware
trans_list: Hardware
sense:
(computing) The part of a computer that is fixed and cannot be altered without replacement or physical modification; motherboard, expansion cards, etc. Compare software.


lexentry: eng/hardware_store__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hardware store
trans_list: Baumarkt | Eisenwarenladen
sense:
A shop that sells tools, fasteners, and similar objects known collectively as hardware, as well as related sundries used in construction and repair.


lexentry: eng/hardwood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hardwood
trans_list: Hartholz | Laubholz
sense:
(countable, mostly in botany and forestry) The wood from any dicotyledonous tree, without regard to its hardness.


lexentry: eng/hardy_kiwi__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hardy kiwi
trans_list: Kiwibeere | Scharfzähniger Strahlengriffel
sense:
An edible fruit produced by the said plant, the taste and texture of which are similar to those of the kiwifruit.


lexentry: eng/harebell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: harebell
trans_list: Rundblättrige Glockenblume
sense:
A perennial flowering plant, Campanula rotundifolia, native to the Northern Hemisphere, with blue, bell-like flowers.


lexentry: eng/harissa__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: harissa
trans_list: Harissa
sense:
A traditional Armenian dish; a kind of homogeneous porridge made of previously stewed and boned chicken and coarsely ground soaked wheat.


lexentry: eng/harlot__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: harlot
trans_list: Dirne | Hure | Nutte
sense:
(obsolete) A churl; a common man; a person, male or female, of low birth, especially one given to low conduct.


lexentry: eng/harmonic_balancer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: harmonic balancer
trans_list: Drehschwingungsdämpfer | Torsionsdämpfer
sense:
A device connected to the crankshaft of an engine to reduce torsional vibration and to serve as a pulley for drive belts.


lexentry: eng/harmonic_function__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: harmonic function
trans_list: harmonische Funktion
sense:
(mathematics) A function of two, three or n variables which is a solution to any of Laplace's equations


lexentry: eng/harmonic_mean__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: harmonic mean
trans_list: harmonisches Mittel
sense:
(mathematics) A type of measure of central tendency calculated as the reciprocal of the mean of the reciprocals, i.e., H = { n \over {1 \over x_1} + {1 \over x_2} + \cdots + {1 \over x_n} }.


lexentry: eng/harmonic_series__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: harmonic series
trans_list: harmonische Reihe
sense:
(mathematics, analysis) The divergent series whose terms are the reciprocals of the positive integers; the series \textstyle\sum_{n=1}^\infty \frac 1 n.


lexentry: eng/harmonica__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: harmonica
trans_list: Mundharmonika
sense:
A musical wind instrument with a series of holes for the player to blow into, each hole producing a different note.


lexentry: eng/harmonica__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: harmonica
trans_list: Glasharmonika
sense:
A musical instrument, consisting of a series of hemispherical glasses which, by touching the edges with the dampened finger, give forth the tones.


lexentry: eng/harmonium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: harmonium
trans_list: Harmonium
sense:
(music) A small keyboard instrument that consists of a series of reed pipes, which sound when one of the keys is pressed to open a valve that allows air to pass through.


lexentry: eng/harness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: harness
trans_list: Pferdegeschirr | Geschirr | Anschnallgurt | Gurt
sense:
(countable) A restraint or support, especially one consisting of a loop or network of rope or straps, and especially one worn by a working animal such as a horse pulling a carriage or farm implement.


lexentry: eng/harness__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: harness
trans_list: Harnisch
sense:
(dated, uncountable) The complete dress, especially in a military sense, of a man or a horse; armour in general.


lexentry: eng/harness_saddle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: harness saddle
trans_list: Sattelstück
sense:
The part of a harness which supports the weight of poles or shafts attaching a vehicle to a horse or other animal.


lexentry: eng/harp_on__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: harp on
trans_list: abspulen | herbeten | herunterbeten | herunterleiern | herunterschnurren
sense:
(transitive) To nag about; to complain incessantly or persistently request; to continue to bring up as a point of contention.


lexentry: eng/harp_seal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: harp seal
trans_list: Sattelrobbe
sense:
One of species Pagophilus groenlandicus, a true seal (or earless seal) found in the northernmost Atlantic Ocean and adjacent parts of the Arctic Ocean.


lexentry: eng/harpsichord__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: harpsichord
trans_list: Cembalo | Spinett
sense:
(musical instruments) A musical instrument with a keyboard that produces sound through a mechanical process. When the performer presses a key, a corresponding plectrum plucks a tuned string. The harpsichord originated in late medieval Europe and is one of the most important instruments used to perform Baroque music.


lexentry: eng/harpy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: harpy
trans_list: Harpyie
sense:
(mythological creature) A mythological creature generally depicted as a bird-of-prey with the head of a maiden, a face pale with hunger and long claws on her hands personifying the destructive power of storm winds.


lexentry: eng/harrier__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: harrier
trans_list: Weihe
sense:
Any of several birds of prey in the genus Circus of the subfamily Circinae which fly low over meadows and marshes and hunt small mammals or birds.


lexentry: eng/harrow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: harrow
trans_list: Egge
sense:
A device consisting of a heavy framework having several disks or teeth in a row, which is dragged across ploughed land to smooth or break up the soil, to remove weeds or cover seeds; a harrow plow.


lexentry: eng/haruspex__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: haruspex
trans_list: Haruspex
sense:
A soothsayer or priest in Ancient Rome (originally Etruscan) who practiced haruspicy, divination by inspecting entrails.


lexentry: eng/harvest_mite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: harvest mite
trans_list: Grasmilbe | Herbstgrasmilbe | Herbstmilbe
sense:
Any of various mites of the genus Trombicula that inhabit forests and grasslands and which, in their larval stage, attach to various animals including humans and feed on skin, often causing itching.


lexentry: eng/harvest_moon__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: harvest moon
trans_list: Erntemond | Herbstmond | Herbstvollmond | Septembervollmond
sense:
The full moon nearest the autumn equinox, when the moon rises the latest and lowest in the sky and seems to appear the biggest, as seen from the Northern Hemisphere.


lexentry: eng/has-been__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: has-been
trans_list: ehemalig | gewesen
sense:
(pejorative) A person, especially one formerly popular or influential, who continues in their field after their popularity or effectiveness has peaked and is now in decline.


lexentry: eng/hash_table__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hash table
trans_list: Hashtabelle
sense:
(programming) An associative array implemented as a vector, the indexes into which are the result of applying a hash function to the key.


lexentry: eng/hashish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hashish
trans_list: Haschisch | Hasch
sense:
The leaves and tender parts of the Indian hemp plant (which are intoxicating), which are dried for either chewing or smoking.


lexentry: eng/hashtag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hashtag
trans_list: Hashtag
sense:
(Internet) A metadata tag, signaled by a preceding hash sign (#), used to label content. [from 2007]


lexentry: eng/hasp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hasp
trans_list: Haspe
sense:
A clasp, especially a metal strap fastened by a padlock or a pin; also, a hook for fastening a door.


lexentry: eng/haste_makes_waste__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: Being too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes.
written_rep: haste makes waste
trans_list:
Eile mit Weile | gut Ding will Weile haben | in Eile gefreit, in Muße bereut | nichts mit Hast als Flöhe fangen


lexentry: eng/hat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hat
trans_list: Hut | Mütze | Kappe | Kopfbedeckung
sense:
(headwear) A covering for the head, often in the approximate form of a cone, dome or cylinder closed at its top end, and sometimes having a brim and other decoration.


lexentry: eng/hat_rack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hat rack
trans_list: Hutständer
sense:
(US) A piece of furniture used to store hats and clothing, consisting of a pole with pegs on a moderately broad base; a hatstand.


lexentry: eng/hat_trick__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hat trick
trans_list: Hattrick
sense:
(by extension, sports) Three achievements in a single game, competition, season, etc., such as three consecutive wins.


lexentry: eng/hatch__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hatch
trans_list: Durchreiche
sense:
An opening in a wall at window height for the purpose of serving food or other items. A pass through.


lexentry: eng/hatching__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hatching
trans_list: Schattierung | Schraffierung | Schraffur | Strichelung
sense:
(art, drawing, drafting) A method of shading areas of a drawing or diagram with fine parallel lines.


lexentry: eng/hatching__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hatching
trans_list: Schlupf
sense:
(zoology) A group of birds, reptiles, fish, insects, etc., which emerge from their eggs at the same time.


lexentry: eng/hatchway__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hatchway
trans_list: Falltür
sense:
A means of passing through a wall or floor, having a hatch (especially on a ship); a doorway with a hatch rather than a door.


lexentry: eng/hate_crime__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hate crime
trans_list: Hasskriminalität
sense:
(crime) A crime motivated by hate for a race, gender, religion, etc., which may result in harsh punishments, the severity of which varies by statute and the nature of the crime.


lexentry: eng/hate_speech__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hate speech
trans_list: Hassrede | Hetze
sense:
Speech that attacks or disparages a person or group of persons on the basis of origin, race, nationality, ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability.


lexentry: eng/hauberk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hauberk
trans_list: Kettenhemd
sense:
A coat of mail; especially, the long coat of mail of the European Middle Ages, as contrasted with the habergeon, which is shorter and sometimes sleeveless.


lexentry: eng/haul__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: haul
trans_list: Beute | Einkaufsausbeute | Einkaufsbeute | Fang | Fischzug
sense:
An amount of something that has been taken, especially of fish, illegal loot, or items purchased on a shopping trip.


lexentry: eng/haul__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: haul
trans_list: befödern | transportieren
sense:
(transitive) To carry or transport something, with a connotation that the item is heavy or otherwise difficult to move.


lexentry: eng/haulm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: haulm
trans_list: Stroh
sense:
(uncountable) The stems of various cultivated plants, left after harvesting the crop, which are used as animal food or litter, or for thatching.


lexentry: eng/haunted_house__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: haunted house
trans_list: Spukhaus | Geisterhaus
sense:
An amusement attraction in which a building or series of rooms is decorated to frighten the people who pass through.


lexentry: eng/haut_gout__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: haut gout
trans_list: Hautgout
sense:
(archaic) A slight taint of decay, particularly in wild game meat, that used to be considered desirable; approximately, gaminess.


lexentry: eng/have-nots__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: have-nots
trans_list: Habenichtse
sense:
The poor or underprivileged, contrasted with those who have possessions, power or wealth: the haves.


lexentry: eng/have__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: have
trans_list: haben
sense:
(transitive) Used to state the existence or presence of someone in a specified relationship with the subject.


lexentry: eng/have_a_bone_to_pick__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: have a bone to pick
trans_list: ein Hühnchen zu rupfen haben
sense:
(idiomatic, usually followed by with) To have a complaint or grievance (with somebody); to have a contentious issue to discuss.


lexentry: eng/have_a_go__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: have a go
trans_list: kleinlich sein
sense:
(intransitive, informal, idiomatic, UK, Australia) To tell off (especially unnecessarily or excessively), to criticise.


lexentry: eng/have_a_word__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: have a word
trans_list: ansprechen
sense:
(idiomatic, meiosis) To speak to someone, usually and especially in private, often in order to admonish.


lexentry: eng/have_an_affair__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: have an affair
trans_list: eine Affäre haben
sense:
To engage in a romantic or sexual relationship while being married. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/have_another_think_coming__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: have another think coming
trans_list: sich etwas einbilden
sense:
(idiom) To be deluded, to be mistaken; to need to rethink something one has determined; to need to reconsider one's plans or expectations.


lexentry: eng/have_had_it_up_to_here__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: have had it up to here
trans_list: die Nase voll haben
sense:
(idiomatic, informal) To have become very frustrated or angry; to have reached the limit of one's patience or forbearance.


lexentry: eng/have_it_in_for__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: have it in for
trans_list: etwas gegen jemanden haben
sense:
(transitive, colloquial) To be very angry with; to have a grudge against; to intend revenge against.


lexentry: eng/have_mercy__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: have mercy
trans_list: erbarmen
sense:
(usually, _, in, _, the, _, imperative) To show mercy or compassion; to stop inflicting punishment or a barrage.


lexentry: eng/have_one's_cake_and_eat_it_too__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: have one's cake and eat it too
trans_list: auf zwei Hochzeiten gleichzeitig tanzen | wasch mich, aber mach mich nicht nass
sense:
(idiomatic) To benefit by having two things which are mutually incompatible (such as eating a piece of cake and yet still possessing that piece for future use).


lexentry: eng/have_one's_way_with__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: have one's way with
trans_list: liegen
sense:
(idiomatic, euphemistic) To engage (as the more active or dominant partner) in sexual intercourse with, especially without the consent of one's partner; rape.


lexentry: eng/have_someone_by_the_balls__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: have someone by the balls
trans_list: jemanden am Arsch haben | jemanden am Wickel haben
sense:
(slang, vulgar, idiomatic) To exercise total control over someone; to be in a position to threaten or extort someone.


lexentry: eng/have_the_hots_for__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: have the hots for
trans_list: auf jemand stehen
sense:
(idiomatic, transitive, informal) To be attracted (sexually or romantically) to (someone); to fancy someone.


lexentry: eng/have_time__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: have time
trans_list: erreichen
sense:
(intransitive) To be available, to have the time, to be without commitments over a certain period of time (thus being able to choose what to do with it, instead of following a schedule).


lexentry: eng/haversack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: haversack
trans_list: Brotbeutel
sense:
A small, strong bag carried on the back or the shoulder, usually with only one strap, and originally made of canvas.


lexentry: eng/hawk__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hawk
trans_list: Glättkelle | Mörtelbrett | Reibebrett | Traufel
sense:
A plasterer's tool, made of a flat surface with a handle below, used to hold an amount of plaster prior to application to the wall or ceiling being worked on: a mortarboard.


lexentry: eng/hawkbit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hawkbit
trans_list: Löwenzahn
sense:
Any dandelion-like flower of the genera Leontodon, Scorzoneroides, and others in subtribe Hypochaeridinae, in the family Asteraceae.


lexentry: eng/hawksbeard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hawksbeard
trans_list: Pippau
sense:
Any of various annual and perennial flowering plants of the genus Crepis, superficially resembling the dandelion.


lexentry: eng/hawthorn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hawthorn
trans_list: Hagedorn | Weißdorn
sense:
Any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Crataegus having small, apple-like fruits and thorny branches


lexentry: eng/hay_fever__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hay fever
trans_list: Heuschnupfen
sense:
(pathology, immunology) An allergy to the pollen of grass or other plants that causes symptoms similar to those of a cold; pollinosis.


lexentry: eng/haymaker__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: haymaker
trans_list: Schlag
sense:
(informal, fisticuffs) A particularly powerful punch, especially one which knocks down an opponent, thrown like a scythe chop for cutting hay, as agricultural haymakers used to have strong arms.


lexentry: eng/hazard_light__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hazard light
trans_list: Warnblinklicht
sense:
One of multiple lights fitted to the front and rear of a vehicle, used to warn other drivers of a dangerous situation, typically when the vehicle is not working properly.


lexentry: eng/hazard_ratio__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hazard ratio
trans_list: Ausfallrate
sense:
(statistics, medicine) A measure of the chance of an event in one group compared to that of another at a particular time or over a subset of a study's time; the ratio between two groups' hazard rates.


lexentry: eng/hazardous_material__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hazardous material
trans_list: Gefahrgut
sense:
A material, natural or man-made, which is intrinsically dangerous or otherwise poses a safety hazard, such as materials which are explosive, poisonous, chemically active (including acids and other corrosives), radioactive, or biologically active (including human blood and other medical waste).


lexentry: eng/haze__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: haze
trans_list: Dunst
sense:
Very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility. (Compare fog, mist.)


lexentry: eng/haze__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: haze
trans_list: schikanieren | schinden
sense:
(US, informal) To perform an unpleasant initiation ritual upon a usually non-consenting individual, especially freshmen to a closed community such as a college fraternity or military unit.


lexentry: eng/hazing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hazing
trans_list: Deposition | Initiationsritual
sense:
(US, Philippines) An initiation or behavior that involves humiliation, harassment or abuse, particularly in universities and in the military.


lexentry: eng/he__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: he
trans_list: er
sense:
(personal, sometimes, _, proscribed, see usage notes) They; he or she (a person whose gender is unknown or irrelevant).


lexentry: eng/he_said,_she_said__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: he said, she said
trans_list: Aussage gegen Aussage | Behauptungen | Gerede
sense:
Conflicting reports from two or more parties on an issue, prototypically involving a situation between a man and a woman with no other witnesses.


lexentry: eng/he_who_digs_a_pit_for_others_falls_in_himself__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: he who digs a pit for others falls in himself
trans_list: wer andern eine Grube gräbt, fällt selbst hinein
sense:
Someone that plans harm or misfortune for others may also inadvertently be the recipient of that same misfortune.


lexentry: eng/he_who_smelt_it_dealt_it__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: he who smelt it dealt it
trans_list: Wer den Furz zuerst gerochen, dem ist er aus dem Arsch gekrochen.
sense:
(colloquial, originally) A person who calls attention to or complains about a flatus is likely trying to pretend it wasn't their own.


lexentry: eng/he_who_smelt_it_dealt_it__Proverb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: he who smelt it dealt it
trans_list: Wer den Furz zuerst gerochen, dem ist er aus dem Arsch gekrochen.
sense:
(colloquial, by extension) A person calling attention to or complaining about a given problem may in fact be the source of the problem.


lexentry: eng/head-on_collision__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: head-on collision
trans_list: Frontalzusammenstoß
sense:
(transport) A collision where the front ends of two vehicles (such as ships, trains, cars, planes, etc.) hit each other, as opposed to a side-collision or rear-end collision.


lexentry: eng/head__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: head
trans_list: Kopf | Haupt
sense:
(countable) The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.


lexentry: eng/head__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: head
trans_list: Kopf
sense:
The end of a nail, screw, bolt, or similar fastener which is opposite the point; usually blunt and relatively wide.


lexentry: eng/head__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: head
trans_list: Abtritt | Kopf | Top
sense:
(linguistics) A morpheme that determines the category of a compound or the word that determines the syntactic type of the phrase of which it is a member.


lexentry: eng/head__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: head
trans_list: Fallhöhe | Potential
sense:
The difference in elevation between two points in a column of fluid, and the resulting pressure of the fluid at the lower point.


lexentry: eng/head__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
sense: (transitive) To come at the beginning or front of; to commence.
written_rep: head
trans_list:
an der Spitze stehen | anführen | die Spitze bilden | sich an der Spitze befinden | sich ganz vorne befinden | vorangehen


lexentry: eng/head__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
sense: (intransitive) To move in a specified direction.
written_rep: head
trans_list:
auf etwas zusteuern | fahren (nach/in Richtung) | gehen (nach/in Richtung) | sich bewegen (nach/in Richtung) | ziehen (nach/in Richtung)


lexentry: eng/head_louse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: head louse
trans_list: Kopflaus
sense:
A parasitic insect, Pediculus humanus capitis, which lives among the hairs on the head of a human and feeds on blood.


lexentry: eng/head_of_government__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: head of government
trans_list: Regierungschef
sense:
The chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet; usually called Prime Minister (in a parliamentary system) or President (in a presidential system).


lexentry: eng/head_of_state__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: head of state
trans_list: Staatsoberhaupt | Staatschef
sense:
The chief public representative of a nation having duties, privileges and responsibilities varying greatly depending on the constitutional rules; a monarch in a monarchy, and often styled president in a republic, but variations such as collegiality exist.


lexentry: eng/head_start__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: head start
trans_list: Vorsprung
sense:
(idiomatic) An advantage consisting in starting a competition or task earlier than might be expected; given (or taken), for example, prior to the beginning of a race.


lexentry: eng/headband__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: headband
trans_list: Haarbügel | Haarreif | Haarreifen
sense:
A hair-accessory, made of a flexible material and curved like a horseshoe, for holding one's hair back.


lexentry: eng/headbutt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: headbutt
trans_list: Kopfstoß | Kopfnuss
sense:
A sharp blow delivered by driving the head into an opponent or object, generally by lowering the head and charging forward or by rapidly tilting the head backward and then forward.


lexentry: eng/header_file__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: header file
trans_list: Header-Datei
sense:
(programming) A file, usually in the form of source code, that is automatically included in another source file by the compiler.


lexentry: eng/headhouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: headhouse
trans_list: Aufnahmegebäude | Empfangsgebäude | Empfangshalle | Stationsgebäude | Zugangsgebäude
sense:
The portion of a passenger railway terminal not housing the tracks and platforms, comprising ticket counters, baggage facilities, etc.


lexentry: eng/headhunter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: headhunter
trans_list: Kopfjäger
sense:
(anthropology) A person who practises headhunting, the taking and preserving of a person's head after killing them.


lexentry: eng/heading__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: heading
trans_list: Kurs
sense:
(nautical and aeronautical) The direction into which a seagoing or airborne vessel's bow is pointing (apparent heading) and/or the direction into which it is actually moving relative to the ground (true heading)


lexentry: eng/headlight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: headlight
trans_list: Scheinwerfer | Frontscheinwerfer | Vorderscheinwerfer
sense:
A bright light, with a lens and reflector, on the front of a motor vehicle (or originally a ship or train), designed to illuminate the road when driving at night; normally one of a pair.


lexentry: eng/headlock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: headlock
trans_list: Schwitzkasten | Unterarmwürgegriff
sense:
A wrestling move where the attacker puts their arm tightly round their opponent's head, which the opponent can't easily escape from.


lexentry: eng/headquarters__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: headquarters
trans_list: Hauptquartier
sense:
The military installation from which troops are commanded and orders are issued; the military unit consisting of a commander and his support staff.


lexentry: eng/heads-up__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heads-up
trans_list: Achtung! | Aufgepasst! | Bescheid | Hinweis | Vorwarnung
sense:
(chiefly, US, idiomatic) A warning or call to pay attention; an advisory notice; a notice of what is to happen; a holler.


lexentry: eng/heads_or_tails__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heads or tails
trans_list: Kopf oder Zahl
sense:
(idiomatic) The practice of flipping a coin in the air, to choose between two alternatives based on which side lands face up.


