# translation

lexentry: eng/moneylender__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moneylender
trans_list: Geldverleiher | Geldverleiherin
sense:
A person who lends money and charges interest, especially one who is not part of the official financial industry.


lexentry: eng/mongoose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mongoose
trans_list: Manguste | Mungo
sense:
Any of several species of generalist predatory Carnivores in the family Herpestidae; the various species range in size from rats to large cats. Indian mongooses are predators of venomous snakes, though other mongoose species have similar habits.


lexentry: eng/monism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monism
trans_list: Monismus
sense:
(philosophy, religion) The doctrine of the oneness and unity of reality, despite the appearance of diversity in the world.


lexentry: eng/monitor__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: monitor
trans_list: Monitor | Bildschirm
sense:
(computing) A device similar to a television set used as to give a graphical display of the output from a computer.


lexentry: eng/monitor_lizard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monitor lizard
trans_list: Waran
sense:
Any of various large carnivorous lizards of the family Varanidae, all of whose extant species are of genus Varanus, native to Africa, Asia and Australia.


lexentry: eng/monitoring__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monitoring
trans_list: Überwachung
sense:
The carrying out of surveillance on, or continuous or regular observation of, an environment or people in order to detect signals, movements or changes of state or quality.


lexentry: eng/monk's_rhubarb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monk's rhubarb
trans_list: Alpen-Ampfer
sense:
Either of two docks (not true rhubarbs), Rumex alpinus (alpine dock) or Rumex patientia (patience dock).


lexentry: eng/monkey's_fist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monkey's fist
trans_list: Affenfaust
sense:
(knots, nautical) A type of knot tied at the end of a rope to serve as a weight, making it easier to throw the line.


lexentry: eng/monkfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monkfish
trans_list: Seeteufel | Meeresteufel
sense:
Any large bottom-dwelling anglerfish of the genus Lophius, such as Lophius piscatorius, of the Atlantic, having a large head and mouth.


lexentry: eng/monoamine_oxidase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monoamine oxidase
trans_list: Monoaminooxidase
sense:
(enzyme) Either of two enzymes, found in the outer membrane of mitochondria, that degrade biogenic amines and are thus responsible for the destruction of transmitter substances at neuronal synapses.


lexentry: eng/monocotyledon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monocotyledon
trans_list: einkeimblättrigen
sense:
(botany) Any plant whose seedlings typically have one cotyledon (seed leaf) (in contrast to the two cotyledons typical of dicots), thereby belonging to the taxonomic monocots, formerly variously known as Monocotyledones, Monocotyledonae, or Liliopsida, a class in the angiosperms (Angiospermae), the flowering plants.


lexentry: eng/monocyte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monocyte
trans_list: Monozyt
sense:
(immunology, cytology) A type of leukocyte (white blood cell) that differentiates into a macrophage.


lexentry: eng/monoecious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monoecious
trans_list: einhäusig | monözisch
sense:
(botany, invertebrate) Having both the male and female reproductive organs in the same individual, either in different flowers or in the same or different flowers; hermaphrodite.


lexentry: eng/monoecy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: monoecy
trans_list: Einhäusigkeit | Monözie
sense:
(botany) The condition of being monoecious, the state of having pistils and stamens on separate flowers of the same plant.


lexentry: eng/monogon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monogon
trans_list: Eineck
sense:
(geometry) A one-dimensional object comprising one vertex and one (not necessarily straight) edge both of whose ends are that vertex.


lexentry: eng/monogram__Noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monogram
trans_list: Monogramm
sense:
A design or motif composed of one or more letters, often intertwined, used as an identifying mark of an individual or institution; the letters are usually the initials of their names.


lexentry: eng/monograph__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monograph
trans_list: Monografie
sense:
A scholarly book or a treatise on a single subject or a group of related subjects, usually written by one person.


lexentry: eng/monoid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monoid
trans_list: Monoid
sense:
(algebra, functional programming) A set which is closed under an associative binary operation, and which contains an element which is an identity for the operation.


lexentry: eng/monolith__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monolith
trans_list: Monolith
sense:
(also, attributively) A large, single block of stone which is a natural feature; or a block of stone or other similar material used in architecture and sculpture, especially one carved into a monument in ancient times.


lexentry: eng/monolithic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: monolithic
trans_list: monolithisch
sense:
(engineering) Consisting of a single piece of homogeneous material as opposed to a composite material or an assembly of multiple parts.


lexentry: eng/monologue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monologue
trans_list: Monolog | Selbstgespräch
sense:
(drama, authorship) A long speech by one person in a play; sometimes a soliloquy; other times spoken to other characters.


lexentry: eng/monomer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monomer
trans_list: Monomer
sense:
(chemistry) A relatively small molecule which can be covalently bonded to other monomers to form a polymer or oligomer.


lexentry: eng/monomial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monomial
trans_list: Monom | Mononom
sense:
(mathematics) A single term consisting of a product of numbers and variables with positive integer exponents.


lexentry: eng/monophthong__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monophthong
trans_list: Monophthong
sense:
A vowel (in the sense of a sound rather than a letter of the alphabet) that has the same sound throughout its pronunciation, such as the short vowels in "pap", "pep", "pip", "pop" and "pup", as opposed to a diphthong (eg, /aɪ/, the vowel in "pipe") or a triphthong (eg, /aɪə/, the sound in the non-rhotic pronunciation of "pyre").


lexentry: eng/monophysitism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monophysitism
trans_list: Monophysitismus
sense:
(Christianity) A Christological doctrine, generally considered heterodox or heretical, holding that Jesus Christ has a single nature, which is either wholly divine or partially human and partially divine.


lexentry: eng/monopoly__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: monopoly
trans_list: Monopol
sense:
An exclusive control over the trade or production of a commodity or service through exclusive possession.


lexentry: eng/monosodium_glutamate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monosodium glutamate
trans_list: Mononatriumglutamat
sense:
(chemistry) The mono sodium salt of the amino acid, glutamic acid; present in soy sauce; used as a condiment in Chinese and Japanese cooking, and as a food additive to enhance flavor and add the umami taste. Abbreviations: MSG, E621.


lexentry: eng/monoterpene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monoterpene
trans_list: Monoterpen
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any terpene formed from two isoprene units, and having ten carbon atoms; either hydrocarbons such as pinene, or compounds with functional groups such as camphor.


lexentry: eng/monotheistic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monotheistic
trans_list: monotheistisch
sense:
(religion) Believing in a single god, deity, spirit, etc., especially for an organized religion, faith, or creed.


lexentry: eng/monotone_function__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monotone function
trans_list: monotone Funktion
sense:
(calculus) A function f : X→R (where X is a subset of R, possibly a discrete set) that either never decreases or never increases as its independent variable increases; that is, either x ≤ y implies f(x) ≤ f(y) or x ≤ y implies f(y) ≤ f(x).


lexentry: eng/monotone_function__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: monotone function
trans_list: monotone Funktion
sense:
(order theory, analysis) A function f : X→Y (where X and Y are posets with partial order "≤") with either: (1) the property that x ≤ y implies f(x) ≤ f(y), or (2) the property that x ≤ y implies f(y) ≤ f(x).


lexentry: eng/monotonic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: monotonic
trans_list: monoton
sense:
(mathematics) Of a function: that either never decreases or never increases as its independent variable increases.


lexentry: eng/monotonic_function__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monotonic function
trans_list: monotone Funktion
sense:
(mathematics) A function that either never decreases or never increases as its independent variable increases.


lexentry: eng/monotonicity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: monotonicity
trans_list: Monotonie
sense:
(analysis) Said of a positive measure: the property of a positive measure of a measure space, that given two measurable sets where the first set is contained in the second one, then the measure of the first set must be less than or equal to the measure of the second set.


lexentry: eng/monotreme__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monotreme
trans_list: Kloakentier
sense:
(zoology) A mammal that lays eggs and has a single orifice for urogenital and digestive functions (cloaca). Only the echidnas and platypuses are included in this group.


lexentry: eng/monster_truck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monster truck
trans_list: Monstertruck
sense:
A large truck designed specifically to perform in monster truck shows, typically based on a lifted pickup truck with oversized wheels and modified suspension.


lexentry: eng/monstrance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monstrance
trans_list: Monstranz
sense:
(Christianity) An ornamental, often precious receptacle, either open or with a transparent cover, in which the sacramental bread (consecrated host) is placed for Eucharistic adoration.


lexentry: eng/montage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: montage
trans_list: Montage
sense:
(countable) A composite work, particularly an artwork, created by assembling or putting together other elements such as pieces of music, pictures, texts, videos, etc. [from early 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/montmorillonite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: montmorillonite
trans_list: Montmorillonit
sense:
(mineral) Any of a group of soft, clay-like silicate minerals having many industrial and technical uses.


lexentry: eng/moocher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moocher
trans_list: Schnorrer | Schnorrerin
sense:
(mostly, pejorative) A person having a tendency to take advantage of the help of others, especially if making little effort to help themselves.


lexentry: eng/moon_bag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moon bag
trans_list: Banane
sense:
A small pouch attached to a belt that is worn on the outside of clothing around the waist and used for holding small personal items.


lexentry: eng/moon_letter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moon letter
trans_list: Mondbuchstabe
sense:
(linguistics) One of fourteen Arabic letters that do not affect the pronunciation of the "L" of a preceding definite article (ال-). The "L" in the Arabic definite article is pronounced "L" when followed by a moon letter: e.g., القُرْآن. The fourteen moon letters are: ء, ب, ج, ح, خ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ك, م, ه, و, ي


lexentry: eng/moon_pool__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moon pool
trans_list: Moonpool
sense:
(nautical, chiefly, oil industry) An opening in the base of the hull of a vessel (especially a marine drilling platform), which is used for lowering equipment into the sea below.


lexentry: eng/moonbow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moonbow
trans_list: Mondregenbogen
sense:
(meteorology) A rainbow formed by moonlight diffracted by water droplets in the air, usually fainter than a daytime rainbow and with fewer distinguishable colours.


lexentry: eng/mooncake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mooncake
trans_list: Mondkuchen
sense:
A rich, dense Chinese pastry traditionally filled with lotus seed paste and nowadays with a variety of other fillings, usually eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival (on the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar; early September to early October). [from late 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/moonless__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moonless
trans_list: mondlos
sense:
(of a night) During which no phase of the Moon is visible to provide light, whether because of cloud cover or because of a new moon.


lexentry: eng/moonlighter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: A person who moonlights, working a second job on the side.
written_rep: moonlighter
trans_list:
Schwarzarbeiter | Doppelverdiener | Schwarzarbeiterin | Doppelverdienerin | Frau mit Nebentätigkeit | Mann mit Nebentätigkeit


lexentry: eng/moonlighting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moonlighting
trans_list: Schwarzarbeit | Mehrfachbeschäftigung
sense:
The act of, or a period of, working on the side (at a secondary job), often in the evening or during the night.


lexentry: eng/moonshine__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: moonshine
trans_list: Schwarzbrennerei | Selbstgebrannter | schwarzgebrannter Schnaps
sense:
(math, uncountable) A branch of pure mathematics relating the Monster group to an invariant of elliptic functions.


lexentry: eng/moor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moor
trans_list: Hochmoor
sense:
An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light (and usually acidic) soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath. (Compare bog, peatland, marsh, swamp, fen.)


lexentry: eng/moor__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: moor
trans_list: vertäuen | festmachen
sense:
(transitive, nautical) To fix or secure (e.g. a vessel) in a particular place by casting anchor, or by fastening with ropes, cables or chains or the like.


lexentry: eng/moorhen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moorhen
trans_list: Teichralle
sense:
Any of various medium-sized water birds of the genus Gallinula, of the rail family, that feed in open water margins.


lexentry: eng/moose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moose
trans_list: Elch
sense:
The largest member of the deer family (Alces americanus, sometimes included in Alces alces), of which the male has very large, palmate antlers.


lexentry: eng/moose_test__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moose test
trans_list: Elchtest
sense:
(automotive, engineering) A test of the stability of a vehicle, which determines the maximum speed it can attain and still be able to steer clear of an obstacle (such as a child or a large animal running in front of the car) without going out of control.


lexentry: eng/moot__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moot
trans_list: fraglich | strittig | umstritten
sense:
(current in, _, UK, rare, _, in the, _) Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.


lexentry: eng/moot_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moot point
trans_list: Streitpunkt | fragliche Sache | offene Frage
sense:
An issue that is subject to, or open for, discussion or debate, to which no satisfactory answer is found; originally, one to be definitively determined by an assembly of the people.


lexentry: eng/moot_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: moot point
trans_list: akademische Frage
sense:
An issue regarded as potentially debatable, but no longer practically applicable. Although the idea may still be worth debating and exploring academically, and such discussion may be useful for addressing similar issues in the future, the idea has been rendered irrelevant for the present issue.


lexentry: eng/mop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mop
trans_list: Wischmopp | Mopp | Aufnehmer | Schrubber
sense:
An implement for washing floors or similar, made of a piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn, fastened to a handle.


lexentry: eng/mope__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mope
trans_list: down sein
sense:
(intransitive) To carry oneself in a depressed, lackadaisical manner; to give oneself up to low spirits; to pout, sulk.


lexentry: eng/moped__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moped
trans_list: Moped | Motorvelo
sense:
A lightweight, two-wheeled vehicle equipped with a small motor and pedals, designed to go no faster than some specified speed limit.


lexentry: eng/mora__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: mora
trans_list: Mora | More
sense:
(phonology) A unit of syllable weight used in phonology, by which stress, foot structure, or timing of utterance is determined in some languages (e.g. Japanese).


lexentry: eng/moral__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moral
trans_list: moralisch | sittlich
sense:
Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially for teaching right behaviour.


lexentry: eng/moral_authority__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moral authority
trans_list: moralische authorität
sense:
(of a person, institution, or written work) The quality or characteristic of being respected for having good character or knowledge, especially as a source of guidance or an exemplar of proper conduct.


lexentry: eng/moral_code__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moral code
trans_list: Moralkodex
sense:
(ethics) A written, formal, and consistent set of rules prescribing righteous behavior, accepted by a person or by a group of people.


lexentry: eng/moral_compass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moral compass
trans_list: Wertekompass
sense:
An inner sense which distinguishes what is right from what is wrong, functioning as a guide for morally appropriate behaviour.


lexentry: eng/moral_hazard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moral hazard
trans_list: Rationalitätsfalle | moralisches Risiko
sense:
(economics, insurance) The prospect that a party insulated from risk may behave differently from the way it would behave if it were fully exposed to the risk.


lexentry: eng/moral_objectivism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moral objectivism
trans_list: ethischer Objektivismus | moralischer Objektivismus
sense:
(philosophy) The position that certain acts are objectively right or wrong, independent of human opinion.


lexentry: eng/moral_panic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moral panic
trans_list: allgemeiner Protest | moralische Panik
sense:
A semi-spontaneous or media-generated mass movement based on the perception that an individual, group, community, or culture is dangerously deviant and poses a menace to society; a public outcry.


lexentry: eng/morale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: morale
trans_list: Moral
sense:
The capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others.


lexentry: eng/moralism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moralism
trans_list: Moralismus
sense:
(uncountable, often, pejorative) The act or practice of moralizing (making moral reflections or judging the morality of others).


lexentry: eng/moralist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moralist
trans_list: Moralist | Moralistin
sense:
(pejorative) One who bases all decisions on perceived morals, especially one who enforces them with censorship.


lexentry: eng/morality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: morality
trans_list: Moral | Moralität
sense:
(uncountable) Recognition of the distinction between good and evil or between right and wrong; respect for and obedience to the rules of right conduct; the mental disposition or characteristic of behaving in a manner intended to produce morally good results.


lexentry: eng/morbid__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: morbid
trans_list: krankhaft
sense:
(by extension) Taking an interest in, or fixating on, unhealthy or unwholesome subjects such as death, decay, disease. [from 1770s]


lexentry: eng/mordant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mordant
trans_list: Beize
sense:
Any substance used to facilitate the fixing of a dye to a fibre; usually a metallic compound which reacts with the dye using chelation.


lexentry: eng/mordent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mordent
trans_list: Mordent
sense:
(music) An ornament consisting of a single alternation between a given pitch and the one immediately below it.


lexentry: eng/more_Catholic_than_the_Pope__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: more Catholic than the Pope
trans_list: katholischer als der Papst | päpstlicher als der Papst
sense:
Adhering more stringently to Roman Catholic practices and doctrine than is required by church doctrine.


lexentry: eng/morel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: morel
trans_list: Morchel
sense:
A true morel; any of several fungi in the genus Morchella, the upper part of which is covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium.


lexentry: eng/morepork__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: morepork
trans_list: Neuseeland-Kuckuckskauz
sense:
(chiefly, New Zealand) The Tasmanian spotted owl (Ninox novaeseelandiae), a small brown owl indigenous to New Zealand and Tasmania. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/moresome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moresome
trans_list: Ballett
sense:
(rare, slang) A sexual act involving more than three people, or a group of individuals involved in such an act.


lexentry: eng/morganatic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: morganatic
trans_list: morganatisch
sense:
Designating a marriage (or the wife involved) between a man of higher rank and a woman of lower rank, often having various legal repercussions (typically that such a wife has no claim on the husband's possessions or title). It was not an aspect of English law, but was common in other royal houses, especially in Germany.


lexentry: eng/morgue__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: morgue
trans_list: Leichenhaus | Leichenschauhaus | Leichenhalle
sense:
A building or room where dead bodies are kept before their proper burial or cremation, (now) particularly in legal and law enforcement contexts.


lexentry: eng/morion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: morion
trans_list: Morion
sense:
(historical) A kind of open brimmed helmet used by footsoldiers in the 16th and 17th centuries, having no visor or bevor. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/morning__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: morning
trans_list: Morgen | Vormittag
sense:
(obsolete) That part of the day from dawn until the main meal (typically in late afternoon). [18th–19th c.]


lexentry: eng/morning_gift__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: morning gift
trans_list: Morgengabe
sense:
A gift traditionally given in some (especially Germanic) cultures by the husband to his wife on the first morning after they were married.


lexentry: eng/morning_star__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: morning star
trans_list: Morgenstern
sense:
(military, countable) A weapon consisting of a heavy ball set with spikes attached rigidly to a staff, in contrast to a flail.


lexentry: eng/moron__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: moron
trans_list: Schwachsinniger | Trottel | Depp | Schwachkopf
sense:
(psychology, dated, originally) A person of mild mental subnormality in the former classification of mental retardation, having an intelligence quotient of 50–70.


lexentry: eng/morph__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: morph
trans_list: Morphe
sense:
(zoology) A variety of a species, distinguishable from other individuals of the species by morphology or behaviour.


lexentry: eng/morpheme__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: morpheme
trans_list: Morphem
sense:
(linguistic morphology) The smallest linguistic unit within a word that can carry a meaning. It may be a letter, a syllable, or otherwise.


lexentry: eng/morphine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: morphine
trans_list: Morphin | Morphium
sense:
(biochemistry, pharmaceutical drug) A crystalline alkaloid (7,8-didehydro-4,5-epoxy-17-methyl-morphinan-3,6-diol), extracted from opium, the salts of which are soluble in water and are used as analgesics, anaesthetics and sedatives; it is one of a group of morphine alkaloids.


lexentry: eng/morphism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: morphism
trans_list: Morphismus
sense:
(mathematics, category theory) (formally) An arrow in a category; (less formally) an abstraction that generalises a map from one mathematical object to another and is structure-preserving in a way that depends on the branch of mathematics from which it arises.


lexentry: eng/morphology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: morphology
trans_list: Morphologie | Formenlehre | Wortbildung
sense:
(linguistics) The study of the internal structure of morphemes (words and their semantic building blocks).


lexentry: eng/morphology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: morphology
trans_list: Morphologie | Formenlehre
sense:
(uncountable) A scientific study of form and structure, usually without regard to function. Especially:


lexentry: eng/mortal_sin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mortal sin
trans_list: Todsünde
sense:
(Roman Catholicism, theology) A sin which causes the loss of God's grace, leading to eternal damnation, unless the sinner repents, which includes their intent to confess and atone; such a sin is defined as a grave transgression against one of the Ten Commandments with the full knowledge and deliberate consent of the sinner.


lexentry: eng/mortality__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mortality
trans_list: Mortalität | Sterblichkeit | Mortalitätsziffer | Sterbeziffer
sense:
The number of deaths; and, usually and especially, the number of deaths per time unit (usually per year), expressed as a rate.


lexentry: eng/mortar__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: mortar
trans_list: Mörser | Mörtel
sense:
(countable, military, historical) A short, heavy, large-bore cannon designed for indirect fire at very steep trajectories.


lexentry: eng/mortar__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: mortar
trans_list: Mörser | Granatwerfer
sense:
(countable, military) A relatively lightweight, often portable indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate and is designed to lob explosive shells at very steep trajectories. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/mortar_and_pestle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mortar and pestle
trans_list: Mörser und Stößel
sense:
A device made up of a bowl (the mortar) and a heavy, blunt object (the pestle), the end of which is used for crushing and grinding ingredients or substances into a fine paste or powder.


lexentry: eng/mortgage-backed_security__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mortgage-backed security
trans_list: hypothekenbesichertes Wertpapier
sense:
(finance) An asset-backed security whose cash flows are backed by the principal and interest payments of a set of mortgage loans.


lexentry: eng/mortgage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mortgage
trans_list: Hypothek | Grundpfand
sense:
(legal) A special form of secured loan where the purpose of the loan must be specified to the lender, to purchase assets that must be fixed (not movable) property, such as a house or piece of farm land. The assets are registered as the legal property of the borrower but the lender can seize them and dispose of them if they are not satisfied with the manner in which the repayment of the loan is conducted by the borrower. Once the loan is fully repaid, the lender loses this right of seizure and the assets are then deemed to be unencumbered.


lexentry: eng/mortgage__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mortgage
trans_list: verpfänden | eine Hypothek aufnehmen
sense:
(transitive, legal) To borrow against a property, to obtain a loan for another purpose by giving away the right of seizure to the lender over a fixed property such as a house or piece of land; to pledge a property in order to get a loan.


lexentry: eng/mortify__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mortify
trans_list: abtöten
sense:
(transitive) To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/mosaic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mosaic
trans_list: Mosaik
sense:
A piece of artwork created by placing colored squares (usually tiles) in a pattern so as to create a picture.


lexentry: eng/mosaic__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: mosaic
trans_list: Mosaik
sense:
(genetics) An individual composed of two or more cell lines of different genetic or chromosomal constitution, but from the same zygote.


lexentry: eng/mosh__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mosh
trans_list: Pogo tanzen | jemanden antanzen
sense:
(intransitive) To dance by intentionally jumping into and colliding with other, similarly behaving dancers, and performing other wild, aggressive, or spastic movements.


lexentry: eng/mosquito__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mosquito
trans_list: Mücke | Moskito | Stechmücke | Schnake | Gelse
sense:
A small flying insect of the family Culicidae, the females of which bite humans and animals and suck blood, leaving an itching bump on the skin, and sometimes carrying diseases like malaria, dengue and yellow fever.


lexentry: eng/mosquito_coil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mosquito coil
trans_list: Antimückenspirale | Mückenspirale
sense:
A mosquito-repelling incense, usually shaped into a spiral, and typically made from a dried paste of pyrethrum powder.


lexentry: eng/mosquito_net__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mosquito net
trans_list: Moskitonetz | Mückennetz
sense:
A fine net, placed around a bed, in a window opening, etc., to provide protection against mosquitoes and other insects, and the diseases carried by them.


lexentry: eng/moss__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moss
trans_list: Moos
sense:
Any of various small, green, seedless plants growing on the ground or on the surfaces of trees, stones, etc.; now specifically, a plant of the phylum Bryophyta (formerly division Musci).


lexentry: eng/motel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: motel
trans_list: Motel
sense:
(also, _, attributive) A type of hotel or lodging establishment, often located near a major highway, which typically features a series of rooms the entrances of which are immediately adjacent to a parking lot to facilitate convenient access to automobiles parked there.


lexentry: eng/moth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moth
trans_list: Motte | Nachtfalter
sense:
A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.


lexentry: eng/mothball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mothball
trans_list: Mottenkugel
sense:
(usually, in plural) A small ball of chemical pesticide (typically naphthalene) and deodorant placed in or around clothing and other articles susceptible to damage from mold or moth larvae in order to protect them from this damage.


lexentry: eng/mother-in-law's_tongue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mother-in-law's tongue
trans_list: Schwiegermutterzunge
sense:
A plant with narrow, leathery, pointed leaves, of species Dracaena trifasciata (syn. Sansevieria trifasciata), often grown as a houseplant for its distinctive foliage and its tolerance of low light. The leaves are also the source of a tough fiber used for rope.


lexentry: eng/mother__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mother
trans_list: Mutter | Mama | Mutti
sense:
A female parent, sometimes especially a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, or fostered).


lexentry: eng/mother_figure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mother figure
trans_list: Autorität
sense:
One (especially an older woman) who behaves as, is regarded as equivalent to, or represents a mother for another person or group of people.


lexentry: eng/mother_hen__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mother hen
trans_list: Glucke
sense:
(idiomatic) An outspoken and overprotective woman or person dealing with others' affairs; especially, an assertive matriarch.


lexentry: eng/mother_lode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mother lode
trans_list: Hauptader
sense:
(geology) A large or rich vein of gold or of another precious mineral from which other branches extend.


lexentry: eng/mother_ship__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mother ship
trans_list: Mutterschiff
sense:
A vessel or aircraft that serves or carries a smaller vessel or vessels that operate independently from it.


lexentry: eng/motherboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: motherboard
trans_list: Hauptplatine | Motherboard | Mainboard
sense:
(computer hardware) The primary circuit board of a personal computer, containing the circuitry for the central processing unit, keyboard, mouse and monitor, together with slots for other devices.


lexentry: eng/motherhouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: motherhouse
trans_list: Mutterhaus
sense:
The monastery from which the other 'houses' of a religious order or congregation were (directly or indirectly) founded, often eponymous.


lexentry: eng/motile__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: motile
trans_list: beweglich
sense:
(physiology) In organs: having the power to move their contents, or to change their shape or tension by writhing or contracting as required by their particular physiological functions.


lexentry: eng/motion__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: motion
trans_list: Antrag
sense:
(countable) A parliamentary action to propose something. A similar procedure in any official or business meeting.


lexentry: eng/motion_sickness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: motion sickness
trans_list: Reisekrankheit | Bewegungskrankheit | Kinetose
sense:
A feeling of nausea or dizziness caused by a disagreement between visually perceived movement and the vestibular system's sense of movement; typically resulting from travel in a vehicle such as a ship or car.


lexentry: eng/motivated_reasoning__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: motivated reasoning
trans_list: Motivated Reasoning
sense:
The phenomenon of seeking out rational arguments in favor of a conclusion already reached for non-rational (chiefly emotional) reasons.


lexentry: eng/motive__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: motive
trans_list: Motiv | Beweggrund
sense:
(law) Something which causes someone to want to commit a crime; a reason for criminal behaviour. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/motor_home__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: motor home
trans_list: Reisemobil
sense:
A type of recreational vehicle, a self-propelled structure built on a truck or bus chassis containing living accommodations.


lexentry: eng/motor_neuron_disease__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: motor neuron disease
trans_list: Motoneuron-Krankheit
sense:
(neurology, pathology) Any of several neurodegenerative disorders that selectively affect motor neurons.


lexentry: eng/motor_vehicle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: motor vehicle
trans_list: Kraftfahrzeug
sense:
Any land-based means of transportation in the form of a machine that operates primarily through a motor to provide power to rotate the tires.


lexentry: eng/motorcycle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: motorcycle
trans_list: Motorrad
sense:
An open-seated motor vehicle with handlebars instead of a steering wheel, and having two (or sometimes three) wheels.


lexentry: eng/motorsailer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: motorsailer
trans_list: Motorsegler
sense:
(nautical) A vessel (usually a pleasure craft) that has been designed for both sailing and motor operation.


lexentry: eng/motorway__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: motorway
trans_list: Autobahn | Kraftfahrstraße
sense:
(UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Queensland, New South Wales) A highway with grade-separated crossings (rather than level crossings) and designed (and only permitted) for high-speed motor-traffic (in Europe motor vehicles with a higher speed limit than 40 km/h) running in two directions on one separate carriageway each.


lexentry: eng/motto__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: motto
trans_list: Motto
sense:
A sentence, phrase, or word, prefixed to an essay, discourse, chapter, canto, or the like, suggestive of its subject matter; a short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; a maxim.


lexentry: eng/mouflon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mouflon
trans_list: Mufflon
sense:
A species of wild sheep, Ovis orientalis musimon, syn. Ovis aries musimon, endemic to Sardinia and Corsica. [from c. 1770]


lexentry: eng/mould-breaking__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mould-breaking
trans_list: bahnbrechend
sense:
(UK) Using or involving the use of original, innovative and unconventional methods; departing from tradition.


lexentry: eng/moulin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moulin
trans_list: Gletschermühle
sense:
(geology) A cylindrical, vertical shaft that extends through a glacier and is carved by meltwater from the glacier’s surface.


lexentry: eng/moult__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moult
trans_list: häuten | mausern
sense:
(intransitive) To shed or lose a covering of hair or fur, feathers, skin, horns, etc, and replace it with a fresh one.


lexentry: eng/mound__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mound
trans_list: Hügel
sense:
A natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll.


lexentry: eng/mount__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: mount
trans_list: besteigen | anbringen | bespringen | befestigen | decken
sense:
(obsolete, transitive) To cause (something) to rise or ascend; to drive up; to raise; to elevate; to lift up.


lexentry: eng/mount__Verb__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: mount
trans_list: anmelden | mounten
sense:
(transitive, computing) To attach (a drive or device) to the file system in order to make it available to the operating system.


lexentry: eng/mountain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mountain
trans_list: Berg
sense:
(countable) An elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly, forming a conspicuous figure in the landscape, usually having a small extent of surface at its summit. [from 12th c.]


lexentry: eng/mountain_bike__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mountain bike
trans_list: Geländerad | Mountainbike
sense:
(cycling) A bicycle specially designed for off-road riding, typically with straight, flat handlebars, a heavier frame than road bikes, higher ground clearance, and wider tires, sometimes with knobs on them for greater traction.


lexentry: eng/mountain_climber__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mountain climber
trans_list: Bergsteiger
sense:
An exercise starting in a plank position with hands and possibly feet wider than the shoulders where the knees are adducted to the head or elbows alternatingly without lifting the braced hip.


lexentry: eng/mountain_goat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mountain goat
trans_list: Bergziege | Schneeziege
sense:
A sure-footed goat antelope, Oreamnos americanus, of the North American mountains, having black curved horns and a shaggy coat.


lexentry: eng/mountain_reindeer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mountain reindeer
trans_list: Rain
sense:
A subspecies of reindeer, found wild in southern Norway and Kola peninsula in Russia; Rangifer tarandus tarandus. A semi-domesticated variant is widely herded by the Sami in northern Scandinavia.


lexentry: eng/mountaineer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mountaineer
trans_list: Bergbewohner | Bergbewohnerin
sense:
(now, rare) A person who lives in a mountainous area (often with the connotation that such people are outlaws or uncivilized). [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/mountainous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mountainous
trans_list: bergig | gebirgig
sense:
Having many mountains; characterized by mountains; of the nature of a mountain; rough (terrain); rocky.


lexentry: eng/mounted_police__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mounted police
trans_list: berittene Polizei | Reiterstaffel
sense:
A unit of the civil police who are specifically trained to serve duty on horseback. Their duties can be ceremonial, or often for crowd control, and to police areas of difficult access or wilderness areas.


lexentry: eng/mouse-ear__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mouse-ear
trans_list: Kleines Habichtskraut
sense:
A type of small hawkweed native to Eurasia (Pilosella officinarum), commonly found on dry grasslands. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/mouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: mouse
trans_list: Maus | Computermaus | Rechnermaus
sense:
(computing) (plural mice or, rarely, mouses) An input device that is moved over a pad or other flat surface to produce a corresponding movement of a pointer on a graphical display.


lexentry: eng/mouse__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mouse
trans_list: mausen
sense:
(intransitive) To move cautiously or furtively, in the manner of a mouse (the rodent) (frequently used in the phrasal verb to mouse around).


lexentry: eng/mouse_wheel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mouse wheel
trans_list: Mausrad | Scrollrad
sense:
(computing) A hard plastic or rubbery disc on a computer mouse, rotated by the user in order to scroll the display.


lexentry: eng/mousebird__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mousebird
trans_list: Mausvogel
sense:
Any of a group of possibly passerine arboreal birds of order Coliiformes, confined to sub-Saharan Africa, which build cup-shaped nests of twigs.


lexentry: eng/mousse__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: mousse
trans_list: Schaumfestiger
sense:
A stable emulsion of water and oil that is created by wave action churning the water where an oil spill occurs.


lexentry: eng/mouth__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mouth
trans_list: Mund | Maul | Mündung | Gusche | Gosch | Gosche
sense:
The end of a river out of which water flows into a sea or other large body of water; or the end of a tributary out of which water flows into a larger river.


lexentry: eng/mouthbrooder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mouthbrooder
trans_list: Maulbrüter
sense:
(zoology) Any animal that cares for its offspring, either eggs or juveniles, by holding them in its mouth for extended periods of time.


lexentry: eng/mouthguard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mouthguard
trans_list: Mundschutz | Aufbissschiene | Zahnschutz
sense:
(US) A device that fits into the mouth over one or both arches of the teeth and usually made of plastic. Such devices may protect against injury during sport or fighting or may serve a medical purpose.


lexentry: eng/mouthpart__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mouthpart
trans_list: Mundwerkzeug
sense:
(usually, in plural) An appendage-like structure on the outside of an insect's or other arthropod's mouth, serving to manipulate and masticate food.


lexentry: eng/movable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: movable
trans_list: beweglich
sense:
Capable of being moved, lifted, carried, drawn, turned, or conveyed, or in any way made to change place or posture; not fixed or stationary


lexentry: eng/movable_feast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: movable feast
trans_list: beweglicher Feiertag
sense:
A day of note, frequently a Christian festival, whose date changes from year to year according to a set of rules.