lexentry: eng/headscarf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: headscarf
trans_list: Kopftuch
sense:
A more or less square piece of material worn over the head, typically by women, often to protect the hair, or for religious reasons.


lexentry: eng/headset__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: headset
trans_list: Headset | Hörsprechgarnitur
sense:
A pair of headphones or earphones, or a singular headphone or earphone, typically with an attached microphone.


lexentry: eng/headstock__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: headstock
trans_list: Kopf | Kopfplatte
sense:
The part of a lute-type string instrument, such as a guitar, that holds the tuning pegs or tensioning screws of the strings.


lexentry: eng/headteacher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: headteacher
trans_list: Schulleiter
sense:
(UK, Irish) The most senior teacher in a school who is responsible for its management and administration.


lexentry: eng/headway__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: headway
trans_list: Fahrzeugabstand | Takt
sense:
(countable, transport) The interval of time or distance between the fronts of two vehicles (e.g. buses) moving in succession in the same direction, especially along the same pre-determined route.


lexentry: eng/headwind__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: headwind
trans_list: Gegenwind
sense:
(transitive, uncommon) To blow directly against the course of a vehicle, like an aircraft, train, or ship.


lexentry: eng/headword__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: headword
trans_list: Stichwort | Schlagwort | Stichpunkt
sense:
A word (or compound term) used as the title of a list entry or section, particularly in a dictionary, encyclopedia, or thesaurus.


lexentry: eng/health__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: health
trans_list: Gesundheit
sense:
The state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction; wellness. [from 11th c.]


lexentry: eng/health__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: health
trans_list: Gesundheit
sense:
A state of well-being or balance, often physical but sometimes also mental and social; the overall level of function of an organism from the cellular (micro) level to the social (macro) level.


lexentry: eng/health_care__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: health care
trans_list: Gesundheitswesen | Gesundheitsfürsorge | medizinische Versorgung
sense:
The prevention, treatment, and management of illness or the preservation of mental and physical well-being through the services offered by the medical, nursing, and allied health professions.


lexentry: eng/health_club__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: health club
trans_list: Fitnessstudio | Fitness-Center | Muckibude | Sportstudio
sense:
A facility with exercise equipment, and sometimes instructors, open to the public or those on some membership list.


lexentry: eng/health_fund__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: health fund
trans_list: Krankenkasse
sense:
A not-for-profit or a public health insurance company, usually found in health care systems in Central Europe, such as Germany.


lexentry: eng/heap__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: heap
trans_list: Haufen | Haufe
sense:
A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation.


lexentry: eng/heap__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: heap
trans_list: Heap
sense:
(computing) A data structure consisting of trees in which each node is greater than all its children.


lexentry: eng/hear,_hear__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hear, hear
trans_list: hört, hört | richtig
sense:
(often after a toast) Let us hear and applaud the previous speaker; I endorse the previous statement; expression of support, agreement, or enthusiasm for what has just been said.


lexentry: eng/hear__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hear
trans_list: hören
sense:
(transitive, stative) To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/hear_of__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hear of
trans_list: hören
sense:
To become aware of (a subject, person) through second-hand knowledge, or not through personal experience.


lexentry: eng/hear_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hear out
trans_list: ausreden lassen
sense:
(idiomatic, transitive) To listen to someone until that person has finished speaking; to thoroughly consider all aspects of someone's argument.


lexentry: eng/hear_through_the_grapevine__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (idiomatic) To hear rumors; to learn through hearsay.
written_rep: hear through the grapevine
trans_list:
die Nachricht sprach sich herum | durch die Buschtrommel hören | durch die Buschtrommeln hören | ich hab so was läuten hören | über die Buschtrommel hören | über die Buschtrommeln hören


lexentry: eng/hearing__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: hearing
trans_list: Anhörung
sense:
(countable, legal) A legal procedure done before a judge, without a jury, as with an evidentiary hearing.


lexentry: eng/hearken__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hearken
trans_list: hören | horchen | lauschen
sense:
(intransitive) To listen; to attend or give heed to what is uttered; to hear with attention, compliance, or obedience.


lexentry: eng/hearsay__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hearsay
trans_list: Hörensagen
sense:
(law) Evidence based on the reports of others, which is normally inadmissible because it was not made under oath, rather than on personal knowledge.


lexentry: eng/hearse__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: hearse
trans_list: Leichenwagen
sense:
A carriage or vehicle specially adapted or used for transporting a dead person to the place of funeral or to the grave.


lexentry: eng/heart-shaped__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heart-shaped
trans_list: herzförmig
sense:
Having the traditional shape of a heart (♥), that is pointed at one end and indented at the opposite side.


lexentry: eng/heart__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heart
trans_list: Herz
sense:
(anatomy) A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion.


lexentry: eng/heart__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: heart
trans_list: Herz
sense:
The seat of the affections or sensibilities, collectively or separately, as love, hate, joy, grief, courage, etc.; rarely, the seat of the understanding or will; usually in a good sense; personality.


lexentry: eng/heart_attack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heart attack
trans_list: Herzinfarkt | Myokardinfarkt | akuter Myokardinfarkt
sense:
(cardiology, pathology) An acute myocardial infarction, sometimes fatal, caused by the sudden occurrence of coronary thrombosis, which obstructs the blood supply to the heart and leads to necrosis of heart muscle tissue.


lexentry: eng/heart_failure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heart failure
trans_list: Herzinsuffizienz | Herzschwäche
sense:
(cardiology, pathology) The chronic inability of the heart to pump a sufficient amount of blood throughout the body, leading to a pooling of blood and shortness of breath.


lexentry: eng/heart_murmur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heart murmur
trans_list: Herzgeräusch
sense:
A sound produced when blood is pumped across a heart valve, loud enough to be heard with a stethoscope and often (but not necessarily) indicative of a physiological defect in the heart.


lexentry: eng/heart_of_grace__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heart of grace
trans_list: Mut
sense:
(archaic) Chiefly preceded by get, give, take, etc.: courage or relief, especially when gained as a result of favour shown to one.


lexentry: eng/heart_of_palm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heart of palm
trans_list: Palmherz
sense:
A vegetable harvested from the inner core and growing bud of certain palm trees, especially the peach palm (Bactris gasipaes), which is often grown for the purpose.


lexentry: eng/heart_rate_monitor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heart rate monitor
trans_list: Herzfrequenzmessgerät
sense:
A wearable device that allows a user to measure their heart rate in real time, usually consisting of a chest strap transmitter and a wrist receiver.


lexentry: eng/heart_sound__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heart sound
trans_list: Herzton
sense:
(medicine) Any of the noises that can be heard on auscultation over the heart, generated by the beating heart and the resultant flow of blood through it.


lexentry: eng/heart_valve__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heart valve
trans_list: Herzklappe
sense:
(anatomy, cardiology) Any of the valves in the heart which prevent blood from moving in the wrong direction.


lexentry: eng/heartbreaker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heartbreaker
trans_list: Herzensbrecher | Herzensbrecherin
sense:
A person, usually attractive, who flirts with or otherwise enamours another person, but does not reciprocate their love.


lexentry: eng/heartland__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: heartland
trans_list: Hochburg
sense:
A region or part of a region particularly associated with or significant for a characteristic, such as an activity, a faith, support for a political party or other organization, etc.


lexentry: eng/heartland__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: heartland
trans_list: Kerngebiet | Kernland
sense:
The interior part of a region, especially when contrasted with coastal parts or when regarded as particularly powerful or significant.


lexentry: eng/hearts__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hearts
trans_list: Herz
sense:
(card games) A trick-taking card game in which players are penalized for taking hearts and (especially) the queen of spades.


lexentry: eng/heartstrings__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: heartstrings
trans_list: innerste Gefühle
sense:
The source of one's deepest emotions or inner feelings, especially compassion or love. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/heartworm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heartworm
trans_list: Herzwurm
sense:
(veterinary medicine) A parasitic organism that afflicts dogs, of species Dirofilaria immitis of roundworms.


lexentry: eng/heat__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: heat
trans_list: Hitze | Brunst | Brunft | Läufigkeit | Rolligkeit
sense:
(uncountable) A condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile and therefore eager to mate; oestrus.


lexentry: eng/heat__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heat
trans_list: erhitzen | heizen
sense:
(transitive) To cause an increase in temperature of (an object or space); to cause to become hot (often with "up").


lexentry: eng/heat__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: heat
trans_list: heiß machen
sense:
(transitive, figurative) To excite ardour in; to rouse to action; to excite to excess; to inflame, as the passions.


lexentry: eng/heat_capacity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heat capacity
trans_list: Wärmekapazität
sense:
(physics) The capability of a system to absorb heat energy; the amount of thermal energy required to raise the temperature of a system by one temperature unit without any change of phase.


lexentry: eng/heat_death__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heat death
trans_list: Wärmetod
sense:
(physics) The state of a thermodynamic system having reached a maximum entropy; temperature is uniform throughout, and no energy is available to do work.


lexentry: eng/heat_engine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heat engine
trans_list: Wärmekraftmaschine
sense:
(thermodynamics) Any device which converts heat energy into mechanical work, by moving heat from a source to a sink.


lexentry: eng/heat_exchanger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heat exchanger
trans_list: Wärmetauscher
sense:
(physics) Any device (such as a radiator) that transfers heat from one fluid to another via a separating wall.


lexentry: eng/heat_haze__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heat haze
trans_list: Hitzeflimmern
sense:
A shimmering atmospheric disturbance caused by currents of warm air between the observer and the object observed.


lexentry: eng/heat_index__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heat index
trans_list: Hitzeindex
sense:
(US, meteorology) A figure used by American meteorologists to describe the apparent heat felt by a person as the result of a combination of temperature and humidity.


lexentry: eng/heat_map__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heat map
trans_list: Heatmap
sense:
A two-dimensional graphic representation of data in which different values are represented by different colours.


lexentry: eng/heat_of_fusion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heat of fusion
trans_list: Schmelzwärme
sense:
(physics) The amount of heat absorbed by unit mass of a material, at its melting point, that causes a phase transition from solid to liquid


lexentry: eng/heat_pump__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heat pump
trans_list: Wärmepumpe
sense:
A device that transfers thermal energy between spaces using a refrigeration cycle, usually between an enclosed space and the outdoors.


lexentry: eng/heat_stroke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heat stroke
trans_list: Hitzeschlag | Hitzschlag
sense:
(medicine, countable, or, uncountable) An illness caused by overheating a person or animal beyond its body's capacity to regulate internal temperature.


lexentry: eng/heathen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heathen
trans_list: Heide | Heidin
sense:
A pagan; someone who is neither Christian nor Jewish (other Abrahamic or monotheistic religions may or may not be included)


lexentry: eng/heathland__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heathland
trans_list: Heideland
sense:
A tract of scrubland habitats characterised by open, low growing woody vegetation, found on mainly infertile acidic soils. Similar to moorland but with warmer and drier climate.


lexentry: eng/heave__Verb__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: heave
trans_list: schleudern | werfen | wuchten
sense:
(intransitive) To make an effort to raise, throw, or move anything; to strain to do something difficult.


lexentry: eng/heaven__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: heaven
trans_list: Himmel | Paradies
sense:
(religion, by extension, often capitalized) The afterlife of the blessed dead in other religions and traditions, such as the Pure Land or Elysium.


lexentry: eng/heavenly__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: heavenly
trans_list: himmlisch
sense:
Synonym of celestial: of or pertaining to the heavens, the sky regarded as the realm of the sun, moon, planets, and stars.


lexentry: eng/heavenly_body__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heavenly body
trans_list: Himmelskörper | Gestirn
sense:
A natural celestial object, visible in the sky, such as a star, planet, natural satellite, asteroid, comet, the Moon or the Sun. Objects flying or moving in the atmosphere are not usually considered as heavenly bodies.


lexentry: eng/heavy_cavalry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heavy cavalry
trans_list: schwere Kavallerie
sense:
(military) A military unit consisting of troops mounted on large powerful horses, and often equipped with armor as well as either swords, maces, lances, or battle axes.


lexentry: eng/heavy_goods_vehicle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heavy goods vehicle
trans_list: Fernlastzug
sense:
A lorry, truck or other large vehicle used to transport cargo with a total weight of at least 3.5 tonnes.


lexentry: eng/heavy_industry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heavy industry
trans_list: Schwerindustrie
sense:
Industrial processes that are very complex or involve large and heavy equipment, facilities, or end products.


lexentry: eng/heavy_metal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heavy metal
trans_list: Schwermetall
sense:
(sciences, countable) Any metal that has a specific gravity greater than about 5, especially one, such as lead, that is poisonous and may be a hazard in the environment. (There are many different definitions of what counts as a heavy metal; see Heavy metals for a discussion.)


lexentry: eng/heavy_metal__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: heavy metal
trans_list: Heavy Metal | Metal
sense:
(music genre, uncountable) A genre descended from rock music, characterized by the use of emphatic drumbeats, highly amplified distortion, and overall loudness; often featuring extended instrumental solos and powerful vocals.


lexentry: eng/heavy_water__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heavy water
trans_list: schweres Wasser
sense:
(inorganic compound) Water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen (protium); used as a moderator in nuclear reactors.


lexentry: eng/heavyweight__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: heavyweight
trans_list: Schwergewicht
sense:
(uncountable, boxing) The professional boxing weight class for boxers weighing more than 190 pounds; a boxer in that division.


lexentry: eng/hebephrenia__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hebephrenia
trans_list: Heboïdophrenie
sense:
(clinical psychology) A form of schizophrenia characterised by inappropriate behaviour and emotional responses.


lexentry: eng/hecatomb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hecatomb
trans_list: Hekatombe
sense:
(Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, historical) A great public sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen; also, a great number of animals reserved for such a sacrifice.


lexentry: eng/hectare__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hectare
trans_list: Hektar | Hektare
sense:
A unit of surface area (symbol ㏊) equal to 100 ares (that is, 10,000 square metres, one hundredth of a square kilometre, or approximately 2.5 acres), used for measuring the areas of geographical features such as land and bodies of water.


lexentry: eng/hectic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hectic
trans_list: hektisch
sense:
(obsolete) Denoting a type of fever accompanying consumption and similar wasting diseases, characterised by flushed cheeks and dry skin.


lexentry: eng/hectograph__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hectograph
trans_list: Hektograf
sense:
(historical) An old printing machine that involves transfer of an original, prepared with special inks, to a pan of gelatin or a gelatin pad pulled tight on a metal frame.


lexentry: eng/heddle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heddle
trans_list: Litze | Helfe
sense:
A component in a loom, being one of a number of similar components, through the eye of each of which a distinct strand of the warp is threaded.


lexentry: eng/hedge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hedge
trans_list: Hecke
sense:
A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden.


lexentry: eng/hedge_fund__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hedge fund
trans_list: Hedgefonds
sense:
(finance) Any unregistered investment fund, often characterised by unconventional strategies (i.e., strategies other than investing long only in bonds, equities or money markets).


lexentry: eng/hedgehog__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hedgehog
trans_list: Igel
sense:
A small mammal, of the family Erinaceidae or subfamily Erinaceinae (spiny hedgehogs, the latter characterized by their spiny back and often by the habit of rolling up into a ball when attacked.)


lexentry: eng/hedonism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hedonism
trans_list: Hedonismus
sense:
(ethics, uncountable) The philosophical belief that happiness, particularly sensual pleasure, is the highest good in life.


lexentry: eng/hefty__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hefty
trans_list: kräftig | mächtig | stark
sense:
(of a person) Possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; powerfully or heavily built.


lexentry: eng/hegemon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hegemon
trans_list: Hegemon
sense:
A dominating leader or force, especially that which dominates a separate political entity; a hegemonist.


lexentry: eng/hegemony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hegemony
trans_list: Hegemonie | Vorherrschaft
sense:
(formal) Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others.


lexentry: eng/heh__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heh
trans_list: sie
sense:
The fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).


lexentry: eng/height__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: height
trans_list: Größe
sense:
The vertical distance from the ground to the highest part of a standing person or animal (withers in the case of a horse).


lexentry: eng/heir_apparent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heir apparent
trans_list: Thronanwärter
sense:
(usually, monarchy) Someone who will definitely inherit if surviving the one whose property is to be inherited.


lexentry: eng/heirloom__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: heirloom
trans_list: alte Sorte
sense:
(horticulture) An old crop variety that has been passed down through generations of farmers by seed saving and cultivation, in contrast to modern cultivars used in large-scale agriculture.


lexentry: eng/helicopter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: helicopter
trans_list: Hubschrauber | Helikopter
sense:
(aircraft) An aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover, move in any direction including reverse, or land; and typically having a smaller set of blades on its tail to stabilize the aircraft.


lexentry: eng/helicopter_parent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: helicopter parent
trans_list: Helicoptervater
sense:
A parent who pays an inordinate amount of attention to their children and often makes decisions, particularly educational ones, normally the province of the student.


lexentry: eng/heliocentric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heliocentric
trans_list: heliozentrisch
sense:
(astronomy) Having the sun at the center/centre; usually in reference to a coordinate system or orbit. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/heliometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heliometer
trans_list: Heliometer
sense:
An astronomical instrument, based on a telescope, for measuring the diameter of the sun; now used to measure the angular distance between stars and other celestial bodies.


lexentry: eng/heliopause__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heliopause
trans_list: Heliopause
sense:
(astronomy) The boundary of heliosphere where the Sun's solar wind is stopped by the interstellar medium.


lexentry: eng/helioscope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: helioscope
trans_list: Helioskop
sense:
(astronomy) An apparatus for viewing the Sun without harming the eye, by means of an optical filter that attenuates most of sunlight while allowing only a small amount of the solar radiation.


lexentry: eng/heliosphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heliosphere
trans_list: Heliosphäre
sense:
(astronomy) The region of space where interstellar medium is blown away by solar wind; the boundary, heliopause, is often considered the edge of the Solar System.


lexentry: eng/heliostat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heliostat
trans_list: Heliostat
sense:
A device that includes a plane mirror which turns so as to keep reflecting sunlight toward a predetermined target, compensating for the sun's apparent motions in the sky. The target may be a physical object, distant from the heliostat, or a direction in space, and is almost always stationary relative to the heliostat, so the light is reflected in a fixed direction.


lexentry: eng/heliotrope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heliotrope
trans_list: Heliotrop | Sonnenwende | Vanilleblume
sense:
(specifically) A plant of the genus Heliotropium, especially the common heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens) which has clusters of purple flowers with a strong fragrance.


lexentry: eng/helium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: helium
trans_list: Helium
sense:
(uncountable) The second lightest chemical element (symbol He) with an atomic number of 2 and atomic weight of 4.002602, a colorless, odorless and inert noble gas.


lexentry: eng/helium_burning__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: helium burning
trans_list: Heliumbrennen
sense:
(physics, astronomy) the nucleosynthesis process, in stars with temperatures over 108K, in which helium is converted to carbon and then to oxygen, neon and magnesium


lexentry: eng/helix__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: helix
trans_list: Helix | Spirale | Wendel
sense:
(mathematics) A curve on the surface of a cylinder or cone such that its angle to a plane perpendicular to the axis is constant; the three-dimensional curve seen in a screw or a spiral staircase.


lexentry: eng/hell-bent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hell-bent
trans_list: unerbittlich | versessen | versteift
sense:
(originally, US, informal) Recklessly determined to do or achieve (something). [with on ‘something’]


lexentry: eng/hell__Interjection__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hell
trans_list: Himmel! | Teufel! | zur Hölle!
sense:
(colloquial, sometimes, vulgar) Used to introduce an intensified statement following an understated one; nay; not only that, but.


lexentry: eng/hell__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hell
trans_list: Hölle | Brand | Fegefeuer
sense:
(in many religions, uncountable) A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death.


lexentry: eng/hell_of_a__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hell of a
trans_list: verdammt
sense:
(colloquial, or, vulgar) Intensifier; indicates that someone or something is especially good, bad, difficult, etc.


lexentry: eng/hellbender__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hellbender
trans_list: Schlammteufel
sense:
A giant salamander (genus Cryptobranchus) of North America that inhabits large, swiftly flowing streams with rocky bottoms.


lexentry: eng/hellebore__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hellebore
trans_list: Nieswurz | Christrose | Schneerose
sense:
Any of the common garden flowering plants of the genus Helleborus, in family Ranunculaceae, having supposed medicinal properties.


lexentry: eng/heller__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heller
trans_list: Heller
sense:
(historical) A German coin equivalent to half a pfennig, later used widely as a small coin in Central Europe and the German Empire.


lexentry: eng/hellhound__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hellhound
trans_list: Höllenhund
sense:
(mythological creature) A demonic dog of hell, typically of unnatural size, strength or speed, with black fur, glowing eyes, and ghostly or phantom characteristics.


lexentry: eng/hello__Interjection__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hello
trans_list: hallo | jemand da?
sense:
A call for response if it is not clear if anyone is present or listening, or if a telephone conversation may have been disconnected.


lexentry: eng/hello__Interjection__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: hello
trans_list: hallo | halloho
sense:
(colloquial) Used sarcastically to imply that the person addressed has done something the speaker considers to be foolish, or missed something that should have been obvious.


lexentry: eng/helm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: helm
trans_list: Ruder | Steuer | Steuerruder | Steuerung
sense:
(nautical) The tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; also, the entire steering apparatus of a vessel.


lexentry: eng/helm__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: helm
trans_list: Steuerfrau | Steuermann
sense:
(nautical) The member of a vessel's crew in charge of steering the vessel; a helmsman or helmswoman.


lexentry: eng/help__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: help
trans_list: Hilfe
sense:
(usually, uncountable) One or more people employed to help in the maintenance of a house or the operation of a farm or enterprise.


lexentry: eng/help_desk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: help desk
trans_list: Help-Desk | Helpdesk
sense:
A section of an organization offering specialist advice to customers or users who have problems, especially with computer equipment or systems.


lexentry: eng/helve__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: The handle or haft of a tool or weapon.
written_rep: helve
trans_list:
der Griff, der Halter, der Hebel, der Henkel, (на цвете, лист) - der Stengel, der Stiel, (на инструмент) - das Heft, der Helm


lexentry: eng/hem__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hem
trans_list: Saum
sense:
(sewing) The border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together to finish the edge and prevent it from fraying.


lexentry: eng/heme__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heme
trans_list: Häm
sense:
(biochemistry) The component of hemoglobin (and other hemoproteins) responsible for binding oxygen. It consists of an iron ion that binds oxygen and a porphyrin ring that binds the globin molecules; one molecule binds one molecule of oxygen.


lexentry: eng/hemicellulose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hemicellulose
trans_list: Hemicellulose
sense:
(carbohydrate) A mixture of several plant polysaccharides, of smaller molecular weight than cellulose, that are soluble in dilute alkali; they are involved in the manufacture of paper, and are used in the production of furfural and ethanol.


lexentry: eng/hemimorphite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hemimorphite
trans_list: Hemimorphit | Kieselzinkerz | Zinksilikat
sense:
(mineral) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and zinc, a hydrated zinc silicate.


lexentry: eng/hemipter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hemipter
trans_list: Schnabelkerf
sense:
(zoology) Any organism of the order Hemiptera, including cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, and shield bugs.


lexentry: eng/hemisphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hemisphere
trans_list: Halbkugel | Hemisphäre | Erdhalbkugel
sense:
(geography) Half of the Earth, such as the Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere or Eastern Hemisphere, Land Hemisphere, Water Hemisphere etc. [1550s].


lexentry: eng/hemispherectomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hemispherectomy
trans_list: Hemisphärektomie
sense:
(neurosurgery) Surgical removal of a hemisphere of the brain, usually performed to control otherwise uncontrollable epilepsy.


lexentry: eng/hemlock__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hemlock
trans_list: Hemlocktanne | Schierlingstanne
sense:
Any of several coniferous trees, of the genus Tsuga, that grow in North America; the wood of such trees. [from 1670]


lexentry: eng/hemocyanin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hemocyanin
trans_list: Hämocyanin
sense:
(biochemistry) a blue copper-containing respiratory pigment (a metalloprotein) found in most molluscs, and some arthropods


lexentry: eng/hemodialysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hemodialysis
trans_list: Hämodialyse | Blutreinigung | Blutwäsche | Dialyse
sense:
(medicine) Dialysis that uses an extracorporeal apparatus to remove waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure.


lexentry: eng/hemoglobin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hemoglobin
trans_list: Hämoglobin | Blutfarbstoff
sense:
(American spelling) The iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body; it consists of a protein (globulin), and haem (a porphyrin ring with an atom of iron at its centre).


lexentry: eng/hemolysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hemolysis
trans_list: Hämolyse
sense:
(medicine) The destruction of red blood cells, and subsequent release of hemoglobin, at the normal end of the cell's life.


lexentry: eng/hemorrhoid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hemorrhoid
trans_list: Hämorrhoide
sense:
(pathology, often, in the plural) An engorged, dilated and easily broken varicosity in the perianal area, often accompanied by intense itching and throbbing pain: piles.


lexentry: eng/hemostasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hemostasis
trans_list: Hämostase | Blutstillung
sense:
(medicine, countable, uncountable) The process of keeping blood inside a damaged vessel to stop bleeding.


lexentry: eng/henbane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: henbane
trans_list: Bilsenkraut
sense:
A poisonous plant, Hyoscyamus niger, used sometimes as a drug that causes at least hallucinations, dilated pupils, restlessness, and flushed skin.


lexentry: eng/hendiadys__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hendiadys
trans_list: Hendiadyoin
sense:
(rhetoric) A figure of speech used for emphasis, where two words joined by and are used to express a single complex idea.


lexentry: eng/henna__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: henna
trans_list: Henna
sense:
(countable, uncountable) A reddish plant substance, prepared from the dried leaves of this plant, used for temporary tattoos and hair coloring. Hair colorings range from bright red to earth brown to near black.


lexentry: eng/hennin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hennin
trans_list: Hennin
sense:
(historical) A headdress in the shape of a cone, "steeple" or truncated cone worn by European women of the nobility in medieval times.


lexentry: eng/henpecked__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: henpecked
trans_list: Pantoffelheld | unter dem Pantoffel
sense:
(particularly of husbands or boyfriends) Intimidated or overwhelmed by a nagging or overbearing matriarch, wife, or girlfriend.


lexentry: eng/henry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: henry
trans_list: Henry
sense:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical inductance; the inductance induced in a circuit by a rate of change of current of one ampere per second and a resulting electromotive force of one volt. Symbol: H


lexentry: eng/heparin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heparin
trans_list: Heparin
sense:
(carbohydrate, pharmaceutical drug) A compound occurring in the liver and other tissues which inhibits blood coagulation. A sulfur-containing polysaccharide, it is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis.


lexentry: eng/hepatocyte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hepatocyte
trans_list: Leberzelle
sense:
Any of the cells in the liver responsible for the metabolism of protein, carbohydrate and lipid and for detoxification.


lexentry: eng/heptalogy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heptalogy
trans_list: Heptalogie
sense:
(rare) A set of seven works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as seven individual works.


lexentry: eng/heptane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heptane
trans_list: Heptan
sense:
(organic compound) Any of the nine isomers of the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon C7H16, obtained from petroleum, especially n-heptane (CH3(CH2)5CH3)


lexentry: eng/heptathlon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heptathlon
trans_list: Siebenkampf
sense:
(athletics) An athletic contest comprising seven events; contested mostly by women, for whom this is an Olympic sport.


lexentry: eng/her__Determiner__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: her
trans_list: ihr | ihre
sense:
Belonging to her (belonging to that female person or animal, or in poetic or old-fashioned language that ship, city, season, etc).


lexentry: eng/her__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: her
trans_list: sie | ihr | ihm | es
sense:
The form of she used after a preposition, as the object of a verb, or (colloquial) as a subject with a conjunction; that woman, that ship, etc, or (dialect) as a subject without a conjunction.


lexentry: eng/herald__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: herald
trans_list: Wappenausleger | Wappenherold
sense:
(heraldry) An official whose speciality is heraldry, especially one between the ranks of pursuivant and king-of-arms


lexentry: eng/heraldry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heraldry
trans_list: Heraldik | Wappenwesen | Heroldskunst
sense:
(uncountable) The profession or art of devising, granting and blazoning coats of arms, tracing genealogies and ruling on questions of protocol or rank.


lexentry: eng/herbal_medicine__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: herbal medicine
trans_list: Pflanzenheilkunde
sense:
The practice of using herbs to treat medical conditions, especially as part of traditional medicine.


lexentry: eng/herbal_tea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: herbal tea
trans_list: Kräutertee
sense:
A beverage made by infusing mainly the leaves (and sometimes the flowers, roots, or stems) of various herbs or other plants, generally not including true tea (Camellia sinensis).


lexentry: eng/herbicide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: A substance used to kill plants.
written_rep: herbicide
trans_list:
Herbizid | chemische Keule | chemischer Unkrautvernichter | chemisches Unkrautvernichtungsmittel | chemisches Wildkrautbekämpfungsmittel


lexentry: eng/herbivore__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: herbivore
trans_list: Pflanzenfresser
sense:
An organism that feeds chiefly on plants; an animal that feeds on herbage or vegetation as the main part of its diet.


lexentry: eng/herd__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: herd
trans_list: Herde | Pferdeherde
sense:
A number of domestic animals assembled together under the watch or ownership of a keeper. [from 11th c.]


lexentry: eng/herd_behaviour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: herd behaviour
trans_list: Herdentrieb | Herdenverhalten
sense:
(sociology) the tendency of a group of individuals (a herd) to react coherently without there being any coordination between them. The term may be applied to animals, or to human phenomena such as stock market bubbles and behaviour in political demonstrations.


lexentry: eng/herd_immunity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: herd immunity
trans_list: Herdenimmunität
sense:
(epidemiology) The indirect protection against the spread of a contagious disease in a given population caused by the immunity of a significant proportion of the population to that particular disease; the immunity may have been obtained through having survived the infection or through vaccination. [from early 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/herding_instinct__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: herding instinct
trans_list: Herdentrieb
sense:
(sociology) A social tendency in humans to identify with and model many behaviors and beliefs after a larger group of individuals with whom they identify.


lexentry: eng/herdsman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: herdsman
trans_list: Hirt | Schäfer
sense:
A person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep; especially, the foreman among a group of such farmworkers, usually with more knowledge and experience.


lexentry: eng/here_you_are__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: here you are
trans_list: bitte sehr | hier | bitte | bitte schön | da
sense:
(idiomatic) Said when handing something over to someone or doing a favour to them, usually to draw the recipient's attention to the exchange; equivalent to “thank you” when receiving something.


lexentry: eng/heredity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heredity
trans_list: Erblichkeit
sense:
Hereditary transmission of the physical and genetic qualities of parents to their offspring; the biological law by which living beings tend to repeat their characteristics in their descendants.


lexentry: eng/heresiarch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heresiarch
trans_list: Häresiarch | Erzketzer
sense:
(religion) The founder of a heresy, or a major ecclesiastical proponent of such a heresy. [from mid 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/heresy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heresy
trans_list: Ketzerei | Häresie
sense:
(religion) a doctrine held by a member of a religion at variance or conflict with established religious beliefs


lexentry: eng/heresy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: heresy
trans_list: Ketzerei | Häresie
sense:
(by extension) A controversial or unorthodox opinion held by a member of a group, as in politics, philosophy or science.


lexentry: eng/heritability__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: heritability
trans_list: Heritabilität
sense:
(countable, genetics) The ratio of the genetic variance of a population to its phenotypic variance; i.e. the proportion of variability that is genetic in origin


lexentry: eng/heritage__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: heritage
trans_list: Erbe
sense:
A tradition; a practice or set of values that is passed down from preceding generations through families or through institutional memory.


lexentry: eng/heritage_interpretation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heritage interpretation
trans_list: Natur- und Kulturinterpretation
sense:
(museology, education) The practice and discipline of explaining natural and cultural heritage, used in museums, zoos, historic sites, galleries, etc.


lexentry: eng/hermaphrodite__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: hermaphrodite
trans_list: Zwitter | Hermaphrodit | Hermaphroditin | Zweigeschlecht
sense:
(WWI, _, military, historical) An armoured fighting vehicle having features of both male tanks and female tanks.


lexentry: eng/hermaphroditism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hermaphroditism
trans_list: Hermaphroditismus | Hermaphrodismus | Zweigeschlechtlichkeit | Zwittertum | Zwittrigkeit
sense:
(biology) Being able to reproduce as both male and female, either simultaneously (simultaneous hermaphroditism or cosexuality) or sequentially (sequantial hermaphroditism or dichogamy).


lexentry: eng/hermeneutical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hermeneutical
trans_list: hermeneutisch
sense:
Of or pertaining to hermeneutics, the study or theory of the methodical interpretation of text, especially holy texts.


lexentry: eng/hermit_crab__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hermit crab
trans_list: Einsiedlerkrebs
sense:
A decapod crustacean (not a true crab) from the superfamily Paguroidea, which salvages empty seashells or other portable objects to permanently shelter and protect its soft abdomen.


lexentry: eng/hernia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hernia
trans_list: Hernie | Bruch | Eingeweidebruch | Leistenbruch
sense:
(diseases) A disorder in which a part of the body protrudes abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part, especially of the abdomen.


lexentry: eng/heroin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heroin
trans_list: Heroin
sense:
A powerful and addictive drug derived from opium producing intense euphoria, classed as an illegal narcotic in most of the world. [from late 19th century]


lexentry: eng/heroism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heroism
trans_list: Heroismus | Heldenmut | Heldentum
sense:
The qualities characteristic of a hero, such as courage, bravery, fortitude, selflessness, etc.; the display of such qualities.


lexentry: eng/herpes__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: herpes
trans_list: Herpes
sense:
(medicine) A viral infection, caused by Human alphaherpesvirus 1 and Human alphaherpesvirus 2, marked by painful, watery blisters in the skin or mucous membranes or on the genitals.


lexentry: eng/herpes_simplex__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: herpes simplex
trans_list: Herpes simplex
sense:
(pathology) A viral disease caused by Human herpesvirus 1 or Human herpesvirus 2 in genus Simplexvirus.


lexentry: eng/hers__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hers
trans_list: ihr | ihre | ihrer | das Ihre | der Ihre | die Ihre
sense:
That which belongs to her; the possessive case of she, used without a following noun. [from 12th c.]


lexentry: eng/herself__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: herself
trans_list: sich
sense:
(reflexive pronoun) Her; the female object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject.


lexentry: eng/herself__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: herself
trans_list: sie selbst
sense:
(emphatic) She; an intensive repetition of the female subject, often used to indicate the exclusiveness of that person as the only satisfier of the predicate.


lexentry: eng/hertz__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hertz
trans_list: Hertz
sense:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of frequency; one (period or cycle of any periodic event) per second. Symbol: Hz


lexentry: eng/hesitate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hesitate
trans_list: zögern
sense:
(intransitive) To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.


lexentry: eng/hesperidium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hesperidium
trans_list: Hesperidium | Endokarpbeere
sense:
Any of several kinds of true berries, including citrus fruit such as the lemon and lime, which have pulpy interiors and leathery skins containing aromatic oils.


lexentry: eng/hetaera__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hetaera
trans_list: Hetäre
sense:
(historical, Ancient Greece) A highly cultivated hired female companion who would entertain upper-class male clients and might perform sex acts for them.


lexentry: eng/heteroatom__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: heteroatom
trans_list: Heteroatom
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any atom in a heterocyclic ring (or other structure normally built of carbon atoms) that is not a carbon atom.


lexentry: eng/heterochromia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heterochromia
trans_list: Iris-Heterochromie
sense:
(medicine, ophthalmology) An anatomical condition in which multiple pigmentations or colorings occur in the eyes, skin or hair.


lexentry: eng/heterocyclic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: heterocyclic
trans_list: heterozyklisch
sense:
(organic chemistry, of a cyclic compound) Having one or more atoms other than carbon in at least one of its rings.


lexentry: eng/heterodox__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heterodox
trans_list: heterodox
sense:
Of or pertaining to creeds, beliefs, or teachings, especially religious ones, that are different from what a religion (or sect) believes to be orthodox, but (usually) not conflicting with that religion's established beliefs and therefore not heretical.


lexentry: eng/heteronormativity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heteronormativity
trans_list: Heteronormativität
sense:
The assumption that all human beings are either male or female in both sex and gender, and that sexual and romantic attraction and activity only occurs, or is only normal, between people of different sexes.


lexentry: eng/heteronym__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heteronym
trans_list: Heteronym
sense:
(linguistics) A word having the same spelling as another, but a different pronunciation and meaning.


lexentry: eng/heteropoly_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heteropoly acid
trans_list: Heteropolysäure
sense:
(inorganic chemistry) Any of a family of mixed oxyacids of metals (such as tungsten) and nonmetals (such as phosphorus)


lexentry: eng/heterosexuality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heterosexuality
trans_list: Heterosexualität
sense:
The state of being sexually and romantically attracted primarily or exclusively to persons of the opposite sex.


lexentry: eng/heterotroph__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heterotroph
trans_list: Konsument
sense:
(ecology) An organism which requires an external supply of energy and nutrients under the form of food containing organic carbon as it cannot synthesize its own.


lexentry: eng/heth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heth
trans_list: Chet | Cheth
sense:
The eighth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).


lexentry: eng/heuristic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heuristic
trans_list: heuristisch
sense:
(of an approach to problem solving, learning, or discovery) That employs a practical method not guaranteed to be optimal or perfect; either not following or derived from any theory, or based on an advisedly oversimplified one. [from 1821]


lexentry: eng/heuristic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: heuristic
trans_list: heuristisch
sense:
(computing, of a method or algorithm) That provides a useful, but not optimal, solution to a problem. Such algorithms are typically employed either because the only known algorithms that provide optimal solutions use too much time or resources, or else because there is no known algorithm that provides an optimal solution.


lexentry: eng/hexadecimal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hexadecimal
trans_list: Hexadezimalsystem | Sedezimalsystem
sense:
(arithmetic, computing, uncountable) A number system with base sixteen, using the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E and F, most used in computing as a hexadecimal digit can represent four bits, half a standard byte, and thus a single byte can be represented conveniently with two digits.


lexentry: eng/hexahedron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hexahedron
trans_list: Hexaeder | Sechsflächner
sense:
(geometry) A polyhedron with six faces. The regular hexahedron is the cube, and is one of the Platonic solids.


lexentry: eng/hexamethylenediamine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hexamethylenediamine
trans_list: Hexamethylendiamin
sense:
(organic compound) A compound with chemical formula H2N(CH2)6NH2, a colourless solid with a strong amine odour, used in the production of polymers.


lexentry: eng/hexane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hexane
trans_list: Hexan
sense:
(organic compound) Any of five isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons, C6H14. They are colorless, volatile liquids.


lexentry: eng/hiatus__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: hiatus
trans_list: Hiatus | Hiat
sense:
(linguistics, uncountable) A syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant. (Compare diphthong.)


lexentry: eng/hibernate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hibernate
trans_list: überwintern | Winterschlaf halten | Ruhezustand | wechseln
sense:
(intransitive, biology) To spend the winter in a dormant or inactive state of minimal activity, low body temperature, slow breathing and heart rate, and low metabolic rate; to go through a winter sleep.


lexentry: eng/hibernate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hibernate
trans_list: Ruhezustand | wechseln
sense:
(intransitive, computing) To enter a standby state which conserves power without losing the contents of memory.


lexentry: eng/hibernation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hibernation
trans_list: Winterschlaf | Hibernation
sense:
(biology, sleep) A state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals during winter.


lexentry: eng/hibernation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hibernation
trans_list: Ruhezustand
sense:
(computing) A standby state which conserves power by writing the contents of the memory to disk and completely power off the computer, in order that one will resume the session from the disk.


lexentry: eng/hibiscus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hibiscus
trans_list: Hibiskus
sense:
A flowering plant of the genus Hibiscus, especially Hibiscus syriacus, found in tropical to temperate regions, of some species used for making infusions/tea.


lexentry: eng/hiccup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hiccup
trans_list: Schluckauf
sense:
A case of the hiccups; the condition of having the spasms of hiccupping; singultus; diaphragmatic myoclonus.


lexentry: eng/hiccups__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hiccups
trans_list: Schluckauf
sense:
(usually, _, with "the") The condition of having the spasms of hiccupping; singultus; diaphragmatic myoclonus.


lexentry: eng/hickey__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hickey
trans_list: Knutschfleck
sense:
(originally, US, slang) A bruise-like mark made during petting by pressing the mouth to the skin on one’s partner’s body and sucking. [from 1934]


lexentry: eng/hidden_agenda__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hidden agenda
trans_list: Hintergedanke
sense:
A wish (and plan) to implement a particular idea without telling anybody, even though people may be affected in a negative way.


lexentry: eng/hidden_gem__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hidden gem
trans_list: verborgene Juwel
sense:
Something possessing a value or beauty that is not immediately apparent, which therefore has received far less recognition than it deserves.


lexentry: eng/hide__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: hide
trans_list: Hochsitz
sense:
(countable) (mainly British) A covered structure from which hunters, birdwatchers, etc can observe animals without scaring them.


lexentry: eng/hide_one's_light_under_a_bushel__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hide one's light under a bushel
trans_list: sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen
sense:
(idiomatic) To conceal one's positive qualities or talents, especially due to modesty or shyness; to avoid attention.


lexentry: eng/hierarchy__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hierarchy
trans_list: Hierarchie | Rangordnung
sense:
Any group of objects ranked so that every one but the topmost is subordinate to a specified one above it.


lexentry: eng/hieratic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hieratic
trans_list: hieratisch
sense:
Of or pertaining to the cursive writing system that developed alongside the hieroglyphic system as its ordinary handwritten counterpart.


lexentry: eng/hierophant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hierophant
trans_list: Hierophant
sense:
(Ancient Greece) An ancient Greek priest who interpreted sacred mysteries, especially the priest of the Eleusinian Mysteries.


lexentry: eng/hierophany__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hierophany
trans_list: Hierophanie
sense:
(religion) A physical manifestation of the holy or sacred, serving as a spiritual eidolon for emulation or worship.


lexentry: eng/high-beam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: high-beam
trans_list: Fernlicht | Aufblendlicht
sense:
The setting of an automobile's headlights adjusted to brighten a longer distance in front of the car, than when on the normal (low-beam) setting.


lexentry: eng/high-level_language__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: high-level language
trans_list: höhere Programmiersprache
sense:
(programming) A programming language requiring a compiler to translate it into a form that a particular machine understands, focusing on user-friendly code development by automating core tasks such as accessing memory.


lexentry: eng/high-speed_rail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: high-speed rail
trans_list: Hochgeschwindigkeitsverkehr
sense:
(rail transport) A type of rail transport that operates significantly faster than traditional rail traffic, using an integrated system of specialized rolling stock and dedicated tracks.


lexentry: eng/high__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: high
trans_list: hoch | Hoch-
sense:
Relatively elevated; rising or raised above the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.


lexentry: eng/high__Adjective__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: high
trans_list: hoch | hell
sense:
(acoustics) Acute or shrill in pitch, due to being of greater frequency, i.e. produced by more rapid vibrations (wave oscillations).


lexentry: eng/high__Adjective__1
sense_num: 16
written_rep: high
trans_list: high | auf Droge | berauscht | dicht | drauf | knatter
sense:
(informal) Intoxicated; under the influence of a mood-altering drug, formerly usually alcohol, but now (from the mid-20th century) usually not alcohol but rather marijuana, cocaine, heroin, etc.


lexentry: eng/high_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: high card
trans_list: Hai
sense:
(poker) A hand which has no pairs and is not a straight or a flush. The lowest possible winning hand in poker.


lexentry: eng/high_culture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: high culture
trans_list: Hochkultur
sense:
The artistic entertainment and material artifacts associated with a society's aristocracy or most learned members, usually requiring significant education to be appreciated or highly skilled labor to be produced.


lexentry: eng/high_five__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: high five
trans_list: Fünf
sense:
A gesture of celebration or victory in which two people slap the palms of their hands together at shoulder height or higher.


lexentry: eng/high_jump__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: high jump
trans_list: Hochsprung
sense:
(uncountable) An athletics event where a competitor must jump over a bar placed gradually higher and higher.