lexentry: eng/movable_type__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: movable type
trans_list: bewegliche Lettern
sense:
A system of printing and typography that uses movable components such as individual letters or punctuation to reproduce the elements of a document.


lexentry: eng/move__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: move
trans_list: Umzug | Zug | Spielzug
sense:
(board games) The act of moving a token on a gameboard from one position to another according to the rules of the game.


lexentry: eng/move__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: move
trans_list: bewegen | rühren
sense:
(transitive, ergative) To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another


lexentry: eng/move__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: move
trans_list: bewegen | rühren
sense:
(transitive) To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion, to excite (for example, an emotion).


lexentry: eng/move__Verb__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: move
trans_list: bewegen
sense:
(transitive, obsolete) To mention; to raise (a question); to suggest (a course of action); to lodge (a complaint).


lexentry: eng/move_in__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: move in
trans_list: einziehen
sense:
(intransitive) To start living or working in a new place; to transport one's belongings to a new home or workplace; to make one's home or workplace into a suitable environment.


lexentry: eng/movement__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: movement
trans_list: Bewegung | Satz
sense:
A trend in various fields or social categories, a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals.


lexentry: eng/movement_disorder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: movement disorder
trans_list: Bewegungsstörung
sense:
(medicine) Any abnormality that concerns control of skeletal muscle, from involuntary twitching or lack of coordination to loss of function.


lexentry: eng/mover_and_shaker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mover and shaker
trans_list: Macher
sense:
(figurative, usually, in the plural) Someone who has power and influence in a field or activity; one who accomplishes tasks, who gets things done.


lexentry: eng/movie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: movie
trans_list: Film | Spielfilm
sense:
(chiefly, North America, AU) A recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the appearance of motion; a film.


lexentry: eng/moving_violation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moving violation
trans_list: Verkehrsverstoß
sense:
(US, Canada, Australia, law enforcement) Violation of the law by the driver of a vehicle while in motion.


lexentry: eng/moving_walkway__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moving walkway
trans_list: Fahrsteig | Laufband | Rollsteig
sense:
(US) A slow conveyor belt that transports people horizontally or on an incline in a similar manner to an escalator.


lexentry: eng/mow_down__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mow down
trans_list: niedermähen
sense:
(transitive, figuratively, by extension) To kill or slaughter, or to injure by knocking down, especially in large numbers and in a ruthless manner.


lexentry: eng/mozzarella__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mozzarella
trans_list: Mozzarella
sense:
Soft Italian cheese made from cow's or buffalo's milk and commonly used as a pizza topping and in salads etc.


lexentry: eng/mpox__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mpox
trans_list: Affenpocken | Mpox
sense:
(disease) A viral disease, of primates and some other mammals, related to smallpox, caused by the Monkeypox virus.


lexentry: eng/muck_about__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: muck about
trans_list: herumspielen
sense:
(informal, intransitive) To attempt to do something with a piece of equipment without understanding how it works.


lexentry: eng/muck_about__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: muck about
trans_list: herumalbern
sense:
(informal, intransitive, British, Australia) To be playful; full of fun and high spirits; to not treat the situation seriously.


lexentry: eng/muck_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: muck out
trans_list: Kuhfladen
sense:
(transitive) To clean the excrement and other rubbish from the area where an animal is kept, such as a horse stable or a dog kennel.


lexentry: eng/mucker__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: mucker
trans_list: Gräber | Lader | Schutterarbeiter | Schutterer
sense:
A person who removes muck (waste, debris, broken rock, etc.), especially from a mine, construction site, or stable.


lexentry: eng/muckraker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: muckraker
trans_list: Muckraker | investigativer Journalist
sense:
(US) One who investigates and exposes issues of corruption that often violate widely held values; e.g. one who exposes political corruption or the poor conditions in prisons.


lexentry: eng/mucous_membrane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mucous membrane
trans_list: Schleimhaut
sense:
(anatomy) A membrane which secretes mucus. It forms the lining of various body passages that communicate with the air, such as the respiratory, genitourinary, and alimentary tracts including the mouth, nasal passages, vagina, and urethra.


lexentry: eng/mud__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: mud
trans_list: Schlamm
sense:
(figuratively) Willfully abusive, even slanderous remarks or claims, notably between political opponents.


lexentry: eng/mud_flap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mud flap
trans_list: Schmutzfänger | Schmutzlappen | Spritzlappen
sense:
A flap that hangs down behind a vehicle's wheel so that mud and other things kicked up by the wheel will hit the flap instead of a vehicle behind.


lexentry: eng/mud_volcano__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mud volcano
trans_list: Schlammvulkan
sense:
(vulcanology, geology) A conical structure formed by the eruption of rock fragments and wet mud along with hot gases.


lexentry: eng/muddle-headed__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: muddle-headed
trans_list: schusselig
sense:
(of persons or their thoughts) Characterized by vague or confused thinking: foolish, dull-witted, semi-conscious.


lexentry: eng/mudflap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mudflap
trans_list: schmutzfanger
sense:
A rectangular flap mounted near the wheel of a motor vehicle (especially a truck) to prevent mud or rocks from being thrown up (by the wheel), either onto the body panels or into the path of vehicles following behind.


lexentry: eng/mudguard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mudguard
trans_list: Schutzblech
sense:
A cover over the wheels of a vehicle, or a flap behind that wheel, to prevent water and mud being projected.


lexentry: eng/mudra__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mudra
trans_list: Mudra
sense:
(dance, arts) Any of several formal symbolic hand postures used in classical dance of India and in Hindu and Buddhist iconography.


lexentry: eng/mudslinger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mudslinger
trans_list: Dreckschleuder | Dreckschleuderin | Verleumder | Verleumderin
sense:
One who casts aspersions or insults; especially a political candidate who makes negative statements about the opposition.


lexentry: eng/muffin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: muffin
trans_list: Muffin
sense:
(British) A type of flattish bun, usually cut in two horizontally, toasted and spread with butter, etc, before being eaten; an English muffin.


lexentry: eng/muffin__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: muffin
trans_list: Muffin
sense:
A cupcake-shaped baked good (for example of cornbread, banana bread, or a chocolate dough), sometimes glazed but typically without frosting, eaten especially for breakfast (in contrast to a cupcake, which is a dessert).


lexentry: eng/muffin_top__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: muffin top
trans_list: Autoreifen
sense:
(colloquial, sometimes, _, derogatory) The roll of flesh that bulges over the top of excessively tight trousers.


lexentry: eng/muffle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: muffle
trans_list: ersticken
sense:
(transitive) To wrap (a person, face etc.) in fabric or another covering, for warmth or protection; often with up.


lexentry: eng/muffle__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: muffle
trans_list: dämpfen
sense:
(transitive, dated) To prevent seeing, or hearing, or speaking, by wraps bound about the head; to blindfold; to deafen.


lexentry: eng/mufti__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mufti
trans_list: Zivil | Zivilkleidung
sense:
(uncountable, AU, British, New Zealand) A civilian dress when worn by a member of the military, or casual dress when worn by a pupil of a school who normally would wear uniform.


lexentry: eng/mug_shot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mug shot
trans_list: Polizeifoto
sense:
A photograph taken of the head and shoulders, often from the front and in profile, usually taken in conjunction with somebody's arrest.


lexentry: eng/mukhtar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mukhtar
trans_list: Muchtar
sense:
(politics) A minor official—usually overseeing a village or town—in many Arab countries and (historical) in the Ottoman Empire and its successor states, including Turkey, Northern Cyprus, and formerly Albania.


lexentry: eng/mulatto__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mulatto
trans_list: Mulatte | Mulattin
sense:
(historical, now, sometimes, pejorative) A person of mixed black and white descent, especially a person with one black and one white parent or two mulatto parents.


lexentry: eng/mulch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mulch
trans_list: Mulch
sense:
(agriculture, horticulture) Any material used to cover the top layer of soil to protect, insulate, or decorate it, or to discourage weeds or retain moisture.


lexentry: eng/mulga_wire__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mulga wire
trans_list: Gerücht
sense:
A message or story transmitted through such an informal network, especially one containing false information.


lexentry: eng/mullein__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mullein
trans_list: Königskerze
sense:
Any of a few hundred species of European and Asian plants, of the genus Verbascum, especially that majority that have yellow flowers. Some species have been introduced to other continents, where some are now seen as invasive pests. Some species, though far from all, have downy leaves, hence common names such as: "velvet plant". [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/mullet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mullet
trans_list: Meeräsche
sense:
A fish of the family Mullidae (order Syngnathiformes), especially the genus Mullus (red mullets or goatfish).


lexentry: eng/mullion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mullion
trans_list: Mittelpfosten | Pfosten | Stulp
sense:
(architectural element) A vertical bar between the panes of glass or casements of a window or the panels of a screen.


lexentry: eng/multi-level_marketing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: multi-level marketing
trans_list: Strukturvertrieb
sense:
A sales system under which the salesperson receives a commission on his or her own sales and a smaller commission on the sales from each person he or she convinces to become a salesperson.


lexentry: eng/multiculturalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: multiculturalism
trans_list: Multikulturalismus
sense:
The characteristics of an organization, society, city etc. which has many different ethnic or national cultures mingling freely; political or social policies which support or encourage such coexistence. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/multidimensional_array__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: multidimensional array
trans_list: mehrdimensionales Datenfeld
sense:
(programming) A data structure consisting of a vector of vectors, in the case of a 2-dimensional array, or, in the case of an N-dimensional array, a vector of multidimensional arrays of degree N minus 1, thereby allowing the simulation of a N-dimensional grid of storage locations using an underlying memory architecture in which storage is addressed in a linear fashion.


lexentry: eng/multidimensional_array__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: multidimensional array
trans_list: mehrdimensionales Datenfeld
sense:
(programming) Any abstraction, usually a memory-resident data structure, that addresses storage locations via an N-dimensional coordinate space.


lexentry: eng/multifocal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: multifocal
trans_list: multifokal
sense:
(of an eyeglass lens) having several focusing areas that correct for both nearsightedness and farsightedness.


lexentry: eng/multifunctional_cooker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: multifunctional cooker
trans_list: Multikocher
sense:
An electric cooking pot, with a timer and a large variety of cooking modes, that can fully replace a kitchen stove and oven.


lexentry: eng/multilateralism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: multilateralism
trans_list: Multilateralismus
sense:
A system by which nations consult others in matters of foreign policy, by way of organisations such as the United Nations.


lexentry: eng/multilinear_form__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: multilinear form
trans_list: Multilinearform
sense:
(linear algebra, multilinear algebra) Given a vector space V over a field K of scalars, a mapping V k → K that is linear in each of its arguments;(more generally) a similarly multiply linear mapping M r → R defined for a given module M over some commutative ring R.


lexentry: eng/multimeter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: multimeter
trans_list: Multimeter
sense:
An electronic measuring instrument that combines multiple functions; a combined voltmeter, ammeter and ohmmeter.


lexentry: eng/multimillion__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: multimillion
trans_list: millionenschwer | millionenteuer
sense:
Having several millions; costing or worth many millions of dollars, pounds, euros or some other currency.


lexentry: eng/multiple-choice_question__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: multiple-choice question
trans_list: Mehrfachauswahlfrage | Multiple-Choice-Frage
sense:
(education) A question where several answers are presented and the respondent must choose the correct one.


lexentry: eng/multiple__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: multiple
trans_list: mehrere | vielfach
sense:
Having more than one element, part, component, or function, having more than one instance, occurring more than once, usually contrary to expectations (can be followed by a singular).


lexentry: eng/multiple_citizenship__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: multiple citizenship
trans_list: Mehrstaatigkeit | mehrfache Staatsangehörigkeit
sense:
A status in which a person is concurrently regarded as a citizen under the laws of more than one state.


lexentry: eng/multiple_fruit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: multiple fruit
trans_list: Fruchtverband
sense:
(botany) A fruit that develops from the fusion of carpels from more than one flower, as for instance, a pineapple.


lexentry: eng/multiple_inheritance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: multiple inheritance
trans_list: Mehrfachvererbung
sense:
(programming, object-oriented) The ability to inherit from more than one superclass in a single subclass.


lexentry: eng/multiple_sclerosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: multiple sclerosis
trans_list: Multiple Sklerose
sense:
(pathology) A chronic non-contagious disease of the brain and spinal cord characterized by changes in sensation, visual problems, weakness, depression, difficulties with coordination and speech, impaired mobility and disability.


lexentry: eng/multiple_unit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: multiple unit
trans_list: Mehrfachtraktion | Triebwagen
sense:
(rail transport) A train consisting of one or more self-propelled cars capable of coupling with other units of the same or similar type and still being controlled from one cab.


lexentry: eng/multiplication_table__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: multiplication table
sense:
(arithmetic) A table showing the products of each of the integers from 1 to 10 (or, especially formerly, 12) with each of the integers from 1 to 10 (or 12).

trans_list:
Einmaleins | Multiplikationstabelle | Einmaleinstabelle | Multipliziertafel | großes Einmaleins | kleines Einmaleins


lexentry: eng/multiplicative_identity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: multiplicative identity
trans_list: multiplikative Identität
sense:
(algebra) An element of an algebraic structure, generally denoted 1, which is an identity for a multiplicative operation (generally denoted × or *, or by concatenation).


lexentry: eng/multipolar__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: multipolar
trans_list: multipolar
sense:
(politics) Of or relating to an international system in which a number of states wield most of the cultural, economic, and political influence. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/multitasking__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: multitasking
trans_list: Multitasking
sense:
(computing) The simultaneous execution of multiple tasks (programs) under the control of an interrupt-driven operating system.


lexentry: eng/mummery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mummery
trans_list: Mummerei
sense:
(now, chiefly, historical) Mumming; disguising oneself to perform as a mummer, or to take part in some other festivities or performance. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/mummy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mummy
trans_list: Mumie
sense:
(countable, by extension) A reanimated embalmed human corpse, as a stock character in horror films. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/mumps__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mumps
trans_list: Mumps | Ziegenpeter | Mumpf
sense:
(pathology) A contagious disease caused by the Mumps virus of the genus Rubulavirus, mostly occurring in childhood, which causes swelling of glands in the face and neck.


lexentry: eng/munchies__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: munchies
trans_list: Fressflash | Heißhunger
sense:
(slang, with the definite article) Hunger, especially a craving for food as a result of cannabis or alcohol consumption.


lexentry: eng/munge__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: munge
trans_list: beschädigen | zerstören
sense:
(transitive, computing, informal) To transform data in an undefined or unexplained manner, as for example when data wrangling requires nonsystemic or nonsystematic edits.


lexentry: eng/municipal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: municipal
trans_list: munizipal | Stadt
sense:
Of or pertaining to a municipality (a city or a corporation having the right of administering local government).


lexentry: eng/municipality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: municipality
trans_list: Gemeinde | Munizipalität
sense:
A district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts; a borough, city, or incorporated town or village.


lexentry: eng/muntjac__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: muntjac
trans_list: Muntjak
sense:
Any of various species of east Asian deer of the genus Muntiacus, having short antlers and a barking call.


lexentry: eng/muon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: muon
trans_list: Myon
sense:
(physics) An unstable elementary particle in the lepton family, having similar properties to the electron but with a mass 207 times greater.


lexentry: eng/mural_crown__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mural crown
trans_list: Mauerkrone
sense:
A crown or headpiece representing city walls or towers, used as a military decoration in Ancient Rome and later as a heraldic symbol in Europe.


lexentry: eng/murder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: murder
trans_list: Mord
sense:
(uncountable, legal, in jurisdictions which use the felony murder rule) The act of committing or abetting a crime that results in the killing of a person, regardless of intent, and even if the committer or abettor is not the one who killed the person: felony murder.


lexentry: eng/murder__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: murder
trans_list: umbringen
sense:
(figuratively, colloquial, hyperbolic) To kick someone's ass or chew someone out (used to express one’s anger at somebody).


lexentry: eng/murder_will_out__Proverb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: murder will out
trans_list: Die Sonne bringt es an den Tag
sense:
(idiomatic) Secrets or hidden crimes will eventually be exposed or discovered; nothing that is secret can remain a secret forever.


lexentry: eng/murderball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: murderball
trans_list: Völkerball
sense:
A team sport resembling dodgeball in which players are eliminated ("murdered") by being struck with the ball.


lexentry: eng/murdochite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: murdochite
trans_list: Murdochit
sense:
(mineral) An isometric-hexoctahedral black mineral containing bromine, chlorine, copper, lead, and oxygen.


lexentry: eng/murine__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: murine
trans_list: Maus
sense:
More generally, of, pertaining to, or characteristic of any rodent up to the taxonomic rank of Muroidea, most often with reference to mice and rats of the subfamily Murinae.


lexentry: eng/murmur__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: murmur
trans_list: Gemurmel | Murmeln | Herzgeräusch | Raunen | Strömungsgeräusch
sense:
(cardiology, medicine) The sound made by any condition which produces noisy, or turbulent, flow of blood through the heart.


lexentry: eng/murmur__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: murmur
trans_list: Gemurmel | Murmeln | Murren | Gemurre | Raunen
sense:
A muttered complaint or protest; the expression of dissatisfaction in a low muttering voice; any expression of complaint or discontent.


lexentry: eng/murmur__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: murmur
trans_list: brabbeln | lallen | muffeln | murren | nuscheln
sense:
(intransitive, now, _, rare) To grumble; to complain in a low, muttering voice, or express discontent at or against someone or something. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/murrain__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: murrain
trans_list: Rinderkrankheit
sense:
(veterinary medicine, chiefly, historical) Any of several highly infectious diseases of cattle, such as anthrax, or a particular epizootic#Noun thereof.


lexentry: eng/muscarine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: muscarine
trans_list: Muskarin
sense:
(biochemistry) An extremely poisonous alkaloid, obtained from fly agaric, that disrupts the action of acetylcholine neurotransmitter.


lexentry: eng/muscle_car__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: muscle car
trans_list: Muscle-Car
sense:
Any of a variety of automobiles, especially American sedans from the 1960s and early 1970s, that are modified to look and perform like race cars and equipped with large, powerful V8 engines that allow for quick acceleration to high speeds; but still designed for travel on regular highways.


lexentry: eng/muscle_memory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: muscle memory
trans_list: Muskelgedächtnis
sense:
The physiological adaptation of the body to repetition of a specific physical activity, resulting in increased neuromuscular control when performing that activity again.


lexentry: eng/muscle_tone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: muscle tone
trans_list: Muskeltonus
sense:
(physiology) The continuous and passive partial contraction of the muscles, which helps maintain posture.


lexentry: eng/muscovite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: muscovite
trans_list: Muskovit
sense:
(mineral) A pale brown mineral of the mica group, being a basic potassium aluminosilicate with the chemical formula KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH,F)2; used as an electrical insulator etc.


lexentry: eng/muscular_dystrophy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: muscular dystrophy
trans_list: Muskeldystrophie
sense:
(pathology) A group of genetic diseases which cause progressive skeletal muscle weakness, defects in muscle proteins, and the death of muscle cells and tissue.


lexentry: eng/musette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: musette
trans_list: Musette
sense:
(by extension) A pastoral air or tune that has a drone imitating such an instrument; also, a dance performed to this music. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/musette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: musette
trans_list: Musette
sense:
(historical) Any of various small bagpipes having a soft sound, especially with a bellows, which were popular in France in the 17th and early 18th century. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/musette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: musette
trans_list: Musette
sense:
A small oboe without a cap for its reed, which evolved from the chanter or pipe of bagpipes; a piccolo oboe. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/museum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: museum
trans_list: Museum
sense:
A building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value.


lexentry: eng/mushroom_cloud__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mushroom cloud
trans_list: Atompilz | Pilzwolke
sense:
A large cloud of smoke, flame and debris that rises into the sky as a result of a large explosion, especially after a nuclear explosion, characterized by a long shaft rising from the ground into a much-larger or more-spread-out top, reminiscent of a mushroom in shape.


lexentry: eng/music__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: music
trans_list: Musik | Musikstück | Tonkunst
sense:
A series of sounds organized in time, usually employing some combination of harmony, melody, rhythm, tempo, etc., often to convey a mood.


lexentry: eng/music_box__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: music box
trans_list: Spieldose | Musikdose | Spieluhr
sense:
A box that generates or plays music, particularly one using mechanical means rather than electronic, generally using a cylinder or disk containing the music.


lexentry: eng/music_of_the_spheres__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: music of the spheres
trans_list: Sphärenharmonie | Sphärenmusik
sense:
A continuous, glorious, harmonious set of sounds that are not audible to ordinary human beings, said in ancient and medieval Western cosmology to be produced by the movement of the celestial bodies.


lexentry: eng/music_theory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: music theory
trans_list: Musiktheorie
sense:
The field of study dealing with how music works, typically examining the language and notation of music, the patterns and structures in composers' techniques, and so on.


lexentry: eng/music_to_someone's_ears__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: music to someone's ears
trans_list: Musik in jemandes Ohren
sense:
(idiomatic) A spoken expression or a sound which is pleasing; specifically, some good news, or welcome information or remarks.


lexentry: eng/musical__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: musical
trans_list: Musical
sense:
A stage performance, show or film that involves singing, dancing and musical numbers performed by the cast as well as acting.


lexentry: eng/musical_bow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: musical bow
trans_list: Bogen
sense:
(musical instrument) A simple musical instrument consisting of a string supported by a flexible wooden bearer.


lexentry: eng/musical_chairs__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: musical chairs
trans_list: Reise nach Jerusalem
sense:
(games) A children's game in which players circle a group of chairs. There is one chair fewer than the number of players. When someone who is not watching stops playing music, everybody sits down, and the player left without a chair is eliminated.


lexentry: eng/musical_saw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: musical saw
trans_list: singende Säge
sense:
(musical instrument) A musical instrument consisting of a thin sheet of metal, or sometimes a saw, usually played with a bow.


lexentry: eng/musician__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: musician
trans_list: Musiker | Musikant | Musikus | Tonkünstler
sense:
A composer, conductor, or performer of music; specifically, a person who sings and/or plays a musical instrument as a hobby, occupation, or profession.


lexentry: eng/musicology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: musicology
trans_list: Musikwissenschaft
sense:
(music) the scholarly or scientific study of music, as in historical research, musical theory, or the physical nature of sound.


lexentry: eng/musk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: musk
trans_list: Moschus | Bisam
sense:
A greasy secretion with a powerful odour, produced in a glandular sac of the male musk deer and used in the manufacture of perfumes.


lexentry: eng/musk_ox__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: musk ox
trans_list: Moschusochse
sense:
An Arctic mammal, Ovibos moschatus of the Caprinae subfamily of the family Bovidae, having a thick coat and long curved horns.


lexentry: eng/muskellunge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: muskellunge
trans_list: Muskellunge
sense:
A large freshwater gamefish of the pike family, native to the lakes and rivers of eastern and middle western North America; Esox masquinongy.


lexentry: eng/musket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: musket
trans_list: Muskete
sense:
A kind of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of an army, originally fired by means of a match, or matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted; ultimately superseded by the rifle.


lexentry: eng/must__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: must
trans_list: müssen
sense:
(modal, _, auxiliary, defective) To do as a requirement; indicates that the sentence subject is required as an imperative or directive to execute the sentence predicate, with failure to do so resulting in a failure or negative consequence.


lexentry: eng/mustard_gas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mustard gas
trans_list: Senfgas | Gelbkreuz | Lost
sense:
A highly cytotoxic vesicant, C4H8Cl2S, used in World War I that is known to cause skin burns, blisters, inflammation, edema, and potentially other respiratory effects.


lexentry: eng/mustelid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mustelid
trans_list: Marder
sense:
Any carnivorous mammal of the diverse weasel family Mustelidae, which also includes badgers, otters, martens, mink and wolverines.


lexentry: eng/muster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: muster
trans_list: Inspektion | Musterung
sense:
(military) An assembling or review of troops, as for parade, verification of numbers, inspection, exercise, or introduction into service. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/muster__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: muster
trans_list: versammeln
sense:
(intransitive) To be gathered together for parade, inspection, exercise, or the like (especially of a military force); to come together as parts of a force or body. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/mutant__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mutant
trans_list: mutierend | mutiert
sense:
(genetics) Of, relating to, undergoing (i.e. mutating), or resulting from change or mutation; that has undergone mutation.


lexentry: eng/mutation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: mutation
trans_list: Mutation
sense:
(linguistics) An alteration in a particular sound of a word, especially the initial consonant, which is triggered by the word's morphological or syntactic context and not by its phonological context.


lexentry: eng/mutatis_mutandis__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mutatis mutandis
trans_list: mutatis mutandis
sense:
(especially, law) with the necessary changes being made; with the necessary modifications; with such changes as are necessary to ensure congruence


lexentry: eng/mute_swan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mute swan
trans_list: Höckerschwan
sense:
A species of white plumaged swan, Cygnus olor, having a distinctive orange bill with a black tip, native to Eurasia and widely introduced elsewhere as an ornamental waterbird.


lexentry: eng/mutex__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mutex
trans_list: Mutex | wechselseitiger Ausschluss
sense:
(programming) An object in a program that serves as a lock, used to negotiate mutual exclusion among threads.


lexentry: eng/mutilate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mutilate
trans_list: verstümmeln | verschandeln
sense:
To physically harm as to impair use, notably by cutting off or otherwise disabling a vital part, such as a limb.


lexentry: eng/mutiny__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mutiny
trans_list: Meuterei
sense:
An organized rebellion against a legally constituted authority, especially by seamen against their officers.


lexentry: eng/mutter__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mutter
trans_list: murmeln
sense:
To utter words, especially complaints or angry expressions, indistinctly or with a low voice and lips partly closed; to say under one's breath.


lexentry: eng/mutton_dressed_as_lamb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mutton dressed as lamb
trans_list: von hinten Lyzeum, von vorne Museum
sense:
(UK, derogatory) A middle-aged or elderly woman dressed in a style more suited to a young woman, especially if in a deliberate attempt to appear young.


lexentry: eng/mutual_assured_destruction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mutual assured destruction
trans_list: Gleichgewicht des Schreckens
sense:
(politics, public policy, military) The threat of massive retaliation using nuclear weapons should a potential enemy use them first, both sides being annihilated in the event of war.


lexentry: eng/mutual_fund__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mutual fund
trans_list: Investmentfonds
sense:
(finance) A form of collective investment in which money from many investors is pooled and invested in stocks, bonds, short-term money market instruments, or other securities under the direction of a fund manager.


lexentry: eng/mutual_masturbation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mutual masturbation
trans_list: gegenseitige Masturbation | gemeinsame Masturbation
sense:
A sexual activity in which two or more persons simultaneously masturbate themselves, usually while observing or otherwise communicating with one another.


lexentry: eng/mutual_savings_bank__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mutual savings bank
trans_list: Sparkasse
sense:
A financial institution chartered by a central or regional government, without capital stock, that is nominally owned by its members, who subscribe to a common fund.


lexentry: eng/mutualism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mutualism
trans_list: Mutualismus
sense:
(ecology) Any interaction between two species that benefits both; typically involves the exchange of substances or services.


lexentry: eng/muumuu__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: muumuu
trans_list: Muʻumuʻu
sense:
A long loose-fitting dress made of lightweight fabric printed with bright, stylized Hawaiian themes (such as flowers and palm branches).


lexentry: eng/muzzle__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: muzzle
trans_list: Mündung
sense:
(firearms) The mouth or the end for entrance or discharge of a gun, pistol etc., that the bullet emerges from.


lexentry: eng/muzzle__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: muzzle
trans_list: einen Maulkorb anlegen | jemandem einen Maulkorb verpassen
sense:
(transitive, figuratively) To restrain (from speaking, expressing opinion or acting); to gag; to silence; to censor.


lexentry: eng/muzzle_brake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: muzzle brake
trans_list: Mündungsbremse
sense:
(firearms) A device placed at the muzzle of a firearm to reduce the recoil energy by redirecting the escaping gases.


lexentry: eng/muzzleloader__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: muzzleloader
trans_list: Vorderlader | Vorderladergewehr
sense:
A variety of firearm in which the weapon is loaded from the end that discharges the projectile (the muzzle).


lexentry: eng/my_ass__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: my ass
trans_list: am Arsch | von wegen
sense:
(slang, vulgar) Indicates disapproval, disagreement, or disbelief, often with a tone of disregard, disdain, or disgust, referring to the buttocks.


lexentry: eng/my_kingdom_for_a_horse__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: my kingdom for a horse
trans_list: mein Königreich für ein Pferd
sense:
The speaker is willing to sacrifice anything to obtain a seemingly unimportant item that is invaluable at a critical moment.


lexentry: eng/my_very_educated_mother_just_served_us_nine_pumpkins__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: my very educated mother just served us nine pumpkins
trans_list: mein Vater erklärt mir jeden Sonntag unsere neun Planeten
sense:
(astronomy, slightly, dated, mnemonic) Used to remember the order and names of the (then) nine planets of the solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto.


lexentry: eng/my_very_educated_mother_just_served_us_noodles__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: my very educated mother just served us noodles
trans_list: mein Vater erklärt mir jeden Sonntag unseren Nachthimmel
sense:
(astronomy, _, mnemonic) Used to remember the order and names of the eight planets of the solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.


lexentry: eng/mycelium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mycelium
trans_list: Myzel | Myzelium
sense:
The vegetative part of any fungus, consisting of a mass of branching, threadlike hyphae, often underground.


lexentry: eng/mycorrhiza__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mycorrhiza
trans_list: Pilzwurzel
sense:
(ecology, botany, mycology) A plant root formed in symbiosis with a fungus; the symbiosis between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/mycotoxin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mycotoxin
trans_list: Mykotoxin
sense:
(biochemistry) Any substance, produced by a mold or fungus, that is injurious to vertebrates upon ingestion, inhalation or skin contact.


lexentry: eng/myeloma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: myeloma
trans_list: Myelom
sense:
(pathology, oncology) A malignant tumour arising from cells of the bone marrow, specifically plasma cells.


lexentry: eng/myocardium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: myocardium
trans_list: Myokard | Herzmuskel
sense:
(anatomy, cardiology) The muscular substance of the heart; the middle of the three layers forming the outer wall of the human heart.


lexentry: eng/myofibril__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: myofibril
trans_list: Myofibrille
sense:
(muscle) Any of the cylindrical organelles, found within muscle cells, that are the contractile unit of muscles.


lexentry: eng/myosin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: myosin
trans_list: Myosin
sense:
(biochemistry) Any of a large family of motor proteins found in eukaryotic tissues, allowing mobility in muscles.


lexentry: eng/myrobalan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: myrobalan
trans_list: Myrobalane
sense:
A plum-like fruit from various trees of the genus Terminalia, formerly used in medicine and now in the dyeing industry; also, the tree itself.


lexentry: eng/myroblyte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: myroblyte
trans_list: Myroblyt | Myroblytin
sense:
A saint whose relics or place of burial produce or are said to have produced the Oil of Saints ("an aromatic liquid with healing properties" or "holy water (very much like myrrh)") or the odour of sanctity.


lexentry: eng/myrrh__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: myrrh
trans_list: Myrrhe
sense:
A red-brown resinous material, the dried sap of a tree of the species Commiphora myrrha, used as perfume, incense or medicine.


lexentry: eng/myself__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: myself
trans_list: mich | mir
sense:
(reflexive pronoun) Me, as direct or indirect object the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition, when the speaker is also the subject. [from 9th c.]


lexentry: eng/myself__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: myself
trans_list: selber | selbst
sense:
Personally, for my part; used in apposition to I, sometimes for simple emphasis and sometimes with implicit exclusion of any others performing the activity described. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/mystery_play__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mystery play
trans_list: Mysterienspiel
sense:
(performing arts) A medieval dramatic performance depicting events from Christian scriptures, especially events from the life of Jesus Christ.


lexentry: eng/myth__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: myth
trans_list: Mythos
sense:
A commonly-held but false belief, a common misconception; a fictitious or imaginary person or thing; a popular conception about a real person or event which exaggerates or idealizes reality.


lexentry: eng/mythology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mythology
trans_list: Mythologie | Götterlehre | Sagenwelt
sense:
(countable, _, and, _, uncountable) The collection of myths of a people, concerning the origin of the people, history, deities, ancestors and heroes.


lexentry: eng/mythos__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mythos
trans_list: Mythos
sense:
Anything transmitted by word of mouth, such as a fable, legend, narrative, story, or tale (especially a poetic tale).


lexentry: eng/mythos__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mythos
trans_list: Mythos
sense:
A story or set of stories relevant to or having a significant truth or meaning for a particular culture, religion, society, or other group; a myth, a mythology.


lexentry: eng/myxedema__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: myxedema
trans_list: Myxödem
sense:
(pathology) A form of cutaneous and dermal edema that is secondary to increased deposition of connective tissue components in subcutaneous tissue. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/mâche__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mâche
sense:
Valerianella locusta, a small dicot annual plant of the family Caprifoliaceae often cultivated as a salad green or herb.

trans_list:
Ackersalat | Echter Feldsalat | Gewöhnlicher Feldsalat | Nüsslisalat | Nüsslisalat Feldsalat | Rapunzel


lexentry: eng/n-gram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: n-gram
trans_list: N-Gramm
sense:
(computational linguistics) A contiguous sequence of n items (usually characters or words) from a given sequence of text or speech, used in analysis.


lexentry: eng/na-na_na-na_boo-boo__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: na-na na-na boo-boo
trans_list: ätsch | ätschbätsch | ätschibätschi
sense:
(North America, idiomatic, colloquial, childish, pejorative, taunt, often) A taunt or putdown, typically used to indicate that the speaker believes he or she has beaten the listener in a competition or is better in some other way or in a general sense; or an expression of satisfaction that the listener has received some supposedly deserved minor punishment or misfortune (that is to say, schadenfreude). [c. mid 20th century?]


lexentry: eng/nacelle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nacelle
trans_list: Korb
sense:
A separate streamlined enclosure mounted on an aircraft to house, originally, an engine, and now also cargo or crew.


lexentry: eng/nadir__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nadir
trans_list: Nadir
sense:
The point of the celestial sphere, directly opposite the zenith; inferior pole of the horizon; point of the celestial sphere directly under the place of observation.


lexentry: eng/naevus_flammeus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: naevus flammeus
trans_list: Feuermal
sense:
(anatomy) A vascular birthmark or naevus, usually on the head and neck, consisting of an overgrowth of capillaries which produce a reddish to purplish discoloration of the skin.


lexentry: eng/naff__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: naff
trans_list: geschmacklos
sense:
(Britain, Ireland, Commonwealth, colloquial, Polari) Bad; tasteless, poorly thought out, not workable.


lexentry: eng/nag__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nag
trans_list: quengeln | nörgeln | herumhacken | herumnörgeln | in den Ohren liegen | keifen
sense:
(ambitransitive) To repeatedly remind or complain to (someone) in an annoying way, often about insignificant or unnecessary matters.


lexentry: eng/naiad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: naiad
trans_list: Najade
sense:
(Greek mythology) A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.


lexentry: eng/nail__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: nail
trans_list: Nagel
sense:
A spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials. The nail is generally driven through two or more layers of material by means of impacts from a hammer or other device. It is then held in place by friction.


lexentry: eng/nail_bomb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nail bomb
trans_list: Nagelbombe
sense:
A bomb designed to cause extensive wounding by packing sharp objects around the explosive; used especially by terrorists and suicide bombers.


lexentry: eng/nail_file__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nail file
trans_list: Nagelfeile
sense:
A small file made of soft metal, or a board covered with fine sandpaper, for filing and shaping one's fingernails and toenails.


lexentry: eng/nail_gun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nail gun
trans_list: Druckluftnagler
sense:
A power tool used to drive nails into a surface easily. It is powered pneumatically, electrically, or in some cases with a propellant cartridge; conceptually akin to air guns and firearms.


lexentry: eng/nail_one's_colours_to_the_mast__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nail one's colours to the mast
trans_list: Farbe bekennen
sense:
To clearly show one's support for a side or opinion in a dispute, often indicating an intention to defend that side to the end.


lexentry: eng/nailset__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nailset
trans_list: Nageltreiber | Versenker
sense:
A tool used with a hammer for driving in nails, rather than striking the nail directly at the risk of damaging the surrounding surface.


lexentry: eng/naked_as_a_jaybird__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: naked as a jaybird
trans_list: fadennackt
sense:
(simile, colloquial) Stark naked; nude; especially, naked in a public setting and without embarrassment.


lexentry: eng/naled__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: naled
trans_list: Aufeis
sense:
A sheet-like layered mass of ice formed in freezing temperatures from the freezing of successive flows of ground water over previously formed layers of ice.


lexentry: eng/name__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: name
trans_list: benennen | nennen | taufen | bezeichnen
sense:
(transitive, Westminster system politics) To initiate a process to temporarily remove a member of parliament who is breaking the rules of conduct.


lexentry: eng/name_after__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: name after
trans_list: benennen nach
sense:
To give (someone or something) the name of another person, place, or thing; to name (someone or something) in honour of


lexentry: eng/name_names__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: name names
trans_list: Namen nennen | Ross und Reiter nennen
sense:
(idiom) To identify specific people, especially people involved in misdeeds or other secretive activity.


lexentry: eng/namespace__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: namespace
trans_list: Namensraum
sense:
(programming) A conceptual space that groups classes, identifiers, etc. to avoid conflicts with items in unrelated code that have the same names.


lexentry: eng/naming_convention__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: naming convention
trans_list: Benennungsregel | Namenskonvention
sense:
A collection of rules followed by a set of names which allow users to deduce useful information, based on the names' character sequence and knowledge of the rules followed; such as Manhattan's East-West streets being called "Streets" and its North-South streets being called "Avenues".


lexentry: eng/nanny_state__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nanny state
trans_list: Bevormundungsstaat | Gouvernantenstaat
sense:
(pejorative) A state whose government institutions are authoritative and over-paternalistic, interfering with and controlling people's lives. [from mid-20th c.]


lexentry: eng/nano-__Prefix__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nano-
trans_list: nano-
sense:
In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10−9 (short scale billionth or long scale milliardth). Symbol: n


lexentry: eng/nanocrystal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nanocrystal
trans_list: Nanokristall
sense:
A crystalline entity whose size is measured in nanometers; an individual nanometer-sized crystal of such a material.


lexentry: eng/nanotechnology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nanotechnology
trans_list: Nanotechnologie
sense:
The science and technology of creating nanoparticles and of manufacturing machines which have sizes within the range of nanometres (1–100 nm).


lexentry: eng/nanotube__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nanotube
trans_list: Nanoröhre
sense:
Shortening of carbon nanotube; A carbon molecule, in the shape of a tube, having a fullerene structure and a diameter of about 1 or 2 nanometers.


lexentry: eng/napa_cabbage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: napa cabbage
trans_list: Chinakohl
sense:
A species of Chinese cabbage, Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis, commonly used as an ingredient in East-Asian cuisines.


lexentry: eng/napalm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: napalm
trans_list: Napalm
sense:
A highly flammable, viscous substance, designed to stick to the body while burning, used in warfare as an incendiary especially in wooded areas. [1942]


lexentry: eng/naphtha__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: naphtha
trans_list: Naphtha
sense:
(petrochemistry) Any of a wide variety of aliphatic or aromatic liquid hydrocarbon mixtures distilled from petroleum or coal tar, especially as used in solvents or petrol.


lexentry: eng/napkin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: napkin
trans_list: Serviette | Mundtuch
sense:
A serviette; a (usually rectangular) piece of cloth or paper used at the table for wiping the mouth and hands for cleanliness while eating.


lexentry: eng/narc__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: narc
trans_list: Drogenfahnder
sense:
(informal, colloquial, drugs) A police officer or federal agent assigned to or engaging in illegal narcotics control.


lexentry: eng/narcissistic_personality_disorder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: narcissistic personality disorder
trans_list: narzisstische Persönlichkeitsstörung
sense:
(psychiatry) A personality disorder characterized largely by an overinflated sense of self-importance typically caused by unbalanced parental valuation during childhood.


lexentry: eng/narcissus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: narcissus
trans_list: Narzisse
sense:
Any of several bulbous flowering plants, of the genus Narcissus, having white or yellow cup- or trumpet-shaped flowers, notably the daffodil


lexentry: eng/narcodollar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: narcodollar
trans_list: Narcodollar
sense:
(especially in the plural) Money (especially in the form of US dollars) obtained from narcotrafficking.


lexentry: eng/narcolepsy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: narcolepsy
trans_list: Narkolepsie
sense:
(pathology) A disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep, often brief, sometimes accompanied by paralysis and hallucinations.


lexentry: eng/narcoleptic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: narcoleptic
trans_list: Narkoleptiker
sense:
One who suffers from narcolepsy ("a disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep").


lexentry: eng/narcotic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: narcotic
trans_list: Narkotikum
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) Any substance or drug that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour; in some contexts, especially in reference to the opiates-and-opioids class, especially in reference to illegal drugs, and often both.


lexentry: eng/narration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: narration
trans_list: Erzählung
sense:
The act of recounting or relating in order the particulars of some action, occurrence, or affair; a narrating.


lexentry: eng/narration__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: narration
trans_list: Erzählung
sense:
That which is narrated or recounted; an orderly recital of the details and particulars of some transaction or event, or of a series of transactions or events; a story or narrative.


lexentry: eng/narrative__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
sense: A representation of an event or story in a way to promote a certain point of view.
written_rep: narrative
trans_list:
Erzählweise | Narrativ | einseitige Darstellung der Ereignisse | einseitige Sicht der Dinge | persönliche Sichtweise | unausgewogene Darstellungsweise


lexentry: eng/narrow__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: narrow
trans_list: eng | schmal | begrenzt
sense:
Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.


lexentry: eng/narwhal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: narwhal
trans_list: Narwal
sense:
Monodon monoceros, an Arctic cetacean that grows to about 20 feet (6 meters) long, the male having a single horn-like tusk, a twisted, pointed canine tooth that projects forward.


lexentry: eng/nasal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nasal
trans_list: nasal
sense:
(phonetics) Having a sound imparted by means of the nose; and specifically, made by lowering the soft palate, in some cases with closure of the oral passage, the voice thus issuing (wholly or partially) through the nose, as in the consonants m, n, ng.


lexentry: eng/nasal_bone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nasal bone
trans_list: Nasenbein
sense:
(skeleton, zootomy) Either of two bones of the skull of vertebrates above the fishes which lie in front of the frontal bones and in humans are oblong in shape forming by their junction the bridge of the nose and partly covering the nasal cavity.


lexentry: eng/nasal_cavity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nasal cavity
trans_list: Nasenhöhle
sense:
(anatomy) In higher vertebrates, a large air-filled space above and behind the nose in the middle of the face.


lexentry: eng/nasal_mutation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nasal mutation
trans_list: nasale Mutation
sense:
An alteration of the initial consonant of a word which occurs in certain Celtic languages under particular linguistic circumstances.


lexentry: eng/nasal_polyp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nasal polyp
trans_list: Nasenpolyp
sense:
(pathology) A growth in the nose commonly connected with allergic rhinitis, but not directly caused by it, arising mainly from the mucous membranes and paranasal sinuses.


lexentry: eng/nasal_septum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nasal septum
trans_list: Nasenscheidewand
sense:
(anatomy) A bony and cartilaginous partition in the nose, separating the left and right airways in the nose and dividing the two nostrils.


lexentry: eng/nasal_vowel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nasal vowel
trans_list: Nasalvokal | Nasenvokal | nasaler Vokal | nasalierter Vokal
sense:
(phonetics) A vowel that is produced with a lowering of the velum so that air escapes both through nose as well as the mouth.


lexentry: eng/nasalization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nasalization
trans_list: Nasalierung
sense:
(phonetics, uncountable) the articulation of a vowel or continuant consonant in such a way that air flows through the nose at the same time as it flows through the mouth


lexentry: eng/nasalize__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: nasalize
trans_list: nasalieren
sense:
(phonetics) To lower the soft palate so that air flows through the nose during the articulation of a speech sound.


lexentry: eng/nascent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: nascent
trans_list: naszierend
sense:
(chemistry) Of the state of an element at the time it is being generated from some compound or transitioning from one state to another; Newly released from a compound (especially hydrogen and oxygen) by a chemical reaction or electrolysis and possessing heightened reactivity; Newly synthesized (especially protein or RNA) by translation or transcription.


lexentry: eng/nasheed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nasheed
trans_list: Naschid
sense:
A song, often Islamic, consisting of vocals either sung a cappella or accompanied by percussion instruments.


lexentry: eng/nasturtium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nasturtium
trans_list: Kapuzinerkresse
sense:
The popular name of any of the plants in the Tropaeolum genus of flowering plants native to south and central America.


lexentry: eng/nation-state__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nation-state
trans_list: Nationalstaat
sense:
(politics) A political entity (a state) associated with a particular cultural entity (a nation) and a sovereign territorial unit.


lexentry: eng/nation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nation
trans_list: Nation | Volk
sense:
(collective) A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed based on a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture.


lexentry: eng/nation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nation
trans_list: Staat | Nation
sense:
(international, _, legal, metonymically) A sovereign state; (loosely, metonymically, proscribed) a country.


lexentry: eng/nation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: nation
trans_list: Nation
sense:
(chiefly, historical) An association of students based on the birthplace or ethnicity of its members.


lexentry: eng/national__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: national
trans_list: national | Staats-
sense:
Pertaining to a nation or country, especially as a whole; affecting, shared by, or existing throughout all of a nation. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/national_academy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: national academy
trans_list: Akademie
sense:
A body, usually operating with state financial support and approval, that co-ordinates the activities of research in (nearly always) the sciences and (sometimes) other disciplines.


lexentry: eng/national_bourgeoisie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: national bourgeoisie
trans_list: Nationalbourgeoisie
sense:
(Marxism) A section of an indigenous entrepreneurial class interested in an independent political and economic development of the country.


lexentry: eng/national_conservatism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: national conservatism
trans_list: Nationalkonservatismus
sense:
A nationalist variant of conservatism that concentrates on upholding national and cultural identity, in particular family values, while opposing multiculturalism, immigration, and globalization.


lexentry: eng/national_costume__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: national costume
trans_list: Nationaltracht | Volkstracht
sense:
Clothing of a particular style and colours worn to represent a country at international events, or as part of national celebrations.


lexentry: eng/national_day__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: national day
trans_list: Nationalfeiertag
sense:
A day marking a country's establishment as a sovereign entity, typically a celebration of its independence, revolution or former ruler.


lexentry: eng/national_epic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: national epic
trans_list: Nationalepos
sense:
An epic poem or similar work which seeks or is believed to capture and express the essence or spirit of a particular nation.


lexentry: eng/national_park__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: national park
trans_list: Nationalpark
sense:
An area of land that is not built upon, but reserved by the national government for conservation of nature and usually also for recreational use.


lexentry: eng/national_security__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: national security
trans_list: nationale Sicherheit | äußere Sicherheit
sense:
The safety of a country as managed through the exercise of economic and political power, intelligence agencies and diplomacy.


lexentry: eng/national_treasure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: national treasure
trans_list: nationaler Schatz
sense:
A person, place, or object that is deemed to be of value to an entire nation, usually due to its cultural significance.


lexentry: eng/nationality__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: nationality
trans_list: Nationalität
sense:
National origin or identity; legal membership of a particular nation or state, by origin, birth, naturalization, ownership, allegiance or otherwise. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/nationalize__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: nationalize
trans_list: verstaatlichen | nationalisieren
sense:
(archaic) To make national; to make a nation of; to endow with the character and habits of a nation, or the peculiar sentiments and attachment of citizens of a nation.


lexentry: eng/native_soil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: native soil
trans_list: Heimat
sense:
(idiomatic, as pertaining to persons) The country or geographical region where one was born or which one considers to be one's true homeland.


lexentry: eng/native_speaker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (linguistics) A person who grew up with a particular language as their mother tongue.
written_rep: native speaker
trans_list:
Muttersprachler | Muttersprachlerin | Muttersprachige | Muttersprachiger | native Speaker | native speaker


lexentry: eng/native_species__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: native species
trans_list: autochthone Art | einheimische Art | indigene Art
sense:
(biology) A species that normally lives and thrives in a particular ecosystem. This can include any species that developed with the surrounding habitat, and can be assisted by or affected by a new species.


lexentry: eng/nativity_play__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nativity play
trans_list: Krippenspiel
sense:
(Christianity) A dramatic depiction of the story of the birth of Jesus Christ, commonly performed by children in churches and in Christian schools during the Christmas season.


lexentry: eng/nativity_scene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nativity scene
trans_list: Weihnachtskrippe | Krippe
sense:
(Christianity) A depiction—which may be pictorial, dramatic, or by means of figurines—of the birth of Jesus Christ in a manger, as described in the New Testament account.


lexentry: eng/natrolite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: natrolite
trans_list: Natrolith
sense:
(mineral) A fibrous zeolite mineral, being a sodium aluminosilicate, of the chemical formula Na2Al2Si3O10·2H2O.


lexentry: eng/natural__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: natural
trans_list: naturfarben | naturfarbig | natürlich
sense:
Containing no artificial or man-made additives; especially (of food) containing no colourings, flavourings or preservatives. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/natural__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: natural
trans_list: natürlich | naturwüchsig
sense:
Normally associated with a particular person or thing; inherently related to the nature of a thing or creature. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/natural__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: natural
trans_list: natürlich | naturwüchsig
sense:
Pertaining to death brought about by disease or old age, rather than by violence, accident etc. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/natural__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: natural
trans_list: natürlich | naturwüchsig
sense:
Related genetically but not legally to one's father; born out of wedlock, illegitimate. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/natural_gas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: natural gas
trans_list: Erdgas
sense:
A mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits; mostly methane with smaller amounts of ethane, propane and butane; principally used as a fuel.


lexentry: eng/natural_gender__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: natural gender
trans_list: Sexus
sense:
(grammar) The gender that a noun, etc. would be expected to have, based on attributes of the referent, such as physical sex.


lexentry: eng/natural_language__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: natural language
trans_list: natürliche Sprache
sense:
(retronym, linguistics) Any human language that has evolved naturally in a community, usually in contrast to computer programming languages, to controlled natural languages, and to constructed languages such as Esperanto (although constructed languages are subject to change by natural forces among fluent speakers).


lexentry: eng/natural_language_processing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: natural language processing
trans_list: linguistische Datenverarbeitung
sense:
A field of computer science and linguistics concerned with the interactions between computers and human (natural) languages, especially computational analysis and processing of large amounts of natural language data.


lexentry: eng/natural_law__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: natural law
trans_list: Naturgesetz
sense:
(law, philosophy) The set of universal legal or moral principles said to be discernible from nature by reason alone; one of these principles.


lexentry: eng/natural_logarithm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: natural logarithm
trans_list: natürlicher Logarithmus
sense:
(mathematics) The logarithm in base e: either the function that given x returns y such that ey = x, or the value of y given by the function.


lexentry: eng/natural_science__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: natural science
trans_list: Naturwissenschaft
sense:
Any science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world: physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, and so on.


lexentry: eng/natural_selection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: natural selection
trans_list: natürliche Auslese | natürliche Selektion | natürliche Zuchtwahl
sense:
(evolutionary theory) A process by which heritable traits conferring survival and reproductive advantage to individuals, or related individuals, tend to be passed on to succeeding generations and become more frequent in a population, whereas other less favourable traits tend to become eliminated; the differential survival and reproduction of phenotypes.


lexentry: eng/naturalist__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: naturalist
trans_list: Naturalist | Naturalistin | Naturforscher | Naturforscherin
sense:
(philosophy) A person who believes in or advocates the tenets of philosophical or methodological naturalism. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/nature__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nature
trans_list: Natur
sense:
(uncountable, often, _, capitalized) The way things are, the totality of all things in the physical universe and their order, especially the physical world in contrast to spiritual realms and flora and fauna as distinct from human conventions, art, and technology.


lexentry: eng/nature__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nature
trans_list: Natur | Art
sense:
The essential or innate characteristics of a person or thing which will always tend to manifest, especially in contrast to specific contexts, reason, religious duty, upbringing, and personal pretense or effort.


lexentry: eng/naturism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: naturism
trans_list: Naturismus | Freikörperkultur
sense:
The belief in or practice of going nude in social settings, often in mixed-gender groups, specifically either in cultures where this is not the norm or for health reasons.


lexentry: eng/naturist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: naturist
trans_list: Naturist | Naturistin
sense:
One who follows a philosophical belief in a naked, natural life and prefers to live without clothes, often for reasons of ecology, health, religious belief, and/or ethical concerns.


lexentry: eng/naturopathy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: naturopathy
trans_list: Naturheilkunde
sense:
(alternative medicine) A system of therapy that avoids synthetic drugs and surgery, while emphasizing the use of natural remedies (plants and the elements) and physical means (massage, acupuncture) to treat illness.


lexentry: eng/naumachia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: naumachia
trans_list: Naumachie
sense:
(historical, nautical, in Ancient Rome) The recreation of a sea battle staged for entertainment. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/nausea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nausea
trans_list: Übelkeit
sense:
A feeling of illness or discomfort in the digestive system, usually characterized by a strong urge to vomit.


lexentry: eng/nautical_mile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nautical mile
trans_list: Seemeile
sense:
A unit of length corresponding approximately to one minute of arc of latitude along any meridian. By international agreement it is exactly 1,852 metres (approximately 6,076 feet or 1.151 statute mile).


lexentry: eng/nautilus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nautilus
trans_list: Nautilus | Perlboot
sense:
A marine mollusc, of the family Nautilidae native to the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean, which has tentacles and a spiral shell with a series of air-filled chambers, of which Nautilus is the type genus.


lexentry: eng/naval_base__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: naval base
trans_list: Flottenbasis
sense:
(military) an installation in a port or harbour used as a centre of operations by the country's navy.


lexentry: eng/nave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nave
trans_list: Schiff
sense:
(architecture) The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances.


lexentry: eng/navel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: navel
trans_list: Nabel | Bauchnabel
sense:
(anatomy) The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of placental mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth.


lexentry: eng/navelwort__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: navelwort
trans_list: Nabelkraut | Venusnabel
sense:
Umbilicus spp., especially Umbilicus rupestris), a European perennial succulent herb with round, peltate leaves with a central depression.


lexentry: eng/navigable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: navigable
trans_list: schiffbar
sense:
(of a body of water) Capable of being navigated; deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to vessels.


lexentry: eng/navigate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: navigate
trans_list: die Richtung vorgeben | navigieren im Internet | steuern | surfen
sense:
(transitive) To plan, control and record the position and course of a vehicle, ship, aircraft, etc., on a journey; to follow a planned course.


lexentry: eng/navigation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: navigation
trans_list: Navigation
sense:
(uncountable) The theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a road vehicle, ship, aircraft, or spaceship.


lexentry: eng/navigation_channel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: navigation channel
trans_list: Fahrrinne
sense:
(nautical) A deeper channel cut into the sea or river bed, to enable larger ships to pass through to a port.


lexentry: eng/navigation_light__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: navigation light
trans_list: Laterne
sense:
(nautical, aviation) one of two or more lights fitted to a ship or aircraft, which indicate position and direction taken, especially important at night. Internationally recognised colours are red on the port side, and green on the starboard side.


lexentry: eng/navigator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: navigator
trans_list: Navigator
sense:
A person who navigates, especially an officer with that responsibility on a ship or an aircrew member with that responsibility on an aircraft.


lexentry: eng/nay__Adverb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: nay
trans_list: ja
sense:
(archaic, otherwise, jocular) Or rather, or should I say; moreover (introducing a stronger and more appropriate expression than the preceding one). [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/ne'er_cast_a_clout_till_May_be_out__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ne'er cast a clout till May be out
trans_list: man soll nicht zu früh Sommer machen
sense:
(UK, dialectal) Do not change from winter clothes to summer clothes until June, as there is often a sudden cold snap in May.


lexentry: eng/neap__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: neap
trans_list: Nippflut | Nipptide
sense:
Designating a tide which occurs just after the first and third quarters of the moon, when there is the least difference between high tide and low tide.


lexentry: eng/neap_tide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neap tide
trans_list: Nippflut | Nipptide
sense:
The tide which occurs just after the first and third quarters of the moon, when there is least difference between high tide and low tide.


lexentry: eng/near-death_experience__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: near-death experience
trans_list: Nahtoderfahrung | Nahtod-Erfahrung | Nahtodeserfahrung | Todesnähe-Erfahrung
sense:
A sensation of detachment from one's body, the presence of a tunnel of light, the apparent viewing of one's own body from on high, and similar manifestations, experienced by people whose heart and brain have temporarily ceased to function.


lexentry: eng/near_abroad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: near abroad
trans_list: Nahes Ausland
sense:
The other countries and political regions which are in the vicinity of a country or political region.


lexentry: eng/near_infrared__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: near infrared
trans_list: Nahinfrarot
sense:
(physics, often in compounds) Infrared light closest in wavelength to visible light, from .7–1.4 µm.


lexentry: eng/neat__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: neat
trans_list: pur | unverdünnt | unvermischt
sense:
Free from contaminants; unadulterated, undiluted. Particularly of liquor and cocktails; see usage below.


lexentry: eng/neat__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: neat
trans_list: lösungsmittelfrei | rein
sense:
(chemistry) Conditions with a liquid reagent or gas performed with no standard solvent or cosolvent.


lexentry: eng/nebula__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nebula
trans_list: Nebel | Wolke
sense:
(astronomy) A cloud in outer space consisting of gas or dust (e.g. a cloud formed after a star explodes).


lexentry: eng/nebulizer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nebulizer
trans_list: Zerstäuber
sense:
(medicine) A device used to administer a medicine into the lungs, by converting the medicine from liquid state into a fine spray of aerosols, to be inhaled through the nose or mouth.


lexentry: eng/necessary__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: necessary
trans_list: notwendig | nötig | erforderlich | geboten | zwangsläufig
sense:
Required, essential, whether logically inescapable or needed in order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty.


lexentry: eng/necessary_evil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: necessary evil
trans_list: notwendiges Übel
sense:
(idiomatic) An unfavorable thing that must be done or accepted, especially because the available alternative courses of action or inaction would be worse.


lexentry: eng/necessitate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: necessitate
trans_list: erfordern | zwingen
sense:
(transitive) To make necessary; to behove; to require (something) to be brought about. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/necessity__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: necessity
trans_list: Bedürftigkeit
sense:
The negation of freedom in voluntary action; the subjection of all phenomena, whether material or spiritual, to inevitable causation; necessitarianism.


lexentry: eng/necessity_knows_no_law__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: necessity knows no law
trans_list: Not bricht Gebot | Not kennt kein Gebot | Not kennt kein Gesetz
sense:
A person who is in great need of something will find a way to obtain it, and violate the law if needed.


lexentry: eng/necklace__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: necklace
trans_list: Halskette | Halsband | Collier
sense:
(jewelry) An article of jewelry that is worn around the neck, most often made of a string of precious metal, pearls, gems, beads or shells, and sometimes having a pendant attached.


lexentry: eng/neckline__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neckline
trans_list: Halsausschnitt
sense:
The line formed by the edge of an article of clothing that surrounds the neck, especially as seen at the front.


lexentry: eng/necrocracy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: necrocracy
trans_list: Nekrokratie
sense:
A form of government where a dead person is recognised as its head; usually a deceased former leader.


lexentry: eng/necromancy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: necromancy
trans_list: Totenbeschwörung | Nekromantie | Totenorakel
sense:
Loosely, any sorcery or witchcraft, especially involving death or the dead, particularly sorcery involving raising or reanimating the dead.


lexentry: eng/necrophore__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: necrophore
trans_list: Aaskäfer
sense:
Any of various beetles, especially of the genus Nicrophorus, that bury the carcasses of small vertebrates (such as birds and rodents) as a food source for their larvae


lexentry: eng/necropsy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: necropsy
trans_list: Nekropsie
sense:
(medicine) The pathological examination of a corpse, particularly to determine cause of death. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/necrosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: necrosis
trans_list: Nekrose | Gewebetod
sense:
(pathology) The localized death of cells or tissues through injury, disease, or the interruption of blood supply. (Usually gangrene will follow unless the dead tissue is resected).


lexentry: eng/nectar__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: nectar
trans_list: Nektar
sense:
(botany) The sweet liquid secreted by flowers to attract pollinating insects and birds. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/needle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: needle
trans_list: Nadel
sense:
A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing as in sewing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, sutures, etc; or a blunt but otherwise similar implement used for forming loops or knots in crafts such as darning, knitting, tatting, etc.


lexentry: eng/needlenose_pliers__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: needlenose pliers
trans_list: Spitzzange
sense:
A variety of pliers with long, narrow extensions of the gripping faces, used to reach into narrow spaces.


lexentry: eng/nefarious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nefarious
trans_list: berüchtigt | bösartig | böse | ruchlos | schändlich | verachtenswert
sense:
Sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics.


lexentry: eng/negative_reinforcement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: negative reinforcement
trans_list: negative Verstärkung
sense:
The removal of a discouraging stimulus associated with a particular behaviour with the result that it is more likely to be repeated.


lexentry: eng/negligence__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: negligence
trans_list: Fahrlässigkeit
sense:
(legal, uncountable) The breach of a duty of care: the failure to exercise a standard of care that a reasonable person would have in a similar situation.


lexentry: eng/negligible__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: negligible
trans_list: vernachlässigbar
sense:
Able to be neglected, ignored or excluded from consideration; too small or unimportant to be of concern.


lexentry: eng/negotiable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: negotiable
trans_list: negoziabel
sense:
(legal, finance) Able to be transferred to another person, with or without endorsement, in exchange for money.


lexentry: eng/negotiable_instrument__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: negotiable instrument
trans_list: Handelswechsel | Warenwechsel
sense:
(legal, banking, business) a legal document, as a cheque or bill of exchange, that is freely negotiable.


lexentry: eng/negroid__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: negroid
trans_list: negrid
sense:
(anthropology, dated, offensive) Pertaining to a racial classification of humanity including people indigenous to sub-Saharan Africa and their diaspora in other parts of the world.


lexentry: eng/negus__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: negus
trans_list: Negus
sense:
(historical) A ruler of Abyssinia (Ethiopia), or of a province of Ethiopia; specifically, the king of Ethiopia before 1974.


lexentry: eng/neighbour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neighbour
trans_list: Nachbar | Nachbarin
sense:
A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position.


lexentry: eng/neither_..._nor__Conjunction__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neither … nor
trans_list: weder … noch
sense:
used for showing that something is not true of two or more people, things, actions, qualities, or ideas (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/neither_fish,_flesh,_nor_good_red_herring__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring
trans_list: weder Fisch noch Fleisch
sense:
(idiomatic) Synonym of neither fish nor fowl (“not easily categorized; not rightly belonging or fitting well in a given group or situation; also, not having the advantages of the various options”)


lexentry: eng/neither_fish_nor_fowl__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neither fish nor fowl
trans_list: weder Fisch noch Fleisch
sense:
(idiomatic) Not easily categorized; not rightly belonging or fitting well in a given group or situation; also, not having the advantages of the various options.


lexentry: eng/nemesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nemesis
trans_list: Antipode
sense:
(chiefly, outside the US and Canada) A person or character who specifically brings about the downfall of another person or character, as an agent of that character's fate or destiny, especially within a narrative.


lexentry: eng/nemesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: nemesis
trans_list: Fügung
sense:
(usually, in the singular, formal) A punishment or defeat that is deserved and cannot be avoided; (an instance of) retribution.


lexentry: eng/neoclassicism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neoclassicism
trans_list: Neoklassizismus
sense:
Any of several movements in the arts, architecture, literature and music that revived forms from earlier centuries.


lexentry: eng/neocolonialism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neocolonialism
trans_list: Neokolonialismus
sense:
The control or domination by a powerful country over weaker ones (especially former colonies) by the use of economic pressure, political suppression and cultural dominance.


lexentry: eng/neocortex__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neocortex
trans_list: Neocortex
sense:
(neuroanatomy) The top layer of the cerebral hemispheres in the brain of mammals; part of the cerebral cortex.


lexentry: eng/neodymium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neodymium
trans_list: Neodym
sense:
A chemical element (symbol Nd) with an atomic number of 60: a hard, slightly malleable silvery metal that quickly tarnishes in air and moisture.


lexentry: eng/neoliberalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neoliberalism
trans_list: Neoliberalismus
sense:
(often, _, derogatory) A political ideology or ideological trend based on neoclassical economics that espouses economic liberalism, favouring trade liberalisation, financial deregulation, a small government, privatisation and liberalisation of government businesses, passive antitrust enforcement, accepting greater economic inequality and disfavouring unionisation.


lexentry: eng/neologism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neologism
trans_list: Neologismus
sense:
(linguistics, lexicography, countable) A word or phrase which has recently been coined; a new word or phrase, or an existing one which has gained a new meaning.


lexentry: eng/neonatology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neonatology
trans_list: Neonatologie
sense:
(medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with newborn infants, especially the ill or premature newborn infant.


lexentry: eng/neonicotinoid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neonicotinoid
trans_list: Neonikotinoid
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any of a certain class of insecticides that act on the central nervous system in a similar way to nicotine.


lexentry: eng/neophyte__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: neophyte
trans_list: Neophyt
sense:
(botany) A plant species recently introduced to an area (in contrast to archaeophyte, a long-established introduced species).


lexentry: eng/neoprene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neoprene
trans_list: Neopren
sense:
A synthetic rubber, a polymer of chloroprene, commonly used in wetsuits, laptop sleeves, orthopedic braces, electrical insulation, liquid and sheet-applied elastomeric membranes and flashings, car fan belts, etc.


lexentry: eng/neopronoun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neopronoun
trans_list: Neopronomen
sense:
A pronoun used in place of he, she, or singular they, especially one of the modern coinages used by some non-binary people.


lexentry: eng/neovagina__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neovagina
trans_list: Neovagina
sense:
A surgically crafted vagina, as of a trans woman who has undergone sex reassignment surgery, or any woman who lacked a vagina due to a congenital defect, illness, or injury.


lexentry: eng/nephew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nephew
trans_list: Neffe
sense:
A son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew).


lexentry: eng/nephrite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nephrite
trans_list: Nephrit
sense:
(mineral) A semi-precious stone, one of the two types of stone commonly referred to as jade (the other being jadeite).


lexentry: eng/nephron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nephron
trans_list: Nephron
sense:
(anatomy) The basic structural and functional unit of the kidney, which filters the blood in order to regulate chemical concentrations, and thereby produces urine.


lexentry: eng/nepotism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nepotism
trans_list: Nepotismus | Vetternwirtschaft
sense:
The favoring of relatives (most strictly) or also personal friends (more broadly) because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.


lexentry: eng/nerdy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nerdy
trans_list: absonderlich | nerdig
sense:
(colloquial, derogatory, of a quality or interest) Of, pertaining to, in the style of, or appealing to nerds.


lexentry: eng/nereid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nereid
trans_list: Nereide
sense:
(Greek mythology) One of 50 sea nymphs who were attendants upon Poseidon (Neptune), and were represented as riding on sea horses, sometimes in human form and sometimes with the tail of a fish.


lexentry: eng/neroli__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neroli
trans_list: Neroli
sense:
More fully neroli oil or oil of neroli: an essential oil distilled from the blossoms of the bitter orange or Seville orange (Citrus × aurantium subsp. amara) used to make perfumes.


lexentry: eng/nerve_gas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nerve gas
trans_list: Nervengas | Nervenkampfstoff
sense:
A toxic chemical compound and banned weapon of mass destruction which, when inhaled or ingested, impairs nervous system functions, typically causing extreme physical distress and death by asphyxiation.


lexentry: eng/nerve_impulse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nerve impulse
trans_list: Aktionspotenzial eines Neurons | Nervenimpuls | elektrische Erregung einer Nervenzelle
sense:
(physiology) The signal transmitted along a nerve fibre, either in response to a stimulus (such as touch, pain or heat), or as an instruction (such as causing a muscle to contract).