lexentry: eng/high_priest__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: high priest
trans_list: Hoherpriester
sense:
In the Bible, the male individual who was responsible for making the annual sacrifice on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur); always a descendant of Aaron, the older brother of Moses.


lexentry: eng/high_relief__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: high relief
trans_list: Hochrelief
sense:
(sculpture) A form of classical sculpture in which forms extend from the background by at least half of their depth.


lexentry: eng/high_seas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: high seas
trans_list: Hochsee
sense:
(nautical) Regions of the ocean that are far from shore, especially those regions that do not belong to any country.


lexentry: eng/high_season__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: high season
trans_list: Hochsaison
sense:
In the tourist industry, the period of highest demand. In a sun and sand resort this means the hottest months, whereas in a ski resort, this means the coldest months.


lexentry: eng/high_technology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: high technology
trans_list: Hochtechnologie | Hightech | Hochtechnik | Spitzentechnologie
sense:
Any highly technical or specialized technological application or equipment, especially one that involves complex electronics or computing


lexentry: eng/higher-order_function__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: higher-order function
trans_list: Funktion höherer Ordnung
sense:
(computer science) A function that takes one or more functions as an input, and returns a function as a result.


lexentry: eng/highlight__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: highlight
trans_list: markieren
sense:
(transitive) To mark (important passages of text), e.g. with a fluorescent marker pen or in a wordprocessor, as a means of memory retention or for later reference.


lexentry: eng/highlights__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: highlights
trans_list: Resümee
sense:
Summary of an event, such as a sporting event, focussing on the most entertaining or consequential aspects; compilation of each highlight of that event


lexentry: eng/hightail__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hightail
trans_list: abrauschen | flüchten
sense:
(informal, chiefly, North America, usually, transitive) To move at full speed, especially in retreat.


lexentry: eng/hijab__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hijab
trans_list: Hidschab
sense:
(uncountable, Islam) The practice, among Muslim women, of covering the body after the age of puberty in front of non-related adult males.


lexentry: eng/hijack__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hijack
trans_list: kapern | entführen | die Kontrolle an sich reißen über | hijacken | überfallen
sense:
To forcibly seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat).


lexentry: eng/hijack__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hijack
trans_list: die Kontrolle an sich reißen über | die Kontrolle übernehmen über
sense:
(computing) To seize control of a networked computer by means of infecting it with a worm or other malware, thereby turning it into a zombie.


lexentry: eng/hijra__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hijra
trans_list: Hijra
sense:
A (typically biologically male or intersex, but sometimes biologically female) member of a somewhat feminine third gender found in India and Pakistan.


lexentry: eng/hill__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: hill
trans_list: Anstieg | Steigung
sense:
(US) A single cluster or group of plants growing close together, and having the earth heaped up about them.


lexentry: eng/hillbilly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hillbilly
trans_list: Hinterwäldler
sense:
(often, _, pejorative) Someone who is from the hills; especially from a rural area, with a connotation of a lack of refinement or sophistication.


lexentry: eng/hillbilly__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hillbilly
trans_list: Hillbilly
sense:
(ethnic slur) A white person from the rural southern part of the United States, especially the Southeastern states.


lexentry: eng/hilt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hilt
trans_list: Griff
sense:
The handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand.


lexentry: eng/hilum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hilum
trans_list: Hilum | Nabel
sense:
(botany) The eye of a bean or other seed; the mark or scar at the point of attachment of an ovule or seed to its base or support.


lexentry: eng/himself__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: himself
trans_list: er selbst
sense:
(emphatic) He; used as an intensifier, often to emphasize that the referent is the exclusive participant in the predicate


lexentry: eng/hindbrain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hindbrain
trans_list: Rautenhirn
sense:
(neuroanatomy) The posterior part of the brain, comprising the cerebellum, pons and medulla, the rhombencephalon


lexentry: eng/hindquarter__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hindquarter
trans_list: Achterschiff
sense:
(in the plural) The hind biped (leg) of a quadruped, or all body parts situated behind the hind legs' trunk-attachment.


lexentry: eng/hindsight_is_20!slash!20__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hindsight is 20/20
trans_list: hinterher ist man immer klüger
sense:
(idiomatic) In hindsight things are obvious that were not obvious from the outset; one is able to evaluate past choices more clearly than at the time of the choice.


lexentry: eng/hinge__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hinge
trans_list: abhängen
sense:
(Should we move, merge or split(+) this sense?) (intransitive, with on or upon) To depend on something.


lexentry: eng/hint__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hint
trans_list: andeuten | anspielen
sense:
(transitive) To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner.


lexentry: eng/hip_bone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hip bone
trans_list: Hüftknochen
sense:
(anatomy) One of two roughly symmetrical skeleton parts, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial and pubic bones, that together form the sides of the pelvis.


lexentry: eng/hip_flask__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hip flask
trans_list: Flachmann
sense:
A container designed to hold small amounts of alcohol, especially spirits, for personal consumption on the go.


lexentry: eng/hip_hip_hooray__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hip hip hooray
trans_list: hipp, hipp, hurra
sense:
An exclamation of congratulations or celebration, especially in response to a call for "three cheers for" the person. Often the person calling for the cheers will yell "Hip! Hip!", the crowd replying "Hooray!"


lexentry: eng/hip_roof__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hip roof
trans_list: Walmdach
sense:
A roof formed from inclined, planar ends and sides, joined at their edges to form hips, the longer sides forming a ridge at the top


lexentry: eng/hip_thrust__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hip thrust
trans_list: Hüftstoß
sense:
(exercise) An exercise where the shoulders rest on their back on an elevated surface while in the concentric part the pelvis moves upwards usually under added weight until the thighs reach a right angle with the calves.


lexentry: eng/hippie__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hippie
trans_list: Hippie
sense:
(1960s slang; still widely used in reference to that era) One who chooses not to conform to prevailing social norms: especially one who subscribes to values or actions such as acceptance or self-practice of recreational drug use, liberal or radical sexual mores, advocacy of communal living, strong pacifism or anti-war sentiment, etc.


lexentry: eng/hippocampus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hippocampus
trans_list: Hippokamp
sense:
(mythological creature) A mythological creature with the front head and forelimbs of a horse and the rear of a dolphin.


lexentry: eng/hippocampus__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hippocampus
trans_list: Hippocampus | Ammonshorn
sense:
(neuroanatomy, anatomy) A part of the brain located inside the temporal lobe, consisting mainly of grey matter. It is a component of the limbic system and plays a role in memory and emotion.


lexentry: eng/hippocras__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hippocras
trans_list: Hypocras | Ypocras
sense:
(historical) A cordial, made from a spiced wine mixed with sugar and spices, usually including cinnamon, which are strained out by a cloth before the drink is consumed.


lexentry: eng/hippopotamus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hippopotamus
trans_list: Flusspferd | Nilpferd
sense:
A large, semi-aquatic, herbivorous (plant-eating) African mammal (Hippopotamus amphibius; common hippopotamus).


lexentry: eng/hiragana__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hiragana
trans_list: Hiragana
sense:
(uncountable) The main syllabary for the Japanese language, used to represent native Japanese words, including particles, and when kanji is used, to represent verb and adjective endings.


lexentry: eng/hire__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hire
trans_list: einstellen | anwerben | anstellen | anheuern | verdingen | vermieten
sense:
(transitive) To employ; to obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.


lexentry: eng/hireling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hireling
trans_list: Knecht
sense:
(usually, pejorative) An employee who is hired, often to perform unpleasant tasks with little independence.


lexentry: eng/hirsutism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hirsutism
trans_list: Hirsutismus
sense:
(dermatology) Excessive and increased hair growth in locations where terminal hair is normally minimal or absent.


lexentry: eng/histamine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: histamine
trans_list: Histamin
sense:
(neurotransmitter) An amine, C5H9N3, formed by decarboxylation of histidine, that causes dilatation of capillaries, contraction of smooth muscle, and stimulation of gastric acid secretion; it is released during allergic reactions.


lexentry: eng/histidine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: histidine
trans_list: Histidin
sense:
(amino acid) An essential amino acid C6H9N3O2 found in most animal proteins; essential for tissue growth and repair.


lexentry: eng/histogram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: histogram
trans_list: Histogramm
sense:
(statistics) A graphical display of numerical data in the form of upright bars, with the area of each bar representing frequency.


lexentry: eng/histology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: histology
trans_list: Gewebelehre | Histologie
sense:
(biology) The study of the microscopic structure, chemical composition and function of the tissue or tissue systems of plants and animals.


lexentry: eng/histone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: histone
trans_list: Histon
sense:
(biochemistry) Any of various simple water-soluble proteins that are rich in the basic amino acids lysine and arginine and are complexed with DNA in the nucleosomes of eukaryotic chromatin.


lexentry: eng/historical_criticism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: historical criticism
trans_list: historische Kritik
sense:
The systematic study of received texts, especially the Bible, as documents composed in a particular historical context with varying reliability as sources.


lexentry: eng/historical_present__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: historical present
trans_list: historisches Präsens
sense:
(grammar) The present tense as used when referring to real past events, to add immediacy to what is being said or written.


lexentry: eng/historicism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: historicism
trans_list: Historizismus
sense:
(theology) A method of interpretation in Christian eschatology which attempts to associate Biblical prophecies with actual historical events and symbolic beings with historical persons or societies.


lexentry: eng/historiography__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: historiography
trans_list: Geschichtsschreibung | Histographie
sense:
(uncountable) The study of the discipline and practice of history and the writings of past historians.


lexentry: eng/historism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: historism
trans_list: Historismus
sense:
(historiography) An influential 19th-century school of thought in historiography that rejected universalist and anachronistic explanations of historical developments and instead emphasized the idiosyncrasies and organic developments of each culture and time period, to be understood through critical interpretation of primary sources in the context of the unique conditions that produced them.


lexentry: eng/history__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: history
trans_list: Verlauf | Geschichte
sense:
(countable, computing) A record of previous user events, especially of visited web pages in a browser.


lexentry: eng/history_is_written_by_the_victors__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: history is written by the victors
trans_list: Die Geschichte wird von den Siegern geschrieben
sense:
History is often told according to the interpretation and biases of prevailing historical actors, often those who won in geopolitical disputes or otherwise became dominant forces in society.


lexentry: eng/histrionics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: histrionics
trans_list: Affektiertheit
sense:
Exaggerated, overemotional behaviour, especially when calculated to elicit a response; melodramatics.


lexentry: eng/hit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hit
trans_list: Schlag | Hieb | Stoß | Treffer
sense:
A blow; a punch; a striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.


lexentry: eng/hit__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: hit
trans_list: Hit | Schlager | Erfolg
sense:
(baseball) The complete play, when the batter reaches base without the benefit of a walk, error, or fielder’s choice.


lexentry: eng/hit_and_run__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hit and run
trans_list: Fahrerflucht
sense:
(baseball) A play in baseball where the baserunners leave their base before the batter hits the ball, assuming that the batter will in fact hit the ball and this will give them an advantage.


lexentry: eng/hit_and_run__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hit and run
trans_list: Fluchttaktiken | Schnellangriffstaktiken | zuschlagen und wegrennen
sense:
(military) The military technique of attacking one place and then quickly moving to another before defenders can react.


lexentry: eng/hit_counter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hit counter
trans_list: Besucherzähler
sense:
(Internet) A numerical display on a web page indicating the number of times the page has been accessed.


lexentry: eng/hit_home__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hit home
trans_list: den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen
sense:
(idiomatic) To be especially memorable, meaningful, or significant; to be fully understood, believed or appreciated.


lexentry: eng/hit_it_and_quit_it__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hit it and quit it
trans_list: eine schnelle Nummer schieben
sense:
(slang) To have a sexual encounter for physical gratification, and part company with the other partner immediately thereafter; to have a quickie one-night stand.


lexentry: eng/hit_it_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hit it off
trans_list: anfreunden
sense:
(informal) To develop an amicable relationship (with), especially in a sudden manner during an initial encounter.


lexentry: eng/hit_on__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hit on
trans_list: anmachen | anbaggern
sense:
(transitive, slang) To flirt with; to approach and speak to (someone), seeking romance, love, sex, etc.


lexentry: eng/hit_piece__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hit piece
sense:
(journalism) A published article or post aiming to sway public opinion, especially by presenting false or biased information in a way that appears objective and truthful.

trans_list:
Artikel zur Stimmungsmache | Hetzkampagne | Hetzschrift | Schmutzkampagne | Schmähschrift | Verleumdungskampagne


lexentry: eng/hit_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hit point
trans_list: Lebenspunkt | Trefferpunkt
sense:
(chiefly, RPG) A unit of damage, used to specify the amount of damage a character or object can withstand before it is defeated or destroyed.


lexentry: eng/hitchhike__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hitchhike
trans_list: trampen | per Anhalter fahren
sense:
(intransitive) To try to get a ride in a passing vehicle while standing at the side of a road, generally by either sticking out one's finger or thumb or holding a sign with one's stated destination.


lexentry: eng/hitchhike__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hitchhike
trans_list: trampen | per Anhalter fahren
sense:
(US, transitive) To try to get (a ride) in a passing vehicle while standing at the side of a road, generally by either sticking out one's finger or thumb or holding a sign with one's stated destination.


lexentry: eng/ho__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ho
trans_list: Hure
sense:
(slang, derogatory) A whore; a sexually promiscuous woman; in general use as a highly offensive term of abuse for a woman with connotations of loose sexuality.


lexentry: eng/hoar_frost__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hoar frost
trans_list: Raureif
sense:
(specifically, meteorology) Water vapour which has undergone deposition or desublimation when the air is cold and moist to form a white deposit on exposed surfaces.


lexentry: eng/hoarding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hoarding
trans_list: Hurde
sense:
(architecture, historical) A roofed wooden shield placed over the battlements of a castle and projecting from them.


lexentry: eng/hoarding__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hoarding
trans_list: Messie-Syndrom | Hamstern | Horten
sense:
(psychology) An anxiety disorder characterized by a compulsive need to accumulate goods and feelings of anxiety or discomfort about discarding such goods.


lexentry: eng/hoatzin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hoatzin
trans_list: Hoatzin
sense:
A bird, Opisthocomus hoazin, with claws on the wing fingers of the juvenile and an enlarged crop used as a rumen.


lexentry: eng/hoax__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hoax
trans_list: anführen | einen Bären aufbinden | foppen | hereinlegen
sense:
(transitive) To deceive (someone) by making them believe something that has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated.


lexentry: eng/hob__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hob
trans_list: Herdplatte | Kochfeld | Kochplatte
sense:
(UK, Irish, Commonwealth) The top cooking surface on a cooker; a cooktop. It typically comprises several cooking elements (often four), also known as 'rings'.


lexentry: eng/hobble__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hobble
trans_list: Fußfessel | Spannstrick
sense:
(mostly, in the plural) One of the short straps tied between the legs of unfenced horses, allowing them to wander short distances but preventing them from running off.


lexentry: eng/hobo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hobo
trans_list: Vagabund | Obdachloser
sense:
(North America) A wandering homeless person, especially (historical) one illegally travelling by rail or (pejorative) a penniless, unemployed bum.


lexentry: eng/hockey__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hockey
trans_list: Hockey | Eishockey
sense:
(North America) Ice hockey, a game on ice in which two teams of six players skate and try to score by shooting a puck into the opposing team's net, using their sticks.


lexentry: eng/hockey_puck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hockey puck
trans_list: Eishockeyscheibe | Puck | Scheibe
sense:
(ice hockey) A small black flat roundel of hardened rubber used as a playing piece in ice hockey to score points by moving the puck into the opponent's goal net.


lexentry: eng/hockey_stick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hockey stick
trans_list: Hockeyschläger
sense:
(North America, ice hockey) A stick used to handle the puck in ice hockey, having a flat, angled blade at the end.


lexentry: eng/hockey_stick__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hockey stick
trans_list: Hockeyschläger
sense:
(British, field hockey) A stick used to handle the ball in field hockey, having a flat-faced hook at the end.


lexentry: eng/hocus-pocus__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hocus-pocus
trans_list: Hokuspokus | Abrakadabra | Simsalabim
sense:
A phrase used (by a stage magician, etc.) as a magical incantation to bring about some change: abracadabra, hey presto.


lexentry: eng/hocus-pocus__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hocus-pocus
trans_list: Hokuspokus
sense:
(countable, uncountable, chiefly, US, also, attributively) Some action carried out to bring about change as if by magic; a trick; sleight of hand, trickery.


lexentry: eng/hod__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hod
trans_list: Rückenkorb
sense:
A three-sided box mounted on a pole for carrying bricks, mortar, or other construction materials over the shoulder.


lexentry: eng/hodiernal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hodiernal
trans_list: heutig
sense:
(archaic, or, literary, rare, outside, grammar) Of or pertaining to the present day or today; hodiern.


lexentry: eng/hoe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hoe
trans_list: Hacke
sense:
An agricultural tool consisting of a long handle with a flat blade fixed perpendicular to it at the end, used for digging rows or removing weeds.


lexentry: eng/hog__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hog
trans_list: Schwein | Hausschwein
sense:
Any animal belonging to the Suidae family of mammals, especially the pig, the warthog, and the boar.


lexentry: eng/hog__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hog
trans_list: in Beschlag nehmen | raffen | sich selbstsüchtig aneignen
sense:
(transitive, informal) To greedily take more than one's share, to take precedence at the expense of another or others.


lexentry: eng/hogan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hogan
trans_list: Hogan
sense:
A one-room Native American (especially Navajo) dwelling or lodge, constructed of wood and earth and covered with mud. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/hogget__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hogget
trans_list: Jungschaf
sense:
(chiefly, UK, NZ) A young colt or sheep of either gender from about 9 to 18 months of age (until it cuts 2 teeth).


lexentry: eng/hogshead__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hogshead
trans_list: Oxhoft
sense:
(Britain) An English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 63 wine gallons, or about 52+1⁄2 imperial gallons; a half pipe.


lexentry: eng/hoist__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hoist
trans_list: hissen | aufziehen | hochziehen | anheben | aufheißen | aufhissen
sense:
(transitive) To raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight).


lexentry: eng/hoist_by_one's_own_petard__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hoist by one's own petard
trans_list: mit den eigenen Waffen schlagen | wer andern eine Grube gräbt, fällt selbst hinein
sense:
(idiomatic) Hurt or destroyed by one's own plot or device intended for another; "blown up by one's own bomb".


lexentry: eng/hoity-toity__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hoity-toity
trans_list: etepetete
sense:
Affected or pretentious, sometimes with the implication of displaying an air of excessive fanciness or ostentation; pompous, self-important, snobbish; often displaying a feeling of patronizing self-aggrandizing or arrogant class superiority.


lexentry: eng/hokey__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hokey
trans_list: falsch | künstlich | unecht | verlogen
sense:
(US, colloquial) Phony, as if a hoax; noticeably contrived; of obviously flimsy credibility or quality.


lexentry: eng/hokum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hokum
trans_list: Blödsinn
sense:
(countable, uncountable, informal) (An instance of) meaningless nonsense with an outward appearance of being impressive and legitimate.


lexentry: eng/hold__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hold
trans_list: halten | gelten | źaržaś
sense:
(transitive) To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.


lexentry: eng/hold__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: hold
trans_list: abhalten | austragen | halten
sense:
To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain.


lexentry: eng/hold_a_candle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hold a candle
trans_list: jemandem nicht das Wasser reichen können
sense:
(chiefly in the negative) To compare; to be even remotely of the same quality, skill, etc. as another. [from mid 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/hold_court__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hold court
trans_list: dominieren
sense:
(of a king or other high-ranking aristocrat) To preside in a formal manner over an official assembly of courtiers and others in which entertainment is presented or affairs of state are considered.


lexentry: eng/hold_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hold off
trans_list: hoffen
sense:
(idiomatic, transitive, intransitive) To delay commencing (an action until some specified time or event has passed).


lexentry: eng/hold_one's_breath__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hold one's breath
trans_list: den Atem anhalten
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hold,‎ one's,‎ breath. To keep air in one's lungs, pausing noticeably before exhaling after previously inhaling.


lexentry: eng/hold_one's_liquor__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hold one's liquor
trans_list: viel Alkohol vertragen
sense:
(idiomatic) To be resistant to intoxication or to show few signs of intoxication, even after consuming a significant amount of alcohol.


lexentry: eng/hold_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hold out
trans_list: abwarten | ausharren | warten
sense:
(idiomatic, often, with for) To wait, or refuse in hopes of getting something better (from a negotiation, etc.)


lexentry: eng/hold_sway__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hold sway
trans_list: beherrshen
sense:
(idiomatic) To have the greatest influence (over someone or something); to be pre-eminent; to dominate.


lexentry: eng/hold_to_account__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hold to account
trans_list: Rechenschaft verlangen | zur Rechenschaft ziehen | zur Verantwortung ziehen
sense:
(transitive) To require a person to explain or to accept responsibility for his or her actions; to blame or punish someone for what has occurred.


lexentry: eng/holding_company__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: holding company
trans_list: Holding-Gesellschaft
sense:
(business) A company whose main purpose is to own shares of other companies, as opposed to producing goods or offering services.


lexentry: eng/hole__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hole
trans_list: Loch | Lücke
sense:
(golf) A subsurface standard-size hole, also called cup, hitting the ball into which is the object of play. Each hole, of which there are usually eighteen as the standard on a full course, is located on a prepared surface, called the green, of a particular type grass.


lexentry: eng/hole__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hole
trans_list: Loch | Grube | Vertiefung | Grübchen | Kerbe | Mulde
sense:
(stud poker) A card (also called a hole card) dealt face down thus unknown to all but its holder; the status in which such a card is.


lexentry: eng/hole__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: hole
trans_list: Loch | Lücke
sense:
(physics) In semiconductors, a lack of an electron in an occupied band behaving like a positively charged particle.


lexentry: eng/hole_saw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hole saw
trans_list: Lochsäge
sense:
A saw in the form of a hollow cylinder with teeth on the end or edge, used to produce holes on the workpiece and operated by rotation, often as an accessory to a power drill.