lexentry: eng/nervous_breakdown__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nervous breakdown
trans_list: Nervenzusammenbruch
sense:
An attack of a psychological disorder such as depression or anxiety so severe that it prevents a person from continuing to function normally


lexentry: eng/nervous_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nervous system
trans_list: Nervensystem
sense:
An organ system whose principal constituent is nervous tissue that coordinates the activities of muscles, monitors organs, constructs and processes data received from the senses, and initiates actions.


lexentry: eng/nesh__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nesh
trans_list: kälteempfindlich
sense:
(now, _, UK, _, dialectal) Delicate; weak; poor-spirited; susceptible to cold weather, harsh conditions etc.


lexentry: eng/nest_egg__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nest egg
trans_list: Nestei
sense:
A natural or artificial egg placed in a bird's nest, to encourage the bird to lay its own eggs there.


lexentry: eng/net__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: net
trans_list: Netz
sense:
A system that interconnects a number of users, locations etc. allowing transport or communication between them.


lexentry: eng/netball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: netball
trans_list: Netball
sense:
(uncountable) A (usually women's) team sport derived from basketball, with seven players on each side who attempt to score goals by passing a ball and throwing it into the opponent's goal, which is a raised hoop with a net at one end of the playing area. Unlike basketball, a player in possession of the ball cannot move until the ball is passed to another player.


lexentry: eng/netherworld__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: netherworld
trans_list: Jenseits
sense:
The locale of the spirit world or afterlife, whether deemed to be situated below the world of the living or not.


lexentry: eng/netsuke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: netsuke
trans_list: Netsuke
sense:
A small, often collectible, artistic carving characterized by an opening or two small holes (紐通し), most commonly made of wood or ivory, used as a fob at the end of a cord attached to a suspended pouch containing pens, medicines, or tobacco. Netsuke originated in feudal Japan in the late 16th and 17th centuries.


lexentry: eng/network_effect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: network effect
trans_list: Netzwerkeffekt
sense:
(economics) The higher growth rate of businesses with higher market share in those segments of economy in which the value of a product or service depends on the compounding effects of the number of existing users of the product or a service, as is the case with telephone networks.


lexentry: eng/network_neutrality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: network neutrality
trans_list: Netzneutralität
sense:
(networking) A principle proposed for user-access networks participating in the Internet that advocates no restrictions by ISPs or government on the content, sites, platforms, equipment, and modes of communication over the network.


lexentry: eng/neural_network__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neural network
trans_list: neuronales Netzwerk
sense:
(ML) A real or virtual computer system designed to emulate the brain in its ability to "learn" to assess imprecise data.


lexentry: eng/neurasthenia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neurasthenia
trans_list: Neurasthenie
sense:
(psychiatry, dated) An ill-defined medical condition characterized by lassitude, fatigue, headache, and irritability, associated chiefly with emotional disturbance.


lexentry: eng/neurasthenic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neurasthenic
trans_list: neurasthenisch
sense:
Of or pertaining to neurasthenia; that is, tendencies of a person who has suffered a nervous breakdown.


lexentry: eng/neuro-linguistic_programming__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neuro-linguistic programming
trans_list: neurolinguistisches Programmieren
sense:
(psychology) A field of study that attempts to build a set of transferable skills by programming the unconscious mind.


lexentry: eng/neurofibromatosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neurofibromatosis
trans_list: Neurofibromatose
sense:
(medicine) A genetic disorder characterized by the presence of multiple neurofibromas under the skin.


lexentry: eng/neurohypophysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neurohypophysis
trans_list: Neurohypophyse
sense:
(anatomy) The posterior lobe of the pituitary gland, responsible for the release of oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone (ADH), also called vasopressin.


lexentry: eng/neurolinguistics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neurolinguistics
trans_list: Neurolinguistik
sense:
(linguistics) Science concerned with the human brain mechanisms underlying the comprehension, production and abstract knowledge of language, be it spoken, signed or written.


lexentry: eng/neurological__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neurological
trans_list: neurologisch
sense:
Dealing with neurology, the study of the nervous system or the health care specialty that provides care for it.


lexentry: eng/neurology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neurology
trans_list: Neurologie | Nervenkunde
sense:
The branch of medicine that deals with the disorders of nervous system including the brain and spinal cord of the central nervous system and the nerves, muscles, and neuromuscular junction of the peripheral nervous system.


lexentry: eng/neuron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neuron
trans_list: Neuron | Nervenzelle
sense:
(cytology) A cell of the nervous system, which conducts nerve impulses; consisting of an axon and several dendrites. Neurons are connected by synapses.


lexentry: eng/neuropathy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: neuropathy
trans_list: Nervenleiden | Neuropathie
sense:
(medicine) Any disease of the nerves and nervous system, usually and more specifically the peripheral nervous system, thus including both non-neuraxial and neuraxial instances of neural damage or dysfunction but excluding the neuraxis's psychiatric aspects (mental illnesses).


lexentry: eng/neuropsychiatry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neuropsychiatry
trans_list: Neuropsychiatrie
sense:
(medicine) The branch of medicine dealing with disorders that have both neurological and psychiatric features


lexentry: eng/neurosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neurosis
trans_list: Neurose
sense:
(pathology) A mental disorder, less severe than psychosis, marked by anxiety or fear which differ from normal measures by their intensity, which disorder results from a failure to compromise or properly adjust during the developmental stages of life, between normal human instinctual impulses and the demands of human society.


lexentry: eng/neurosurgery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neurosurgery
trans_list: Neurochirurgie
sense:
(neurology, surgery, uncountable) The surgical discipline focused on treating those central and peripheral nervous system diseases.


lexentry: eng/neurosurgery__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: neurosurgery
trans_list: Hirnchirurgie
sense:
(neurology, surgery, countable) Any surgical procedure performed on the nervous system, especially the brain.


lexentry: eng/neurotoxin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neurotoxin
trans_list: Nervengift | Neurotoxin
sense:
(neuroscience, toxicology, pharmaceutical drug) A toxin that specifically acts upon neurons, their synapses, or the nervous system in its entirety.


lexentry: eng/neurotransmitter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neurotransmitter
trans_list: Neurotransmitter
sense:
(biochemistry, neuroscience) Any substance, such as acetylcholine or dopamine, responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons.


lexentry: eng/neurotypical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neurotypical
trans_list: neurotypisch
sense:
Having a normal (usual, ordinary) way of processing sensory, linguistic, and social information; often to contrast with autistic.


lexentry: eng/neuter__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: neuter
trans_list: neutral | sächlich | neutrisch | neuter
sense:
(grammar) Having a form which is not masculine nor feminine; or having a form which is not of common gender.


lexentry: eng/neuter__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: neuter
sense:
(grammar) A noun of the neuter gender; any one of those words which have the terminations usually found in neuter words.

trans_list:
Neutrum | sächliches Geschlecht | neutrisches Geschlecht | neutrisches Hauptwort | neutrisches Substantiv | sächliches Hauptwort


lexentry: eng/neuter__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neuter
trans_list: kastrieren | verschneiden
sense:
(transitive) To remove sex organs from an animal to prevent it from having offspring; to castrate or spay, particularly as applied to domestic animals.


lexentry: eng/neutral__Adjective__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: neutral
trans_list: neutral
sense:
(physics) Neither positive nor negative; possessing no charge or equivalent positive and negative charge such that there is no imbalance.


lexentry: eng/neutrality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neutrality
trans_list: Neutralität
sense:
The state or quality of being neutral; the condition of being unengaged in contests between others; state of taking no part on either side.


lexentry: eng/neutrino__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neutrino
trans_list: Neutrino | neutrino
sense:
An elementary particle that is classified as a lepton, and has an extremely small but nonzero mass and no electric charge. It interacts with the surroundings only via the weak force or gravitation, making it very difficult to detect.


lexentry: eng/neutron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neutron
trans_list: Neutron
sense:
(particle) A subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and having no charge; it is a combination of an up quark and two down quarks.


lexentry: eng/neutron_activation_analysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neutron activation analysis
trans_list: Neutronenaktivierungsanalyse
sense:
(inorganic chemistry) An analytical technique that measures the decay of elements when bombarded with neutrons


lexentry: eng/neutron_bomb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neutron bomb
trans_list: Neutronenbombe
sense:
An atomic bomb that produces a greater amount of neutrons, and a lesser amount of blast; the intention being to create equal lethal neutron radiation and blast radii which increases the effectiveness of the weapon against armour while reducing collateral damage.


lexentry: eng/neutron_capture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neutron capture
trans_list: Neutroneneinfang
sense:
(physics) A form of nuclear reaction in which one or more neutrons are absorbed by an atomic nucleus


lexentry: eng/neutron_star__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neutron star
trans_list: Neutronenstern
sense:
(star) A degenerate star that has been so collapsed by gravity that its electrons and protons have been merged into neutrons by the intense pressure. The solid mass of neutrons is sometimes called neutronium.


lexentry: eng/neutronium__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: neutronium
trans_list: Neutronium
sense:
(physics) A hypothetical gravitationally bound system of a neutron and an antineutron (the onium of a neutron), not predicted to exist under normal circumstances.


lexentry: eng/never_again__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: never again
trans_list: nie wieder | niemals mehr | nimmermehr
sense:
(set phrase) At no time in the future; usually said of a negative event, practice, etc., which should not be allowed to reoccur.


lexentry: eng/never_mind__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: never mind
trans_list: macht nichts | das ist egal | das macht nichts | ganz egal | schon gut
sense:
(hortative) It is not important; do not fret; used to reassure or comfort the person to whom it is said.


lexentry: eng/nevus_flammeus_nuchae__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nevus flammeus nuchae
trans_list: Bossard-Fleck | Storchenbiss
sense:
(medicine) A congenital and usually temporary capillary malformation in a newborn. It is generally pink and flat, and is caused by the dilation of blood vessels.


lexentry: eng/new__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: new
trans_list: neu
sense:
Used to distinguish something established more recently, named after something or some place previously existing.


lexentry: eng/new_normal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: new normal
trans_list: neue Normalität | neuer Maßstab | neuer Standard | neues Normal
sense:
(chiefly, Canada, US, idiomatic) A current prevailing situation which has emerged recently, that differs dramatically from the previous one and is expected to remain. [from 1920s]


lexentry: eng/new_potato__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: new potato
trans_list: Frühlingskartoffel
sense:
A potato harvested before fully developed for its tender, less starchy texture and more delicate flavor.


lexentry: eng/new_religious_movement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: new religious movement
trans_list: neue religiöse Bewegung
sense:
(religion) (abbreviated NRM) Any religious community or spiritual group of modern origins, having a peripheral place within a state's dominant religious culture.


lexentry: eng/newbie__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: newbie
trans_list: Anfänger | Neuling
sense:
(Internet) A new user or participant; someone who is extremely new and inexperienced (to a game or activity). A beginner.


lexentry: eng/newfangled__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: newfangled
trans_list: neumodisch
sense:
(usually derogatory, disapproving, or humorous) new and often needlessly novel or gratuitously different; recently devised or fashionable, especially when not an improvement.


lexentry: eng/news_agency__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: news agency
trans_list: Nachrichtenagentur | Presseagentur
sense:
An organisation that gathers and distributes news to newspapers and radio and television broadcasters.


lexentry: eng/news_ticker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: news ticker
trans_list: Nachrichtenticker
sense:
A device, used primarily in the 20th century, which printed out incoming news stories on paper tape.


lexentry: eng/newscast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: newscast
trans_list: Nachrichtensendung | Tagesschau
sense:
(broadcasting, journalism) A broadcast of the news; a news report that is transmitted over the air for television, radio, etc.


lexentry: eng/newscaster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: newscaster
trans_list: Nachrichtensprecherin | Nachrichtensprecher
sense:
(broadcasting, journalism) One who delivers the news for broadcast on television, radio, etc; a newsreader.


lexentry: eng/newsletter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: newsletter
trans_list: Newsletter | Mitteilungsblatt
sense:
A periodically sent publication containing current events or the like, generally on a particular topic or geared toward a limited audience.


lexentry: eng/newspaper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: newspaper
trans_list: Zeitung | Tageszeitung
sense:
(countable) A publication, usually published daily or weekly and usually printed on cheap, low-quality paper, containing news and other articles.


lexentry: eng/newspaper__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: newspaper
trans_list: Zeitungspapier
sense:
(uncountable, countable) A quantity of or one of the types of paper on which newspapers are printed.


lexentry: eng/newspeak__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: newspeak
trans_list: Neusprech
sense:
Use of ambiguous, misleading, or euphemistic words in order to deceive the listener, especially by politicians and officials.


lexentry: eng/newsreel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: newsreel
trans_list: Wochenblatt
sense:
(countable) A short film containing news or current affairs; especially one of several shown in sequence.


lexentry: eng/newsroom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: newsroom
trans_list: Newsdesk | Newsroom | Redaktion
sense:
The office of a news organisation, especially that part of it where the journalists work and news stories are processed.


lexentry: eng/newsworthy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
sense: Interesting enough to be reported as a news
written_rep: newsworthy
trans_list:
berichtenswert | eine Nachricht wert seiend | interessant | mit Nachrichtenwert | veröffentlichungswürdig


lexentry: eng/newton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: newton
trans_list: Newton
sense:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of force; the force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram by one metre per second per second. Symbol: N.


lexentry: eng/next_of_kin__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: next of kin
trans_list: Angehöriger
sense:
Close friend, spouse, or partner (for example on a hospital admission form), one of someone's close ones.


lexentry: eng/niacin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: niacin
trans_list: Niacin
sense:
(carboxylic acid, vitamin) A water-soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and dairy products; it is essential to metabolism.


lexentry: eng/nibling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nibling
trans_list: Geschwisterkind
sense:
(originally, chiefly, anthropology, often, in the plural) Used especially as a gender-neutral term: the child of one's sibling or sibling-in-law; one's nephew or niece. [from 1951]


lexentry: eng/niche__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: niche
trans_list: Nische | Mauernische | Mauerrücksprung | Wandnische
sense:
(architectural element) A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament.


lexentry: eng/niche__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: niche
trans_list: Nische | Marktnische | Marktlücke
sense:
(by extension) Any position of opportunity for which one is well-suited, such as a particular market in business.


lexentry: eng/nick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nick
trans_list: Schramme
sense:
(printing, dated) A notch cut crosswise in the shank of a type, to assist a compositor in placing it properly in the stick, and in distribution.


lexentry: eng/nickeline__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nickeline
trans_list: Nickelin
sense:
(mineral) A mineral, a form of nickel arsenide, NiAs, having a metallic lustre and copper-red colour, that is a minor ore of nickel.


lexentry: eng/nickname__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nickname
trans_list: Spitzname | Beiname
sense:
A familiar, invented name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing, often based on some noteworthy characteristic.


lexentry: eng/nicotine_gum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nicotine gum
trans_list: Nikotinkaugummi
sense:
A form of chewing gum that slowly releases nicotine into the body; used by people who are trying to quit smoking


lexentry: eng/nicotine_patch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nicotine patch
trans_list: Nikotinpflaster
sense:
An adhesive patch, affixed to the skin, that slowly diffuses nicotine into the bloodstream; used by people who are trying to quit smoking


lexentry: eng/nictitating_membrane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nictitating membrane
trans_list: Nickhaut
sense:
A transparent protective fold of skin acting as an inner eyelid in birds, reptiles and some mammals.


lexentry: eng/niddy-noddy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: niddy-noddy
trans_list: Kreuzhaspel | Nicker
sense:
A tool used to make skeins from yarn, consisting of a central bar with crossbars at each end, offset from each other by 90°.


lexentry: eng/nidicolous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nidicolous
trans_list: nesthockend
sense:
(zoology) Tending to stay at the nest or birthplace for a long time after birth, due to dependence on the parents for feeding and protection.


lexentry: eng/niece__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: niece
trans_list: Nichte
sense:
A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").


lexentry: eng/niello__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: niello
trans_list: Niello | Schwarzschmelz
sense:
(metallurgy) Any of various black metal alloys, made of sulphur with copper, silver or lead, used to create decorative designs on other metals.


lexentry: eng/nigella__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nigella
trans_list: Schwarzkümmel
sense:
Any plant of the genus Nigella of about twelve species of annual flowering plants, the blooms of which are generally blue in colour but also found in shades of pink, white and pale purple.


lexentry: eng/nigger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nigger
trans_list: Neger | Bimbo | Kaffer | Kafferin | Mohr | Mohrin
sense:
(offensive, ethnic slur, vulgar, see usage notes) A black person; a person of black African descent.


lexentry: eng/night__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: night
trans_list: Nacht
sense:
(astronomy, countable) The period of darkness beginning at the end of evening astronomical twilight when the sun is 18 degrees below the horizon, and ending at the beginning of morning astronomical twilight.


lexentry: eng/night__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: night
trans_list: Nacht
sense:
(legal, countable) A period of time often defined in the legal system as beginning 30 minutes after sunset, and ending 30 minutes before sunrise.


lexentry: eng/night_owl__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: night owl
trans_list: Nachteule | Nachtmensch | Nachtschwärmer
sense:
(idiomatic) One who goes to bed late, or stays up late at night or in the early hours of the morning.


lexentry: eng/night_person__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: night person
trans_list: Eule
sense:
(idiomatic) A person whose preference or custom is to remain awake and active during the evening and early morning (night) hours, and who usually sleeps during part of the daytime.


lexentry: eng/night_school__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: night school
trans_list: Abendschule
sense:
A school, typically used for the purpose of continuing education with classes held predominantly in the evening to accommodate students with typical day shift work schedules.


lexentry: eng/night_vision__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: night vision
trans_list: Nachtsicht
sense:
The ability, either naturally, by technology or by superpowers, to see in a low light or even dark environment.


lexentry: eng/night_watchman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: night watchman
trans_list: Nachtwächter
sense:
(historical) Prior to police forces, a person appointed by a town or city to walk the streets at night and guard the burghers from felons and robbers.


lexentry: eng/night_watchman_state__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: night watchman state
trans_list: Nachtwächterstaat | Minimalstaat
sense:
(political philosophy) Government that is limited to a bare minimum of functions, usually just military, police, and courts.


lexentry: eng/nightcap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nightcap
trans_list: Schlafmütze
sense:
(headwear) A warm cloth cap worn while sleeping, often with pajamas, being common attire in northern Europe before effective home heating became widespread. [From 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/nightclothes__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nightclothes
trans_list: Kindernachtwäsche | Nachthemden | Nachtkleidung | Nachtwäsche | Nachtzeug
sense:
Clothing worn while sleeping in bed, such as pyjamas or a nightgown, and, when worn over nightclothes, a robe.


lexentry: eng/nightclub__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nightclub
trans_list: Diskothek | Nachtklub | Nightclub
sense:
A public or private establishment that is open late at night to provide entertainment, food, drink, music or dancing.


lexentry: eng/nightcrawler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nightcrawler
trans_list: Aalwurm | Gemeiner Regenwurm | Tauwurm
sense:
An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.


lexentry: eng/nightingale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nightingale
trans_list: Nachtigall
sense:
A Eurasian and African songbird, Luscinia megarhynchos, family Muscicapidae, famed for its beautiful singing at night; a common nightingale.


lexentry: eng/nightjar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nightjar
trans_list: Ziegenmelker | Nachtschwalbe
sense:
Any of various medium-sized nocturnal birds of the family Caprimulgidae, that feed predominantly on moths and other large flying insects.


lexentry: eng/nightmare__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nightmare
trans_list: Albtraum | Alptraum | Nachtmahr
sense:
(figuratively) Any bad, miserable, difficult or terrifying situation or experience that arouses anxiety, terror, agony or great displeasure. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/nightmare__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: nightmare
trans_list: Albtraum | Alptraum | Nachtmahr
sense:
(now, chiefly, historical) A feeling of extreme anxiety or suffocation experienced during sleep; Sleep paralysis. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/nightshade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nightshade
trans_list: Nachtschattengewächs
sense:
Any of the poisonous plants belonging to the genus Solanum, especially black nightshade or woody nightshade.


lexentry: eng/nightstand__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nightstand
trans_list: Nachttisch
sense:
(US) A small table or cabinet, usually with two drawers one above the other or one drawer and a lower shelf, placed beside the head of a bed.


lexentry: eng/nihilism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nihilism
trans_list: Nihilismus
sense:
(usually, uncountable) The rejection of, or opposition to, religious beliefs, (inherent or objective) moral principles, legal rules, etc., often due to the view that life is meaningless (sense 1).


lexentry: eng/nihilism__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: nihilism
trans_list: Nihilismus
sense:
(countable, uncountable, philosophy) A doctrine grounded on the negation of one or more meaningful aspects of life; in particular, the view that nothing in the world actually exists.


lexentry: eng/nikud__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nikud
trans_list: Nikud
sense:
The system of optional diacritics attached to Hebrew letters that indicate vowels and consonant variations.


lexentry: eng/nine-banded_armadillo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nine-banded armadillo
trans_list: Neunbinden-Gürteltier
sense:
A species of armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus, ranging from much of the southern US to warmer South America.


lexentry: eng/nine_hundred__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nine hundred
trans_list: neunhundert
sense:
The cardinal number occurring after eight hundred ninety-nine and before nine hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 900. Ordinal: nine-hundredth.


lexentry: eng/nine_men's_morris__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nine men's morris
trans_list: Mühle
sense:
An ancient strategic board game for two players, each having nine pieces, and in which forming a row of three of one's own pieces earns the removal of one of the other player's pieces.


lexentry: eng/nine_o'clock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nine o'clock
trans_list: neun Uhr
sense:
(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the tenth hour of the day; 9:00 a.m. (09:00).


lexentry: eng/nine_thousand_nine_hundred_and_ninety-nine__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine
trans_list: neuntausendneunhundertneunundneunzig
sense:
The cardinal number occurring after nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight and before ten thousand, represented in Arabic numerals as 9,999. Represented in Roman numerals as IXCMXCIX.


lexentry: eng/nineteen__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nineteen
trans_list: neunzehn
sense:
The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens".


lexentry: eng/ninety-eight__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ninety-eight
trans_list: achtundneunzig
sense:
The cardinal number immediately following ninety-seven — ninety plus eight — and preceding ninety-nine.


lexentry: eng/ninety__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ninety
trans_list: neunzig
sense:
The cardinal number occurring after eighty-nine and before ninety-one, represented in Roman numerals as XC and in Arabic numerals as 90.


lexentry: eng/ninhydrin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ninhydrin
trans_list: Ninhydrin
sense:
(organic compound) The aromatic compound 2,2-dihydroxyindane-1,3-dione which is used as a reagent to detect amines


lexentry: eng/ninja__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ninja
trans_list: Ninja
sense:
(martial arts) A person trained in ninjutsu, especially (historical) one used for espionage, assassination, and other tasks requiring stealth during Japan's shogunate period.


lexentry: eng/ninjutsu__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ninjutsu
trans_list: Ninjutsu
sense:
(martial arts) A Japanese martial art that is a collection of techniques originally practiced for Japanese espionage purposes, and includes methods of gathering information, nondetection, avoidance, and misdirection techniques. Used by ninja (忍者).


lexentry: eng/ninth__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ninth
trans_list: Neuntel | Neunter | neunte
sense:
(music) The compound interval between any tone and the tone represented on the ninth degree of the staff above it, as between one of the scale and two of the octave above; the octave of the second, consisting of 13 or 14 semitones (called minor and major ninth).


lexentry: eng/niobium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: niobium
trans_list: Niob
sense:
A chemical element (symbol Nb) with an atomic number of 41: a light grey, crystalline, ductile transition metal used in superconducting materials.


lexentry: eng/nip__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nip
trans_list: kneifen | zusammenquetschen
sense:
To catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.


lexentry: eng/nip_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nip point
trans_list: Walzenspalt
sense:
(manufacturing) A point of convergence between two rolling parts, or a rolling part and a stationary part, where all or part of the human body could become trapped and injured.


lexentry: eng/nipple__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nipple
trans_list: Brustwarze | Nippel
sense:
(anatomy) The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female therian mammals, milk is secreted. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/nipple__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: nipple
trans_list: Nippel
sense:
Any small physical protrusion on an automotive, a machine part or any other part that fits into a groove on another part.


lexentry: eng/nipple__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: nipple
trans_list: Nippel | Speichennippel
sense:
(cycling) An internally threaded piece which holds a bicycle spoke in place on the rim. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/nirvana__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nirvana
trans_list: Nirvana | Nirwana
sense:
(Buddhism) Complete cessation of suffering; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.


lexentry: eng/nisba__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nisba
trans_list: Nisbe
sense:
An Arabic derivational adjective formed with the suffix ـِيّ / ـِيَّة, or the equivalent construction in another Semitic (or other Afroasiatic) language.


lexentry: eng/nitpicker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: One who nitpicks (finds fault in unimportant details).
written_rep: nitpicker
trans_list:
Erbsenzähler | Erbsenzählerin | Griffelspitzer | Griffelspitzerin | Korinthenkacker | Korinthenkackerin


lexentry: eng/nitpicking__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nitpicking
trans_list: Erbsenzählerei | Pedanterie
sense:
(figuratively, by extension) A process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors, particularly if the pointed-out details seem insignificant or irrelevant to all but the finder.


lexentry: eng/nitric_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nitric acid
trans_list: Salpetersäure
sense:
(inorganic compound) A transparent, colorless to pale yellow, fuming corrosive liquid, HNO3; a highly reactive oxidizing agent used in the production of fertilizers, explosives, and rocket fuels and in a wide variety of industrial processes; once called aqua fortis.


lexentry: eng/nitric_oxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nitric oxide
trans_list: Stickoxid
sense:
(chemistry) the binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen NO; an unstable compound which rapidly oxidizes in the presence of air.


lexentry: eng/nitrile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nitrile
trans_list: Nitril
sense:
(organic compound) Any of a class of organic compounds containing a cyano functional group −C≡N; they are named as derivatives of the appropriate carboxylic acid.


lexentry: eng/nitrocellulose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nitrocellulose
trans_list: Nitrozellulose | Pyroxylin | Schießbaumwolle | Zellulosenitrat
sense:
(organic compound) A cotton-like material, made from cellulose by the action of nitric and sulphuric acids, used in the manufacture of explosives, collodion etc.


lexentry: eng/nitrogen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nitrogen
trans_list: Stickstoff
sense:
(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol N) with an atomic number of 7 and atomic weight of 14.0067. It is a colorless and odorless gas.


lexentry: eng/nitrogen_dioxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nitrogen dioxide
trans_list: Nitrogendioxid | Stickstoffdioxid
sense:
(inorganic compound) The binary compound NO₂, a brownish gas that is a poisonous air pollutant; it exists in equilibrium with dinitrogen tetroxide.


lexentry: eng/nitroglycerine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nitroglycerine
trans_list: Nitroglyzerin
sense:
(organic compound) The compound glyceryl-tri-nitrate or 1,2,3 tri-nitrooxy propane; the ester of glycerol with nitric acid; prepared by the careful addition of a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids to glycerol with constant stirring and cooling; it is a thick, pale yellow liquid, that is highly explosive on concussion or on exposure to sudden heat; it is used in medicine as a vasodilator, and as an explosive in the form of dynamite which is safe to handle.


lexentry: eng/nitrous_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nitrous acid
trans_list: salpetrige Säure
sense:
(inorganic compound) A weak acid, HNO2, known only in solution, or as its salts and esters, the nitrites; it has a linear structure, H-O-N=O


lexentry: eng/nitrous_oxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nitrous oxide
trans_list: Distickstoffmonoxid
sense:
(inorganic compound) A non-flammable gas (N₂O) commonly used in surgery and dentistry for its anaesthetic and analgesic effects and in motorsport for bursts of added power.


lexentry: eng/nitrox__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nitrox
trans_list: Nitrox
sense:
(underwater diving) A mixture of nitrogen and oxygen, the nitrogen content being lower than that of normal air, which is used in place of air as a breathing gas.


lexentry: eng/no-brainer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: no-brainer
trans_list: Selbstläufer | einfache Sache
sense:
(informal) An easy or obvious conclusion, decision, solution, task, etc.; something requiring little or no thought.


lexentry: eng/no-show__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: no-show
trans_list: Abwesenheit
sense:
An absence; failure to show up or to make a scheduled appearance, especially at a hotel or a place of employment.


lexentry: eng/no_comment__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: no comment
trans_list: kein Kommentar
sense:
(idiomatic) An "official" refusal to relay any further information, used for example in response to a question by a newspaper reporter or police officer. [from c. 1950]


lexentry: eng/no_good_deed_goes_unpunished__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: no good deed goes unpunished
trans_list: der Fluch der guten Tat
sense:
Beneficial actions often go unappreciated or are met with outright hostility or demands for further work.


lexentry: eng/no_hard_feelings__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: no hard feelings
trans_list: nichts für ungut
sense:
(idiomatic) (I, etc.) hold no lingering anger or resentment toward (you, etc.); there's no bad blood between (us, etc.).


lexentry: eng/no_man's_land__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: no man's land
trans_list: Niemandsland
sense:
The stretch of land between the border posts of two contiguous sovereign states, sometimes separated by great distance.


lexentry: eng/no_pain,_no_gain__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: no pain, no gain
sense:
One must be willing to endure some inconvenience or discomfort in order to achieve worthwhile goals.

trans_list:
ohne Fleiß kein Preis | Qualität kommt von Qual | Schmerz vergeht, der Stolz bleibt | Schmerz vergeht, die Ehre bleibt | ohne Schweiß kein Preis | von nichts kommt nichts


lexentry: eng/no_parking__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: no parking
trans_list: Parken verboten
sense:
On a traffic sign, indicates that parking a vehicle is not allowed within the area of influence of the sign.


lexentry: eng/no_smoking__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: no smoking
trans_list: Rauchen verboten
sense:
A phrase used in notices indicating that the smoking of cigarettes, etc., is not permitted in the surrounding area.


lexentry: eng/no_strings_attached__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (idiomatic, originally, US, informal) Without conditions or obligations; without a catch.
written_rep: no strings attached
trans_list:
bedingungslos | ohne Bedingungen | ohne Haken und Ösen | ohne jegliche Verpflichtung | vollkommen unverbindlich


lexentry: eng/nob__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: nob
trans_list: Mama
sense:
(slang) The glans penis, the sensitive bulbous structure at the end of the penis also known as the head of the penis. (Also spelled knob.)


lexentry: eng/noble__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noble
trans_list: edel | nobel | großmütig | großzügig | hehr
sense:
Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character.


lexentry: eng/noble__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: noble
trans_list: adlig | aristokratisch | erhaben | erlaucht | nobel | prächtig
sense:
Of exalted rank; of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title; highborn.


lexentry: eng/noble__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: noble
trans_list: Nobel
sense:
(historical) A medieval gold coin of England in the 14th and 15th centuries, usually valued at 6s 8d. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/noble_gas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noble gas
trans_list: Edelgas
sense:
(chemistry) Any of the elements of group 18 of the periodic table, being monatomic and (with very limited exceptions) inert.


lexentry: eng/noble_metal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noble metal
trans_list: Edelmetall
sense:
(inorganic chemistry, alchemy) A metal resistant to corrosion, oxidizing and tarnishing, such as gold or platinum.


lexentry: eng/noble_rot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noble rot
trans_list: Edelfäule
sense:
A benevolent form of the fungus Botrytis cinerea which, in the right conditions, leads to a concentrated sweet wine.


lexentry: eng/noble_savage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noble savage
trans_list: edle Wilde | edler Wilder
sense:
(literature) A stock character embodying the concept of an idealized indigene or outsider who has not been corrupted by civilization and therefore symbolizes humanity's innate goodness.


lexentry: eng/noblesse_oblige__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noblesse oblige
trans_list: Adel verpflichtet
sense:
The honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank; in American English this often includes the expectation of benevolent actions such as helping those less fortunate.


lexentry: eng/nobody's_perfect__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nobody's perfect
trans_list: niemand ist perfekt
sense:
Used when someone's mistakes or flaws are acknowledged, to remind that everyone else makes mistakes and has flaws.


lexentry: eng/nocebo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nocebo
trans_list: Nocebo
sense:
(pharmacology, also, _, attributive) A substance which a patient experiences as harmful due to a previous negative perception, but which is in fact pharmacologically (medicinally) inactive. [from 1961]


lexentry: eng/nociplastic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nociplastic
trans_list: noziplastisch
sense:
(physiology) Of, pertaining to, or resulting from plasticity, of a kind analogous to neuroplasticity, in parts of the central nervous system concerned with nociception.


lexentry: eng/nociplastic_pain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nociplastic pain
trans_list: Zentrale Sensitivierung | noziplastischer Schmerz
sense:
(medicine) Heightened responsiveness to sensory input, thought to result from dysfunction in the processing of pain signals by the central nervous system.


lexentry: eng/noctilucine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noctilucine
trans_list: Noctilucin
sense:
(biochemistry) A nitrogenous substance in fireflies, glowworms and marine animals, once believed to be responsible for their luminescence.


lexentry: eng/node__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: node
trans_list: Knoten
sense:
(astronomy) The point where the orbit of a planet, as viewed from the Sun, intersects the ecliptic. The ascending and descending nodes refer respectively to the points where the planet moves from South to North and N to S; their respective symbols are ☊ and ☋.


lexentry: eng/noetherian__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: noetherian
trans_list: noethersch
sense:
(mathematics, of a binary relation on a set) Such that the converse relation is well-founded (on that set).


lexentry: eng/noil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noil
trans_list: Kämmling
sense:
A short fibre left over from combing wool or spinning silk during the preparation of textile yarns. Sometimes it is referred to as 'Raw Silk', although this is somewhat of a misnomer.


lexentry: eng/noise__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: noise
trans_list: Rauschen | Lärm
sense:
(technology) Any part of a signal or data that reduces the clarity, precision, or quality of the desired output.


lexentry: eng/noisome__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: noisome
trans_list: ekelhaft | eklig | widerlich
sense:
(literary) Offensive to the senses; disgusting, unpleasant, nauseous, especially having an undesirable smell.


lexentry: eng/noisy_miner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noisy miner
trans_list: Weißstirn-Schwatzvogel
sense:
A grey honeyeater, Manorina melanocephala, that has a large range of songs, calls, and alarms, is endemic to eastern and south-eastern Australia, and has a black head, orange-yellow beak and feet, and a yellow patch behind the eye.


lexentry: eng/nomad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nomad
trans_list: Nomade | Nomadin
sense:
(anthropology) A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home.


lexentry: eng/nombril__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nombril
trans_list: Nabe
sense:
(heraldry) A point halfway between the fess point (centre of the shield) and the middle base (bottom) point of an escutcheon.


lexentry: eng/nomenklatura__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nomenklatura
trans_list: Kader
sense:
(now, _, historical) A list of bureaucratic posts in government and industry in the former Soviet Union (or other communist countries), filled by those appointed by the Party. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/nominal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: nominal
trans_list: nominal | substantivisch
sense:
(finance) Of, relating to, or being the amount or face value of a sum of money or a stock certificate, for example, and not the purchasing power or market value.


lexentry: eng/nominalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nominalism
trans_list: Nominalismus
sense:
(philosophy) A doctrine that universals do not have an existence except as names for classes of concrete objects.


lexentry: eng/nominalization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nominalization
trans_list: Substantivierung | Hauptwortbildung | Nominalisierung
sense:
(linguistics, countable) A noun derived from an adjective, verb, etc., often (in english) by adding a suffix such as -ity, -tion or -ism.


lexentry: eng/nominalizer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nominalizer
trans_list: Substantivator
sense:
(linguistics) Anything, usually an affixed morpheme or a particle, that changes another part of speech into a noun.


lexentry: eng/nominee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nominee
trans_list: Kandidat | Nominierte
sense:
A person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for election to office.


lexentry: eng/nomogram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nomogram
trans_list: Nomogramm
sense:
(mathematics) A diagram in which the relationship between three variables is represented by a straight line or curve for each variable; the value of the third variable corresponding to particular values of the first two is obtained by drawing a straight line through the points on the first two curves that represent particular values of the first two variables and noting the point at which the line intersects the third line or curve.


lexentry: eng/non-Euclidean_geometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: non-Euclidean geometry
trans_list: nichteuklidische Geometrie
sense:
(geometry) Any system of geometry not based on the set of axioms of Euclidean geometry, which is based on the three-dimensional space of common experience.


lexentry: eng/non-binary__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: non-binary
trans_list: nichtbinär | diversgeschlechtlich | zwischengeschlechtlich | divers | nicht-binär | non-binär
sense:
Having or pertaining to a gender identity not represented by the gender binary; not exclusively male or female; genderqueer.


lexentry: eng/non-breaking_space__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: non-breaking space
trans_list: geschütztes Leerzeichen
sense:
(computing) A variant of the space character that prevents text from wrapping onto the next line at that point.


lexentry: eng/non-commissioned_officer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: non-commissioned officer
trans_list: Unteroffizier
sense:
A person of authority in the military who has not received a commission (a direct conveyance of authority from the sovereign government); as such they can have charge or control but not command in the most technical use of the word.


lexentry: eng/non-disclosure_agreement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (legal, business) A contract that enjoins a party not to disclose certain information.
written_rep: non-disclosure agreement
trans_list:
Geheimhaltungsvereinbarung | Vertraulichkeitsvereinbarung | Verschwiegenheitsvereinbarung | [[Abrede|-abrede]] | [[Erklärung|-erklärung]]


lexentry: eng/non-esterified_fatty_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: non-esterified fatty acid
trans_list: freie Fettsäure
sense:
(biochemistry) Any fatty acid which occurs free, rather than esterified with glycerol to form a glyceride or other lipid; usually as the result of hydrolysis


lexentry: eng/non-finite_verb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: non-finite verb
trans_list: infinites Verb
sense:
(grammar) A verb form that lacks a subject, is not inflected by tense, aspect, mood, number, gender or person and cannot serve as a predicate.


lexentry: eng/non-governmental_organization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: non-governmental organization
trans_list: Nichtregierungsorganisation
sense:
A legally constituted non-commercial organization created by natural or legal persons with no participation or representation of any government.


lexentry: eng/non-military_service__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: non-military service
trans_list: Zivildienst
sense:
Service in a nonmilitary organization, instead of service in the military; service performed by a conscientious objector.


lexentry: eng/non-player_character__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: non-player character
trans_list: Nicht-Spieler-Charakter
sense:
(role-playing games, video gaming) A character in a role-playing game or computer game whose actions are not controlled by a player.


lexentry: eng/non-refoulement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: non-refoulement
sense:
(international law) The principle that a person (particularly a refugee) should not be returned to an area (chiefly their country of origin) where they would face mistreatment.

trans_list:
Grundsatz der Nichtzurückweisung | Nicht-Abschiebung | Nicht-Zurückweisung | Nichtzurückweisungsprinzip | Non-refoulement-Gebot | Refoulement-Verbot


lexentry: eng/non-verbal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: non-verbal
trans_list: nonverbal
sense:
(of communication) In a form other than written or spoken words, such as gestures, facial expressions or body language.


lexentry: eng/nonane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nonane
trans_list: Nonan
sense:
(organic compound) Any of very many isomeric alkanes, of general formula C9H20, having 9 carbon atoms.


lexentry: eng/nonce_word__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (lexicography) A word invented for the occasion.
written_rep: nonce word
trans_list:
Ad-hoc-Bildung | Ad-hoc-Wortbildung | Augenblicksbildung | Gelegenheitsbildung | Okkasionalismus | okkasionelle Bildung


lexentry: eng/noncommittal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noncommittal
trans_list: unverbindlich
sense:
Tending to avoid commitment; lacking certainty or decisiveness; reluctant to give out information or show one's feelings or opinion.


lexentry: eng/nonconformity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nonconformity
trans_list: Nichtkonformität | Nonkonformismus | Nonkonformität
sense:
Refusal to conform to the doctrine, discipline, or practice of a state religion, especially refusal by other Protestants to conform to the doctrine or discipline of the Church of England; the principles or practice of nonconformists; nonconformists as a class.


lexentry: eng/nondeterministic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nondeterministic
trans_list: nichtdeterministisch
sense:
(computer science) Exhibiting nondeterminism; involving choices between indistinguishable possibilities.


lexentry: eng/nondimensionalization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nondimensionalization
trans_list: Entdimensionalisierung | Entdimensionierung
sense:
(physics, engineering) The partial or full removal of units from an equation involving physical quantities by a suitable substitution of variables, in order, for example, to simplify and parameterize problems where measured units are involved.


lexentry: eng/none_of_your_beeswax__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: none of your beeswax
trans_list: das geht dich einen feuchten Kehricht an
sense:
A riposte to badgering questioning, expressing a refusal to answer, and an insistence that the questioner cease prying any further.


lexentry: eng/nonessential_amino_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nonessential amino acid
trans_list: nichtessentielle Aminosäure
sense:
(amino acid) Those of the naturally occurring amino acids that the human body can synthesize for itself, and so need not be provided by dietary protein.


lexentry: eng/nonfiction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nonfiction
trans_list: Sachliteratur
sense:
Written works intended to give facts, or true accounts of real things and events. Often used attributively.


lexentry: eng/nonfree__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nonfree
trans_list: kostenpflichtig
sense:
(rare) Not free, not free of charge, that costs money, that must be paid for, that must be purchased; paid (as in paid service); pay (as in pay channel); cash (as in cash bar).


lexentry: eng/nonlinear__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: nonlinear
trans_list: nicht linear | nichtlinear
sense:
(mathematics, of a function) Having a product of independent variables, or a variable with an exponent not equal to one.


lexentry: eng/nonmetal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nonmetal
trans_list: Nichtmetall
sense:
(chemistry) An element, such as phosphorus or chlorine, that does not have the chemical or physical properties of a metal.


lexentry: eng/nonogram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nonogram
trans_list: Nonogramm
sense:
(games, puzzles) A puzzle in which cells of a grid must be filled or left blank, according to sets of numbers given at the side of the grid, to reveal a hidden picture.


lexentry: eng/nonpareil__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: nonpareil
trans_list: Nonpareille
sense:
(uncountable, typography, chiefly, historical) A size of type between ruby and emerald (or, in the United States, between agate and minion), standardized as 6-point; (countable) a slug of this size.


lexentry: eng/nonpracticing__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nonpracticing
trans_list: nicht praktizierend | nichtpraktizierend
sense:
Not practicing; of a person in a particular profession, not engaged in the practice of that profession; of a person born into a particular religion, not abiding by the rituals and mores of that religion.


lexentry: eng/nonprofit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nonprofit
trans_list: Non-Profit-Organisation
sense:
Ellipsis of nonprofit organization: an organization that exists for reasons other than to make a profit, such as a charitable, educational or service organization.


lexentry: eng/nonrepudiation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nonrepudiation
trans_list: Unleugbarkeit
sense:
(telecommunication) Assurance that the claimed sender or recipient is in fact the party who sent or received a given message.


lexentry: eng/nonsectarian__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
sense: Of or pertaining to nonsectarianism.
written_rep: nonsectarian
trans_list:
bekenntnisfrei | konfessionell ungebunden | konfessionsfrei | konfessionslos | konfessionsungebunden | nicht konfessionsgebunden


lexentry: eng/nonviolence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nonviolence
trans_list: Gewaltfreiheit | Gewaltlosigkeit
sense:
A philosophy that rejects the use of violence, and instead seeks to bring about change through peaceful responses even to violent acts.


lexentry: eng/nonwoven__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nonwoven
trans_list: Vlies
sense:
Any of various fabriclike materials made from long fibres bonded together by chemical or mechanical processes.


lexentry: eng/noob__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noob
trans_list: Neuling | Noob | Anfänger | Gimp | Nub
sense:
(Internet slang, chiefly, derogatory) A newb or newbie; refers to the idea that someone is new to a game, concept, or idea; implying a lack of experience. Also, in some areas the word noob can mean someone is obsessed with things.


lexentry: eng/noodle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noodle
trans_list: Nudel
sense:
(usually, in the plural) A string or flat strip of pasta or other dough, usually cooked (at least initially) by boiling, and served in soup or in a dry form mixed with a sauce and other ingredients.


lexentry: eng/noose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noose
trans_list: Strick | Schlinge
sense:
An adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.


lexentry: eng/nor__Conjunction__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nor
trans_list: noch
sense:
A function word introducing each except the first term of a series, indicating none of them is true.


lexentry: eng/norepinephrine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: norepinephrine
trans_list: Norepinephrin
sense:
(neurotransmitter) A neurotransmitter found in the locus coeruleus which is synthesized from dopamine.


lexentry: eng/norite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: norite
trans_list: Norit
sense:
A granular crystalline rock consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar (such as labradorite) and hypersthene.


lexentry: eng/norm__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: norm
trans_list: Norm
sense:
(mathematics) A function which satisfies a particular set of formal conditions, created to generalize the notion of the length of a vector. Formally, a real-valued function on a vector space, generally denoted v\mapsto\left|v\right| or v\mapsto\left\|v\right\|, that satisfies the following properties:


lexentry: eng/normal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: normal
trans_list: normal
sense:
(set theory, of a function from the ordinals to the ordinals) Which is strictly monotonically increasing and continuous with respect to the order topology.


lexentry: eng/normal_distribution__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: normal distribution
trans_list: Gauß-Verteilung | Normalverteilung
sense:
(statistics) Any of a family of continuous probability distributions such that the probability density function is the Gaussian function


lexentry: eng/normal_subgroup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: normal subgroup
trans_list: Normalteiler | normale Untergruppe
sense:
(group theory) A subgroup H of a group G that is invariant under conjugation; that is, for all elements h of H and for all elements g in G, the element ghg−1 is in H.


lexentry: eng/normal_time__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: normal time
trans_list: reguläre Spielzeit
sense:
(sports) The standard period of play, contrasted with any additional periods such as injury time, extra time or penalty shootout.


lexentry: eng/normality__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: normality
trans_list: Äquivalentkonzentration
sense:
(chemistry) The concentration of a solution expressed in gram equivalent weights of solute per litre of solution.


lexentry: eng/normalization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: normalization
trans_list: Normalisierung
sense:
Any process that makes something more normal or regular, which typically means conforming to some regularity or rule, or returning from some state of abnormality.


lexentry: eng/normalizer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: normalizer
trans_list: Normalisator
sense:
(algebra) The subset of elements of some group which leave some given subset invariant when conjugating it.


lexentry: eng/north__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: north
trans_list: nördlich
sense:
(ecclesiastical) Designating, or situated in, the liturgical north (in a church, the direction to the left-hand side of a person facing the altar).


lexentry: eng/north__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: north
trans_list: Norden | Nord
sense:
The direction towards the pole to the left-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 0°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the northern side of the invariable plane.


lexentry: eng/north__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: north
trans_list: Norden | Nord
sense:
(physics) The positive or north pole of a magnet, which seeks the magnetic pole near Earth's geographic North Pole (which, for its magnetic properties, is a south pole).


lexentry: eng/north_by_west__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: north by west
trans_list: Nord zu West
sense:
The compass point halfway between north and north-northwest, specifically 348.75°, abbreviated as NbW.


lexentry: eng/northeast_by_east__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: northeast by east
trans_list: Nordost zu Ost
sense:
The compass point halfway between northeast and east-northeast, specifically 56.25°, abbreviated as NEbE.


lexentry: eng/northeast_by_north__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: northeast by north
trans_list: Nordost zu Nord
sense:
The compass point halfway between northeast and north-northeast, specifically 33.75°, abbreviated as NEbN.


lexentry: eng/northern_birch_mouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: northern birch mouse
trans_list: Streifenhüpfmaus | Waldbirkenmaus
sense:
A rodent classified either in the family Sminthidae or in the Dipodidae, Sicista betulina that is found in subarctic and cool temperate Asia from Scandinavia to Lake Baikal.


lexentry: eng/northern_firmoss__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: northern firmoss
trans_list: Tannenbärlapp
sense:
A firmoss of species Huperzia selago of temperate and boreal environments in the Northern Hemisphere.


lexentry: eng/northern_flicker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: northern flicker
trans_list: Goldspecht
sense:
Colaptes auratus, a medium-sized member of the woodpecker family, native to most of Central and North America.


lexentry: eng/northern_fur_seal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: northern fur seal
trans_list: Nördlicher Seebär
sense:
A fur seal of the species Callorhinus ursinus (formerly Arctocephalus ursinus), of the northern Pacific.


lexentry: eng/northern_shoveler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: northern shoveler
trans_list: Löffelente
sense:
Spatula clypeata, formerly Anas clypeata, a duck breeding in northern areas of Europe and across the Palearctic and across most of North America.


lexentry: eng/northern_shrike__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: northern shrike
trans_list: Taigaraubwürger
sense:
Lanius borealis, a large songbird species in the shrike family (Laniidae) native to North America and Siberia.


lexentry: eng/northern_wild_rice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: northern wild rice
trans_list: Wasserreis
sense:
Wild rice of the species Zizania palustris, native to Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, and Canada north and west of the Great Lakes.


lexentry: eng/northerner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: northerner
trans_list: Bewohner des Nordens | Bewohnerin des Nordens | Nordländer | Nordländerin
sense:
A native or inhabitant of the north of a region (or of the world as a whole), such as one of the northern United States, the north of Norway, etc.


lexentry: eng/northwest_by_north__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: northwest by north
trans_list: Nordwest zu Nord
sense:
The compass point halfway between northwest and north-northwest, specifically 326.25°, abbreviated as NWbN.


lexentry: eng/northwest_by_west__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: northwest by west
trans_list: Nordwest zu West
sense:
The compass point halfway between northwest and west-northwest, specifically 303.75°, abbreviated as NWbW.


lexentry: eng/nose__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: nose
trans_list: Nasenlänge
sense:
(horse racing) The length of a horse’s nose, used to indicate the distance between horses at the finish of a race, or any very close race.


lexentry: eng/nose_cone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nose cone
trans_list: Nasenkegel
sense:
(aviation) The forwardmost part of an aircraft, rocket or missile; it is shaped to minimize aerodynamic resistance.


lexentry: eng/nose_out_of_joint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nose out of joint
trans_list: bedient sein | die Nase voll haben | die Schnauze voll haben
sense:
(idiomatic) An emotional state where someone is in a bad mood because they have been offended by or taken exception (objected) to some action, usually involving being seen in an inferior light to another person.


lexentry: eng/nose_ring__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nose ring
trans_list: Nasenring
sense:
A ring affixed to the snout of cattle, to make them follow immediately when a chain is attached to the ring.


lexentry: eng/nosebag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nosebag
trans_list: Futtersack
sense:
A sack or bag for feeding a horse, mule, ox or similar animal, generally on the move or away from the home stable or paddock. Designed to be attached to harness and slipped over the animal's nose to permit feeding while eliminating spillage; designs vary.


lexentry: eng/nosebleed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nosebleed
trans_list: Nasenbluten
sense:
haemorrhage from the nose (usually, blood flow exiting the nostrils that originates from the nasal cavity)


lexentry: eng/nosebleed_section__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nosebleed section
trans_list: Juchee | Juchhe
sense:
(North American) The seats high in the back of bleachers, stands, or the balcony at a theater or stadium, usually cheaper and with a poorer view than other seats.


lexentry: eng/noseclip__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noseclip
trans_list: Nasenklammer
sense:
A device that holds a person's nostrils closed to prevent water from entering, or air from escaping, during swimming and other aquatic activities.


lexentry: eng/nosegay__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nosegay
trans_list: Biedermeiersträußchen | Blumensträußchen | Sträußchen
sense:
A small bunch of fragrant flowers or herbs tied in a bundle, often presented as a gift; nosegays were originally intended to be put to the nose for the pleasant sensation or to mask unpleasant odours. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/nosema_disease__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nosema disease
trans_list: Nosemaseuche
sense:
(honey bees) An infectious disease of adult honey bees caused by microsporidian parasites, such as Nosema apis and Nosema ceranae.


lexentry: eng/nosocomial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nosocomial
sense:
(pathology) Of an infection or its cause: arising from the environment of, or treatment in, a hospital. [from early 19th c.]

trans_list:
nosokomial | Krankenhaus- | durch den Aufenthalt oder der Behandlung in einem Krankenhaus verursacht


lexentry: eng/nosophobia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nosophobia
trans_list: Nosophobie
sense:
An excessive or irrational fear of contracting a disease, such as: HIV/AIDS, pulmonary tuberculosis, venereal diseases, cancer, and heart diseases.


lexentry: eng/nostril__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nostril
trans_list: Nasenloch | Nüster
sense:
Either of the two orifices located on the nose (or on the beak of a bird); used as a passage for air and other gases to travel the nasal passages.


lexentry: eng/nostrum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nostrum
trans_list: Hausmittel
sense:
A medicine or remedy in conventional use which has not been proven to have any desirable medical effects.


lexentry: eng/nostrum__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nostrum
trans_list: altes Rezept | übliches Rezept
sense:
(by extension) An ineffective but favorite remedy for a problem, usually involving political action.


lexentry: eng/not_at_all__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: not at all
trans_list: bitte | keine Ursache | gern geschehen | nichts zu danken
sense:
(idiomatic) Used similarly to you're welcome, as a conventional reply to an expression of gratitude.


lexentry: eng/not_my_circus,_not_my_monkeys__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: not my circus, not my monkeys
trans_list: Nicht mein Zirkus, nicht meine Affen
sense:
(colloquial) It is not my problem; it's none of my business; indicates that one is not responsible for controlling or changing a volatile or delicate situation.


lexentry: eng/not_so_fast__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: not so fast
trans_list: nicht so schnell
sense:
(idiomatic) Used to tell someone to cease doing something or to call into question what someone has said.


lexentry: eng/not_to_mention__Conjunction__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: not to mention
trans_list: ganz zu schweigen von | zugeschweigen
sense:
(idiomatic) An apophasis used by a speaker to introduce, despite claiming not to address, a given point of discussion.


lexentry: eng/not_touch_with_a_ten-foot_pole__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: not touch with a ten-foot pole
trans_list: mit der Kneifzange nicht anfassen
sense:
(idiomatic) To avoid something at all costs; to refuse to associate with something; signifies a strong aversion.


lexentry: eng/notarize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: notarize
trans_list: notariell beglaubigen
sense:
(transitive) To be witness of the authenticity of a document and its accompanying signatures in one's capacity as notary public.


lexentry: eng/notary__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: notary
trans_list: Notar | Notarin
sense:
(legal, Canada, US) A notary public, a public officer who serves as an impartial witness to the signing of important documents, but who is not authorised to practise law.


lexentry: eng/notary_public__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: notary public
trans_list: Notar
sense:
(law) An officer who can administer oaths and statutory declarations, witness and authenticate documents and perform certain other acts varying from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.


lexentry: eng/notation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: notation
trans_list: Bezeichnung | Darstellung
sense:
(uncountable) The act, process, method, or an instance of representing by a system or set of marks, signs, figures, or characters.


lexentry: eng/notation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: notation
trans_list: Notation | Bezeichnung | Bezeichnungen | Darstellung | Darstellungsart | Schreibweise
sense:
(uncountable) A system of characters, symbols, or abbreviated expressions used in an art or science or in mathematics or logic to express technical facts or quantities.


lexentry: eng/note__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: note
trans_list: Note
sense:
A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.


lexentry: eng/note__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: note
trans_list: Note
sense:
A character, variously formed, to indicate the length of a tone, and variously placed upon the staff to indicate its pitch.


lexentry: eng/note_value__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: note value
trans_list: Notenwert
sense:
(music) A musical notation that indicates the relative duration of a note, using the color or shape of the note head, the presence or absence of a stem, and the presence of flags.


lexentry: eng/notebook__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: notebook
trans_list: Notizbuch | Notizblock | Merkheft | Notizheft | Schmierheft
sense:
(computing, sometimes, attributive) A kind of user interface in literate programming, allowing calculations to be interspersed with human-readable comments, diagrams, etc.


lexentry: eng/notetaking__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: notetaking
trans_list: Aufzeichnung
sense:
The practice of writing down pieces of information gained from a particular source, such as a lecture or presentation.


lexentry: eng/nothingburger__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nothingburger
trans_list: Lacher | Luftnummer | heiße Luft
sense:
Something of less importance than its treatment suggests; also, something which is bland or unremarkable in appearance or impact.


lexentry: eng/notice__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: notice
trans_list: Kündigung | Kündigungsfrist
sense:
(chiefly, uncountable) Advance notification of termination of employment, given by an employer to an employee or vice versa.


lexentry: eng/notice_period__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: notice period
trans_list: Kündigungsfrist
sense:
(labour law) The time period between the receipt of the letter of dismissal and the last working day.


lexentry: eng/notoriety__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: An infamous or notorious condition or reputation.
written_rep: notoriety
trans_list:
Berüchtigtsein | Notorietät | schlechter Leumund | schlechter Ruf | traurige Berühmtheit | übler Leumund


lexentry: eng/nougat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nougat
trans_list: Nougat
sense:
(uncountable) A mixture consisting of egg white and a sweetener, variously mixed with (in, _, western, _, Europe) almonds or (in, _, eastern, _, Europe) hazelnuts or (in, _, America) used without nuts as a filler in candy bars.


lexentry: eng/noughties__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noughties
trans_list: Nullerjahre | Nuller-Jahre | nuller Jahre
sense:
(UK, sometimes, capitalized) The decade consisting of the last year of the previous century and the first nine years of the next: from 1900 to 1909, 2000 to 2009, etc.


lexentry: eng/noumenal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noumenal
trans_list: noumenisch
sense:
(philosophy, especially Kantianism) Of or pertaining to the noumenon or the realm of things as they are in themselves.


lexentry: eng/noumenon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noumenon
trans_list: Noumenon
sense:
(from Kantian, _, philosophy, _, on) A thing as it is independent of any conceptualization or perception by the human mind, postulated by practical reason but existing in a condition which is in principle unknowable and unexperienceable.


lexentry: eng/noun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noun
trans_list: Substantiv | Nomen | Namenwort | Nennwort | Hauptwort | Dingwort
sense:
(grammar, narrowly) A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, word, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea: one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.


lexentry: eng/noun__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: noun
trans_list: Nomen | Namenwort | Nennwort
sense:
(grammar, now, rare, loosely) Either a word that can be used to refer to a person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality or idea, or a word that modifies or describes a previous word or its referent; a substantive or adjective, sometimes also including other parts of speech such as numeral or pronoun.


lexentry: eng/noun__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: noun
trans_list: Nomen | Namenwort | Nennwort
sense:
(computing) An object within a user interface to which a certain action or transformation (i.e., verb) is applied.


lexentry: eng/noun_class__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noun class
trans_list: Nominalklasse
sense:
(linguistics) A grammatical category similar to gender in which nouns may be organised according to meaning, such as sex, animacy or shape. This is a prominent feature of some of the world's languages, notably the Bantu language family.


lexentry: eng/noun_phrase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noun phrase
trans_list: Nominalphrase
sense:
(grammar) A phrase that has a noun (or indefinite pronoun) as its head or performs the same grammatical function as a noun.


lexentry: eng/nourish__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nourish
trans_list: ernähren | aufziehen | nähren
sense:
(transitive) To feed and cause to grow; to supply with food or other matter which increases weight and promotes health.


lexentry: eng/nourish__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: nourish
trans_list: aufziehen | erziehen | großziehen
sense:
(transitive, of a person) To educate or bring up; to nurture; to promote emotional, spiritual or other non-physical growth.


lexentry: eng/nourish_a_viper_in_one's_bosom__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nourish a viper in one's bosom
trans_list: eine Schlange am Busen nähren
sense:
(idiom) To do acts of kindness that will be met with ingratitude and will cause one harm in the end.


lexentry: eng/nouveau_riche__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nouveau riche
trans_list: Neureicher | Emporkömmling | Parvenü
sense:
(pejorative) New money; wealthy persons whose fortunes are newly acquired, and who are therefore perceived to lack the refinement of those who were raised wealthy.


lexentry: eng/novation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: novation
trans_list: Neuerungsvertrag | Novation
sense:
(legal) A new contract between the original contracting parties whereby the first obligation is extinguished and a new obligation is substituted.


lexentry: eng/novice__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: novice
trans_list: Novize | Novizin
sense:
(religion) A new member of a religious order accepted on a conditional basis, prior to confirmation. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/novichok__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: novichok
trans_list: Nowitschok
sense:
Any of a group of deadly organophosphate nerve agents developed by the Soviet Union in the 1970s and 1980s to evade restrictions on chemical weapons.


lexentry: eng/now__Adverb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: now
trans_list: jetzt
sense:
(sentential) Used to introduce a point, a qualification of what has previously been said, a remonstration or a rebuke.


lexentry: eng/nozzle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nozzle
trans_list: Abdampfstutzen | Abfüllstutzen | Ablaufstutzen | Anzapfstutzen | Füllstutzen | Gewindestutzen
sense:
A short outlet or inlet pipe projecting from the end or side of a hollow vessel, as a steam-engine cylinder or a steam boiler.


lexentry: eng/nu_jazz__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nu jazz
trans_list: Nu Jazz | Nujazz
sense:
(music genre, jazz) Any music that blends jazz elements with other musical styles, such as funk, soul, or electronic dance music.


lexentry: eng/nubile__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nubile
trans_list: heiratsfähig
sense:
Of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable (principally of a young woman). [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/nubuck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nubuck
trans_list: Nubuk | Nubukleder
sense:
A type of brushed, soft calf leather, similar to suede. Differs from suede in that while suede is created from the flesh (inner) side of a hide, nubuck is created using the grain (outer) side, giving it added strength and durability.


lexentry: eng/nuclear__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: nuclear
trans_list: nuklear | Kern
sense:
Relating to a weapon that derives its force from rapid release of energy through nuclear reactions. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/nuclear_binding_energy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nuclear binding energy
trans_list: Kernbindungsenergie
sense:
(nuclear physics) The energy needed to split an atomic nucleus into its component parts; equivalently, the energy value of bringing all the nucleons together.


lexentry: eng/nuclear_chemistry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nuclear chemistry
trans_list: Kernchemie
sense:
(chemistry) The application of chemical techniques to the solution of problems in nuclear physics, including the discovery of naturally occurring and synthetic radioactive elements and the results of nuclear fission.


lexentry: eng/nuclear_fallout__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nuclear fallout
trans_list: radioaktiver Niederschlag
sense:
(uncountable) Residual radioactive material in the upper atmosphere which settles down to Earth over a protracted period; typically ash which has been propelled upwards by a nuclear explosion or disaster, sometimes mixed with rain or snow.


lexentry: eng/nuclear_fission__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nuclear fission
trans_list: Kernspaltung
sense:
(nuclear physics) A nuclear reaction in which a large nucleus splits into smaller ones, sometimes accompanied by the simultaneous release of energy.


lexentry: eng/nuclear_fusion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nuclear fusion
trans_list: Kernfusion
sense:
(nuclear physics) The combining of the nuclei of small atoms to form the nuclei of larger ones, with a resulting release of large quantities of energy; the process that makes the sun shine, and hydrogen bombs explode.


lexentry: eng/nuclear_membrane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nuclear membrane
trans_list: Kernhülle | Kernmembran
sense:
(cytology) A double lipid bilayer that surrounds the nucleus in eukaryotic cells; it contains the genetic material (DNA).


lexentry: eng/nuclear_reaction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nuclear reaction
trans_list: Kernreaktion
sense:
A process such as the fission of an atomic nucleus, or the fusion of one or more atomic nuclei and/or subatomic particles in which the number of protons and/or neutrons in a nucleus changes; the reaction products may contain a different element or a different isotope of the same element.


lexentry: eng/nuclear_reactor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nuclear reactor
trans_list: Kernreaktor | Atomreaktor | Atommeiler | Kernmeiler
sense:
(physics) Any device in which a controlled chain reaction is maintained for the purpose of creating heat (for power generation) or for creating neutrons and other fission products for experimental, medical or other purposes.


lexentry: eng/nuclear_winter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nuclear winter
trans_list: nuklearer Winter
sense:
A predicted drop in global temperature following a nuclear war due to dust in the upper atmosphere reducing sunlight reaching the ground.


lexentry: eng/nuclease__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nuclease
trans_list: Nuklease
sense:
(enzyme) Any of several enzymes capable of cleaving the phosphodiester bonds between the nucleotide subunits of nucleic acids.


lexentry: eng/nucleic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nucleic acid
trans_list: Nukleinsäure
sense:
(biochemistry, genetics) Any acidic, chainlike biological macromolecule consisting of multiple repeat units of phosphoric acid, sugar and purine and pyrimidine bases; they are involved in the preservation, replication and expression of hereditary information in every living cell


lexentry: eng/nucleocosmochronology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nucleocosmochronology
trans_list: Nukleokosmochronologie
sense:
(astronomy) A technique for estimating the age of astronomical objects by measuring the relative abundances of isotopes


lexentry: eng/nucleosome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nucleosome
trans_list: Nukleosom
sense:
(genetics) Any of the subunits that repeat in chromatin; a coil of DNA surrounding a core of eight histones.


lexentry: eng/nucleotide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nucleotide
trans_list: Nukleotid
sense:
(biochemistry) The monomer constituting DNA or RNA biopolymer molecules. Each nucleotide consists of a nitrogenous heterocyclic base (or nucleobase), which can be either a double-ringed purine or a single-ringed pyrimidine; a five-carbon pentose sugar (deoxyribose in DNA or ribose in RNA); and a phosphate group.


lexentry: eng/nucleus__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: nucleus
trans_list: Atomkern | Kern
sense:
(chemistry, physics) The massive, positively charged central part of an atom, made up of protons and neutrons.


lexentry: eng/nucleus__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: nucleus
trans_list: Zellkern | Nukleus | Kern
sense:
(cytology) A large membrane-enclosed organelle found in eukaryotic cells which contains genetic material.


lexentry: eng/nude__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nude
trans_list: Akt
sense:
A painting, sculpture, photograph or other artwork or mass-media-reproduced image depicting one or more human figure(s) in a state of near or total undress.


lexentry: eng/nudism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nudism
trans_list: Nudismus | Freikörperkultur | FKK
sense:
The belief in or practice of going nude in social, nonsexualized and frequently mixed-gender groups specifically in cultures where going nude in the social situation is not the norm.


lexentry: eng/nudity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nudity
trans_list: Nacktheit
sense:
(uncountable) The state or quality of being without clothing on the body; specifically, the quality of being without clothing on the genitals.


lexentry: eng/nudiustertian__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nudiustertian
trans_list: vorgestrig
sense:
(rare, obsolete, modern uses probably, _, humorous) Of or relating to the day before yesterday; very recent.


lexentry: eng/nuisance__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: nuisance
trans_list: Belästigung
sense:
(legal) Anything harmful or offensive to the community or to a member of it, for which a legal remedy exists.


lexentry: eng/nuke__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: nuke
trans_list: A-Bombe
sense:
A person (such as a sailor in a navy or a scientist) who works with nuclear weapons or nuclear power.


lexentry: eng/null_hypothesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: null hypothesis
trans_list: Nullhypothese
sense:
(statistics) A hypothesis set up to be nullified or refuted in order to support an alternative hypothesis. When used, the null hypothesis is presumed true until statistical evidence in the form of a hypothesis test indicates otherwise. Therefore, the null and the alternative hypothesis must be mutually exclusive and exhaustive.


lexentry: eng/nulla_pœna_sine_lege__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nulla pœna sine lege
trans_list: keine Strafe ohne Gesetz | nulla poena sine lege
sense:
(legal) The principle that a person shall receive no punishment unless he has committed an offence as explicitly defined in a law.


lexentry: eng/nullification__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nullification
trans_list: Abolition
sense:
The nullification crisis in U.S. history, confrontation between the state of South Carolina and the federal government in 1832–33 over the former's attempt to declare null and void within the state the federal Tariffs of 1828 and 1832.


lexentry: eng/nullipara__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nullipara
trans_list: Nullipara
sense:
A woman who has never carried a pregnancy beyond 20 weeks (one who has never given birth). It includes women who have experienced spontaneous miscarriages and induced abortions before the mid-point of pregnancy, but not women who have experienced pregnancy loss after 20 weeks.


lexentry: eng/numbat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: numbat
trans_list: Ameisenbeutler
sense:
A small marsupial carnivore, Myrmecobius fasciatus, endemic to western Australia, that eats almost exclusively termites.