lexentry: eng/holiday__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: holiday
trans_list: Urlaub | Ferien
sense:
(chiefly, UK, Australia) A period of one or more days taken off work for leisure and often travel; often plural.


lexentry: eng/holiday__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: holiday
trans_list: Urlaub | Ferien
sense:
(chiefly, UK, Australia) A period during which pupils do not attend their school; often plural; rarely used for students at university (usually: vacation).


lexentry: eng/holiday_camp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: holiday camp
trans_list: Ferienlager
sense:
(British) An enclosed resort providing accommodation (often in chalets) and entertainment, generally aimed at families.


lexentry: eng/holiday_season__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: holiday season
trans_list: Ferienzeit
sense:
(US, Canada) The period of the late fall and early winter when several holidays occur, such as Halloween, American Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa


lexentry: eng/hollandaise_sauce__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hollandaise sauce
trans_list: Sauce hollandaise | Hollandaise | holländische Sauce
sense:
An emulsion of butter and lemon juice using egg yolks as the emulsifying agent, used in French cooking.


lexentry: eng/hollow_victory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hollow victory
trans_list: wertloser Sieg
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hollow,‎ victory. A victory that is hollow, i.e. meaningless.


lexentry: eng/holly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: holly
trans_list: Stechpalme | Hülse | Hulse | Hulst | Hülsdorn | Ilex
sense:
Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas.


lexentry: eng/holmium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: holmium
trans_list: Holmium
sense:
A chemical element (symbol Ho) with atomic number 67: a soft and malleable silvery-white metal, too reactive to be found uncombined in nature.


lexentry: eng/holocaust__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: holocaust
trans_list: Auslöschung | Ausmerzung | Ausrottung | Gruppenmord | Holocaust | Massentötung
sense:
Extensive destruction of a group of animals or (especially) people; a large-scale massacre or slaughter.


lexentry: eng/holograph__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: holograph
trans_list: eigenhändig verfasstes, handschriftliches Dokument | eigenhändiges Schriftstück
sense:
(legal, textual criticism) A handwritten document that is solely the work of the person whose signature it bears, especially a letter, deed, or will; an original manuscript, a protograph.


lexentry: eng/holography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: holography
trans_list: Holografie | Holographie
sense:
(physics) a technique for recording, and then reconstructing, the amplitude and phase distributions of a coherent wave disturbance; used to produce three-dimensional images or holograms


lexentry: eng/holomorphic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: holomorphic
trans_list: holomorph
sense:
(complex analysis, of a complex function) Complex-differentiable on an open set around every point in its domain.


lexentry: eng/holotype__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: holotype
trans_list: Holotypus
sense:
(taxonomy) The single physical example (or illustration) of an organism used to formally describe the species (or lower-order taxon), subsequently to be kept as a reference.


lexentry: eng/holy_fool__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: holy fool
trans_list: Jurodiwy
sense:
(chiefly, _, Eastern Orthodoxy) A person, often associated with gifts of prophecy and insight, who publicly acts as if mad or stupid, but whose madness is seen as concealing an inner sanctity for the purpose of self-humiliation.


lexentry: eng/holy_shit__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: holy shit
trans_list: Ach du Scheiße | heilige Scheiße
sense:
(idiomatic, vulgar, slang) Expression of terror, awe, surprise, astonishment, etc., often at something seen for the first time or remembered immediately before using this term.


lexentry: eng/holy_water__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: holy water
trans_list: Weihwasser
sense:
(Christianity) In certain Christian churches, water that has been sanctified by a priest or bishop for the purpose of baptism or for the blessing of persons, places, or things.


lexentry: eng/homage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homage
trans_list: Ehrerweisung | Huldigung | Respektsbezeigung
sense:
(countable, uncountable) A demonstration of respect, such as towards a person after their retirement or death.


lexentry: eng/home__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: home
trans_list: Heim | Wohnung | Zuhause
sense:
One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with one's family; the habitual abode of one’s family.


lexentry: eng/home__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: home
trans_list: Elternhaus | Nest | Zuhause
sense:
The place (residence, settlement, country, etc.), where a person was born and/or raised; childhood or parental home; home of one’s parents or guardian.


lexentry: eng/home__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: home
trans_list: Heimat
sense:
One’s native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one’s ancestors dwell or dwelt.


lexentry: eng/home__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: home
trans_list: Heimat | Heim
sense:
The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat.


lexentry: eng/home_cinema__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: home cinema
trans_list: Heimkino
sense:
(UK) A system for showing cinema-quality films at home; usually comprising high-definition television and surround sound.


lexentry: eng/home_country__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: home country
trans_list: Heimat | Heimatland | Vaterland
sense:
The country in which a person was born and usually raised, regardless of the present country of residence and citizenship.


lexentry: eng/home_front__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: home front
trans_list: Heimatfront
sense:
The civilian sphere as opposed to the military; specifically, the civilian sphere supporting the military's efforts in a war.


lexentry: eng/home_fry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: home fry
trans_list: Bratkartoffeln
sense:
(mostly plural) A piece of fried, sliced or diced potato, part of a basic potato dish often including tomatoes, onions or peppers.


lexentry: eng/home_in__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: home in
trans_list: sich dem Zielgebiet nähern
sense:
(military, of an aircraft or guided missile, often with 'on') To draw close to a destination, especially using radar; to move towards a target.


lexentry: eng/home_in__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: home in
trans_list: (in Richtung) ... einschwenken | Kurs nehmen (auf)
sense:
(often with 'on') To focus or narrow down to something; to find, draw closer or move towards, as by trial and error or a gradual seeking process.


lexentry: eng/home_loan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: home loan
trans_list: Baukredit | Im­mo­bi­li­en­kre­dit
sense:
(countable) A loan taken for the purpose of purchasing a house, or other type of residential property.


lexentry: eng/home_page__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: home page
trans_list: Startseite | Homepage
sense:
The default page set to open in a web browser or hypertext system when it starts up, or when its home function is invoked.


lexentry: eng/home_plate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: home plate
trans_list: Marmelstein
sense:
(baseball) A flat, pentagonal, rubber object placed at the center of the batter's box, which is used as a basis for judging pitched strikes and balls, and the touching of which by a runner advancing from or past third base scores a run.


lexentry: eng/home_run__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: home run
trans_list: Bogen
sense:
(baseball) A four-base hit, allowing the batter to circle the bases and reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team.


lexentry: eng/home_school__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: home school
trans_list: Hausunterricht erteilen | häuslichen Unterricht erteilen | zu Hause unterrichten
sense:
(transitive) To educate children at home, that is, at a private domestic place, in lieu of sending them to a public school or private educational institution.


lexentry: eng/home_team__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: home team
trans_list: Heimmannschaft
sense:
(idiomatic, sports) The team that is playing in the usual area that they play in, as opposed to the visitor team.


lexentry: eng/home_wrecker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: home wrecker
trans_list: Ehezerstörer | Familienzerstörer
sense:
(slang, derogatory) A person who gains the affections of someone already married or engaged, and thus causes the dissolution of the marriage or engagement.


lexentry: eng/homebody__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homebody
trans_list: Stubenhocker | Stubenhockerin
sense:
(North American, informal) A person who prefers to remain at home, rather than participate in social events elsewhere.


lexentry: eng/homecoming__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: homecoming
trans_list: Heimkehr | Heimkunft
sense:
Ellipsis of harvest homecoming.; A traditional (street) party and/or dance near the start of the school year, at around fall mid-terms. Traditionally marking the start of harvest break, where students go home in autumn to harvest the crops on the family farms.


lexentry: eng/homeless_shelter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homeless shelter
trans_list: Obdachlosenheim
sense:
A building set up to provide for the needs of homeless people; often including shelter, food, sanitation and other forms of support.


lexentry: eng/homemaker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homemaker
trans_list: Hausfrau | Hausmann
sense:
(US) A person who maintains the administration and upkeep of his or her residence, especially one who is not employed outside the home; one who runs the household.


lexentry: eng/homeopathy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homeopathy
trans_list: Homöopathie
sense:
A system of treating diseases with small amounts of substances which, in larger amounts, would produce the observed symptoms.


lexentry: eng/homeostasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homeostasis
trans_list: Homöostase | Selbstregulation
sense:
(physiology) The ability of a system or living organism to adjust its internal environment to maintain a state of dynamic constancy; such as the ability of warm-blooded animals to maintain a stable temperature.


lexentry: eng/homesickness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homesickness
trans_list: Heimweh | Nostalgie
sense:
The characteristic of being homesick; a strong, sad feeling of missing one's home (and often left-behind loved ones, such as family and friends) when physically away.


lexentry: eng/homestead__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homestead
trans_list: Anwesen | Eigenheim | Gehöft | Heimstätte | Hofstelle | Siedlerhof
sense:
A house together with surrounding land and buildings, especially on a farm; the property comprising these.


lexentry: eng/homicide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homicide
trans_list: Mord | Totschlag | Tötungsdelikt
sense:
(countable, uncountable, crime) The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.


lexentry: eng/homicide__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: homicide
trans_list: Opfer
sense:
(countable, US, police jargon) A victim of homicide; a person who has been unlawfully killed by someone else.


lexentry: eng/homing_pigeon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homing pigeon
trans_list: Brieftaube | Posttaube | Reisebrieftaube | Reisetaube
sense:
A variety of domesticated rock pigeon (Columba livia) that has been selectively bred to be able to find its way home over extremely long distances.


lexentry: eng/hominid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hominid
trans_list: Menschenaffe | Menschenäffin | Grossaffe | Grossäffin | Großaffe | Großäffin
sense:
Any primate of the taxonomic family Hominidae, which includes all the nonhuman great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans) as well as humans.


lexentry: eng/hominin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hominin
trans_list: Hominini
sense:
(palaeontology) Any member of the taxonomic tribe Hominini, the evolutionary group that includes modern humans and now-extinct bipedal relatives. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/homo_Aristophaneus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homo Aristophaneus
trans_list: homo aristophaneus
sense:
(linguistics, _, (philology), rare) A person with the characteristics and nature depicted in the comedies of the ancient Athenian playwright Aristophanes (c. 446 – c. 386 B.C.E.) as a literary figure, rather than a historically accurate Athenian person; an Aristophanic man.


lexentry: eng/homogeneous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: homogeneous
trans_list: homogen
sense:
(geometry, of a space equipped with a group action) Informally: Everywhere the same, uniform, in the sense that any point can be moved to any other (via the group action) while respecting the structure of the space. Formally: Such that the group action is transitively and acts by automorphisms on the space (some authors also require that the action be faithful).


lexentry: eng/homogeneous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: homogeneous
trans_list: homogen | gleichartig
sense:
(ring theory, of an element of a graded ring) Belonging to one of the summands of the grading (if the ring is graded over the natural numbers and the element is in the kth summand, it is said to be homogeneous of degree k; if the ring is graded over a commutative monoid I, and the element is an element of the ith summand, it is said to be of grade i)


lexentry: eng/homogeneous_polynomial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homogeneous polynomial
trans_list: homogenes Polynom
sense:
(mathematics) a polynomial such that the sum of the exponents of the variables is the same for every term.


lexentry: eng/homogenization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homogenization
trans_list: Homogenisierung
sense:
The act of making something homogenous, or the same throughout; or the tendency of something to become homogenous.


lexentry: eng/homogenized_milk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homogenized milk
trans_list: H-Milch | homogenisierte Milch
sense:
Milk which has been treated so that the liquid remains creamy throughout, instead of forming a separate layer of cream at the top.


lexentry: eng/homoglyph__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homoglyph
trans_list: Homoglyph
sense:
(linguistics, computing) A character identical or nearly identical in appearance to another, but which differs in the meaning it represents; thus, in character encoding terms, a character with an identical or near-identical glyph, or the glyph itself.


lexentry: eng/homological_algebra__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homological algebra
trans_list: homologische Algebra
sense:
(algebra) The branch of mathematics dealing with homology and in particular with homological functors and the algebraic structures they entail.


lexentry: eng/homologous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homologous
trans_list: homolog
sense:
(biology) Corresponding to a similar structure in another life form with a common evolutionary origin.


lexentry: eng/homologous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homologous
trans_list: homolog
sense:
(chemistry) Belonging to a series of aliphatic organic compounds that differ only by the addition of a CH₂ group.


lexentry: eng/homologous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homologous
trans_list: homolog
sense:
(cultural anthropology, structural anthropology) Playing the same role as seen in another culture, whether by historical connection, psychological archetype, convergent cultural evolution, or otherwise (as may be hypothesized but not known with certainty by current science), as for example with the cryptozoologic concepts of yeti and sasquatch, the use of polite and familiar pronouns, or other similarities.


lexentry: eng/homology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homology
trans_list: Homologie
sense:
(organic chemistry) The relationship, between organic compounds, of being in the same homologous series.


lexentry: eng/homomorphism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homomorphism
trans_list: Homomorphismus
sense:
(algebra) A structure-preserving map between two algebraic structures of the same type, such as groups, rings, or vector spaces.


lexentry: eng/homophile__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: homophile
trans_list: homophil
sense:
(dated) A homosexual, a gay man or lesbian, one who has a sexual or romantic preference for persons of the same gender; used to emphasize love over sex.


lexentry: eng/homophone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homophone
trans_list: Homophon
sense:
(semantics) A word which is pronounced the same as another word but differs in spelling or meaning or origin.


lexentry: eng/homoscedasticity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homoscedasticity
trans_list: Homoskedastizität
sense:
(statistics) A property of a set of random variables such that each variable has the same finite variance.


lexentry: eng/homosexual__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homosexual
trans_list: homosexuell | schwul | Homosexueller
sense:
(of a person or other animal, formal, distancing, or, dated) Sexually and/or romantically attracted to members of the same sex, such as a man who is attracted to men or a woman who is attracted to women; gay. (Typically used in the sense of sole/exclusive attraction.)


lexentry: eng/homosexual__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: homosexual
trans_list: Homosexueller
sense:
(of a romantic or sexual act or relationship, formal, distancing, or, dated) Between two people of the same sex; gay.


lexentry: eng/homosexual__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homosexual
trans_list: Homosexueller | Homosexuelle | homosexuell
sense:
(typically, formal, distancing, or, dated) A person who is sexually attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex.


lexentry: eng/homosexuality__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: homosexuality
trans_list: Homosexualität
sense:
Sexual activity with a person of the same sex, sometimes (potentially, _, offensive) restricted to same-sex sex between males. [1897]


lexentry: eng/homosociality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homosociality
trans_list: Homosozialität
sense:
Socialization (social interaction, social relationships) with members of the same sex, as distinguished from sexual interaction with or attraction to members of the same sex (homosexuality) and social interaction with members of the opposite sex (heterosociality).


lexentry: eng/homothety__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homothety
trans_list: Homothetie
sense:
(mathematics, geometry) An isotropic scaling transformation of an affine space with a single fixed point.


lexentry: eng/homotopic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homotopic
trans_list: homotop
sense:
(topology, of two continuous maps) Such that there is a homotopy (a continuous deformation) taking one to the other.


lexentry: eng/hone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hone
trans_list: Schleifstein | Wetzstein
sense:
A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool.


lexentry: eng/honest__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: honest
trans_list: ehrlich | aufrichtig
sense:
(of a person or institution) Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright.


lexentry: eng/honesty__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: honesty
trans_list: Mondviole | Silberblatt
sense:
(countable) Any of various crucifers in the genus Lunaria, several of which are grown as ornamentals, particularly Lunaria annua.


lexentry: eng/honey__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: honey
trans_list: Honig
sense:
(uncountable) A viscous, gold-colored sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans.


lexentry: eng/honey__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: honey
trans_list: Honig
sense:
A spectrum of pale yellow to brownish-yellow color, like that of most types of (the sweet substance) honey.


lexentry: eng/honey_badger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: honey badger
trans_list: Honigdachs | Honigdächsin
sense:
Mellivora capensis, a badger-like mustelid native to Africa, the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent.


lexentry: eng/honey_bee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: honey bee
trans_list: Honigbiene
sense:
Any of seven species of bee, in genus Apis, often kept commercially for honey, beeswax, and pollination of crops.


lexentry: eng/honey_buzzard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: honey buzzard
trans_list: Wespenbussard
sense:
European honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus), a summer migrant to most of Europe and western Asia, wintering in tropical Africa


lexentry: eng/honey_locust__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: honey locust
trans_list: Amerikanische Gleditschie | Christdorn | Dreidornige Gleditschie | falscher Christusdorn
sense:
A North American deciduous tree (Gleditsia triacanthos) having fragrant flowers, hard red wood, and conspicuous thorns.


lexentry: eng/honey_trap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: honey trap
trans_list: Honigfalle
sense:
(idiomatic) The use of a romantic or a sexual relationship to entice a person into revealing secret information.


lexentry: eng/honeycomb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: honeycomb
trans_list: Bienenwabe | Wabe | Honigwabe
sense:
(uncountable) A substance made by bees (clade Anthophila) primarily from beeswax which has hexagonal cells to hold their larvae, and for storing pollen and honey to feed the larvae and themselves when other food is scarce; it is also eaten by humans as part of comb-honey; (countable) a single sheet made up of two layers of this substance.


lexentry: eng/honeydew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: honeydew
trans_list: Honigtau | Meltau
sense:
(uncountable) A sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves and other plant parts by insects (especially aphids and scale insects) feeding on plant sap, or by fungi.


lexentry: eng/honeydew_melon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: honeydew melon
trans_list: Honigmelone
sense:
A melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorus cultivar group, with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind.


lexentry: eng/honeymoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: honeymoon
trans_list: Flitterwochen
sense:
(by extension) A period of goodwill at the beginning of a new term or relationship (e.g. towards a newly elected politician or in respect of a new business arrangement).


lexentry: eng/honeypot__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: honeypot
trans_list: Honigtopf
sense:
(computer security) A trap set to detect or deflect attempts at unauthorized use of information systems.


lexentry: eng/honi_soit_qui_mal_y_pense__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: honi soit qui mal y pense
trans_list: ein Schelm, der Böses dabei denkt
sense:
The motto of the British chivalric Order of the Garter, still used in the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom.


lexentry: eng/honor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: honor
trans_list: Ehre
sense:
(uncountable) The state of being morally upright, honest, noble, virtuous, and magnanimous; excellence of character; the perception of such a state; favourable reputation; dignity.


lexentry: eng/honor__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: honor
trans_list: Ehre
sense:
(countable) A token of praise or respect; something that represents praiseworthiness or respect, such as a prize or award given by the state to a citizen.


lexentry: eng/honor__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: honor
trans_list: ehren
sense:
(transitive) To think of highly, to respect highly; to show respect for; to recognise the importance or spiritual value of.


lexentry: eng/honorary_Aryan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: honorary Aryan
trans_list: Ehrenarier
sense:
(historical) A title accorded to the Japanese and some other people by Nazi Germany. Although of a different race, they were considered by the Nazis to possess qualities similar enough to German Nordic characteristics to warrant the designation.


lexentry: eng/honorary__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: honorary
trans_list: Ehren-
sense:
Unofficial; practically. Describes the holder of an unofficial position or title that is assigned as a special honor rather than by normal channels.


lexentry: eng/honorary_consul__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: honorary consul
trans_list: Honorarkonsul | Honorarkonsulin
sense:
A person representing a country as a local consul, who is a private person (without diplomatic immunity; not a career diplomat) and part-time representative, with their own primary pursuits, frequently a citizen of the country that is hosting the consul (a local citizen; not a citizen of the country being represented) or expatriate (citizen of the country being represented, living and working in the local country), frequently with commercial ties to the country being represented.


lexentry: eng/honorary_consulate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: honorary consulate
trans_list: Honorarkonsulat
sense:
The business office of the honorary consul, when functioning as a representative of the country assigning the honorary consul; which may provide some services to citizens of the country being represented.


lexentry: eng/honour_killing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: honour killing
trans_list: Ehrenmord
sense:
(euphemistic) A typically Middle Eastern and South Asian cultural practice whereby a family member, usually female, is murdered by other family members, the act being justified as retribution for a (usually sexual) slight upon the family's honour.


lexentry: eng/hooch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hooch
trans_list: Fusel
sense:
(North America, informal) An alcoholic beverage, especially an inferior or illicit one and especially liquor such as whisky.


lexentry: eng/hood__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: hood
trans_list: Nackenschild
sense:
(colloquial) The osseous or cartilaginous marginal extension behind the back of many a dinosaur such as a ceratopsid and reptiles such as Chlamydosaurus kingii.


lexentry: eng/hood__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: hood
trans_list: Nackenschild
sense:
(ophiology) An expansion on the sides of the neck typical for many elapids e.g. the Egyptian cobra (Naja haje) and Indian cobra (Naja naja).


lexentry: eng/hood_ornament__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hood ornament
trans_list: Kühlerfigur
sense:
A decorative object fastened on a car's hood, often symbolizing the manufacturer or brand; sometimes fixed to the radiator cap


lexentry: eng/hood_rat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hood rat
trans_list: Strahl
sense:
(slang, African-American Vernacular English, pejorative) A person from an urban neighbourhood who overtly exhibits attributes associated with inner city life, especially in both behaviour and appearance.


lexentry: eng/hoodie__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hoodie
trans_list: Kapuzenträger
sense:
(British, slang, often, derogatory) A young person wearing such a sweatshirt, usually a male, stereotypically associated with antisocial behaviour.


lexentry: eng/hoof__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hoof
trans_list: Huf
sense:
The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering.


lexentry: eng/hoof_fungus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hoof fungus
trans_list: Zunderschwamm
sense:
Fomes fomentarius, a fungal plant pathogen found in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America, producing large polypore fruit bodies shaped like a horse's hoof.


lexentry: eng/hook__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hook
trans_list: Haken
sense:
A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.


lexentry: eng/hook__Noun__1
sense_num: 24
written_rep: hook
trans_list: Haken
sense:
(boxing) a type of punch delivered with the arm rigid and partially bent and the fist travelling nearly horizontally mesially along an arc


lexentry: eng/hook__Verb__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: hook
trans_list: haken
sense:
(field hockey, ice hockey) To engage in the illegal maneuver of hooking (i.e., using the hockey stick to trip or block another player)


lexentry: eng/hook__Verb__1
sense_num: 15
written_rep: hook
trans_list: haken | einhaken
sense:
(Scrabble) To play a word perpendicular to another word by adding a single letter to the existing word.