lexentry: eng/number__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: number
trans_list: Zahl | Nummer | Ziffer
sense:
(countable, mathematics) An element of one of several sets: natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers, complex numbers, and sometimes extensions such as hypercomplex numbers, etc.


lexentry: eng/number__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: number
trans_list: Nummer | Zahl
sense:
(Followed by a numeral; used attributively) Indicating the position of something in a list or sequence. Abbreviations: No or No., no or no. (in each case, sometimes written with a superscript "o", like Nº or №). The symbol "#" is also used in this manner.


lexentry: eng/number_line__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: number line
trans_list: Zahlenstrahl
sense:
(mathematics) A line that graphically represents the real numbers as a series of points whose distance from an origin is proportional to their value


lexentry: eng/numeral__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: numeral
trans_list: Ziffer | Zahl | Zahlzeichen
sense:
A symbol that is not a word and represents a number, such as the Arabic numerals 1, 2, 3 and the Roman numerals I, V, X, L.


lexentry: eng/numeral__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: numeral
trans_list: Zahlwort | Numerale
sense:
(linguistics) A number word, a simple or compound word for a number often having particular grammatical attributes depending on the language.


lexentry: eng/numerical_analysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: numerical analysis
trans_list: Numerik
sense:
(mathematics) The study of algorithms to solve mathematical problems concerning continuous sets of values (such as the real numbers, complex numbers or vector spaces).


lexentry: eng/numerology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: numerology
trans_list: Numerologie
sense:
The study of the purported mystical relationship between numbers (or the letters of words, represented by numbers) and the character or action of physical objects and living beings.


lexentry: eng/nun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nun
trans_list: Nonne | Klosterschwester | Ordensschwester | Schwester
sense:
A member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, (Roman Catholicism, specifically) those living together in a cloister.


lexentry: eng/nunatak__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nunatak
trans_list: Nunatak
sense:
A mountain top or rocky element of a ridge that is surrounded by glacial ice but is not covered by ice; a peak protruding from the surface ice sheet. [from 1870s]


lexentry: eng/nunchaku__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nunchaku
trans_list: Nunchaku
sense:
(countable) A weapon originating from Okinawa, Japan, consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/nuncheon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nuncheon
trans_list: schmecken
sense:
(now, _, dialectal, archaic) A drink or light snack taken in the afternoon; a refreshment between meals.


lexentry: eng/nuncio__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nuncio
trans_list: Nuntius
sense:
(Roman Catholicism) The ecclesiastic title of a permanent diplomatic representative of the Roman Catholic Church to a sovereign state or international organization, who is accorded a rank equivalent to an accredited ambassador, and may also be given additional privileges including recognition as Dean in a country's diplomatic corps.


lexentry: eng/nuqta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nuqta
trans_list: Punkt
sense:
A diacritic used in the Devanagari, Gurmukhi, and other Indian scripts for sounds not present in the original scripts, including sounds borrowed from Arabic, Persian, and English.


lexentry: eng/nurse__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: nurse
trans_list: hegen
sense:
(transitive, figuratively) To cultivate or persistently entertain (an attitude, usually negative) in one's mind; to brood or obsess over.


lexentry: eng/nurse_practitioner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nurse practitioner
trans_list: Pflegeexperte APN
sense:
(medicine) A professional nursing designation recognized in some jurisdictions, denoting a person who is fully qualified as a nurse and who has additional qualifications and authorization to provide diagnoses and/or treatments, including writing prescriptions.


lexentry: eng/nurse_shark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nurse shark
trans_list: Ammenhai
sense:
Any of various bottom-dwelling sharks of the family Ginglymostomatidae that have two fleshy barbels hanging from the lower jaw.


lexentry: eng/nursery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nursery
trans_list: Kinderkrippe | Kindergarten | Kinderstube | Kinderzimmer
sense:
(UK, chiefly British) An institution for small children who not yet have begun primary school during daytime (when their parents work); a daycare centre.


lexentry: eng/nursery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nursery
trans_list: Kinderstube | Kinderzimmer
sense:
(by extension) Especially in European countries: a room or area in a household set apart for the care of children.


lexentry: eng/nursery__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nursery
trans_list: Baumschule | Gärtnerei
sense:
(horticulture) A place where young shrubs, trees, vines, etc., are cultivated for transplanting, or (more generally) made available for public sale, a garden centre; also (obsolete) a plantation of young trees.


lexentry: eng/nursery_school__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nursery school
trans_list: Vorschule | Kindergarten
sense:
(, Canada, British) An educational institution for small children (normally around 3 to 5 years old, who not yet have begun primary school).


lexentry: eng/nursing_bra__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nursing bra
trans_list: Schwangerschafts-BH | Still-BH | Umstands-BH
sense:
A bra specifically designed for breastfeeding mothers, with cups which fold down, allowing easy access to the nipple when the infant is to be fed, usually constructed of fabric only.


lexentry: eng/nursing_home__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nursing home
trans_list: Pflegeheim
sense:
A place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living, such as the elderly and younger adults with physical disabilities.


lexentry: eng/nut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nut
trans_list: Nuss | Nussfrucht
sense:
(food, broadly) Any of various hard-shelled seeds or hard, dry fruits from various families of plants.


lexentry: eng/nut__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nut
trans_list: Mutter | Schraubenmutter
sense:
(hardware) A piece of hardware, typically metal and typically hexagonal or square in shape, with a hole through it having internal screw threads, intended to be screwed onto a threaded bolt or other threaded shaft.


lexentry: eng/nut__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: nut
trans_list: Birne | Dötz | Obersattel | Rübe | Sattel
sense:
(musical instruments, lutherie) On stringed instruments such as guitars and violins, the small piece at the peghead end of the fingerboard that holds the strings at the proper spacing and, in most cases, the proper height.


lexentry: eng/nut__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: nut
trans_list: Mutter | Schraubenmutter
sense:
(climbing) A shaped piece of metal, threaded by a wire loop, which is jammed in a crack in the rockface and used to protect a climb. (Originally, machine nuts [sense #2] were used for this purpose.)


lexentry: eng/nutation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: nutation
trans_list: Nutation
sense:
(astronomy) Any of several irregularities in the precession of the equinoxes caused by varying torque applied to the Earth by the Sun and the Moon.


lexentry: eng/nuthatch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nuthatch
trans_list: Kleiber
sense:
Any of various small passerine birds from the family Sittidae (and its single genus Sitta), found throughout the northern hemisphere and noted for their unusual proclivity for climbing down trees head first.


lexentry: eng/nutrient__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nutrient
trans_list: Nährstoff
sense:
A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.


lexentry: eng/nutrigenomics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nutrigenomics
trans_list: Nutrigenomforschung | Nutrigenomik
sense:
(medicine) The field of study that examines how the interaction between genetics and nutrition affects human health, specifically to devise a personalized diet to improve or maintain good health.


lexentry: eng/nutritional_yeast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nutritional yeast
trans_list: Hefeflocken | Nährhefe | Würzhefe
sense:
A pale yellow preparation of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, often used as a nutritional supplement and flavoring by vegetarians and vegans due to its high protein content and selection of B vitamins.


lexentry: eng/nuts_and_bolts__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nuts and bolts
trans_list: A und O
sense:
(idiomatic) The basic inner workings of something; the fundamentals; that which makes something operate.


lexentry: eng/nuzzle__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nuzzle
trans_list: hätscheln | liebkosen | schnüffeln | sich anschmiegen | wühlen
sense:
Often followed by in or into: to press or push the nose or snout, mouth, face, etc., against or into someone or something; to touch someone or something with the nose or snout, etc.


lexentry: eng/nylon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nylon
trans_list: Nylon
sense:
Originally, the DuPont company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded together; now generically used for this type of polymer.


lexentry: eng/nylon__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nylon
trans_list: Nylon | Nylonstrumpf
sense:
(in the plural) A stocking originally fabricated from nylon; also used generically for any long, sheer stocking worn on a woman's legs.


lexentry: eng/nylon__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: nylon
trans_list: Nylon
sense:
(perjoratively, by comparison to silk) A Queen's Counsel, King's Counsel or Senior Counsel who was appointed as a courtesy, rather than on merit.


lexentry: eng/nymph__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nymph
trans_list: Nymphe
sense:
(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Any female nature spirit associated with water, forests, grotto, wind, etc.


lexentry: eng/négligée__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: négligée
trans_list: Negligé
sense:
A woman's loose-fitting nightgown, especially when short, lacy and/or revealing; a nightie. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/o'clock__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: o'clock
trans_list: ein Uhr
sense:
(modifying a numeral, one to twelve) In conjunction with a numeral, indicates the time within a twelve-hour period (midnight to noon or noon to midnight), specifically the time when the hour hand of a clock points precisely to the symbol or marking corresponding to the designated numeral.


lexentry: eng/o'clock__Adverb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: o'clock
trans_list: ein Uhr | um 1 Uhr | um eins
sense:
(with a numeral, one to twelve) In conjunction with a numeral, indicates the direction, relative to the speaker or a vehicle, especially an aircraft, corresponding to the direction the hour hand is pointing at the time corresponding to the numeral, with twelve representing directly ahead on a horizontal plane, or directly up on a vertical plane, and three being to the right on either.


lexentry: eng/oak__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: oak
trans_list: Eiche | Eichbaum | Eichenbaum
sense:
Any tree of other genera and species of trees resembling typical oaks of genus Quercus in some ways.


lexentry: eng/oakleaf__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: oakleaf
trans_list: Eichenlaub
sense:
(military) A device, badge or emblem shaped like the leaf of an oak, and indicating an award. (see Oak leaves)


lexentry: eng/oakum__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: oakum
trans_list: Werg
sense:
Fibres chiefly obtained by untwisting old rope, which are used to caulk or pack gaps between boards of wooden ships and joints in masonry and plumbing, and sometimes for dressing wounds.


lexentry: eng/oar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oar
trans_list: Ruder | Riemen
sense:
A type of lever used to propel a boat, having a flat blade at one end and a handle at the other, and pivoted in a rowlock atop the gunwale, whereby a rower seated in the boat and pulling the handle can pass the blade through the water by repeated strokes against the water's resistance, thus moving the boat.


lexentry: eng/oarlock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oarlock
trans_list: Dolle
sense:
(nautical) A usually U-shaped device attached to the gunwale of a rowboat to hold the oars in place while rowing.


lexentry: eng/oath__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oath
trans_list: Eid | Schwur | Fluch
sense:
A solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise.


lexentry: eng/obeisance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: obeisance
trans_list: Ehrerbietung | Verbeugung
sense:
Demonstration of an obedient attitude, especially by bowing deeply; a deep bow which demonstrates such an attitude.


lexentry: eng/obelisk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: obelisk
trans_list: Obelisk
sense:
(architecture) A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument. [from mid 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/obelisk__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: obelisk
trans_list: Kreuz
sense:
A dagger symbol (†), which is used in printed matter as a reference mark to refer the reader to a footnote, marginal note, etc.; beside a person's name to indicate that the person is deceased; or beside a date to indicate that it is a person's death date.


lexentry: eng/obelus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: obelus
trans_list: Obelos
sense:
(historical) A symbol resembling a horizontal line (–), sometimes together with one or two dots (for example, ⨪ or ÷), which was used in ancient manuscripts and texts to mark a word or passage as doubtful or spurious, or redundant; an obelisk.


lexentry: eng/obese__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: obese
trans_list: fettleibig | fettsüchtig | adipös
sense:
Extremely overweight, especially: weighing more than 20% (for men) or 25% (for women) over their conventionally ideal weight determined by height and build; or, having a body mass index over 30 kg/m2.


lexentry: eng/obfuscation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: obfuscation
trans_list: Entstellung
sense:
(computing, uncountable) The alteration of computer code to preserve its behavior while concealing its structure and intent.


lexentry: eng/obfuscation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: obfuscation
trans_list: Verdunkelung | Vernebelung | Verschleierung
sense:
(uncountable) The act or process of obfuscating, or obscuring the perception of something; the concept of concealing the meaning of a communication by making it more confusing and harder to interpret.


lexentry: eng/obfuscation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: obfuscation
trans_list: Verdunkelung | Vernebelung
sense:
(uncountable) Confusion, bewilderment, or a baffled state resulting from something obfuscated, or made more opaque and muddled with the intent to obscure information.


lexentry: eng/obituary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: obituary
trans_list: Todesanzeige | Nekrolog | Traueranzeige
sense:
A brief notice of a person's death, especially one published in a newspaper or other publication; also (obsolete) , the section of a newspaper where notices of deaths are published.


lexentry: eng/obituary__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: obituary
trans_list: Nachruf | Nekrolog
sense:
(by extension) A brief biography of a person (especially one who is well-known) who has recently died, usually describing their life and achievements, particularly in the form of an article in a news publication or an item in a news broadcast.


lexentry: eng/object-based_programming__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: object-based programming
trans_list: objektbasierte Programmierung
sense:
(programming) A programming paradigm that encapsulates states and operations inside "objects" to design applications and computer programs.


lexentry: eng/object-oriented__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: object-oriented
trans_list: objektorientiert
sense:
(programming) Using entities called objects that can process data and exchange messages with other objects.


lexentry: eng/object-oriented_programming__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: object-oriented programming
trans_list: objektorientierte Programmierung
sense:
(programming) A programming paradigm that uses hierarchies of "objects", instantiated from templates called "classes", to design applications and computer programs.


lexentry: eng/object__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: object
trans_list: Objekt | Ergänzung | Satzergänzung
sense:
(grammar) The noun phrase which is an internal complement of a verb phrase or a prepositional phrase. In a verb phrase with a transitive action verb, it is typically the receiver of the action.


lexentry: eng/object__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: object
trans_list: Gegenstand | Ziel
sense:
(category theory) An instance of one of the two kinds of entities that form a category, the other kind being the arrows (also called morphisms).


lexentry: eng/object__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: object
trans_list: einwenden | Einwände haben | dagegen sein
sense:
(intransitive) To disagree with or oppose something or someone; (especially in a Court of Law) to raise an objection.


lexentry: eng/object_code__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: object code
trans_list: Objektcode | Objektkode
sense:
(computing) The output of a compiler or assembler; it is not necessarily executable directly without linking to other modules


lexentry: eng/object_language__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: object language
trans_list: Objektsprache
sense:
(philosophy) A language or a part of a language that is used to speak about objects but not about sentences or propositions.


lexentry: eng/object_language__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: object language
trans_list: Objektsprache
sense:
(lexicography) the language of the headwords in a dictionary (in a French-to-English translation dictionary, French is the object language)


lexentry: eng/object_lesson__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: object lesson
trans_list: Lehrstück
sense:
Anything used as an example or lesson which serves to warn others as to the outcomes that result from a particular action or behavior, as exemplified by the fates of those who followed that course.


lexentry: eng/object_permanence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: object permanence
trans_list: Objektpermanenz
sense:
(psychology) The understanding (typically developed during early infancy) that an object still exists even when it disappears from sight, or other senses.


lexentry: eng/objection__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: objection
trans_list: Einwand | Widerspruch
sense:
A statement expressing opposition, or a reason or cause for expressing opposition (generally followed by the adposition to).


lexentry: eng/objection__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: objection
trans_list: Einspruch | Einwand
sense:
(legal) An official protest raised in a court of law during a legal trial over a violation of the rules of the court by the opposing party.


lexentry: eng/objective__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: objective
trans_list: Objektiv | objektiv
sense:
The lens or lenses of a camera, microscope, or other optical device closest to the object being examined.


lexentry: eng/objectivism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: objectivism
trans_list: Objektivismus
sense:
(philosophy) Any of several doctrines that holds that all of reality is objective and exists outside of the mind.


lexentry: eng/objectivity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: objectivity
trans_list: Objektivität
sense:
The state of being objective, just, unbiased, and not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices.


lexentry: eng/obligation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: obligation
trans_list: Verpflichtung | Pflicht
sense:
A social, legal, or moral requirement, duty, contract, or promise that compels someone to follow or avoid a particular course of action.


lexentry: eng/obligation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: obligation
trans_list: Pflicht
sense:
(legal) A legal agreement stipulating a specified action or forbearance by a party to the agreement; the document containing such agreement.


lexentry: eng/oblige__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: oblige
trans_list: einen Gefallen tun
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To do (someone) a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation).


lexentry: eng/oblique_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oblique case
trans_list: Obliquus | Casus obliquus | abhängiger Fall | obliquer Kasus
sense:
(grammar) Any noun case except the nominative case (and sometimes the vocative case), where the noun is the object of a verb or the object of a preposition.


lexentry: eng/obliteration__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: obliteration
trans_list: Auslöschung | Obliteration | Vernichtung | Verschluss | Verödung | Zerstörung
sense:
(medicine) The cancellation of the function, structure, or both of a vessel or organ; for example, the occlusion of the lumen of a duct, blood vessel, or lymphatic vessel, be it solely functional (as when squeezed by nearby mass effect or inflammation) or both structural and functional (as when clogged with thrombus, embolus, or fibrosis).


lexentry: eng/oblivion__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: oblivion
trans_list: Vergessen | Vergessenheit
sense:
The state of being completely forgotten, of being reduced to a state of non-existence, extinction, or nothingness, including through war and destruction. (Figuratively) for an area like hell, a wasteland.


lexentry: eng/oblong__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: oblong
trans_list: länglich | breit | lang | quer
sense:
(bookmaking) Having the horizontal axis of a page longer than the vertical; In landscape orientation.


lexentry: eng/oboe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oboe
trans_list: Oboe
sense:
(woodwind instrument) A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grenadilla wood. It is a member of the double reed family.


lexentry: eng/obscure__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: obscure
trans_list: verdunkeln | vernebeln | verunklaren | verwirren
sense:
(transitive) To render obscure; to darken; to make dim; to keep in the dark; to hide; to make less visible, intelligible, legible, glorious, beautiful, or illustrious.


lexentry: eng/observatory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: observatory
trans_list: Sternwarte | Observatorium
sense:
A place where stars, planets and other celestial bodies are observed, usually through a telescope; also place for observing meteorological or other natural phenomena.


lexentry: eng/observe__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: observe
trans_list: beobachten | beachten | halten
sense:
(transitive) To take note of and celebrate (a holiday or similar occurrence), to keep; to follow (a type of time or calendar reckoning).


lexentry: eng/obsession__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: obsession
trans_list: fixe Idee
sense:
An idea that engenders a compulsive or irrational preoccupation, or the preoccupation thereby engendered.


lexentry: eng/obsession__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: obsession
trans_list: Besessenheit | Sucht
sense:
An activity or entity that inspires a compulsive and potentially unhealthy fixation, or the fixation thereby inspired.


lexentry: eng/obsessive-compulsive_disorder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: obsessive-compulsive disorder
trans_list: Zwangsstörung
sense:
(medicine, psychology) A mental and behavioral disorder, characterized by obsessive intrusive thoughts and a compulsion to ease the resulting distress by repeating specific routines or rituals, regardless of their interference with other activities.


lexentry: eng/obsessive-compulsive_personality_disorder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
sense:
(psychiatry) A personality disorder characterized by an extreme pattern of concern with orderliness, perfectionism, excessive attention to details, mental and interpersonal control.

trans_list:
Zwangspersönlichkeitsstörung | anankastische Persönlichkeitsstörung | zwanghafte Persönlichkeitsstörung


lexentry: eng/obsessive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: obsessive
trans_list: obsessiv | zwanghaft
sense:
Having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others.


lexentry: eng/obsolete__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: obsolete
trans_list: veraltet | obsolet
sense:
(of words, equipment, etc.) No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often in favour of something newer).


lexentry: eng/obstacle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: obstacle
trans_list: Hindernis | Hürde
sense:
Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress, either physically or figuratively


lexentry: eng/obstinate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: obstinate
trans_list: stur | hartnäckig | starrköpfig
sense:
Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent.


lexentry: eng/obstreperous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: obstreperous
trans_list: aufmüpfig | aufsässig | renitent | ungebärdig | widerborstig | widerspenstig
sense:
Stubbornly defiant; disobedient; resistant to authority or control, whether in a noisy manner or not.


lexentry: eng/obstruction__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: obstruction
trans_list: Blockierung | Obstruktion | Verhinderung | Störung
sense:
The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions; death.


lexentry: eng/obstruction_of_justice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: obstruction of justice
trans_list: Strafvereitelung
sense:
(legal) Interference with the administration of law and justice, as by ignorance of a justification, fraud of evidential validity, or not disclosing discovery of facts, or by doing damage to a witness, officer, juror.


lexentry: eng/obstruent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: obstruent
trans_list: Geräuschlaut | Obstruent
sense:
(phonetics) A consonant sound formed by obstructing the airway, causing turbulence; a plosive, fricative, or affricate.


lexentry: eng/obtuse__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: obtuse
trans_list: stumpf
sense:
(geometry, specifically, of an, angle) Larger than one, and smaller than two right angles, or more than 90° and less than 180°.


lexentry: eng/obviate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: obviate
trans_list: umgehen | überflüssig machen
sense:
(transitive) To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required); to render (something) unnecessary.


lexentry: eng/ocarina__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ocarina
trans_list: Okarina
sense:
(musical instruments) A woodwind musical instrument that is closed at both sides to produce an enclosed space, and punctured with finger holes.


lexentry: eng/occasion__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: occasion
trans_list: Gelegenheit
sense:
An occurrence or state of affairs which causes some event or reaction; a motive or reason. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/occasional_table__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: occasional table
trans_list: Beistelltisch | Beitisch | Katzentisch | Nebentisch | Seitentisch | Tischchen
sense:
Any small table, such as an end table, having no particular function; typically it may be folded away.


lexentry: eng/occident__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: occident
trans_list: Okzident
sense:
The part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west.


lexentry: eng/occipital__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: occipital
trans_list: okzipital
sense:
(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or located within or near the occiput (back of the head) or the occipital bone.


lexentry: eng/occipital_lobe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: occipital lobe
trans_list: Occipitallappen
sense:
(anatomy) One of the four major divisions of the cerebrum of the brain, located at the back of the head.


lexentry: eng/occluded_front__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: occluded front
trans_list: Okklusion
sense:
(meteorology) A front that occurs when a cold front overtakes a warm front at the surface and a temperature contrast exists between the advancing and retreating cold air masses.


lexentry: eng/occultation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: occultation
trans_list: Bedeckung | Okkultation | Verfinsterung
sense:
(astronomy) An astronomical event that occurs when one celestial object is hidden by another celestial object that passes between it and the observer when the nearer object appears larger and completely hides the more distant object.


lexentry: eng/occupation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: occupation
trans_list: Beschäftigung | Beruf
sense:
An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a job.


lexentry: eng/occupation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: occupation
trans_list: Besetzung | Besatzung | Okkupation
sense:
(geopolitics, military) The control of a nation or region by a hostile military or paramilitary force.


lexentry: eng/occupational_hazard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: occupational hazard
trans_list: Berufsrisiko
sense:
A substantial risk to a worker's physical or mental well-being which is present in a certain task, job, or profession.


lexentry: eng/occupational_hazard__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: occupational hazard
trans_list: Berufsrisiko
sense:
(figuratively, by extension) An unpleasant, inconvenient, or unusual circumstance which occurs or is likely to occur during the course of one's employment.


lexentry: eng/occupational_safety_and_health__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: occupational safety and health
trans_list: Arbeitsschutz | Arbeitssicherheit
sense:
The activities and policies aimed at protecting the safety, health and welfare of people engaged in work or employment.


lexentry: eng/occupational_therapist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: occupational therapist
trans_list: Ergotherapeut | Ergotherapeutin
sense:
A therapist whose aim is to help clients achieve a better quality of life through work or similar occupations.


lexentry: eng/occupational_therapy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: occupational therapy
trans_list: Beschäftigungstherapie | Ergotherapie
sense:
The therapeutic practice of encouraging better quality of life through the pursuit of work or other occupations.


lexentry: eng/occupier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: occupier
trans_list: Besatzer | Okkupant | Okkupantin | Besatzerin
sense:
One who occupies, particularly with respect to a foreign government controlling the territory of another.


lexentry: eng/ocean_sunfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ocean sunfish
trans_list: Mondfisch
sense:
A large, heavy species of bony fish, Mola mola, native to tropical and temperate waters around the world.


lexentry: eng/oceanic_whitetip_shark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oceanic whitetip shark
trans_list: Hochsee-Weißflossenhai | Weißspitzen-Hochseehai
sense:
a large pelagic shark, taxonomic name Carcharhinus longimanus, characterized by the white tips on the fin, often prone to attack humans.


lexentry: eng/ocelot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ocelot
trans_list: Ozelot
sense:
An American feline carnivore (Leopardus pardalis, syn. Felis pardalis) covered with blackish ocellated spots and blotches which are variously arranged.


lexentry: eng/ocrea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ocrea
trans_list: Ochrea
sense:
(botany) A sheath around a plant stem forming from the stipule of a leaf and extending above the point of insertion of the leaf.


lexentry: eng/octahedron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: octahedron
trans_list: Oktaeder | Achtflächner
sense:
(geometry) a polyhedron with eight faces; the regular octahedron has regular triangles as faces and is one of the Platonic solids.


lexentry: eng/octal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: octal
trans_list: Achter- | Oktal- | oktal
sense:
(arithmetic, computing) Concerning numbers expressed in octal or mathematical calculations performed using octal.


lexentry: eng/octane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: octane
trans_list: Octan
sense:
(organic compound) Any of the eighteen isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons (C8H18) found in petroleum, especially an iso-octane 2,2,4 trimethyl-pentane; they are used as fuels and solvents.


lexentry: eng/octane_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: octane number
trans_list: Oktanzahl
sense:
A measure of the antiknock properties of an automobile fuel; isooctane having an octane number of 100, a fuel with the same antiknock properties as a mixture of 90% isooctane and 10% heptane having an octane number of 90.


lexentry: eng/octanitrocubane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: octanitrocubane
trans_list: Octanitrocuban
sense:
(organic compound) A high explosive derived from cubane, and one of the most powerful chemical explosives known.


lexentry: eng/octave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: octave
trans_list: Oktave
sense:
(music) An interval of twelve semitones spanning eight degrees of the diatonic scale, representing a doubling or halving in pitch frequency.


lexentry: eng/octillion__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: octillion
trans_list: Quadrilliarde | Oktillion
sense:
(US, modern, _, British, _, &, _) A thousand trillion trillion, a billion billion billion: 1 followed by 27 zeros, 1027.


lexentry: eng/octobass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: octobass
trans_list: Oktobass
sense:
(musical instruments) A very large double bass requiring two musicians, one to finger and one to bow.


lexentry: eng/octodontid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: octodontid
trans_list: Trugratte
sense:
(zoology) Any of the Octodontidae, a family of rodents including the common degu (Octodon degus) and 12 other South American species


lexentry: eng/octonion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: octonion
trans_list: Oktonion | Oktave
sense:
(mathematics) An 8-dimensional nonassociative extension of a quaternion with a real part and 7 imaginary parts (each a real multiple of a distinct square root of −1).


lexentry: eng/odd-toed_ungulate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: odd-toed ungulate
trans_list: Unpaarhufer | Unpaarzeher
sense:
(zoology) Any mammal in the order Perissodactyla, including horses and other equids, rhinoceroses, and tapirs.


lexentry: eng/odd__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: odd
trans_list: einzeln
sense:
(not comparable) Without a corresponding mate in a pair or set; unmatched; (of a pair or set) mismatched.


lexentry: eng/odd_function__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: odd function
trans_list: ungerade Funktion
sense:
(mathematics) Any function whose value changes sign if the independent variable changes sign i.e. f(-x) = -f(x)


lexentry: eng/odd_one_out__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: odd one out
trans_list: schräger Vogel
sense:
(uncountable) A visual puzzle where the guesser has to choose which word/picture/symbol etc. does not fit with the others.


lexentry: eng/ode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ode
trans_list: Ode
sense:
A short poetical composition proper to be set to music or sung; a lyric poem; especially, now, a poem characterized by sustained noble sentiment and appropriate dignity of style.


lexentry: eng/odometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: odometer
trans_list: Hodometer | Kilometerzähler | Odometer
sense:
An instrument, usually embedded within the speedometer of a vehicle, that measures the distance the vehicle has traveled since production.


lexentry: eng/odontophobia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: An irrational fear of dentistry.
written_rep: odontophobia
trans_list:
Zahnbehandlungsphobie | Dentalphobie | Dentophobie | Odontophobie | Oralphobie | Zahnbehandlungsangst


lexentry: eng/odorant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: odorant
trans_list: Odoriermittel
sense:
Any substance that has a distinctive smell, especially one added to something (such as household gas) for safety purposes


lexentry: eng/of__Preposition__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: of
trans_list: von
sense:
Indicating a (non-physical) source of action or emotion; introducing a cause, instigation; from, out of, as an expression of. [from 9th c.]


lexentry: eng/of__Preposition__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: of
trans_list: von
sense:
Introducing an epithet that indicates a birthplace, residence, dominion, or other place associated with the individual.


lexentry: eng/of__Preposition__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: of
trans_list: von
sense:
(following an adjective) Used to indicate the agent of something described by the adjective. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/of__Preposition__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: of
trans_list: vor
sense:
Used to introduce the "subjective genitive"; following a noun to form the head of a postmodifying noun phrase (see also 'Possession' senses below). [from 13th c.]


lexentry: eng/of__Preposition__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: of
trans_list: von | der | über
sense:
Links an intransitive verb, or a transitive verb and its subject (especially verbs to do with thinking, feeling, expressing etc.), with its subject-matter; concerning, with regard to. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/of__Preposition__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: of
trans_list: von
sense:
Belonging to (someone or something) as something they possess or have as a characteristic; the "possessive genitive". (With abstract nouns, this intersects with the subjective genitive, above under "agency" senses.) [from 13th c.]


lexentry: eng/of__Preposition__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: of
trans_list: aus | von
sense:
Belonging to, existing in, or taking place in a given location, place or time. Compare "origin" senses, above. [from 9th c.]


lexentry: eng/of__Preposition__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: of
trans_list: der | von
sense:
(archaic, or, literary) Links an adjective with a noun or noun phrase to form a quasi-adverbial qualifier; in respect to, as regards. [from 13th c.]


lexentry: eng/of_one's_own_accord__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: of one's own accord
trans_list: auf eigene Faust
sense:
On one's (or its) own initiative; under one's (or its) own power, without being commanded or controlled.


lexentry: eng/off-piste__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: off-piste
trans_list: abseits der Piste
sense:
(of snow or ski-runs) Not specially prepared or designated for skiing, hence viewed as more exciting but also more dangerous.


lexentry: eng/off-ramp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: off-ramp
trans_list: Abfahrtsrampe
sense:
(North America, Australia) A segment of roadway that directs vehicular traffic from a freeway onto local roads. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/off-road__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: off-road
trans_list: geländegängig
sense:
Designed for, used for, or taking place on a driving surface that is not traditionally paved, such as a beach or rugged terrain


lexentry: eng/off-the-cuff__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (idiomatic) Extemporaneous; without prior preparation; spontaneous; impromptu.
written_rep: off-the-cuff
trans_list:
Stegreif- | aus dem Handgelenk | aus dem Hemdsärmel | aus dem Stand | aus dem Stegreif | aus dem Ärmel geschüttelt


lexentry: eng/off_label__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: off label
trans_list: zulassungsüberschreitend
sense:
(medicine, of a prescription medication) Outside of regulatorily approved indications, but (unless otherwise specified) within the bounds of reasonable use as defined by a licensed prescriber.


lexentry: eng/offer__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: offer
trans_list: Angebot | Offerte | Antrag
sense:
(legal) An invitation to enter into a binding contract communicated to another party which contains terms sufficiently definite to create an enforceable contract if the other party accepts the invitation.


lexentry: eng/offer__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: offer
trans_list: anbieten
sense:
(transitive) To place at someone’s disposal; to present (something) to be either accepted or turned down.


lexentry: eng/offertory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: offertory
trans_list: Offertorium | Kollekte
sense:
(Christianity) A prayer said or sung as an anthem while offerings of bread and wine are placed on the altar during the Roman Catholic Mass or the Anglican Communion service. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/offertory__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: offertory
trans_list: Gabenbereitung
sense:
(Christianity) The part of the Eucharist service when offerings of bread and wine are placed on the altar and when any collection is taken; also, the money or other things collected. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/office_chair__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: office chair
trans_list: Bürostuhl
sense:
A chair that is designed for use at a desk in an office. It is generally comfortable and adjustable and can swivel 360 degrees and has wheels.


lexentry: eng/office_hours__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: office hours
trans_list: Bürozeit | Geschäftszeit | Kassenstunden | Sprechstunden
sense:
The times, typically from about 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, when non-24/7 office workers are at their desks.


lexentry: eng/office_hours__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: office hours
trans_list: Sprechstunde | Beratungstermin | Bürozeit | Konsultationsstunde
sense:
A pre-arranged time when a person whose occupation frequently takes them away from their office during working hours is available in their office to answer questions or provide assistance without the requirement for an appointment.


lexentry: eng/officer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: officer
trans_list: Funktionär | Funktionärin | Offizier
sense:
One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.


lexentry: eng/official__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: official
trans_list: offiziell
sense:
Derived from the proper office or officer, or from the proper authority; made or communicated by virtue of authority


lexentry: eng/official__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: official
trans_list: Beamtin | Beamter
sense:
An office holder, a person holding an official position in government, sports, or other organization.


lexentry: eng/official_language__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: official language
trans_list: Amtssprache
sense:
A language afforded an elevated status in a particular country, state, or other jurisdiction, typically for government use.


lexentry: eng/offline__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: offline
trans_list: offline
sense:
Of a system, currently not connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. For example, a power plant which is not connected to the grid, or a computer which is not connected to the Internet or to any other communications service.


lexentry: eng/offset_printing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: offset printing
trans_list: Offsetdruck
sense:
Printing by the offset process, in which ink is carried from a metal plate to a rubber blanket (“offset cylinder”) and from there to the printing surface.


lexentry: eng/offside_trap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: offside trap
trans_list: Abseitsfalle
sense:
(football) A defensive play intended to catch the attacking team offside, generally in such a way that the defense line suddenly and simultaneously moves forward.


lexentry: eng/oganesson__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oganesson
trans_list: Oganesson
sense:
The chemical element (Symbol Og) with atomic number 118. It is the heaviest known element. Highly radioactive, it does not occur naturally. Originally expected to be a noble gas, it is now predicted to be a reactive metallic solid, and a semiconductor or a post-transition metal.


lexentry: eng/ogle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ogle
trans_list: liebäugeln | äugeln
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously.


lexentry: eng/ogonek__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ogonek
trans_list: Ogonek
sense:
(orthography) A hook-shaped diacritical mark ⟨◌̨⟩ attached underneath a vowel, typically to indicate nasalization, as in Ąą, Ęę, Įį, Ǫǫ or Ųų.


lexentry: eng/oh_my_God__Interjection__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: oh my God
trans_list: (o) mein Gott
sense:
(potentially, _, offensive) An expression of anger, frustration, excitement, shock, awe, dismay, etc.


lexentry: eng/oh_well__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oh well
trans_list: ach ja | na ja | tja
sense:
(idiomatic) An expression of mild disappointment or resignation: too bad; it's a pity; what can you do; it is what it is.


lexentry: eng/ohm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ohm
trans_list: Ohm
sense:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical resistance; the electrical resistance of a device across which a potential difference of one volt causes a current of one ampere. Symbol: Ω


lexentry: eng/oil_beetle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oil beetle
trans_list: Ölkäfer
sense:
Any of the genus Meloe of blister beetles, which release oily droplets of toxic hemolymph from their joints when disturbed.


lexentry: eng/oil_cake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oil cake
trans_list: Ölkuchen | Presskuchen | Öltreber | Öltrester
sense:
The solid residue remaining after any oilseed has been pressed to remove the vegetable oil; it is used, with other ingredients, as animal food.


lexentry: eng/oil_company__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oil company
sense:
A company that is dedicated to trade or exploitation of petroleum/oil. (This entry is a translation hub.)

trans_list:
Erdölgesellschaft | Erdölunternehmen | Mineralölgesellschaft | Mineralölunternehmen | Ölgesellschaft | Ölunternehmen


lexentry: eng/oil_lamp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oil lamp
trans_list: Öllampe
sense:
A simple vessel used to produce light continuously for a period of time from a liquid fuel source, especially lamp oil.


lexentry: eng/oil_paint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oil paint
trans_list: Ölfarbe
sense:
A paint in which the colours or pigments are suspended in an oil-based carrier such as linseed oil which hardens on exposure to the air.


lexentry: eng/oil_platform__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oil platform
trans_list: Bohrinsel
sense:
A large structure used to house workers and machinery needed to drill and then produce oil and natural gas in the ocean.


lexentry: eng/oil_rig__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oil rig
trans_list: Bohrturm
sense:
A rig, consisting of platform and machinery, used to drill for oil and other petroleum products like natural gas.


lexentry: eng/oil_shale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oil shale
trans_list: Ölschiefer
sense:
A sedimentary rock containing kerogen from which petroleum-like shale oil can be produced by pyrolysis, hydrogenation, or thermal dissolution.


lexentry: eng/oil_slick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oil slick
trans_list: Ölspur | Ölteppich
sense:
A thin film of oil floating on the surface of water, especially one that has leaked or been discharged from a ship.


lexentry: eng/oilbird__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oilbird
trans_list: Fettschwalm
sense:
Steatornis caripensis, a nocturnal South American bird related to the nightjars that feeds on the fruit of the oil palm and tropical laurels.


lexentry: eng/oilcan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oilcan
trans_list: Ölkanne | Ölkännchen
sense:
A container with a long spout, for holding oil and delivering it in drops or small quantities for lubrication.


lexentry: eng/oilcloth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oilcloth
trans_list: Wachstuch
sense:
A fabric or cloth treated on one side with a waterproof covering, especially one made from linseed oil etc.; used for flooring, tablecloths, kitchen shelves and sometimes furniture covering.


lexentry: eng/ointment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ointment
trans_list: Salbe | Balsam
sense:
(medicine) A viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient.


lexentry: eng/okapi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: okapi
trans_list: Okapi
sense:
A large ruminant mammal, of species Okapia johnstoni, found in the rainforests of the Congo, related to the giraffe but with a much shorter neck, a reddish-brown coat, and zebra-like stripes on its hindquarters. [from early 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/old_age_pension__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: old age pension
trans_list: Ruhestand
sense:
A pension paid to people by the state, when they reach a predefined age, to compensate for loss of earnings


lexentry: eng/old_folks'_home__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: old folks' home
trans_list: Altenheim | Altersheim | Seniorenheim
sense:
(colloquial, sometimes, derogatory, or, humorous) A residential complex for elderly people often equipped with special facilities and care services; especially, a nursing home.


lexentry: eng/old_guard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: old guard
trans_list: Nachhut
sense:
A (comparatively) conservative, reactionary faction that is more unwilling to accept new ideas than their peers are.


lexentry: eng/old_hat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: old hat
trans_list: kalter Kaffee
sense:
Any information or knowledge that knowledgeable persons have down pat (where such persons may be initiates in an area of expertise or, sometimes, anyone with half a brain).


lexentry: eng/old_money__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: old money
trans_list: Geldadel
sense:
(idiomatic, often, derogatory) Families that have been wealthy for generations or members of such families.


lexentry: eng/old_school__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: old school
trans_list: oldschool
sense:
(informal, idiomatic) Characteristic of a style, outlook, or method employed in a former era, remembered either as inferior to the current style, or alternately, remembered nostalgically as superior or preferable to the new style, the older denoting something that would be considered out of date or out of fashion to some, but as such, is considered by others as cool and hip.


lexentry: eng/old_school__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: old school
trans_list: alte Schule
sense:
(informal, idiomatic) A style, way of thinking, or method for accomplishing a task that was employed in a former era, remembered either for its inferiority to the current method, or for its time-honored superiority over the new way.


lexentry: eng/old_wives'_tale__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: old wives' tale
trans_list: Ammenmärchen
sense:
A rumour, myth or superstition; something which is almost certainly untrue, despite acceptance by many.


lexentry: eng/older_brother__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: older brother
trans_list: großer Bruder
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see older,‎ brother. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/older_sister__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: older sister
trans_list: große Schwester
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see older,‎ sister. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/oleander__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oleander
trans_list: Oleander
sense:
Nerium oleander, a notoriously poisonous shrub in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae, but nonetheless widely grown as an ornamental, having leathery lance-shaped leaves and deep rose-colored or white flowers.


lexentry: eng/oleic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oleic acid
trans_list: Ölsäure
sense:
(fatty acid) An unsaturated fatty acid, having 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive oil and very many other vegetable and animal oils and fats; it is used for making soap, cosmetics etc.


lexentry: eng/olericulture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: olericulture
trans_list: Gemüsebau
sense:
The field of horticulture dealing with the production, storage, processing and marketing of vegetables


lexentry: eng/oligarchy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oligarchy
trans_list: Oligarchie
sense:
A government run by and for only a few, often the aristocracy, the wealthy, or their friends and associates.


lexentry: eng/oligolecty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oligolecty
trans_list: Oligolektie
sense:
(entomology) The preference of an insect pollinator (chiefly a bee) for pollinating only a few plant species.


lexentry: eng/oligomer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oligomer
trans_list: Oligomer
sense:
(chemistry) A compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer, normally having a specified number of units between about five and a hundred.


lexentry: eng/oligopoly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oligopoly
trans_list: Oligopol
sense:
(economics) An economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity.


lexentry: eng/oligosaccharide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oligosaccharide
trans_list: oligosaccharide
sense:
(carbohydrate) A polysaccharide of low molecular weight, being a polymer of between three and eight monosaccharide units.


lexentry: eng/olive-backed_pipit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: olive-backed pipit
trans_list: Waldpieper
sense:
Anthus hodgsoni, passerine bird of the pipit (Anthus) genus, which breeds across southern, north central and eastern Asia, as well as in the north-eastern European Russia


lexentry: eng/olive_oil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: olive oil
trans_list: Olivenöl
sense:
A vegetable oil, pressed from olives, and used in cooking and as a salad dressing; it is high in unsaturated fatty acids.


lexentry: eng/olivine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: olivine
trans_list: Olivin
sense:
(mineral, geology) Any of a group of olive green magnesium-iron silicate minerals that crystallize in the orthorhombic system.


lexentry: eng/olm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: olm
trans_list: Olm
sense:
Proteus anguinus, a cave-dwelling neotenous salamander with external gills, found along the coast from northeastern Italy to Montenegro.


lexentry: eng/omasum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: omasum
trans_list: Blättermagen | Buchmagen | Buch | Kalender | Löser | Psalter
sense:
(biology, food) The third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; the lining of said compartment, regarded as a foodstuff.


lexentry: eng/ombrotrophy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ombrotrophy
trans_list: Ombrotrophie
sense:
(biology) The state or condition of receiving water and nutrients only from precipitation rather than streams or springs.


lexentry: eng/ombudsman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ombudsman
trans_list: Ombudsmann
sense:
An appointed official whose duty is to investigate complaints, generally on behalf of individuals such as consumers or taxpayers, against institutions such as companies and government departments.


lexentry: eng/omega-3_fatty_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: omega-3 fatty acid
trans_list: Omega-3-Fettsäure
sense:
(fatty acid) Any polyunsaturated fatty acid having a double bond between the third and fourth carbon atoms from the end of the molecule farthest from the carboxylic acid; they are found in green vegetables and in the oils of fish such as salmon and mackerel; they are essential fatty acids, and seem to be beneficial in reducing the risk of heart disease.


lexentry: eng/omega-6_fatty_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: omega-6 fatty acid
trans_list: Omega-6-Fettsäure
sense:
(fatty acid) any polyunsaturated fatty acid having a double bond between the sixth and seventh carbon atoms from the end of the molecule farthest from the carboxylic acid; although they are essential fatty acids, there is evidence that excess levels can cause a number of diseases


lexentry: eng/omega__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: omega
trans_list: Omega
sense:
The twenty-fourth letter of the Classical and the Modern Greek alphabet, and the twenty-eighth letter of the Old and the Ancient Greek alphabet, i.e. the last letter of every Greek alphabet. Uppercase version: Ω; lowercase: ω.


lexentry: eng/omelette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: omelette
trans_list: Omelett
sense:
A dish made with beaten eggs cooked in a frying pan without stirring, flipped over to cook on both sides, and sometimes filled or topped with other foodstuffs, for example cheese or chives.


lexentry: eng/omen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: omen
trans_list: Omen
sense:
Something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future, or which causes a foreboding; a portent or augury.


lexentry: eng/omertà__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: omertà
trans_list: Omertà
sense:
(crime) A code of silence amongst members of a criminal organization (especially the Mafia) that forbids divulging insider secrets to law enforcement, often also followed outside of the organization in fear of retaliation; (by extension) any code of silence.


lexentry: eng/omission__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: omission
trans_list: Auslassung
sense:
(countable) An instance of those acts, or the thing left out thereby; something deleted or left out.


lexentry: eng/omission__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: omission
trans_list: Unterlassung | Auslassung | Unterlassen
sense:
(grammar) The shortening of a word or phrase, using an apostrophe ( ' ) to replace the missing letters, often used to approximate the sound of speech or a specific dialect.


lexentry: eng/omnibenevolent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: omnibenevolent
trans_list: allgütig
sense:
All-loving, or infinitely good, usually in reference to a deity or supernatural being, for example, God.


lexentry: eng/omnipresence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: omnipresence
trans_list: Allgegenwart | Allgegenwärtigkeit | Ubiquität
sense:
The ability to be, or the characteristic of being, at all places at the same time (usually only attributed to God).


lexentry: eng/on-ramp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: on-ramp
trans_list: Auffahrtsrampe
sense:
(North America, Australia) A segment of roadway that directs vehicular traffic from local roads onto a freeway.


lexentry: eng/on__Preposition__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: on
trans_list: über | auf
sense:
Denoting performance or action by contact with the surface, upper part, or outside of anything; hence, by means of; with.


lexentry: eng/on__Preposition__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: on
trans_list: an | über | bei
sense:
With verbs describing an action of hitting, rubbing, scratching, binding against, etc., designates the thing impacted or contacted.


lexentry: eng/on__Preposition__1
sense_num: 31
written_rep: on
trans_list: an | aufgrund | in | wegen
sense:
To the account or detriment of; denoting imprecation or invocation, or coming to, falling, or resting upon.


lexentry: eng/on_a_first-name_basis__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: on a first-name basis
trans_list: per Du
sense:
(idiom) Having enough familiarity with another person to call them by their first name, as opposed to their surname.


lexentry: eng/on_a_par__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
sense: On a level; in the same condition, circumstances, position, rank, etc.; equal.
written_rep: on a par
trans_list:
auf Augenhöhe mit | auf der gleichen Stufe | auf einer Ebene mit | auf einer Höhe mit | ebenbürtig | gleichauf


lexentry: eng/on_earth__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
sense: Expletive used for emphasis after an interrogative word.
written_rep: on earth
trans_list:
in Gottes Namen | in Herrgotts Namen | in aller Welt | um Himmels Willen | um Himmels willen | um alles in der Welt


lexentry: eng/on_foot__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: on foot
trans_list: zu Fuß | auf Schusters Rappen
sense:
On one's feet; walking, jogging or running but not in a vehicle or on the back of an animal. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/on_pain_of__Preposition__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: on pain of
trans_list: bei | unter Androhung von
sense:
Used to warn of consequences if a specified act is done or not done: subject to the punishment of (some penalty); or (generally) subject to the circumstance of (some thing).


lexentry: eng/on_site__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: on site
trans_list: vor Ort
sense:
At the site of a job, or at the location of the customer of a product or service, as opposed to at the vendor's factory or office.


lexentry: eng/on_steroids__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: on steroids
trans_list: auf Anabolika | auf Speed
sense:
(idiomatic, informal) (usually after the name of a place or thing), to a greater degree, exaggerating the characteristics of the previously named object.


lexentry: eng/on_the_bias__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: on the bias
trans_list: schief | schräg
sense:
(textiles) Describing the method of cutting fabric diagonally across the grain (so as to make the clothing cling to the body)


lexentry: eng/on_the_blink__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: on the blink
trans_list: am Ende sein | hinüber sein | im Arsch sein | im Eimer sein | kaputt sein
sense:
(UK, AU, informal) functioning erratically, malfunctioning; not working or not working well. Usually refers to a mechanical or electrical device.


lexentry: eng/on_the_fritz__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: on the fritz
trans_list: hin | kaputt
sense:
(of electrical or mechanical appliances, idiomatic, Northern US) Out of order; malfunctioning; broken.


lexentry: eng/on_the_ropes__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: on the ropes
trans_list: in den Seilen
sense:
(boxing, professional wrestling) Leaning against the ropes of the boxing ring, as when exhausted and nearing defeat or collapse.


lexentry: eng/on_the_wagon__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: on the wagon
trans_list: trocken sein
sense:
(idiomatic) Abstaining from drinking any alcoholic drink, usually in the sense of having given it up (as opposed to never having partaken); teetotal.


lexentry: eng/on_track__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: on track
trans_list: auf dem besten Weg
sense:
(idiomatic) Proceeding as planned, as expected, or in a manner consistent with an established pattern.


lexentry: eng/onager__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: onager
trans_list: Onager | Asiatischer Esel
sense:
The Asiatic wild ass or hemione (Equus hemionus), an animal of the horse family native to Asia; specifically, the Persian onager, Persian wild ass, or Persian zebra (Equus hemionus onager).


lexentry: eng/onager__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: onager
trans_list: Onager | Asiatischer Esel
sense:
(military, historical) A military engine acting like a sling which threw stones from a bag or wooden bucket powered by the torsion from a bundle of ropes or sinews operated by machinery; a torsion catapult.


lexentry: eng/once_upon_a_time__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: once upon a time
trans_list: es war einmal
sense:
A long time ago; at some time in the past (a traditional beginning of children's stories, especially fairy tales).


lexentry: eng/oncilla__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oncilla
trans_list: Nördliche Tigerkatze
sense:
Leopardus tigrinus, a small spotted felid found in the tropical rainforests of Central and South America.


lexentry: eng/oncology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oncology
trans_list: Onkologie
sense:
The branch of medicine concerned with tumors, including study of their development, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.


lexentry: eng/one-armed_bandit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: one-armed bandit
trans_list: einarmiger Bandit
sense:
(originally, US, gambling) A gaming machine having a long arm-like handle at one side that a player pulls down to make reels spin; the player wins money or tokens when certain combinations of symbols line up on these reels.


lexentry: eng/one-child_policy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: one-child policy
trans_list: Ein-Kind-Politik
sense:
(historical) A policy of population control in China, whereby a married couple is allowed only one child.


lexentry: eng/one-horse_town__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: one-horse town
trans_list: Kuhdorf
sense:
(US, idiomatic) A very small town, especially one of a rural nature and/or offering very few or no attractions.


lexentry: eng/one-night_stand__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: one-night stand
trans_list: One-Night-Stand | einmalige Angelegenheit
sense:
(idiomatic) A single sexual encounter between two individuals, where at least one of the partners has no immediate intention or expectation of establishing a longer-term sexual or romantic relationship. As the phrase implies, the relationship lasts for only one night.


lexentry: eng/one-off__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: one-off
trans_list: Entwurf | Kostprobe | Muster
sense:
(idiomatic, Commonwealth) Something that is done, created, etc. only once, and often quickly, simply, or improvisationally.


lexentry: eng/one-party_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: one-party system
trans_list: Einparteiensystem
sense:
A political system in which only one political party has the right to form the government, usually based on the existing constitution.


lexentry: eng/one-track_mind__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: one-track mind
trans_list: Tunnelblick
sense:
(idiomatic) That said to be possessed by someone who is obsessed with something or only able to think of one thing.


lexentry: eng/one-way_mirror__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: one-way mirror
trans_list: Einwegspiegel
sense:
A mirror reflecting images on one side and transparent on the other, often used by the police during interrogations.


lexentry: eng/one_another__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: one another
trans_list: einander | gegenseitig | aufeinander
sense:
(reciprocal pronoun) Used of a reciprocal relationship among a group of two or more people or things; compare each other.


lexentry: eng/one_by_one__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: Individually in succession.
written_rep: one by one
trans_list:
Stück für Stück | der Reihe nach | eine nach dem anderen | einer nach dem anderen | eines nach dem anderen | eins nach dem anderen


lexentry: eng/one_country,_two_systems__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: one country, two systems
trans_list: ein Land, zwei Systeme
sense:
Policy for the reunification of China as one country, but with areas like Hong Kong and Taiwan with separate economic and political systems.


lexentry: eng/one_for_all,_all_for_one__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: one for all, all for one
trans_list: einer für alle, alle für einen
sense:
Each individual should act for the benefit of the group, and the group should act for the benefit of each individual.


lexentry: eng/one_o'clock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: one o'clock
trans_list: ein Uhr
sense:
(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the second hour of the day; 1:00 a.m. (01:00).


lexentry: eng/one_swallow_does_not_a_summer_make__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: one swallow does not a summer make
trans_list: eine Schwalbe macht noch keinen Sommer | einmal ist keinmal
sense:
One instance of an event (such as the arrival of a single bird) does not necessarily indicate a trend.


lexentry: eng/oneirism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: oneirism
trans_list: Onei­ris­mus
sense:
(psychiatry) A state of abnormal consciousness in which dream-like experiences and hallucinations happen while awake.


lexentry: eng/onerous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: onerous
trans_list: drückend | mühsam | beschwerlich | lästig
sense:
Imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only with effort; burdensome.


lexentry: eng/onion_dome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: onion dome
trans_list: Zwiebelturm
sense:
(architecture) An onion-shaped dome, characteristic of august buildings in Moghul and Russian architecture


lexentry: eng/onion_fly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: onion fly
trans_list: Zwiebelfliege
sense:
Delia antiqua, a cosmopolitan pest of crops, whose larvae or maggots feed on onions, garlic and other bulbous plants.


lexentry: eng/onomatopoeia__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
sense: (countable) A word that sounds like what it represents, such as "gurgle", "stutter", or "hiss".
written_rep: onomatopoeia
trans_list:
Schallwort | Klangwort | Onomatopoetikum | klangnachahmendes Wort | lautmalendes Wort | lautmalerisches Wort


lexentry: eng/onset__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: onset
trans_list: Anstieg | Anstrich | Einschwingvorgang
sense:
(acoustics) The beginning of a musical note or other sound, in which the amplitude rises from zero to an initial peak.


lexentry: eng/onside__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: onside
trans_list: nicht abseits | nicht im Abseits
sense:
(sports) Not in an offside position; In the part of the playing area where one can legally play the ball, puck, etc.


lexentry: eng/ontologist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ontologist
trans_list: Ontologe | Ontologin
sense:
(philosophy) A scholar or theorist of ontology, or an adherent of a particular ontological doctrine.


lexentry: eng/ontology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ontology
trans_list: Ontologie
sense:
(uncountable, philosophy) The branch of metaphysics that addresses the nature or essential characteristics of being and of things that exist; the study of being qua being.


lexentry: eng/ontology__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: ontology
trans_list: Ontologie
sense:
(countable, computer science, information science) A structure of concepts or entities within a domain, organized by relationships; a system model.


lexentry: eng/onycha__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: onycha
trans_list: Riechschale | Räucherklaue
sense:
(obsolete) the operculum of kinds of strombus or muricid, smoked as an ingredient in the Mosaic incense and pre-modern medicine


lexentry: eng/ooch__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ooch
trans_list: Gegenstück
sense:
(also, reflexive, figurative) To cause (oneself or someone, or something) to change or progress by a small amount or in small increments.


lexentry: eng/oodles__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oodles
trans_list: Masse
sense:
(originally, US, informal) Chiefly followed by of: an unspecified large amount, number, or quantity; lots, tons.


lexentry: eng/oolite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oolite
trans_list: Oolith
sense:
(geology) A rock consisting of spherical grains within a mineral cortex accreted around a nucleus, often of quartz grains.


lexentry: eng/oolith__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oolith
trans_list: Oolith
sense:
(geology) A spherical granule of which oolite is composed, formed by concentric accretion of thin layers of a mineral (usually calcium carbonate (limestone) but also others such as dolomite and silica) around a core; an ooid.


lexentry: eng/oosphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oosphere
trans_list: Oosphäre
sense:
(botany, mycology) A large nonmotile egg cell, especially of an alga or fungus, formed in an oogonium and ready for fertilization.


lexentry: eng/ooze__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ooze
trans_list: Gerbbrühe
sense:
Tanning liquor, an aqueous extract of vegetable matter (tanbark, sumac, etc.) in a tanning vat used to tan leather.


lexentry: eng/op-amp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: op-amp
trans_list: Operationsverstärker
sense:
(electronics) A certain active circuit element useful in creating various kinds of amplifiers and filters.


lexentry: eng/op-ed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: op-ed
trans_list: Gastbeiträge & Gastkommentare | Gastkommentarseite
sense:
A newspaper page containing signed articles by commentators expressing viewpoints that may not agree with those espoused by the editorial board, traditionally printed opposite the editorial page.


lexentry: eng/opal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opal
trans_list: Opal
sense:
(mineral) A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity, of the chemical formula SiO2·nH2O.


lexentry: eng/opanak__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opanak
trans_list: Opanke
sense:
A kind of traditional leather shoe worn in Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia and Serbia.


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


lexentry: eng/open-pit_mine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: open-pit mine
trans_list: Tagebau
sense:
A type of mine where rock or minerals are extracted from the earth by their removal from an open pit or borrow.


lexentry: eng/open-plan_kitchen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: open-plan kitchen
trans_list: amerikanische Küche | offene Küche
sense:
A kitchen without walls separating it from the rest of house. Typically, this includes the dining room and living room, and is often collectively called the great room.


lexentry: eng/open__Adjective__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: open
trans_list: offen
sense:
(mathematics, topology, of a set) Which is part of a predefined collection of subsets of X, that defines a topological space on X.


lexentry: eng/open__Adjective__1
sense_num: 17
written_rep: open
trans_list: offen
sense:
(music, stringed instruments) Of a note, played without pressing the string against the fingerboard.


lexentry: eng/open__Verb__1
sense_num: 17
written_rep: open
trans_list: öffnen
sense:
(computing, transitive, intransitive) To connect to a resource (a file, document, etc.) for viewing or editing.


lexentry: eng/open_book__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: open book
trans_list: offenes Buch
sense:
(idiomatic) A person who through naivete responds candidly to questions or openly displays their emotions or intentions.


lexentry: eng/open_city__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: open city
trans_list: offene Stadt
sense:
(military, international law) A city which has announced it has abandoned all defensive efforts, generally in the event of the imminent capture.


lexentry: eng/open_letter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: open letter
trans_list: offener Brief
sense:
A letter addressed to one person, or more, but published (as for example in a newspaper) for the public to read.


lexentry: eng/open_mic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: open mic
trans_list: Offenes Mikro
sense:
A music, poetry, or comedy stage platform with open invitation, that is, where anyone is invited to perform.


lexentry: eng/open_relationship__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: open relationship
trans_list: offene Beziehung
sense:
A romantic and/or sexual relationship in which the people involved are permitted or tolerated to be available to have additional simultaneous romantic and/or sexual relationships.


lexentry: eng/open_season__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: open season
trans_list: Jagdsaison | Jagdzeit
sense:
(hunting, sometimes, followed by on or for to designate the kind of animal hunted) A period of time during the calendar year when authorities within a jurisdiction permit the unrestricted hunting of one or more kinds of animal wildlife.


lexentry: eng/open_set__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: open set
trans_list: offene Menge
sense:
(topology) Informally, a set such that the target point of a movement by a small amount in any direction from any point in the set is still in the set; exemplified by a full circle without its boundary.


lexentry: eng/open_space__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: open space
trans_list: Freiraum
sense:
An open-air area, such as a park or public garden with no (or very few) buildings, often in an urban area and designated by a local authority or government as such.


lexentry: eng/open_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: open up
trans_list: öffnen
sense:
(intransitive) To reveal oneself; to share personal information about oneself; to become communicative.


lexentry: eng/open_water__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: open water
trans_list: Freiwasser
sense:
In a river, pond, or other small body of water, an area of surface unobstructed by aquatic vegetation, boulders, and the like, adequate for navigation or swimming.


lexentry: eng/open_world__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: open world
trans_list: Strandhafer
sense:
(video games, also, attributive) A gameworld that the player may traverse freely, rather than being restricted to certain predefined areas and quests. [from early 21st c.]


lexentry: eng/openbill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: openbill
trans_list: Klaffschnabel
sense:
Either of two species of bird in the genus Anastomus of the stork family Ciconiidae, with a distinctive gap between the mandibles of the closed bill.


lexentry: eng/opencast__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opencast
trans_list: Tagebau
sense:
(chiefly, British) Of or pertaining to strip mining, in which material is removed from a surface that has been exposed


lexentry: eng/opening_argument__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opening argument
trans_list: Anfangsplädoyer | erster Parteivortrag
sense:
(legal) In adversarial legal systems, a statement made by either party at the beginning of a trial or comparable factfinding proceeding, in which that party lays out their case, generally including the points of fact that they intend to demonstrate and to some degree indicating the rhetorical arguments for why they should prevail.


lexentry: eng/openness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: openness
trans_list: Offenheit
sense:
Accommodating attitude or opinion, as in receptivity to new ideas, behaviors, cultures, peoples, environments, experiences, etc., different from the familiar, conventional, traditional, or one's own.


lexentry: eng/openness__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: openness
trans_list: Offenheit
sense:
The degree to which a person, group, organization, institution, or society exhibits this liberal attitude or opinion.


lexentry: eng/opera_glasses__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opera glasses
trans_list: Opernglas
sense:
One or more pairs of small low-powered binoculars for use by members of the audience at a theatrical performance.


lexentry: eng/operant_conditioning__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: operant conditioning
trans_list: operante Konditionierung
sense:
(psychology) A technique of behavior modification through positive and negative reinforcement and positive and negative punishment.


lexentry: eng/operate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: operate
trans_list: bedienen | betreiben
sense:
(transitive, or, intransitive) To perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act.


lexentry: eng/operate__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: operate
trans_list: operieren | bedienen | betreiben
sense:
(medicine, transitive, or, intransitive) To perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner, and usually with instruments, with a view to restore soundness or health, as in amputation, lithotomy, etc.


lexentry: eng/operating_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: operating system
trans_list: Betriebssystem
sense:
(computing, software) Software for controlling the allocation and use of various hardware resources (memory, CPU time, disk space, input and output devices) to tasks and remote terminals.


lexentry: eng/operating_theatre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: operating theatre
trans_list: Operationssaal
sense:
A room in a hospital used for performing surgery (originally designed for operations in front of observers).


lexentry: eng/operation__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: operation
trans_list: Operation | Verknüpfung
sense:
(computing, logic, mathematics) A procedure for generating a value from one or more other values (the operands)


lexentry: eng/operetta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: operetta
trans_list: Operette
sense:
(music) A lighter version of opera with a frivolous story and spoken dialogue. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/ophthalmologist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ophthalmologist
trans_list: Augenarzt | Ophthalmologe | Augenärztin | Ophthalmologin | Augenheilkundler | Augenheilkundlerin
sense:
A medical doctor specializing in the eye: deficiencies of vision requiring correction, and diseases. Compare optometrist.


lexentry: eng/opine__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opine
trans_list: meinen
sense:
(intransitive, transitive) To express an opinion; to state as an opinion; to suppose, consider (that).


lexentry: eng/opinion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opinion
trans_list: Meinung | Ansicht | Anschauung
sense:
A belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, person or thing.


lexentry: eng/opinion__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: opinion
trans_list: Schlussanträge
sense:
(European Union, _, law) A judicial opinion delivered by an Advocate General to the European Court of Justice where he or she proposes a legal solution to the cases for which the court is responsible.


lexentry: eng/opinion_piece__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opinion piece
trans_list: Feuilleton
sense:
(journalism) An article in which the author expresses his or her personal opinion on a given subject.


lexentry: eng/opium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opium
trans_list: Opium
sense:
(uncountable) A yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine.


lexentry: eng/opossum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opossum
trans_list: Beutelratte | Opossum
sense:
Any American marsupial of the family Didelphidae. The common species of the United States is Didelphis virginiana.


lexentry: eng/opponent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opponent
trans_list: Gegner | Gegnerin
sense:
One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something.


lexentry: eng/opportunism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opportunism
trans_list: Opportunismus
sense:
The practice of taking advantage of any situations or people to achieve an end, often with no regard for principles or consequences.


lexentry: eng/opportunist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opportunist
trans_list: Opportunist | Opportunistin | Wendehals
sense:
Someone who takes advantage of any opportunity to advance their own situation, placing expediency above principle.


lexentry: eng/opportunity_cost__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opportunity cost
trans_list: Opportunitätskosten
sense:
(economics) The cost of an opportunity forgone (and the loss of the benefits that could be received from that opportunity); the most valuable forgone alternative.


lexentry: eng/opportunity_makes_a_thief__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opportunity makes a thief
trans_list: Gelegenheit macht Diebe
sense:
Less common version of opportunity makes the thief: People are more likely to steal something if presented with a convenient opportunity to do so.


lexentry: eng/oppose__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oppose
trans_list: ablehnen | widersprechen
sense:
To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against.


lexentry: eng/opposite_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opposite number
trans_list: Amtskollege | Amtskollegin
sense:
(idiomatic) A person who holds a position in an organization that corresponds to that held by another person in another organization; a counterpart


lexentry: eng/opposite_side__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opposite side
trans_list: Gegenpartei
sense:
A side, party (e.g. a team or armed force) seen as adversary, enemy etc. opposite one (or more) other(s), as in a battle or team sports competition.


lexentry: eng/opposition__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: opposition
trans_list: Opposition
sense:
(astronomy) The apparent relative position of two celestial bodies when one is at an angle of 180 degrees from the other as seen from the Earth.


lexentry: eng/opposition__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: opposition
trans_list: Opposition
sense:
(chess) A position in which the player on the move must yield with his king allowing his opponent to advance with his own king.


lexentry: eng/opprobrium__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: opprobrium
trans_list: Opprobration
sense:
Disgrace or bad reputation arising from exceedingly shameful behaviour; ignominy. [from late 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/oprichnina__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oprichnina
trans_list: Opritschnina
sense:
(historical) The period of Russian history between 1565 and 1572 during which Tsar Ivan the Terrible instituted a domestic policy of secret police, mass repressions, public executions, and confiscation of land from Russian aristocrats.


lexentry: eng/opt-in__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opt-in
sense:
The property of having to choose explicitly to join or permit something; a decision having the default option being exclusion or avoidance; used particularly with regard to mailing lists and advertising.

trans_list:
unter vorhergehender Einwilligung | vorhergehende Einwilligung erfordernd | vorherige, ausdrückliche Zustimmung benötigend


lexentry: eng/opt-out__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opt-out
trans_list: eine vorherige, ausdrückliche Ablehnung verlangend | vorhergehende Ablehnung erfordernd
sense:
Of a selection, the property of having to choose explicitly to avoid or forbid something; a decision having the default option being inclusion or permission; used particularly with regard to mailing lists and advertisement.


lexentry: eng/optic_nerve__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: optic nerve
trans_list: Sehnerv
sense:
(neuroanatomy) Each of the second pair of cranial nerves that carry visual information from the retina to the brain.


lexentry: eng/optical_character_recognition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: optical character recognition
trans_list: Texterkennung | optische Zeichenerkennung
sense:
(computing) The electronic identification and digital encoding of printed or handwritten characters by means of an optical scanner and specialized software.


lexentry: eng/optical_fibre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: optical fibre
trans_list: Lichtwellenleiter
sense:
(British spelling) A thin, transparent, flexible fibre, made of glass or plastic, used for transmitting light.


lexentry: eng/optimate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: optimate
trans_list: Optimat | Optimatin
sense:
(historical) A member of the patrician ruling class in republican Ancient Rome; an aristocrat, a noble.