lexentry: eng/hook_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hook up
trans_list: anschließen | verbinden
sense:
(idiomatic, slang) To give a good deal for buying something; to give something for free or to give more than the recipient is entitled to.


lexentry: eng/hookah__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hookah
trans_list: Wasserpfeife | Shisha | Schischa
sense:
(recreational inhalants) A pipe with a long flexible tube that draws the smoke through water, traditionally used for smoking tobacco, which is often flavored.


lexentry: eng/hookswitch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hookswitch
trans_list: Astgabel
sense:
The spring-loaded button on a telephone that is depressed by the action of returning the handset to the cradle, thus terminating the call.


lexentry: eng/hoop_earring__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hoop earring
trans_list: Creole
sense:
An earring that is circular or semi-circular in design, generally in the form of a hoop of metal that can be opened to pass through an ear-piercing.


lexentry: eng/hoop_skirt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hoop skirt
trans_list: Krinoline | Reifrock
sense:
A women's undergarment worn in various historical periods to hold the skirt extended into a fashionable shape, typically consisting of a fabric petticoat with casings to hold a stiffening material, variously rope, osiers, whalebone, steel, or nylon.


lexentry: eng/hoopoe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hoopoe
trans_list: Wiedehopf
sense:
Any Old World bird of genus Upupa, especially Upupa epops (Eurasian hoopoe), known for its distinctive plumage, fanlike crest, and slender bill.


lexentry: eng/hope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hope
trans_list: Hoffnung
sense:
(countable, _, or, _, uncountable) The feeling of trust, confidence, belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen.


lexentry: eng/hoplite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hoplite
trans_list: Hoplit
sense:
(historical) A heavily-armed infantry soldier of Ancient Greece, wielding a one-handed spear and an aspis.


lexentry: eng/hopscotch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hopscotch
trans_list: Himmel und Hölle | Hüpfspiel | Paradiesspiel | Hickelkasten | Tempelhüpfen | Hinkeln
sense:
(playground games) A child's game, in which a player, hopping on one foot, drives a stone from one compartment to another of a figure traced or scotched on the ground.


lexentry: eng/horde__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: horde
trans_list: Horde
sense:
A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people (originally Tatars) migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder, etc.; a predatory multitude.


lexentry: eng/horehound__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: horehound
trans_list: Andorn
sense:
A herb (Marrubium vulgare), of the mint family, traditionally used as a cough remedy and to make a type of hard candy.


lexentry: eng/horizon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: horizon
trans_list: Horizont
sense:
The visible horizontal line (in all directions) where the sky appears to meet the earth in the distance.


lexentry: eng/horizontal_bar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: horizontal bar
trans_list: Reck
sense:
(gymnastics) A horizontally-aligned bar used in gymnastics, upon which acts of swinging are performed.


lexentry: eng/hormone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hormone
trans_list: Hormon
sense:
(physiology) Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity.


lexentry: eng/hormone__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hormone
trans_list: Hormon
sense:
(LGBT, colloquial, usually, in the plural) Sex hormones, as used in hormone replacement therapy for transgender or intersex people.


lexentry: eng/horn__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: horn
trans_list: Horn
sense:
Any similar real or imaginary growth or projection such as the elongated tusk of a narwhal, the eyestalk of a snail, the pointed growth on the nose of a rhinoceros, or the hornlike projection on the head of a demon or similar.


lexentry: eng/horn__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: horn
trans_list: Horn
sense:
(uncountable) The hard substance from which animals' horns are made, sometimes used by man as a material for making various objects.


lexentry: eng/hornbeam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hornbeam
trans_list: Hainbuche | Weißbuche
sense:
A tree of the genus Carpinus, having a smooth gray bark and a ridged trunk, the wood being white and very hard, common along the banks of streams in the United States.


lexentry: eng/hornbill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hornbill
trans_list: Nashornvogel
sense:
Any of various birds of the family Bucerotidae, with bills resembling a cow's horns. Many species have a casque above the bill, and many imprison their young in a tree.


lexentry: eng/hornblende__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hornblende
trans_list: Hornblende
sense:
(mineral) A green to black amphibole mineral, of complex structure, formed in the late stages of cooling in igneous rock.


lexentry: eng/horned_grebe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: horned grebe
trans_list: Ohrentaucher
sense:
A type of grebe native to the Northern Hemisphere, Podiceps auritus, that has tufts of feathers during the breeding season positioned like horns on the sides of the head.


lexentry: eng/horned_owl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: horned owl
trans_list: Eule
sense:
An owl of the genus Bubo native to the Americas, among the largest types of owl, having two horn-like tufts of feathers on its head.


lexentry: eng/horned_puffin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: horned puffin
trans_list: Hornlund
sense:
A species of puffin, Fratercula corniculata, similar in appearance to the Atlantic puffin except with different bill colours and a significant fleshy "horn" above each eye.


lexentry: eng/hornet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hornet
trans_list: Hornisse
sense:
A large wasp, of the genus Vespa, having a brown-and-yellow-striped body and the ability to inflict a serious sting.


lexentry: eng/hornets'_nest__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hornets' nest
trans_list: Wespennest
sense:
(figurative) An unpleasant or controversial situation likely to be exacerbated by outside involvement.


lexentry: eng/hornfels__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hornfels
trans_list: Hornfels
sense:
Any of a series of contact metamorphic rocks that have been baked and indurated by the heat of intrusive igneous masses and rendered massive, hard, splintery, and in some cases exceedingly tough and durable.


lexentry: eng/hornwort__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hornwort
trans_list: Hornmoos
sense:
A bryophyte, of phylum Anthocerotophyta, with a leafless thallus characterized by a dominant gametophyte stage of the life cycle and a sporophyte stage shaped like a horn.


lexentry: eng/horny__Adjective__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: horny
trans_list: geil | heiß | erregt | rollig | spitz
sense:
(slang, informal) Sexually aroused, with or without physical manifestation; experiencing a feeling of sexual desire.


lexentry: eng/horology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: horology
trans_list: Horologie | Zeitmesskunde
sense:
The art, science, and technology of making and maintaining timekeeping devices such as clocks, watches and sundials.


lexentry: eng/horoscope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: horoscope
trans_list: Horoskop
sense:
The position of the planets and stars at the moment of someone's birth; a diagram of such positions.


lexentry: eng/horripilation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: horripilation
trans_list: Gänsehaut
sense:
A real or fancied bristling of the hair of the head or body, resulting from disease, terror, chilliness, etc.


lexentry: eng/horror_movie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: horror movie
trans_list: Horrorfilm | Gruselfilm
sense:
(mostly, North America) A motion picture which entertains by horrifying or frightening the audience.


lexentry: eng/horse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: horse
trans_list: Kavallerie | Reiterei
sense:
(military, sometimes, uncountable) Cavalry soldiers (sometimes capitalized when referring to an official category).


lexentry: eng/horse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: horse
trans_list: Pferd | Ross | Gaul | Hengst | Roß | Hengstfohlen
sense:
Any member of the species Equus ferus, including the Przewalski's horse and the extinct Equus ferus ferus.


lexentry: eng/horse_chestnut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: horse chestnut
trans_list: Rosskastanie | Kastanie
sense:
Any of several tree species of genus Aesculus, especially Aesculus hippocastanum, common in temperate northern hemisphere.


lexentry: eng/horse_collar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: horse collar
trans_list: Kummet | Kumt
sense:
A part of a horse's harness that is used to distribute the load around its neck and shoulders when pulling a wagon or plough.


lexentry: eng/horsefly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: horsefly
trans_list: Bremse
sense:
Any of several medium to large flies, of the family Tabanidae, that suck the blood of mammals (not to be confused with Stomoxys calcitrans, the stable fly, or dog fly).


lexentry: eng/horseshoe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: horseshoe
trans_list: Hufeisen | Beschlag
sense:
The U-shaped shoe of a horse, now typically made of metal; by extension, a representation of this used to play the game horseshoes, hung as a luck charm, etc.


lexentry: eng/horseshoe_crab__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: horseshoe crab
trans_list: Pfeilschwanzkrebs
sense:
A type of chelicerate arthropod, of the genus Limulus, resembling a crab, to which it is not closely related.


lexentry: eng/horsetail__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: horsetail
trans_list: Schachtelhalm | Kannenkraut
sense:
(botany) Any of various simple vascular plants, of the order Equisetales, that have hollow stems and produce spores.


lexentry: eng/horsetrader__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: horsetrader
trans_list: Pferdehändler
sense:
(literally) A person who buys and sells horses, especially one who makes such transactions in a clever or skillful manner.


lexentry: eng/hosanna__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hosanna
trans_list: hosianna | hosanna
sense:
A cry of praise or adoration to God in liturgical use among the Jews, and said to have been shouted in recognition of the Messiahship of Jesus on his entry into Jerusalem; hence since used in the Christian Church.


lexentry: eng/hose__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: hose
trans_list: jemanden angreifen und töten
sense:
(transitive, sport) To cause an unfair disadvantage to a player or team through poor officiating; especially, to cause a player or team to lose the game with an incorrect call.


lexentry: eng/hospice__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hospice
trans_list: Hospiz | Hospizdienst
sense:
(uncountable) The provision of palliative care for terminally ill patients, either at a specialized facility or at a residence, and support for the family, typically refraining from taking extraordinary measures to prolong life.


lexentry: eng/hospital__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hospital
trans_list: Krankenhaus | Spital
sense:
A large medical facility, usually in a building with multiple floors, where seriously ill or injured patients are given extensive medical and/or surgical treatment.


lexentry: eng/hospital_gown__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hospital gown
trans_list: Krankenhaushemd
sense:
A gown worn by patients, typically being knee-length, having short sleeves, and being secured on the body with strings or snaps.


lexentry: eng/hospitality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hospitality
trans_list: Gastfreundschaft | Gastfreundlichkeit | Gastlichkeit
sense:
The act or service of welcoming, receiving, hosting, or entertaining guests; an appropriate attitude of openness, respect, and generosity toward guests.


lexentry: eng/hospitality__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hospitality
trans_list: Gastgewerbe
sense:
(business) The business of providing catering, lodging and entertainment service; the industry which includes the operation of hotels, restaurants, and similar enterprises.


lexentry: eng/hospitalization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hospitalization
sense:
The hospitalizing of a patient, the condition of being hospitalized, or the period a patient stays in hospital.

trans_list:
Krankenhausaufenthalt | Aufnahme in das Krankenhaus | Aufnahme in ein Krankenhaus | Hospitalisieren | Hospitalisiertwerden | Hospitalisierung


lexentry: eng/host__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: host
trans_list: Wirt | Gastgeber
sense:
(ecology) A cell or organism which harbors another organism or biological entity, usually a parasite.


lexentry: eng/host__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: host
trans_list: Heer
sense:
A multitude of people arrayed as an army; used also in religious senses, as: Heavenly host (of angels)


lexentry: eng/hostage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hostage
trans_list: Geisel
sense:
A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or similar agreement, such as to ensure the status of a vassal.


lexentry: eng/hostel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hostel
trans_list: Herberge | Heim | Wohnheim
sense:
A commercial overnight lodging place, with dormitory accommodation and shared facilities, especially a youth hostel.


lexentry: eng/hostile__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hostile
trans_list: feindlich | feindselig
sense:
Not friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure.


lexentry: eng/hostility__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hostility
trans_list: Feindseligkeit
sense:
(countable) A hostile action, especially a military action. See hostilities for specific plural definition.


lexentry: eng/hostler__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hostler
trans_list: Maschinist
sense:
(by extension, US) A railway worker employed to care for a locomotive or other large engine; especially, a yard jockey.


lexentry: eng/hot-air_balloon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hot-air balloon
trans_list: Heißluftballon
sense:
A balloon-shaped aircraft whose bag is inflated with hot air, carrying passengers and crew in a gondola slung underneath.


lexentry: eng/hot_air__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hot air
trans_list: Heißluft
sense:
(literal) Air that has been heated, especially so as to function as the lifting agent of a hot-air balloon.


lexentry: eng/hot_dog__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hot dog
trans_list: Hotdog | Hot Dog | Bratwurst im Brötchen
sense:
A food item consisting of a frankfurter or wiener, typically served on a hot dog bun, with toppings such as ketchup, mustard, relish, sauerkraut, onions, cheese, etc.


lexentry: eng/hot_flush__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hot flush
trans_list: Hitzewallung
sense:
(UK, Canada, AU, NZ) A sudden, but brief, sensation of heat over the entire body; a common symptom of the menopause.


lexentry: eng/hot_pot__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hot pot
trans_list: Feuertopf | Hotpot | chinesisches Fondue
sense:
A communal meal, popular in China, where diners share a bowl of hot broth or stock into which uncooked foods such as mushrooms, vegetables, and cuts of meat are dipped until they are cooked enough to be eaten.


lexentry: eng/hot_pursuit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hot pursuit
trans_list: Nacheile
sense:
(legal) close and continuous pursuit of a fleeing suspected lawbreaker or hostile military force, especially across territorial lines.


lexentry: eng/hot_spot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hot spot
trans_list: Hotspot
sense:
(geology, planetology) The surface manifestation of a plume of molten material that rises from deep in a celestial body's mantle.


lexentry: eng/hot_tub__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hot tub
trans_list: Badezuber | Gemeinschaftswanne | Whirlpool
sense:
(chiefly, US) A large tub, often situated outdoors, filled with hot water and used for communal leisure bathing.


lexentry: eng/hot_water_bottle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hot water bottle
trans_list: Wärmflasche
sense:
A flexible, saclike bottle, usually made of rubber, intended to be filled with hot water and placed on some part of the body for thermotherapy, or simple warming.


lexentry: eng/hot_water_heater__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hot water heater
trans_list: Boiler | Warmwasserspeicher
sense:
An apparatus, usually fuel-burning, electric or solar-powered, in which water is heated to be used directly as domestic hot water or process hot water (but not for supplying space heating, calorifiers etc, for which a boiler or furnace is used).


lexentry: eng/hotbed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hotbed
trans_list: Frühbeet | Mistbeet | Treibbeet
sense:
A low bed of earth covered with glass, and heated with rotting manure, used for the germination of seeds and the growth of tender plants, like a miniature hothouse.


lexentry: eng/hotbed__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hotbed
trans_list: Brutstätte | Hort | Nährboden | Tummelplatz
sense:
(by extension) An environment that is ideal for the growth or development of something, especially of something undesirable.


lexentry: eng/hotchpot__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hotchpot
trans_list: Ausgleich | Ausgleichung
sense:
(civil law, inheritance) The blending together of property so as to achieve equal division, mainly in the case of inheritance.


lexentry: eng/hotel__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hotel
trans_list: Hotel | Gasthof
sense:
An establishment that provides accommodation and other services for paying guests; normally larger than a guesthouse, and often one of a chain. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/hotheaded__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hotheaded
trans_list: hitzköpfig
sense:
Pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead or hotheadedness; (of a person) easily excited or angered.


lexentry: eng/hothouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hothouse
trans_list: Treibhaus | förderliche Umgebung
sense:
(figurative) An environment in which growth or development is encouraged naturally or artificially; a hotbed.


lexentry: eng/hound's_tongue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hound's tongue
trans_list: Hundszunge
sense:
A biennial weed (Cynoglossum officinale) with soft tongue-shaped leaves and an offensive odour. It bears nutlets covered with barbed or hooked prickles.


lexentry: eng/hour__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: hour
trans_list: Uhr | Zeit | Stunde
sense:
(Christianity, in the plural) The set times of prayer, the canonical hours, the offices or services prescribed for these, or a book containing them.


lexentry: eng/house-search__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: house-search
trans_list: Hausdurchsuchung | Haussuchung
sense:
A thorough search of a home or other privately owned real estate as part of an official (notably judicial) investigation.


lexentry: eng/house__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: house
trans_list: Haus | Kammer
sense:
A building used for something other than a residence (typically with qualifying word). [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/house__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: house
trans_list: Haus
sense:
A place of business; a company or organisation, especially a printing press, a publishing company, or a couturier. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/house__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: house
trans_list: Haus
sense:
A place of public accommodation or entertainment, especially a public house, an inn, a restaurant, a theatre, or a casino; or the management thereof. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/house__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: house
trans_list: Haus | Kammer
sense:
(politics) A building where a deliberative assembly meets; whence the assembly itself, particularly a component of a legislature. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/house__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: house
trans_list: Haus
sense:
A dynasty; a family with its ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble one. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/house_arrest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: house arrest
trans_list: Hausarrest
sense:
(legal) Confinement of a person to his or her residence, sometimes with a limited travel allowance, ordered by a judge or other authority as a more lenient alternative to imprisonment.


lexentry: eng/house_music__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: house music
trans_list: House | House-Musik | Housemusik
sense:
(music genre) A particular type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum.


lexentry: eng/house_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: house number
trans_list: Hausnummer
sense:
The number (street address) assigned to a particular house to distinguish it from other buildings on the same street.


lexentry: eng/house_sparrow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: house sparrow
trans_list: Haussperling | Spatz | Sperling
sense:
A bird of the species Passer domesticus, native to much of Eurasia, introduced in many other temperate environments.


lexentry: eng/house_wine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: house wine
trans_list: Landwein
sense:
A relatively inexpensive wine sold in a restaurant, often by the glass as well as by the bottle or unmarked carafe; both red and white are normally offered.


lexentry: eng/houseboy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: houseboy
trans_list: der Diener
sense:
(chiefly, historical) A young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former times.


lexentry: eng/housefather__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: housefather
trans_list: Hausvater
sense:
The father of a family; the male head of household, or of any collection of persons living as a family or in common, as in a primitive community.


lexentry: eng/household_deity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: household deity
trans_list: Hausgott
sense:
(mythology, religion) A minor tutelary deity watching over a household, usually conceived as a protective ancestral spirit or genius loci.


lexentry: eng/housekeeper__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: housekeeper
trans_list: Haushälterin
sense:
Someone (traditionally a woman) employed to look after the home, typically by managing domestic servants or superintending household management; also someone with equivalent duties in a hotel, institution etc. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/housekeeper__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: housekeeper
trans_list: Haushälterin | Hausfrau | Haushälter
sense:
Someone who manages the running of a home, traditionally the female head of the household. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/housemaid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: housemaid
trans_list: Hausangestellte
sense:
A female domestic worker attached to the non-servant quarter part of the house, as opposed to a scullery maid.


lexentry: eng/housemother__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: housemother
trans_list: Hausmutter
sense:
The mother of a family; the female head of household, or of any collection of persons living as a family or in common, as in a primitive community.


lexentry: eng/houseplant__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: houseplant
trans_list: Zimmerpflanze
sense:
A variety of plant that is especially suited to such cultivation, or that is frequently grown in such settings.


lexentry: eng/housewife__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: housewife
trans_list: Hausfrau
sense:
(plural "housewives") The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the female head of a household.


lexentry: eng/housing_estate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: housing estate
trans_list: Siedlung | Wohnsiedlung
sense:
A group of often architecturally similar buildings constructed at the same time, primarily for residential accommodation.


lexentry: eng/hover__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hover
trans_list: bewegen | fahren | positionieren
sense:
(computing) Chiefly followed by over: to use a mouse or other device to place a cursor over something on a screen such as a hyperlink or icon without clicking, so as to produce a result (such as the appearance of a tooltip).


lexentry: eng/hoverboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hoverboard
trans_list: E-Board
sense:
(mostly, science fiction) A levitating board that can be ridden in the manner of a surfboard or skateboard.


lexentry: eng/hovercraft__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hovercraft
trans_list: Luftkissenfahrzeug | Hovercraft | Luftkissenboot
sense:
(vehicle, genericized trademark) A vehicle supported on a cushion of air, able to traverse many different types of terrain and travel over water, used for transport.


lexentry: eng/hoverfly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hoverfly
trans_list: Schwebfliege
sense:
Any of various flies from the family Syrphidae that hover in the air and feed on the nectar of flowers.


lexentry: eng/how__Adverb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: how
trans_list: wie
sense:
(exclamative) Used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings in an exclamation.


lexentry: eng/how_are_you__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: how are you
trans_list: wie geht es Ihnen | wie geht es dir | wie geht es | wie geht es euch | wie geht's
sense:
(idiomatic) An informal greeting, not requiring a literal response. In form a question, and thus followed by a question mark. Typical responses include:


lexentry: eng/how_do_you_do__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: how do you do
trans_list: sehr angenehm | sehr erfreut | wie geht es dir
sense:
(formal) A greeting used upon being introduced to someone. Alternatives are how are you, pleased to meet you, and nice to meet you. (Sometimes used as a rhetorical question among familiar parties, depending on the region).


lexentry: eng/howitzer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: howitzer
trans_list: Haubitze
sense:
A cannon that combines certain characteristics of field guns and mortars, delivering projectiles with medium velocities, usually with relatively high trajectories; normally a cannon with a tube length of 20 to 30 calibers.


lexentry: eng/hue_and_cry__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hue and cry
trans_list: Geschrei | Gezeter | Zeter und Mordio | Zetermordio
sense:
(by extension) A loud and persistent public clamour, especially one associated with protest or the making of some demand.


lexentry: eng/huff__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: huff
trans_list: (vor Wut) schnauben | aufblasen | mächtig aufregen
sense:
(intransitive) To bluster or swell with anger, arrogance, or pride; to storm; to take offense. [from the 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/hug__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hug
trans_list: Umarmung
sense:
A close embrace, especially when charged with an emotion such as affection, joy, relief, lust, anger, aggression, compassion, and the like, as opposed to being characterized by formality, equivocation or ambivalence (a half-embrace or "little hug").


lexentry: eng/huh__Interjection__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: huh
trans_list: hä
sense:
(slang, with falling pitch) Used either to belittle the issuer of a statement/question, or sarcastically to indicate utter agreement, and that the statement being responded to is an extreme understatement. The intonation is changed to distinguish between the two meanings - implied dullness for belittlement, and feigned surprise for utter agreement.


lexentry: eng/huke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: huke
trans_list: Heuke
sense:
(historical) An outer garment (robe or cloak) worn by men and women in Europe in the Middle Ages, either as civilian clothing or over armor.


lexentry: eng/hula_hoop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hula hoop
trans_list: Hula-Hoop-Reifen
sense:
A toy in the form of a large hoop which is twirled around various parts of the body, especially the waist.


lexentry: eng/hulk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hulk
trans_list: Holk | Hulk
sense:
(archaic) A large ship used for transportation; (more generally) a large ship that is difficult to manoeuvre.


lexentry: eng/hulk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hulk
trans_list: Holk | Hulk
sense:
(by extension) A non-functional but floating ship, usually stripped of equipment and rigging, and often put to other uses such as accommodation or storage.


lexentry: eng/hull__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hull
trans_list: Rumpf
sense:
(mathematics, geometry, of a set A) The smallest set that possesses a particular property (such as convexity) and contains every point of A; slightly more formally, the intersection of all sets which possess the specified property and of which A is a subset.


lexentry: eng/hullabaloo__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (intransitive) To make a commotion or uproar.
written_rep: hullabaloo
trans_list:
Wellen schlagen | einen Rummel veranstalten | einen Wirbel machen | für Wirbel sorgen | viel Aufheben machen


lexentry: eng/huller__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: huller
trans_list: Schälmühle
sense:
One who, or that which, hulls; especially, an agricultural machine for removing the hulls from grain; a hulling machine.


lexentry: eng/hum__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hum
trans_list: summen
sense:
(intransitive) To make a sound from the vocal cords without pronouncing any real words, with one's lips closed.


lexentry: eng/human_being__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: human being
trans_list: Mensch | menschliches Wesen
sense:
A person; a large sapient, bipedal primate, with notably less hair than others of that order, of the species Homo sapiens.


lexentry: eng/human_chain__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: human chain
trans_list: Menschenkette
sense:
(politics) A form of demonstration in which people link their arms as a show of political solidarity.


lexentry: eng/human_condition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: human condition
trans_list: conditio humana
sense:
(usually, preceded by the) What it means to be human; the experiences, characteristics, and limitations of life shared by all humans, as opposed to other lifeforms.


lexentry: eng/human_immunodeficiency_virus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: human immunodeficiency virus
trans_list: Humanes Immundefizienz-Virus
sense:
(virology) Either of the two related viruses, human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) and human immunodeficiency virus 2 (HIV-2) that progressively destroy the body's immune system and can potentially lead to AIDS.


lexentry: eng/human_resources__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: human resources
trans_list: Personalabteilung
sense:
(management) The personnel department of an organization, dealing with the recruitment, administration, management and training of employees; abbreviated as HR.


lexentry: eng/human_rights__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: human rights
trans_list: Menschenrechte
sense:
(international law) The set of basic rights and freedoms that all humans should be guaranteed, including the right to life and liberty, freedom of thought and expression, and equality before the law.


lexentry: eng/human_shield__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: human shield
trans_list: menschlicher Schutzschild
sense:
(military) Civilians which a military group has deliberately placed combat targets near to deter an enemy from attacking those targets.


lexentry: eng/human_trafficking__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: human trafficking
trans_list: Menschenhandel
sense:
A criminal activity in which people are recruited, harbored, transported, bought, or kidnapped to serve an exploitative purpose, such as sexual slavery, forced labor, or child soldiery.


lexentry: eng/humanism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: humanism
trans_list: Humanismus
sense:
(historical, often capitalized) Specifically, a cultural and intellectual movement in 14th-16th century Europe characterised by attention to classical culture and a promotion of vernacular texts, notably during the Renaissance. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/humanism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: humanism
trans_list: Humanismus
sense:
An ethical system that centers on humans and their values, needs, interests, abilities, dignity and freedom; especially used for a secular one which rejects theistic religion and superstition. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/humanitarian_corridor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: humanitarian corridor
trans_list: humanitärer Korridor
sense:
A type of temporary demilitarized zone intended to allow the safe transit of humanitarian aid into, and/or refugees out of, a crisis-hit region.


lexentry: eng/humanoid__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: humanoid
trans_list: humanoid | menschenähnlich
sense:
Having the appearance or characteristics of a human; being anthropomorphic under some criteria (physical, mental, genetical, ethological, ethical etc.).


lexentry: eng/humble__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: humble
trans_list: demütig machen | demütigen | erniedrigen
sense:
(transitive, often, reflexive) To make humble or lowly; to make less proud or arrogant; to make meek and submissive.


lexentry: eng/humbug__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: humbug
trans_list: Hartbonbon | Hartkaramelle
sense:
(countable, Britain) A type of hard sweet (candy), usually peppermint flavoured with a striped pattern.


lexentry: eng/humectant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: humectant
trans_list: Feuchthaltemittel
sense:
Any substance that promotes the retention of water, especially one used to keep a food product moist.


lexentry: eng/humid__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: humid
trans_list: feucht
sense:
Containing perceptible moisture (usually describing air or atmosphere); damp; moist; somewhat wet or watery.


lexentry: eng/humidor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: humidor
trans_list: Humidor
sense:
A container designed to keep its contents at a constant humidity; especially such a box for storing cigars.


lexentry: eng/hummingbird_hawkmoth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hummingbird hawkmoth
trans_list: Taubenschwänzchen
sense:
Any of various sphingid moths of the genus Macroglossum, especially Macroglossum stellatarum, which, like hummingbirds, hover in front of flowers to feed.


lexentry: eng/hummus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hummus
trans_list: Hummus
sense:
A Levantine Arab dip made of chickpea paste with various additions, such as olive oil, fresh garlic, lemon juice, and tahini, often eaten with pitta bread, or as a meze.


lexentry: eng/humorist__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: humorist
trans_list: Humorist | Humoristin
sense:
A humorous or witty person, especially someone skilled in humorous writing or performance. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/humour__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: humour
trans_list: Humor | Laune | Stimmung
sense:
(uncountable) A mood, especially a bad mood; a temporary state of mind or disposition brought upon by an event; an abrupt illogical inclination or whim.


lexentry: eng/humour__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: humour
trans_list: Körpersaft | Saft
sense:
(archaic, or, historical) Any of the fluids in an animal body, especially the four "cardinal humours" of blood, yellow bile, black bile and phlegm that were believed to control the health and mood of the human body.


lexentry: eng/humour__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: humour
trans_list: Humor
sense:
(medicine) Either of the two regions of liquid within the eyeball, the aqueous humour and vitreous humour.


lexentry: eng/humph__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: humph
trans_list: hm
sense:
(onomatopoeia) A sound, usually made with a closed mouth pouting, indicating annoyance, indignation, disapproval, doubt, or sighing.


lexentry: eng/humuhumunukunukuapuaa__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: humuhumunukunukuapuaa
trans_list: Diamant-Picassodrücker
sense:
Either of two species, Rhinecanthus aculeatus and Rhinecanthus rectangulus, of triggerfishes native to the reefs of Hawaii.


lexentry: eng/humus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: humus
trans_list: Humus
sense:
A large group of natural organic compounds, found in the soil, formed from the chemical and biological decomposition of plant and animal residues and from the synthetic activity of microorganisms.


lexentry: eng/hundreds_of_thousands__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hundreds of thousands
trans_list: Hunderttausende
sense:
An imprecise or unknown number between one hundred thousand and a million; numbering hundreds of thousands.


lexentry: eng/hundredweight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hundredweight
trans_list: Zentner
sense:
(historical) Various units of ancient measurement systems consisting of 100 units usually translated as "pounds".


lexentry: eng/hung__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: hung
trans_list: festgegangen | hängend
sense:
(computing, colloquial) Of a computer or similar device, receiving power but not functioning as desired; working very slowly or not at all. The condition is often corrected by rebooting the computer.


lexentry: eng/hung_jury__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hung jury
trans_list: die Geschworenen wurden sich nicht einig / konnten kein gemeinsames Urteil fällen | uneinige Jury
sense:
(legal) A jury in a legal trial that is unable to reach or come to a verdict because the jurors cannot agree on a decision.


lexentry: eng/hunger_stone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hunger stone
trans_list: Hungerstein
sense:
A stone, either naturally exposed or intentionally embedded in a river during a drought, which is dated and often inscribed to mark the water level as a warning to future generations that they may face famine if the water reaches that low level again. Such stones are common in Central Europe.


lexentry: eng/hungry_ghost__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hungry ghost
trans_list: Hungergeist
sense:
(Buddhism, Chinese folk religion) A type of supernatural being, condemned to desire more than it can consume; often depicted with large belly and tiny mouth.


lexentry: eng/hunter-gatherer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hunter-gatherer
trans_list: Jäger und Sammler | Wildbeuter und Feldbeuter | Wild- und Feldbeuter
sense:
A member of a group of people who live by hunting animals and gathering edible plants for their main food sources, and who do not keep animals or farm land.


lexentry: eng/hunting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hunting
trans_list: Jagd | Aalen
sense:
The act of finding and killing a wild animal, either for sport or with the intention of using its parts to make food, clothes, etc.


lexentry: eng/hunting_horn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hunting horn
trans_list: Jagdhorn | Waldhorn
sense:
(music) A bugle, being either simply curved (especially in heraldry), or having from one (in e.g. some Roman horns) to three (in many modern musical horns) spirals, on which signals are blown during a hunt.


lexentry: eng/hunting_knife__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hunting knife
trans_list: Jagdmesser
sense:
A knife optimized for use in hunting animals, usually with a substantial belly and sometimes with a back edge that is partially serrated#Adjective for sawing#Noun; fixed-blade and folding versions are both popular, and tasks such as field dressing, skinning#Noun, and bushcraft are anticipated.


lexentry: eng/hunting_whip__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hunting whip
trans_list: Hetzpeitsche
sense:
A whip with a hooked horn handle (that can be used for opening gates), a short shaft or stock, and a long leather thong with a silk or cord lash.


lexentry: eng/hurdle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hurdle
trans_list: Hürde | Hindernis
sense:
(athletics, horses) An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which athletes or horses jump in a race.


lexentry: eng/hurdle__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hurdle
trans_list: Flechtzaun | Hürde
sense:
A movable frame of wattled twigs, osiers, or withes and stakes, or sometimes of iron, used for enclosing land, for folding sheep and cattle, for gates, etc.; also, in fortification, used as revetments, and for other purposes.


lexentry: eng/hurdles__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hurdles
trans_list: Hürdenlauf
sense:
A sport where athletes or animals run along a track obstructed by regularly placed hurdles that must be leapt over.


lexentry: eng/hurdy-gurdy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hurdy-gurdy
trans_list: Drehleier | Leier
sense:
(musical instrument) A stringed instrument that produces a droning sound by turning a handle that connects to a wheel that rubs against a rosined string, with a keyboard also used to alter the pitch of the string.


lexentry: eng/hurricane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hurricane
trans_list: Hurrikan | Orkan | Hurrikane
sense:
A severe tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or in the eastern North Pacific off the west coast of Mexico, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes.


lexentry: eng/hurt_a_fly__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hurt a fly
trans_list: einer Fliege etwas zuleide tun | kein Wässerchen trüben können
sense:
(idiomatic, chiefly in the negative, chiefly with a conditional) To hurt or damage something even a little.


lexentry: eng/hurtle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hurtle
trans_list: fliegen | rasen | sausen | schleudern | schmeißen
sense:
To cause (someone or something) to collide with or hit another person or thing; or (two people or things) to collide with or hit each other.


lexentry: eng/hurtle__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hurtle
trans_list: zusammenknallen | zusammenprallen
sense:
(figuratively) Of two people, etc.: to meet in a shocking or violent encounter; to clash; to jostle.


lexentry: eng/hurtle__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hurtle
trans_list: zusammenknallen | zusammenprallen
sense:
Of a person or thing: to collide with or hit another person or thing, especially with force or violence; also, of two people or things: to collide together; to clash.


lexentry: eng/hurtle__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hurtle
trans_list: dröhnen | dumpf tönen | grummeln
sense:
To make a sound of things clashing or colliding together; to clatter, to rattle; hence, to move with such a sound.


lexentry: eng/husband_and_wife__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: husband and wife
trans_list: Ehemann und Ehefrau
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see husband,‎ and,‎ wife. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/husbandry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: husbandry
trans_list: Ackerbau und Viehzucht | Haltung | Landwirtschaft
sense:
The occupation or work of a husbandman or farmer; the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock; agriculture.


lexentry: eng/husk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: husk
trans_list: Hülse | Schale | Getreidespelze | Hülle | Schote
sense:
The dry, leafy or stringy exterior of certain vegetables or fruits, which must be removed before eating the meat inside.


lexentry: eng/hut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hut
trans_list: Hütte
sense:
A small, simple one-storey dwelling or shelter, often with just one room, and generally built of readily available local materials.


lexentry: eng/hutong__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hutong
trans_list: Hutong
sense:
A narrow alley or street in a traditional residential district of a city in China, especially Beijing. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/hyacinth_bean__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyacinth bean
trans_list: Helmbohne
sense:
A climbing leguminous plant (Lablab purpureus), with white or dark purple flowers, native to Africa, widely cultivated in the tropics.


lexentry: eng/hyaluronic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyaluronic acid
trans_list: Hyaluronsäure
sense:
(sugar acid) A mucopolysaccharide (a kind of polymer) that forms a gel-like substance within animal connective tissue.


lexentry: eng/hybrid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hybrid
trans_list: Hybride | Mischling | Kreuzung | Bastard | Blendling | Hybrid
sense:
(biology) Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains.


lexentry: eng/hybrid__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hybrid
trans_list: Hybridfahrzeug
sense:
A hybrid vehicle (especially a car), one that runs on both fuel (gasoline/diesel) and electricity (battery or energy from the sun).


lexentry: eng/hybrid_warfare__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hybrid warfare
trans_list: Hybridkrieg | hybride Kriegsführung
sense:
A form of conflict which blends conventional warfare, irregular warfare, and activities such as political warfare and information warfare.


lexentry: eng/hydathode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydathode
trans_list: Hydathode
sense:
(botany) A tissue, in the leaves of many plants, that contains microscopic pores through which water is excreted.


lexentry: eng/hydra__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hydra
trans_list: Hydra
sense:
(biology) Any of several small freshwater polyps of the genus Hydra and related genera, having a naked cylindrical body and an oral opening surrounded by tentacles.


lexentry: eng/hydraulic_engineering__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydraulic engineering
trans_list: Wasserbau
sense:
A sub-discipline of civil engineering concerned with the flow and conveyance of fluids, principally water and sewage.


lexentry: eng/hydraulic_fracturing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydraulic fracturing
sense:
(oil drilling) A technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well (or similar) in order to create fractures in the oil-bearing rock and thus release more oil.

trans_list:
Fracking | Hydraulic Fracturing | hydraulische Frakturierung | hydraulische Risserzeugung | hydraulische Stimulation | hydraulisches Aufbrechen


lexentry: eng/hydraulics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydraulics
trans_list: Hydraulik
sense:
The engineering science that deals with practical applications where liquid is in motion and transmits energy.


lexentry: eng/hydrazide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrazide
trans_list: Hydrazide
sense:
(chemistry) any compound derived from an oxoacid by replacing the hydroxide group with -NHNH2 or derived forms -NRNR2


lexentry: eng/hydrocephalus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrocephalus
trans_list: Hydrozephalus | Wasserkopf | Hydrocephalus
sense:
(medicine) A usually congenital condition in which an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the cerebral ventricles causes enlargement of the skull and compression of the brain, destroying much of the neural tissue


lexentry: eng/hydrochloric_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrochloric acid
trans_list: Salzsäure
sense:
(inorganic compound) A strong acid made by dissolving the gas hydrogen chloride in water. It reacts with alkalis, bases and many metals to form chlorides; it has many industrial applications.


lexentry: eng/hydroelectric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydroelectric
trans_list: hydroelektrisch
sense:
That generates electricity by converting the energy of moving water, or of steam escaping under high pressure.


lexentry: eng/hydrofluoric_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrofluoric acid
trans_list: Fluorwasserstoffsäure
sense:
(chemistry) A solution of hydrogen fluoride, HF, in water; it is a weak but very corrosive acid, used in the production of fluorine compounds, and in metallurgy.


lexentry: eng/hydrofoil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrofoil
trans_list: Tragflügel
sense:
(nautical) A wing attached to the hull of a ship that raises it out of the water when travelling at speed and thus reduces drag.


lexentry: eng/hydrogen_bomb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrogen bomb
trans_list: Wasserstoffbombe
sense:
A thermonuclear bomb that derives its destructive power from the fusion of isotopes of hydrogen (deuterium and tritium).


lexentry: eng/hydrogen_bond__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrogen bond
trans_list: Wasserstoffbrücke
sense:
(physical chemistry) A weak bond in which a hydrogen atom in one molecule is attracted to an electronegative atom (usually nitrogen or oxygen) in the same or different molecule.


lexentry: eng/hydrogen_bromide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrogen bromide
trans_list: Broman
sense:
(inorganic compound) A colourless gas having an irritating smell; it has the molecular formula HBr, and dissolves in water to form hydrobromic acid; it has many industrial applications including the production of barbiturates and synthetic hormones.


lexentry: eng/hydrogen_burning__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrogen burning
trans_list: Wasserstoffbrennen
sense:
(physics, astronomy) the nucleosynthesis process, in stars of less than 1.2 solar mass, in which hydrogen is converted to helium, deuterium and some lithium


lexentry: eng/hydrogen_economy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrogen economy
trans_list: Wasserstoffwirtschaft
sense:
A hypothetical future economy in which the primary form of stored energy for mobile applications and load balancing is hydrogen (H2), and, in particular, hydrogen replaces fossil fuels in automobiles.


lexentry: eng/hydrogen_fluoride__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrogen fluoride
trans_list: Fluoran
sense:
(inorganic compound) a colorless fuming liquid or gas, with molecular formula HF. It dissolves in water to form hydrofluoric acid and has many industrial uses including the production of Teflon and the refining of uranium; it corrodes skin, flesh and bone, and any skin contact must be avoided


lexentry: eng/hydrogen_peroxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrogen peroxide
trans_list: Wasserstoffperoxid
sense:
(inorganic compound) A colourless liquid, H2O2, soluble in water, used as a mild antiseptic, bleaching agent (especially for bleaching hair), oxidizing agent and chemical reagent.


lexentry: eng/hydrogen_sulfide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrogen sulfide
trans_list: Schwefelwasserstoff
sense:
(inorganic compound) A toxic gas, H2S, smelling like rotten eggs and used in analytical chemistry and industry.


lexentry: eng/hydrogen_vehicle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrogen vehicle
trans_list: Brennstoffzellenfahrzeug
sense:
Any vehicle that uses hydrogen as its principal fuel, normally via the electricity produced by a fuel cell.


lexentry: eng/hydrogenate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrogenate
trans_list: hydrieren
sense:
(chemistry, transitive) To treat something, or react something, with hydrogen; especially to react an unsaturated fat with hydrogen, in the presence of a nickel catalyst, to produce a harder saturated fat.


lexentry: eng/hydrogeology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrogeology
trans_list: Hydrogeologie
sense:
The geology of groundwater, especially concerning the physical, biological and chemical properties of its occurrence and movement.


lexentry: eng/hydrography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrography
trans_list: Hydrographie | Hydrografie
sense:
(nautical) The scientific measurement and description of the physical features and conditions of navigable waters and the shoreline.


lexentry: eng/hydrology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrology
trans_list: Hydrologie
sense:
The science of the properties, distribution, and effects of water on a planet's surface, in the soil and underlying rocks, and in the atmosphere


lexentry: eng/hydrolysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrolysis
trans_list: Hydrolyse
sense:
(chemistry) A chemical process of decomposition involving the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion of water.


lexentry: eng/hydrometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrometry
trans_list: Hydrometrie
sense:
(physics) The branch of hydrostatics dealing with the measurement of specific gravity using hydrometers


lexentry: eng/hydrophilic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrophilic
trans_list: hydrophil
sense:
(physics, chemistry) Having an affinity for water; able to absorb, or be wetted by water; water-loving.


lexentry: eng/hydrophobization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrophobization
trans_list: Hydrophobierung
sense:
(chemistry, physics) The act or process of making something hydrophobic, such as the surface of a particle


lexentry: eng/hydroplane__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hydroplane
trans_list: gleiten
sense:
(automotive) For a car or similar vehicle to slide along the road on a thin film of water between the road and the tyres. This occurs when a car has some speed and comes to somewhere with more water on the road than the weight of the car and the grooves in the tyre tread pattern (if any) can push away. The result is almost no traction at all for steering or braking.


lexentry: eng/hydroquinone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydroquinone
trans_list: Hydrochinon
sense:
(organic compound) The diphenol para-dihydroxy benzene, used as a mild reducing agent in photographic developing; isomeric with catechol and resorcinol.


lexentry: eng/hydrotherapy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrotherapy
trans_list: Wasserheilkunde | Hydropathie | Hydrotherapie
sense:
(alternative medicine) Any of various techniques that use water, either externally or internally, for the treatment of disease and for the soothing of pain.


lexentry: eng/hydroxychloroquine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydroxychloroquine
trans_list: Hydroxychloroquin
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A drug derived from quinolone that is taken orally in the form of its sulfate C18H26ClN3O·H2SO4 to treat malaria, rheumatoid arthritis, and lupus erythematosus.


lexentry: eng/hydroxyl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydroxyl
trans_list: Hydroxyl
sense:
(chemistry) A univalent radical or functional group (–OH) in organic chemistry; present in alcohols, phenols, carboxylic acids and certain other classes of compounds.


lexentry: eng/hyena__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyena
trans_list: Hyäne
sense:
Any of the medium-sized to large feliform carnivores of the subfamily Hyaenidae, native to Africa and Asia and noted for the sound similar to laughter which they can make if excited.


lexentry: eng/hyena__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hyena
trans_list: Hyäne
sense:
(Subsaharan Africa) A man that performs ritualized sex acts with recently widowed women and menarchal girls.


lexentry: eng/hygrometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hygrometer
trans_list: Hygrometer
sense:
(meteorology) An instrument that measures the humidity of the air or other gases, especially the relative humidity.


lexentry: eng/hylomorphism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hylomorphism
trans_list: Hylemorphismus
sense:
(philosophy) The doctrine that every physical substance is the sum of its component matter and the form taken by that matter.


lexentry: eng/hylozoism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hylozoism
trans_list: Hylozoismus
sense:
A philosophical doctrine espousing that all or some material things possess life, or that all life is inseparable from matter.


lexentry: eng/hypallage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypallage
trans_list: Hypallage
sense:
(rhetoric, grammar) A construction in which a modifier with meaning associated with one word appears grammatically applied to another, often used as a literary device.


lexentry: eng/hyperaeolism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyperaeolism
trans_list: Hyperäolismus
sense:
(linguistics, Hellenics) A hypercorrection or incorrect substitution of non-Aeolic Ancient Greek word forms and morphology to match those of Aeolic Greek.


lexentry: eng/hyperatticism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyperatticism
trans_list: Hyperatticismus
sense:
(linguistics, Hellenics) A hypercorrection or incorrect substitution of non-Attic Ancient Greek word forms and morphology to match those of Attic Greek.


lexentry: eng/hyperbaric_chamber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyperbaric chamber
trans_list: Dekompressionskammer
sense:
A vessel containing air at an elevated pressure, especially one used to administer oxygen to a patient


lexentry: eng/hyperbaton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyperbaton
trans_list: Hyperbaton
sense:
(grammar) An inversion of the usual or logical order of words or phrases, for emphasis or poetic effect.


lexentry: eng/hyperbola__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyperbola
trans_list: Hyperbel
sense:
(geometry) A conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane that intersects the base of the cone and is not tangent to the cone. The function y(x) = 1/x draws a hyperbola.


lexentry: eng/hyperbole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyperbole
trans_list: Hyperbel | Übertreibung
sense:
(uncountable, rhetoric, literature) Deliberate or unintentional overstatement, particularly extreme overstatement.


lexentry: eng/hyperbolic__Adjective__2
sense_num: 05
written_rep: hyperbolic
trans_list: hyperbolisch
sense:
(topology) Of, pertaining to, or in a hyperbolic space (a space having negative curvature or sectional curvature).


lexentry: eng/hyperbolic_function__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyperbolic function
trans_list: Hyperbelfunktion
sense:
(mathematics) A set of functions that are analogs of the trigonometric functions for hyperbolic spaces.


lexentry: eng/hyperbolic_sine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyperbolic sine
trans_list: Sinus hyperbolicus
sense:
(mathematics) A hyperbolic function that is the analogue of the sine function for hyperbolic spaces, taking in a hyperbolic angle as an argument and returning the y-coordinate for the corresponding point on the unit hyperbola. It is written in symbol sinh and can be represented as: \sinh(x) = \tfrac 1 2 (e^x - e^{-x})


lexentry: eng/hypercorrection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypercorrection
trans_list: Hyperkorrektur
sense:
(linguistics) Nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule.


lexentry: eng/hypercube__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypercube
trans_list: Hyperwürfel
sense:
(geometry) A geometric figure in four or more dimensions, which is analogous to a cube in three dimensions. Specifically, the n-dimensional equivalent of a cube for any non-negative integer n.


lexentry: eng/hyperdorism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyperdorism
trans_list: Hyperdorismus
sense:
(linguistics, Hellenics) A hypercorrection or incorrect substitution of non-Doric Ancient Greek word forms and morphology to match those of Doric Greek.


lexentry: eng/hypergeometric_distribution__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypergeometric distribution
trans_list: hypergeometrische Verteilung
sense:
(probability theory, statistics) A discrete probability distribution that describes the probability of k "successes" in a sequence of n draws without replacement from a finite population.


lexentry: eng/hypergeometric_function__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypergeometric function
trans_list: hypergeometrische Funktion
sense:
(mathematics) Any function that is a solution of the hypergeometric equation; usually an expansion of an hypergeometric series


lexentry: eng/hypergolic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypergolic
trans_list: hypergolisch
sense:
(chemistry, aeronautics, of a reactant, fuel, or propellant) Igniting spontaneously upon contact with an oxidizer.


lexentry: eng/hyperhidrosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyperhidrosis
trans_list: Hyperhidrose
sense:
(pathology) A medical condition with the primary symptom of excessive sweating, in excess of that required for regulation of body temperature.


lexentry: eng/hyperionism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyperionism
trans_list: Hyperionismus
sense:
(linguistics, Hellenics) A hypercorrection or incorrect substitution of non-Ionic Ancient Greek word forms and morphology to match those of Ionic Greek.


lexentry: eng/hyperkeratosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyperkeratosis
trans_list: Hyperkeratose
sense:
(pathology) Excess keratin formation on the skin surface, as can be seen in a number of dermatologic conditions.


lexentry: eng/hyperkinetic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyperkinetic
trans_list: hyperkinetisch
sense:
(neurology, pathology, psychiatry, psychology) Of, relating to, or affected with hyperkinesis or hyperactivity.


lexentry: eng/hyperkinetic_disorder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyperkinetic disorder
trans_list: hyperkinetische Störung | hyperkinetisches Syndrom
sense:
(neurology, pathology, psychiatry, psychology) A developmental disorder in which a person has a persistent and pervasive pattern of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.


lexentry: eng/hyperlink__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyperlink
trans_list: Hyperlink | Hypertextlink | Querverweis
sense:
(Internet) Some text or a graphic in an electronic document that can be activated to display another document or trigger an action.


lexentry: eng/hypermedia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypermedia
trans_list: Hypermedia
sense:
(computing) The use of text, data, graphics, audio and video as elements of an extended hypertext system in which all elements are linked so that the user can move among them at will.


lexentry: eng/hypernucleus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypernucleus
trans_list: Hyperkern
sense:
(physics) a nucleus that consists of protons, neutrons and at least one hyperon, such as a lambda baryon


lexentry: eng/hypernym__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypernym
trans_list: Hyperonym | Oberbegriff
sense:
(semantics) A superordinate word or phrase; a term whose referents form a set which includes as a subset the referents of a subordinate term—as, for example, insect being (a hypernym) for ant.


lexentry: eng/hyperon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyperon
trans_list: Hyperon
sense:
(physics) Any baryon (a three-quark particle) with a non-zero strangeness (i.e., whose composition includes one or more strange or anti-strange quarks).


lexentry: eng/hyperparameter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyperparameter
trans_list: Hyperparameter
sense:
(Bayesian, _, statistics) A parameter of a prior (as distinguished from inferred parameters of the model for the underlying system under analysis).


lexentry: eng/hyperplane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyperplane
trans_list: Hyperebene
sense:
(geometry) An n-dimensional generalization of a plane; an affine subspace of dimension n − 1 that splits an n-dimensional space. (In a one-dimensional space, it is a point; in two-dimensional space it is a line; in three-dimensional space, it is an ordinary plane.)


lexentry: eng/hypersexuality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypersexuality
trans_list: Hypersexualität
sense:
Excessive desire for sexual activity, especially when considered high enough to be clinically significant.


lexentry: eng/hypersonic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypersonic
trans_list: hypersonisch
sense:
(of a speed, aviation) Equal to, or greater than, or capable of achieving, five times the speed of sound.


lexentry: eng/hyperspace__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hyperspace
trans_list: Hyperraum
sense:
(science fiction) A notional space orthogonal to the usual dimensions of space-time often used for faster-than-light travel.


lexentry: eng/hypertext__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypertext
trans_list: Hypertext
sense:
(uncountable) Digital text in which the reader may navigate related information through embedded hyperlinks.


lexentry: eng/hyperthymesia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyperthymesia
trans_list: hyperthymestisches Syndrom
sense:
(neuroscience) A rare condition in which a person possesses a superior autobiographical memory and is able to recall the vast majority of personal events and experiences in life.


lexentry: eng/hypertrophy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypertrophy
trans_list: Hypertrophie
sense:
(countable, medicine) An increase in the size of an organ or tissue due to the enlargement of its individual cells.


lexentry: eng/hypervisor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypervisor
trans_list: Hypervisor
sense:
(computing) A firmware or software system that provides a virtual machine and allows it to operate directly on underlying hardware (instead of via emulation), but within specified constraints.


lexentry: eng/hyphen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyphen
trans_list: Bindestrich
sense:
The symbol "‐", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line.


lexentry: eng/hyphenate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyphenate
trans_list: trennen | abteilen
sense:
(transitive) to break a word at the end of a line according to the hyphenation rules by adding a hyphen on the end of the line.


lexentry: eng/hypnagogic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hypnagogic
trans_list: hypnagogisch
sense:
That accompanies falling asleep; especially, pertaining to the semi-conscious period immediately preceding sleep.


lexentry: eng/hypnosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypnosis
trans_list: Hypnose
sense:
A trancelike state, artificially induced, in which a person has a heightened suggestibility, and in which suppressed memories may be experienced.


lexentry: eng/hypocaust__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypocaust
trans_list: Hypokauste | Hypokaustum | Heizgewölbe
sense:
An underfloor space or flue through which heat from a furnace passes to heat the floor of a room or a bath.


lexentry: eng/hypochondria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypochondria
trans_list: Hypochondrie
sense:
(medicine) A psychological disorder characterized by excessive preoccupation or worry about having a serious illness.


lexentry: eng/hypochondriasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypochondriasis
trans_list: Hypochondrie
sense:
(medicine) A mental disorder characterized by excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness, despite medical testing and reassurance to the contrary.


lexentry: eng/hypocoristic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypocoristic
trans_list: Hypokoristikum | Hypokoristikon
sense:
A nickname, especially one indicating intimacy and formed through a shortening of the original name.


lexentry: eng/hypocrisy__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hypocrisy
trans_list: Heuchelei | Hypokrisie | Scheinheiligkeit | Doppelmoral | Tartüfferie
sense:
The practice of engaging in the same behaviour or activity for which one criticises another; moral self-contradiction whereby the behavior of one or more people belies their own claimed or implied possession of certain beliefs, standards or virtues.


lexentry: eng/hypocrite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypocrite
trans_list: Heuchler | Heuchlerin
sense:
Someone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to hold beliefs, or whose actions are not consistent with their claimed beliefs. [from early 13th c.]


lexentry: eng/hypodermis__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hypodermis
trans_list: Subkutis
sense:
(anatomy) A subcutaneous layer of loose connective tissue containing fat cells, lying beneath the dermis.


lexentry: eng/hypomania__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypomania
trans_list: Hypomanie
sense:
(medicine) A mild form of mania, especially the phase of several mood disorders characterized by euphoria or hyperactivity.


lexentry: eng/hyponym__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyponym
trans_list: Hyponym | Unterbegriff
sense:
(semantics) A more specific term; a subordinate grouping word or phrase; a term designating a subclass of another more general class described by the given word.


lexentry: eng/hypophosphatemia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypophosphatemia
trans_list: Hypophosphatämie
sense:
(medicine) An electrolyte disturbance in which there is an abnormally low level of phosphate in the blood, most commonly seen when malnourished patients are given large amounts of carbohydrates, creating a high phosphorus demand in the cells of the body.


lexentry: eng/hyposensitization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyposensitization
trans_list: Hyposensibilisierung
sense:
(medicine) A form of immunotherapy in which the patient is vaccinated with progressively larger doses of an allergen to which they have been diagnosed as being sensitive.


lexentry: eng/hypospadias__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypospadias
trans_list: Hypospadie
sense:
(anatomy) A congenital condition in males in which the opening of the urethra is on the underside of the penis.


lexentry: eng/hypostasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hypostasis
trans_list: Hypostase
sense:
(theology) The essential person, specifically the single person of Christ (as distinguished from his two ‘natures’, human and divine), or of the three ‘persons’ of the Trinity (sharing a single ‘essence’). [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/hypostasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hypostasis
trans_list: Hypostase
sense:
(psychology) Referring to the hypostatic model of personality; i.e., asserting that humans present themselves in many different aspects or hypostases, depending on the internal and external realities they relate to, including different approaches to the study of personality.


lexentry: eng/hypothalamus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypothalamus
trans_list: Hypothalamus
sense:
(neuroanatomy) A region of the forebrain located below the thalamus, forming the basal portion of the diencephalon, and functioning to regulate body temperature, some metabolic processes and governing the autonomic nervous system.


lexentry: eng/hypotheca__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypotheca
trans_list: Hypotheka
sense:
(microbiology, planktology) The lower or posterior half of the theca of a thecate protist such as a diatom or dinoflagellate


lexentry: eng/hypothesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypothesis
trans_list: Hypothese
sense:
(sciences) Used loosely, a tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem that can be tested by further observation, investigation and/or experimentation. As a scientific term of art, see the attached quotation. Compare to theory, and quotation given there.


lexentry: eng/hypothyroidism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypothyroidism
trans_list: Hypothyreose
sense:
(pathology) The disease state caused by insufficient production of thyroid hormone by the thyroid gland. [from 1900s]


lexentry: eng/hypovolemic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypovolemic
trans_list: hypovoläm | hypovolämisch
sense:
Of, pertaining to hypovolemia, or characterized by low volume of blood in the circulatory system; as hypovolemic shock.


lexentry: eng/hyrax__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyrax
trans_list: Schliefer
sense:
Any of several small, paenungulate herbivorous mammals of the order Hyracoidea, with a bulky frame and fang-like incisors, native to Africa and the Middle East.


lexentry: eng/hyssop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyssop
trans_list: Eisop | Ysop | Isop | Josefskraut
sense:
Any of several aromatic bushy herbs, of the genus Hyssopus, native to Southern Europe and once used medicinally.


lexentry: eng/hysteresis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hysteresis
trans_list: Hysterese
sense:
A property of a system such that an output value is not a strict function of the corresponding input, but also incorporates some lag, delay, or history dependence, and in particular when the response for a decrease in the input variable is different from the response for an increase. For example, a thermostat with a nominal setpoint of 75° might switch the controlled heat source on when the temperature drops below 74°, and off when it rises above 76°.


lexentry: eng/hysteria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hysteria
trans_list: Hysterie
sense:
Behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotions, in a wide range from joy to panic but usually including anxiety or fear.


lexentry: eng/háček__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: háček
trans_list: Hatschek | Caron | Krönchen
sense:
(orthography, and, typography) A caron; a diacritical mark (ˇ) usually resembling an inverted circumflex, but in the cases of ď, Ľ, ľ, and ť resembling a prime (′) instead.


lexentry: eng/hübnerite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hübnerite
trans_list: Hübnerit
sense:
(mineral) A manganese tungstate mineral that forms reddish-brown to black monoclinic prismatic submetallic crystals.


lexentry: eng/i-mutation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: i-mutation
trans_list: i-Umlaut
sense:
(linguistics) A type of sound change in which a vowel's place of articulation is raised (becomes more close) under the influence of a following /i/, /j/ or similar sound.


lexentry: eng/iBook__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iBook
trans_list: iBook
sense:
(laptops) A computer of a line of lower-end laptop computers formerly manufactured by Apple Computer.


lexentry: eng/iPhone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iPhone
trans_list: iPhone
sense:
(trademark) A smartphone of a series produced by Apple, which typically combine a camera phone, PDA, multimedia player, and wireless communication device.


lexentry: eng/iamb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iamb
trans_list: Jambus
sense:
(prosody) A metrical foot in verse consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.


lexentry: eng/iambic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iambic
trans_list: jambisch
sense:
(prosody) Consisting of iambs (metrical feet with an unstressed-stressed pattern) or characterized by their predominance. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/iambic_pentameter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iambic pentameter
trans_list: jambischer Fünfheber
sense:
A poetic meter consisting of lines with five iambic feet each, meaning the even syllables are dominant.


lexentry: eng/iatrogenic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iatrogenic
trans_list: iatrogen | iatrogenisch | durch ärztliche Behandlung verursacht
sense:
(medicine, of a disease, injury, or other adverse outcome) Induced by the words or actions of the physician or by medical treatment or diagnostic procedure.


lexentry: eng/ibid.__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ibid.
trans_list: ebd. | ib. | ibd. | ibid.
sense:
(bibliography, abbreviation) ibidem, in the same place. Indicates a reference to the same source as the previous one.


lexentry: eng/ibis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ibis
trans_list: Ibis
sense:
Any of various long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, having long downcurved bills used to probe the mud for prey such as crustaceans.


lexentry: eng/ibisbill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ibisbill
trans_list: Ibisschnabel
sense:
Ibidorhyncha struthersii, a species of wading bird in the monotypic family Ibidorhynchidae, inhabiting the shingle riverbanks of the high plateau of Central Asia and the Himalayas.


lexentry: eng/ibuprofen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ibuprofen
trans_list: Ibuprofen
sense:
(carboxylic acid, pharmaceutical drug) A synthetic compound used widely as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug.


lexentry: eng/ice_age__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ice age
trans_list: Eiszeitalter
sense:
(scientific) A period of long-term reduction in the temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in the presence of major polar ice sheets that reach the ocean and calve icebergs.


lexentry: eng/ice_age__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ice age
trans_list: Eiszeit
sense:
(colloquial) Any of several glacial periods (within a scientific ice age) marked by episodes of extensive glaciation alternating with episodes of relative warmth (interglacial).


lexentry: eng/ice_cap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ice cap
trans_list: Eiskappe
sense:
A permanent expanse of ice encompassing a large geographical area, as for example in Earth's polar zones (polar ice) or at high elevation. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/ice_cave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ice cave
trans_list: Eishöhle
sense:
A natural cave, usually a lava tube or limestone cave, that contains significant amounts of perennial ice.


lexentry: eng/ice_cream_bar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ice cream bar
trans_list: Eisstiel
sense:
A frozen dessert on a stick or a candy bar that has ice cream in it. The coating is usually a thin layer of chocolate.


lexentry: eng/ice_cream_cone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ice cream cone
trans_list: Eistüte | Eiswaffel | Hörnchen | Cornet | Stanitzel
sense:
A thin, conical confection baked from crepe batter, sealed at its apex, used to hold ice cream while it is being eaten.


lexentry: eng/ice_hole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ice hole
trans_list: Eisloch
sense:
A hole in the ice of a frozen body of water, often man-made with the scope of fishing. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/ice_plant__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ice plant
trans_list: Eiskraut
sense:
Any of several plants in fig marigold family, Aizoaceae, which were formerly classified in the genus Mesembryanthemum along with Mesembryanthemum crystallinum.


lexentry: eng/ice_rink__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ice rink
trans_list: Eisbahn
sense:
A specially frozen surface of water on which people skate or play ice hockey; the building that houses such a surface.


lexentry: eng/ice_wine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ice wine
trans_list: Eiswein
sense:
A sweet dessert wine made from grapes that are harvested after they have naturally frozen on the vine.


lexentry: eng/iceberg__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: iceberg
trans_list: Eisberg
sense:
A huge mass of ocean-floating ice which has broken off a glacier or ice shelf [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/iceberg_lettuce__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iceberg lettuce
trans_list: Eisbergsalat
sense:
A lettuce cultivar (Lactuca sativa var. capitata) noted for its crunchiness; the most familiar of all lettuces sold in the United States.


lexentry: eng/icebreaker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: icebreaker
trans_list: Eisbrecher
sense:
A ship designed to break through ice so that it, or other ships coming behind, can navigate on frozen seas.


lexentry: eng/icebreaker__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: icebreaker
trans_list: Kennenlernspiel
sense:
(figurative) A game, activity, humorous anecdote, etc., designed to relax a group of people to help them get to know each other.


lexentry: eng/icehouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: icehouse
trans_list: Eiskeller | Eishaus
sense:
A deep cellar or outdoor building used for the storage of ice or snow; sometimes also used to store food at low temperature.


lexentry: eng/ichor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ichor
trans_list: Ichor
sense:
(Greek mythology) The liquid said to flow in place of blood in the veins of the gods. [from late 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/ichthyosaur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ichthyosaur
trans_list: Fischsaurier | Ichthyosaurier | Fischechse | Fischeidechse | Ichthyosaurus
sense:
Any of several fishlike marine reptiles of the extinct order †Ichthyosauria of the early Triassic to the late Cretaceous period, that had a body somewhat like a porpoise. [from c. 1830]


lexentry: eng/icing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: icing
trans_list: Glasur | Zuckerguss
sense:
(cooking) A sweet, often creamy and thick glaze made primarily of sugar, often enriched with ingredients like butter, egg whites, or flavorings, typically used for baked goods.


lexentry: eng/icing_on_the_cake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: icing on the cake
trans_list: Sahnehäubchen | das Sahnehäubchen auf dem Kuchen | das Tüpfelchen auf dem I | die Krönung
sense:
(idiomatic) Something that intensifies the appreciation of something already good (or bad in an ironic sense depending on the context).


lexentry: eng/icon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: icon
trans_list: Bild | Ikone
sense:
An image, symbol, picture, portrait, or other representation usually as an object of religious devotion.


lexentry: eng/icon__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: icon
trans_list: Ikone | Icon
sense:
(religion, especially, Eastern Christianity) A type of religious painting portraying a saint or scene from Scripture, often done on wooden panels.


lexentry: eng/iconoclasm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iconoclasm
trans_list: Ikonoklasmus | Bildersturm | Bilderstürmerei
sense:
The belief in, participation in, or sanction of destroying religious icons and other symbols or monuments, usually with religious or political motives. [1797]


lexentry: eng/iconoclast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iconoclast
trans_list: Bilderstürmer | Bilderstürmerin | Ikonoklast
sense:
(historical, Christianity) One who destroys religious images or icons, especially an opponent of the Orthodox Church in the 8th and 9th centuries, or a Puritan during the European Reformation.


lexentry: eng/iconoclastic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iconoclastic
trans_list: bilderstürmerisch | ikonoklastisch
sense:
Characterized by attack on established and accepted beliefs, customs, or institutions; of or pertaining to iconoclasm.


lexentry: eng/iconography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iconography
trans_list: Ikonografie
sense:
A set of specified or traditional symbolic forms associated with the subject or theme of a stylized genre of art.