lexentry: eng/optimistic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: optimistic
trans_list: optimistisch
sense:
(computing) Allowing other processes to perform transactions on the same data at the same time, and checking for conflicts only when changes need to be written back.


lexentry: eng/optimization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: optimization
trans_list: Optimierung
sense:
The design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense.


lexentry: eng/optimum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: optimum
trans_list: Optimum
sense:
The best or most favorable condition, or the greatest amount or degree possible under specific sets of comparable circumstances.


lexentry: eng/option__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: option
trans_list: Option
sense:
(finance, legal) A contract giving the holder the right to buy or sell an asset at a set strike price; can apply to financial market transactions, or to ordinary transactions for tangible assets such as a residence or automobile. [from mid-18th c.]


lexentry: eng/optoelectronics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: optoelectronics
trans_list: Optoelektronik
sense:
(physics) The branch of physics that deals with the interaction of light with electronic devices, or the production of light from such devices


lexentry: eng/optogenetics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: optogenetics
trans_list: Optogenetik
sense:
(genetics) A science that combines optics and genetics, aiming at controlling cellular processes with light. The cells are made responsive to light using genetics and then activated using specific wavelengths.


lexentry: eng/optography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: optography
trans_list: Optographie
sense:
The production of an optogram on the retina by the photochemical action of light on the visual purple; the fixation of an image in the eye.


lexentry: eng/optometrist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: optometrist
trans_list: Optometrist
sense:
A person trained and skilled in examining and testing the eyes for defects, in order to prescribe corrective lenses or treatment.


lexentry: eng/opus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opus
trans_list: Opus
sense:
(music) A work of music or set of works with a specified rank in an ordering of a composer's complete published works.


lexentry: eng/or__Conjunction__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: or
trans_list: oder
sense:
(logic) An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or.


lexentry: eng/or_something__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: or something
trans_list: oder so
sense:
(idiomatic) Or something like that. Used to indicate the possibility that the preceding word or phrase is vague or not exactly correct in its applicability.


lexentry: eng/or_words_to_that_effect__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: or words to that effect
trans_list: sinngemäß gesagt
sense:
(idiomatic) used to indicate a paraphrase or the chance of an error in the details of reported speech.


lexentry: eng/oral_cavity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oral cavity
trans_list: Mundhöhle
sense:
(anatomy) The cavity of the mouth, especially the part of the mouth behind the gums and teeth that is bounded above by the hard and soft palates and below by the tongue and by the mucous membrane connecting it with the inner part of the mandible.


lexentry: eng/oral_hygiene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oral hygiene
trans_list: Mundhygiene | Mundpflege | Zahnpflege
sense:
The practice of keeping the mouth clean in order to prevent cavities (dental caries), gingivitis, periodontitis, bad breath (halitosis), and other dental disorders.


lexentry: eng/orange__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orange
trans_list: Apfelsinenbaum | Orangenbaum
sense:
(countable) An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis which yields oranges (the fruit).


lexentry: eng/orange__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: orange
trans_list: Orange | Apfelsine
sense:
(countable) Any round citrus fruit with a yellow-red colour when ripe and a sour-sweet taste; the fruit of the orange tree.


lexentry: eng/orange_hawkweed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orange hawkweed
trans_list: Orangerotes Habichtskraut
sense:
Pilosella aurantiaca, a flowering plant of the family Asteraceae, native to alpine regions of central and southern Europe.


lexentry: eng/orange_tip__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orange tip
trans_list: Aurorafalter
sense:
Any of various pierid butterflies having orange tips to the upper forewings, especially Anthocharis cardamines, of Eurasia.


lexentry: eng/orangutan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orangutan
trans_list: Orang-Utan
sense:
Any of three species of arboreal anthropoid ape, characterised by their shaggy reddish-brown coat and long arms, which comprise the genus Pongo; Pongo pygmaeus of Borneo, Pongo abelii of Sumatra or Pongo tapanuliensis of South Tapanuli (in Sumatra).


lexentry: eng/orans__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orans
trans_list: Adorant | Adorantin
sense:
(arts, Christianity) A figure in an attitude of prayer, usually standing, with the elbows close to the sides of the body and with the hands outstretched sideways, palms up.


lexentry: eng/oration__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: oration
trans_list: Gebet
sense:
(Catholicism) A specific form of short, solemn prayer said by the president of the liturgical celebration on behalf of the people.


lexentry: eng/oratorio__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oratorio
trans_list: Oratorium
sense:
(music) A musical composition, often based on a religious theme; similar to opera but with no costume, scenery or acting.


lexentry: eng/orature__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orature
trans_list: Oralliteratur
sense:
The oral equivalent of literature: a collection of traditional folk songs, stories, etc., that is communicated orally rather than in writing. [from 1970s]


lexentry: eng/orbit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orbit
trans_list: Orbit | Umlaufbahn
sense:
(pinball) A path for the ball on the outer edge of the playfield, usually connected so that the ball entering in one end will come out of the other.


lexentry: eng/orbital__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orbital
trans_list: Orbital
sense:
(physics) A specification of the energy and probability density of one or more electrons at any point in an atom or molecule, and can be represented as a wave function.


lexentry: eng/orbiter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orbiter
trans_list: Umkreiser
sense:
An object that orbits another, especially a spacecraft that orbits a planet etc. without landing on it.


lexentry: eng/orc__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orc
trans_list: Ork
sense:
(fantasy, mythology) A mythical evil monstrous humanoid creature, usually quite aggressive and often green. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/orchestra__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orchestra
trans_list: Orchester
sense:
(music) A large group of musicians who play together on various instruments, usually including some from strings, woodwind, brass and/or percussion; the instruments played by such a group.


lexentry: eng/orchestra__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: orchestra
trans_list: Orchester
sense:
A semicircular space in front of the stage used by the chorus in Ancient Greek and Hellenistic theatres.


lexentry: eng/orchestra__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: orchestra
trans_list: Orchestergraben | Orchester
sense:
The area in a theatre or concert hall where the musicians sit, immediately in front of and below the stage, sometimes (also) used by other performers.


lexentry: eng/orchestra_pit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orchestra pit
trans_list: Orchestergraben
sense:
(performing arts) A sunken area in front of a stage in which musicians, largely hidden from view, play music to accompany stage performances.


lexentry: eng/orchid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orchid
trans_list: Orchidee | Knabenkraut
sense:
A plant of the orchid family (Orchidaceae), bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours. [mid-19th c.]


lexentry: eng/orda__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orda
trans_list: Horde
sense:
(historical) A political and military organizational structure used by Turkic and Mongol peoples, sometimes referred to as a horde.


lexentry: eng/ordain__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ordain
trans_list: weihen
sense:
(religion) To admit into the ministry, for example as a priest, bishop, minister or Buddhist monk, or to authorize as a rabbi.


lexentry: eng/ordeal__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ordeal
trans_list: Gottesurteil | Feuerprobe
sense:
A trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test (such as ducking in water), divine authority deciding the guilt of the accused. (See w:Trial by ordeal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia)


lexentry: eng/order__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: order
trans_list: Orden | Ordnung
sense:
(countable) A group of religious adherents, especially monks or nuns, set apart within their religion by adherence to a particular rule or set of principles.


lexentry: eng/order__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: order
trans_list: Orden | Ordnung
sense:
(countable) A decoration, awarded by a government, a dynastic house, or a religious body to an individual, usually for distinguished service to a nation or to humanity.


lexentry: eng/order__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: order
trans_list: Ordnung | Ordo
sense:
(countable, biology, taxonomy) A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below class and above family; a taxon at that rank.


lexentry: eng/order__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: order
trans_list: Ordnung | Grad | Ordnungszahl
sense:
A number of things or persons arranged in a fixed or suitable place, or relative position; a rank; a row; a grade; especially, a rank or class in society; a distinct character, kind, or sort.


lexentry: eng/order__Noun__1
sense_num: 20
written_rep: order
trans_list: Orden | Ordnung
sense:
(graph theory, of a graph) The number of vertices in the graph (i.e. the set-theoretic order of the set of vertices of the graph).


lexentry: eng/order_of_knighthood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: order of knighthood
trans_list: Ritterorden
sense:
An order which (at least mainly) consists of members who receive and/or most have the knighthood, hence constitutes an honorific brotherhood (in modern times often open to both genders, in rare cases a sisterhood) of knights (and/or, as female equivalent, dames). The hierarchical structure, purpose, activities (in many cases rare and mainly ceremonious), titles and insignia vary widely.


lexentry: eng/order_of_magnitude__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: order of magnitude
trans_list: Größenordnung
sense:
(mathematics) The class of scale or magnitude of any amount, where each class contains values of a fixed ratio (most often 10) to the class preceding it.


lexentry: eng/order_of_succession__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: order of succession
trans_list: Thronfolge
sense:
A formula or algorithm that determines who inherits an office upon the death, resignation, or removal of its current occupant.


lexentry: eng/ordered_pair__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ordered pair
trans_list: geordnetes Paar
sense:
(set theory) An object containing exactly two elements in a fixed order, so that, when the elements are different, exchanging them gives a different object. Notation: (a, b) or \langle a, b\rangle.


lexentry: eng/ordinal_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ordinal number
trans_list: Ordinalzahl | Ordnungszahl | Ordnungszahlwort | Ordinale
sense:
(set theory) Such a number generalised to correspond to any cardinal number (the size of some set); formally, the order type of some well-ordered set of some cardinality a, which represents an equivalence class of well-ordered sets (exactly those of cardinality a) under the equivalence relation "existence of an order-preserving bijection".


lexentry: eng/ordinary__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ordinary
trans_list: Heroldsbild
sense:
(heraldry) One of the standard geometric designs placed across the center of a coat of arms, such as a pale or fess. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/ordinate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ordinate
trans_list: Ordinate
sense:
(geometry) The second of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.


lexentry: eng/ordinate__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ordinate
trans_list: Hochachse
sense:
(geometry) The vertical line representing an axis of a Cartesian coordinate system, on which the ordinate (sense above) is shown.


lexentry: eng/ordoliberalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ordoliberalism
trans_list: Ordoliberalismus
sense:
(economics, politics) A political philosophy that emphasizes the desirability of the government establishing rules to maximize the potential of the free market to produce results.


lexentry: eng/ore__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ore
trans_list: Erz
sense:
Rock or other material that contains valuable or utilitarian materials; primarily a rock containing metals or gems for which it is typically mined and processed.


lexentry: eng/organ__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: organ
trans_list: Orgel | Organ
sense:
(musical instruments) A musical instrument that has multiple pipes which play when a key is pressed (the pipe organ), or an electronic instrument designed to replicate such.


lexentry: eng/organ_donor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: organ donor
trans_list: Organspender | Organspenderin
sense:
A person (living or dead) from whom an organ is removed in order to be transplanted into another person.


lexentry: eng/organ_gun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: organ gun
trans_list: Orgelgeschütz | Ribauldequin
sense:
(firearm, historical) A large, portable firearm normally supported by wheels, in which bullets may be fired from a row of several tubes in succession; it was chiefly used from the 14th to the 17th century.


lexentry: eng/organ_loft__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: organ loft
trans_list: Orgelbühne | Orgelempore
sense:
The gallery or raised platform within a church or hall from which an organ is played, though not necessarily housing the organ itself.


lexentry: eng/organ_of_state__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: organ of state
trans_list: Staatsgewalt
sense:
Any of the three primary divisions of a state’s sovereignty (namely, the executive, the legislature, or the judiciary); the powers of each having been divided and balanced in accordance with the political principle of the separation of powers.


lexentry: eng/organelle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: organelle
trans_list: Organell | Organelle
sense:
(cytology) A specialized structure found inside cells that carries out a specific life process (e.g. ribosomes, vacuoles).


lexentry: eng/organic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: organic
trans_list: aus (kontrolliert) biologischem Anbau | aus ökologischem Anbau | bio- | öko-
sense:
(agriculture) Of food or food products, grown in an environment free from artificial agrichemicals, and possibly certified by a regulatory body. [from 1942]


lexentry: eng/organic_chemistry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: organic chemistry
trans_list: organische Chemie
sense:
(chemistry) The chemistry of organic compounds (that is, chemical compounds with carbon atoms in a covalent bond).


lexentry: eng/organic_farming__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: organic farming
trans_list: ökologische Landwirtschaft
sense:
(agriculture) An approach to farming based on biological methods that avoid the use of synthetic crop or livestock production inputs and on a broadly defined philosophy of farming that puts value on ecological harmony, resource efficiency, and non-intensive animal husbandry practices.


lexentry: eng/organicism__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: organicism
trans_list: Organizismus
sense:
The theory that the total organization of an organism is more important than the functioning of its individual organs.


lexentry: eng/organigram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: organigram
trans_list: Organigramm
sense:
(management) A graphical representation of the structure of an organization, showing groups and departments and their interconnections and inter-responsibilities


lexentry: eng/organism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: organism
trans_list: Organismus | Lebewesen
sense:
Something with many separate interdependent parts, seen as being like a living thing; an organic system. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/organization_chart__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: organization chart
trans_list: Organigramm | Organisationsdiagramm | Organisationsplan
sense:
(management) A graphic display of reporting relationships in an organization, sometimes displaying position titles and position holders.


lexentry: eng/organize__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: organize
trans_list: organisieren
sense:
(transitive) To constitute in parts, each having a special function, act, office, or relation; to systematize.


lexentry: eng/organized_crime__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: organized crime
trans_list: organisierte Kriminalität | organisiertes Verbrechen
sense:
A large criminal organization, or a group of such organizations, that deals in illegal goods and services.


lexentry: eng/organizer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: organizer
trans_list: Organizer
sense:
(computing) A hand-held micro-computer that will perform specific tasks; can be used as an electronic diary, alarm clock, recorder of memos and notes, a portable database etc.


lexentry: eng/organochlorine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: organochlorine
trans_list: chlororganische
sense:
(organic compound) Any of very many chlorine substituted organic compounds, many of which are solvents or insecticides etc.


lexentry: eng/organometallic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: organometallic
trans_list: metallorganisch
sense:
(chemistry) of, or relating to organic compounds having a metal atom directly bonded to a carbon atom


lexentry: eng/orgasm__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: orgasm
trans_list: Orgasmus | Höhepunkt | Klimax
sense:
A rush of sexual excitement; now specifically, the climax or peak of sexual pleasure, which occurs during sexual activity and which in males may include ejaculation and in females vaginal contractions. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/oriel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oriel
trans_list: Erker
sense:
(architecture) A large polygonal recess in a building, such as a bay window, forming a protrusion on the outer wall.


lexentry: eng/orient__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: orient
trans_list: orientieren
sense:
(transitive, often, reflexive, figuratively) To familiarize (oneself or someone) with a circumstance or situation.


lexentry: eng/orientalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orientalism
trans_list: Orientalismus
sense:
(arts, architecture, literature) The tendency to represent eastern subjects, to assume stylistical characteristics original of the East.


lexentry: eng/orientation__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: orientation
trans_list: Orientierungsvermögen
sense:
(education) Events to orient new students at a school; events to help new students become familiar with a school.


lexentry: eng/original__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: original
trans_list: Original | Urschrift
sense:
An object or other creation (e.g. narrative work) from which all later copies and variations are derived.


lexentry: eng/original_sin__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: original sin
trans_list: Erbsünde | Ursünde
sense:
(Christianity) The state of sinfulness, present in each human from birth, which is a result of Adam's disobedience.


lexentry: eng/originate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: originate
trans_list: entwickeln | erzeugen
sense:
(transitive) To cause (someone or something) to be; to bring (someone or something) into existence; to produce or initiate a person or thing. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/originate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: originate
trans_list: entspringen | entstehen | entwickeln | erzeugen
sense:
(intransitive) To come into existence; to have origin or beginning; to spring, be derived (from, with). [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/oriole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oriole
trans_list: Pfingstvogel | Pirol | Goldamsel
sense:
Any of various colourful passerine birds, the New World orioles from the family Icteridae and the Old World orioles from the family Oriolidae.


lexentry: eng/orisha__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orisha
trans_list: Orisha
sense:
A divine entity in Yoruba religion that possesses the supernatural capability of reflecting some of the manifestations of Olódùmarè


lexentry: eng/ornament__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ornament
trans_list: musikalische Verzierung
sense:
(music) A musical flourish that is unnecessary to the overall melodic or harmonic line, but serves to decorate that line.


lexentry: eng/ornery__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ornery
trans_list: grantig | quengelig
sense:
(originally, and, chiefly, US, especially, Appalachia, informal) Disagreeable, stubborn, and troublesome to deal with; cantankerous.


lexentry: eng/ornithine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ornithine
trans_list: Ornithin
sense:
(amino acid, organic compound) An amino acid, 2,5-diaminopentanoic acid, that is not present in protein, but is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of urea.


lexentry: eng/ornithosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ornithosis
trans_list: Ornithose
sense:
(medicine) A zoonotic infectious disease (of birds) caused by a bacterium called Chlamydia psittaci, it can be transmitted to humans and other animals. When carried by any species of bird belonging to the Psittacidae family (parrots), it is called psittacosis or parrot fever.


lexentry: eng/orotic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orotic acid
trans_list: Orotsäure
sense:
(biochemistry) A crystalline acid which was discovered in milk and is a growth factor for various microorganisms (as Lactobacillus bulgaricus) and an intermediate in pyrimidine biosynthesis; uracil-6-carboxylic acid, C5H4N2O4.


lexentry: eng/orotund__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orotund
trans_list: sonor | volltönig
sense:
Of a voice: characterized by clarity, fullness, smoothness, and strength of sound; hence, of a person: having a clear, full, and strong voice, appropriate for public speaking, reading aloud, etc.


lexentry: eng/orphan_work__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orphan work
trans_list: verwaistes Werk
sense:
(copyright) A copyright-protected work for which rightsholders are positively indeterminate or uncontactable.


lexentry: eng/orphrey__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: orphrey
trans_list: Aurifrisium | Auriphrygium
sense:
(Christianity) An embroidered ornamental band or border on an ecclesiastical vestment, altar frontal, etc. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/orpiment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orpiment
trans_list: Auripigment | Opperment | Rauschgelb | gelbe Arsenblende | gelbes Schwefelarsenik
sense:
arsenic trisulphide, occurring naturally in crystals or massive deposits, formerly used as a dye or pigment


lexentry: eng/orthoclase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orthoclase
trans_list: Orthoklas
sense:
(mineral) Potassium aluminum silicate, KAlSi3O8, a common feldspar of igneous, plutonic, and metamorphic rocks. Orthoclase is the main feldspar of pegmatite occurrences, where it is most commonly flesh-colored. Orthoclase is used in the ceramic and glass industries and as a decorative gravel.


lexentry: eng/orthodox__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orthodox
trans_list: orthodox
sense:
Conforming to the accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/orthodoxy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: Correctness in doctrine and belief.
written_rep: orthodoxy
trans_list:
Orthodoxie | Hochorthodoxie | Neuorthodoxie | Rechtgläubigkeit | Schriftgläubigkeit | Strenggläubigkeit


lexentry: eng/orthogenesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orthogenesis
trans_list: Orthogenese
sense:
(evolutionary theory, historical) The hypothesis that evolution tends toward a certain goal, at least at some scales.


lexentry: eng/orthogonal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: orthogonal
trans_list: rechtwinklig | orthogonal | senkrecht
sense:
Of a pair of elements in an ortholattice: each less than or equal to the orthocomplement of the other.


lexentry: eng/orthography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orthography
trans_list: Orthographie | Orthografie
sense:
(countable) A method of representing a language or the sounds of language by written symbols; spelling.


lexentry: eng/orthography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orthography
trans_list: Rechtschreibung
sense:
(countable, more broadly) A set of conventions for writing a language, including norms of spelling, capitalization, emphasis, hyphenation, punctuation, and word breaks.


lexentry: eng/orthography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orthography
trans_list: Rechtschreibung | Orthografie
sense:
(uncountable) Correct spelling according to established usage; also (obsolete) pronunciation according to the spelling of a word.


lexentry: eng/orthography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orthography
trans_list: Rechtschreibkunde | Rechtschreibung
sense:
(uncountable) The aspect of language study concerned with letters and their sequences in words; the study of spelling.


lexentry: eng/orthohelium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orthohelium
trans_list: Orthohelium
sense:
(physics) form of the helium atom in which the spins of the two electrons form a triplet state (a state with definite total spin).


lexentry: eng/orthologous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orthologous
trans_list: ortholog
sense:
(genetics, of genes or sequences) Exhibiting orthology; having been separated by a speciation event. Usually while retaining the same function.


lexentry: eng/orthopedics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orthopedics
trans_list: Orthopädie
sense:
(medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the prevention or correction of disorders of the bones and associated muscles and joints


lexentry: eng/orthophoto__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orthophoto
trans_list: Orthofoto
sense:
An aerial photograph that has been geometrically corrected (orthorectified) such that the scale of the photograph is uniform, meaning that the photo can be considered equivalent to a map.


lexentry: eng/oscilloscope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oscilloscope
trans_list: Oszilloskop
sense:
An electronic measuring instrument that creates a visible two-dimensional graph, on a screen, of one or more continuously varying voltages or currents.


lexentry: eng/osculating_circle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osculating circle
trans_list: Krümmungskreis | Schmiegkreis
sense:
(geometry, for any point on a curve) The circle that has the same tangent, and the same curvature at the point on the curve.


lexentry: eng/osmium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osmium
trans_list: Osmium
sense:
A chemical element (symbol Os) with atomic number 76: a hard, brittle, heavy, bluish-white transition metal found as a trace element in alloys, mostly in platinum ores.


lexentry: eng/osmoregulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osmoregulation
trans_list: Osmoregulation
sense:
The homeostatic regulation of osmotic pressure in the body in order to maintain a certain water content (concentration of electrolytes, pH, etc).


lexentry: eng/osmosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osmosis
trans_list: Osmose
sense:
(chemistry) The net movement of solvent molecules, usually water, from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration through a partially permeable membrane.


lexentry: eng/osmotic_pressure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osmotic pressure
trans_list: osmotischer Druck
sense:
(physical chemistry) The hydrostatic pressure exerted by a solution across a semipermeable membrane from a pure solvent; the pressure needed to counteract osmosis.


lexentry: eng/osprey__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osprey
trans_list: Fischadler
sense:
A bird of prey (Pandion haliaetus) that feeds on fish and has white underparts and long, narrow wings each ending in four finger-like extensions.


lexentry: eng/osseointegration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osseointegration
trans_list: Osseointegration
sense:
The direct structural and functional connection between living bone and the surface of a load-bearing artificial implant (typically a prosthetic limb), typically made of titanium


lexentry: eng/ossicone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ossicone
trans_list: Knochenzapfen | Stirnzapfen
sense:
Either of the horn-like protuberances on the heads of giraffes and male okapi. Some extinct species in the family bore antler-like ossicones.


lexentry: eng/ossify__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ossify
trans_list: hart werden
sense:
(ambitransitive, animate) To become (or cause to become) inflexible and rigid in habits or opinions.


lexentry: eng/osso_buco__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osso buco
trans_list: Ossobuco
sense:
A northern Italian dish of veal shanks and marrowbones braised in white wine, tomatoes, etc., often served with risotto.


lexentry: eng/ostensible__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ostensible
trans_list: scheinbar | angeblich | vordergründig | vorgeblich | vorgeschoben
sense:
Appearing as such; being such in appearance; professed, supposed (rather than demonstrably true or real).


lexentry: eng/osteoarthritis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osteoarthritis
trans_list: Arthrose
sense:
(pathology) A form of arthritis, affecting mainly older people, caused by chronic degeneration of the cartilage and synovial membrane of the joints, leading to pain and stiffness.


lexentry: eng/osteochondrosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osteochondrosis
trans_list: Osteochondrosis
sense:
(pathology) A family of orthopedic diseases of the joint that occur in children and in rapidly growing animals, characterized by interruption of the blood supply of a bone, necrosis, and regrowth.


lexentry: eng/osteopath__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osteopath
trans_list: Chiropraktiker
sense:
(alternative medicine) A non-physician healthcare practitioner who practices osteopathy by manipulating the skeleton and muscles. Not to be confused with Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) (also known as osteopathic physicians) who are full physicians like Doctors of Medicine (M.D.).


lexentry: eng/osteoporosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osteoporosis
trans_list: Osteoporose
sense:
(pathology) A disease, occurring especially in women following menopause, in which the bones become extremely porous and are subject to fracture.


lexentry: eng/osteotomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osteotomy
trans_list: Osteotomie
sense:
(surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting a bone. This is often performed to either lengthen, shorten, or straighten a bone.


lexentry: eng/ostinato__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ostinato
trans_list: Ostinato
sense:
(music) A piece of melody, a chord progression, or a bass figure that is repeated over and over as a musical accompaniment.


lexentry: eng/ostmark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ostmark
trans_list: Ostmark
sense:
(historical) The currency unit of the former German Democratic Republic (aka GDR, DDR, East Germany) until 1990, abbreviated DDM.


lexentry: eng/ostracism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ostracism
trans_list: Scherbengericht
sense:
(historical) In ancient Athens (and some other cities), the temporary banishment by popular vote of a citizen considered dangerous to the state. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/ostracize__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ostracize
trans_list: ausgrenzen | ausschließen | bannen | ostrakisieren | verbannen | verfemen
sense:
(by extension) To exclude a person from a community or from society by not communicating with them or by refusing to acknowledge their presence; to refuse to associate with or talk to; to shun. [from mid 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/ostrichism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ostrichism
trans_list: Straußenpolitik
sense:
(derogatory) A policy of burying one's head in the sand, that is, ignoring the reality of a situation. [from mid 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/otaku__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: otaku
trans_list: Otaku
sense:
(fandom) One with an obsessive interest in something, particularly (originally, _, pejorative) obsessive Japanese fans of anime or manga.


lexentry: eng/other_woman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: other woman
trans_list: Bettgenossin | Geliebte | Gespielin | Liebhaberin | Liebschaft | Verhältnis
sense:
(informal) A woman who is romantically involved with someone (usually a man) already in a committed relationship with another woman, especially a woman having an affair with a married man.


lexentry: eng/othering__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: othering
trans_list: Othering
sense:
(philosophy, politics) : the process of perceiving or portraying someone or something as essentially alien or different.


lexentry: eng/others__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: others
trans_list: Andere
sense:
Those remaining after one or more people or items have left, or done something else, or been excluded.


lexentry: eng/otherworldly__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: otherworldly
trans_list: jenseitig
sense:
Of, concerned with, or preoccupied with a different world than that of the tangible here and now, such as a heavenly, spiritual, or imaginary world.


lexentry: eng/otolith__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: otolith
trans_list: Otolith
sense:
(zoology) A small particle, comprised mainly of calcium carbonate, found in the inner ear of vertebrates, being part of the balance sense.


lexentry: eng/ottava_rima__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ottava rima
trans_list: Stanze | Oktave
sense:
(poetry) An arrangement of stanzas of eight lines in heroic verse, with three rhymes, the first six lines rhyming alternately and the last two forming a couplet (ab ab ab cc).


lexentry: eng/otter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: otter
trans_list: Otter | Fischotter
sense:
An aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae of the family Mustelidae, which also includes weasels, polecats, badgers, and others.


lexentry: eng/ottoman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ottoman
trans_list: Ottomane | Canapé | Couch
sense:
(furniture) An upholstered sofa, without arms or a back, sometimes with a compartment for storing linen etc.


lexentry: eng/oud__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oud
trans_list: Oud | Ud
sense:
(musical instrument) A short-necked and fretless plucked stringed instrument of the lute family, of Arab and Turkish origin.


lexentry: eng/ouroboros__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ouroboros
trans_list: Uroboros
sense:
(mythological creature) A serpent, dragon or worm that eats its own tail, a representation of the continuous cycle of life and death.


lexentry: eng/ourself__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ourself
trans_list: Uns | uns
sense:
(reflexive pronoun) The reflexive of the royal or editorial we: myself (as used by a monarch, writer or speaker who is referring to themself as we).


lexentry: eng/ouster__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ouster
trans_list: Amtsenthebung | Vertreibung
sense:
(now, _, chiefly, _, US) Specifically, the forceful removal of a politician or regime from power; coup.


lexentry: eng/out-of-band__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: out-of-band
trans_list: Out-of-Band-
sense:
(telecommunications, by extension) Relating to communication on a different channel, or by a different method, from that of the primary communication channel.


lexentry: eng/out-of-band__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: out-of-band
trans_list: Out-of-Band-
sense:
(computer security) Relating to communication, such as identity verification, via a method other than the primary means of accessing the software.


lexentry: eng/out-of-body__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: out-of-body
trans_list: außerhalb des Körpers | außerkörperlich
sense:
Perceived as if from a position external to one's body; as if one's mind had separated from the body


lexentry: eng/out__Adverb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: out
trans_list: heraus | hinaus | draußen | aus-
sense:
(sports) Of the ball or other playing implement, so as to pass or be situated beyond the bounds of the playing area.


lexentry: eng/out__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: out
trans_list: hinfort | raus
sense:
(procedure word, especially, military) A radio procedure word meaning that the station is finished with its transmission and does not expect a response.


lexentry: eng/out_of_one's_league__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: out of one's league
trans_list: eine Nummer zu groß für jemanden
sense:
In a situation in which one is mismatched with one or more others whose accomplishments, preparedness, or other characteristics are on a significantly higher or lower level than one's own.


lexentry: eng/out_of_print__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: out of print
trans_list: ausverkauft
sense:
(publishing) Not available from the publisher (of a printed work, especially a book, or a music release).


lexentry: eng/out_of_the_blue__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (idiomatic) Unexpectedly; without warning or preparation.
written_rep: out of the blue
trans_list:
[[aus blauem Himmel|(wie) aus blauem Himmel]] | [[aus dem Nichts|(wie) aus dem Nichts]] | [[aus heiterem Himmel|(wie) aus heiterem Himmel]] | aus dem Blauen heraus


lexentry: eng/out_of_the_frying_pan,_into_the_fire__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: out of the frying pan, into the fire
trans_list: vom Regen in die Traufe
sense:
(idiomatic) Move or get from an already bad situation to a worse one; end up in a worse situation when trying to escape from a bad or difficult one.


lexentry: eng/out_of_the_ordinary__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: out of the ordinary
trans_list: aus dem Rahmen
sense:
(idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) Unusual or exceptional, especially for the better (often used in the negative).


lexentry: eng/out_of_the_woods__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: out of the woods
trans_list: aus dem Gröbsten heraus | aus dem Schneider | über den Berg
sense:
(idiom) Out of peril; likely to recover or prevail over trouble; finished with the worst or most threatening part of a problem or illness.


lexentry: eng/out_of_touch__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: out of touch
trans_list: realitätsfremd
sense:
(idiomatic) No longer conversant with something, especially facts, reality, or the world; not aware or realistic.


lexentry: eng/out_on_one's_ear__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: out on one's ear
trans_list: abgeben
sense:
(informal) Fired, dismissed or thrown out, especially for some wrongdoing or otherwise with disgrace.


lexentry: eng/outback__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: outback
trans_list: Outback
sense:
(Australia) The most remote and desolate areas of Australia; the desert and areas too arid for growing crops.


lexentry: eng/outboard_motor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: outboard motor
trans_list: Außenbordmotor | Außenborder
sense:
A detachable and pivotable propulsion unit fitted over the transom of a boat, comprising an engine that drives a propeller.


lexentry: eng/outbuilding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: outbuilding
trans_list: Nebengebäude
sense:
A building, such as a barn, shed, or garage, that is separate from, but associated with some main building


lexentry: eng/outcompete__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: outcompete
trans_list: auskonkurrieren | verdrängen
sense:
To be more successful than a competitor; especially to thrive in the presence of an organism that is competing for resources.


lexentry: eng/outer_ear__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: outer ear
trans_list: Außenohr
sense:
(anatomy) The outer portion of the ear which includes the auricle/pinna and the ear canal and leads to the eardrum.


lexentry: eng/outer_planet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: outer planet
trans_list: äußere Planet
sense:
(astronomy) Any planet of the Solar System whose orbit is located beyond the asteroid belt, i.e., any of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune.


lexentry: eng/outgas__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: outgas
trans_list: ausgasen
sense:
To release gaseous substances into the air, especially of a polymer material as it is aged or heated.


lexentry: eng/outgassing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: outgassing
trans_list: Ausgasen
sense:
The slow release of gas from a solid or liquid; especially, the release of gases into the atmosphere of a planet, or the release of gases from plastic parts.


lexentry: eng/outgoing__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: outgoing
trans_list: scheidend
sense:
(not comparable) Being replaced in office (while still in office but after election has determined that he/she will be replaced).


lexentry: eng/outing__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: outing
trans_list: Auftritt
sense:
A performance in public, for example in a drama, film, on a musical album, as a sports contestant etc.


lexentry: eng/outing__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: outing
trans_list: Outing
sense:
The practice of publicly revealing that a person is homosexual or transgender without that person's consent.


lexentry: eng/outlaw__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: outlaw
trans_list: Ächtung
sense:
(history) A criminal who is excluded from normal legal rights; one who can be killed at will without legal penalty.


lexentry: eng/outlier__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: outlier
trans_list: Ausreißer
sense:
(statistics) A value in a statistical sample which does not fit a pattern that describes most other data points; specifically, a value that lies 1.5 IQR beyond the upper or lower quartile.


lexentry: eng/outline__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: outline
trans_list: Entwurf
sense:
(film) A prose telling of a story intended to be turned into a screenplay; generally longer and more detailed than a treatment.


lexentry: eng/outmanoeuvre__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: outmanoeuvre
trans_list: ausmanövrieren
sense:
(British spelling, transitive) To perform manoeuvres or movements more successfully or better than; to surpass or get the advantage of in manoeuvring; to outgeneral.


lexentry: eng/output__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: output
trans_list: Ausgabe
sense:
(computing) Data sent out of the computer, as to output device such as a monitor or printer, or data sent from one program on the computer to another.


lexentry: eng/output__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: output
trans_list: ausgeben
sense:
(computing) To send data out of a computer, as to an output device such as a monitor or printer, or to send data from one program on the computer to another.


lexentry: eng/outreach__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: outreach
trans_list: Streetwork | Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
sense:
The act or practice of visiting and providing services (of a charity, church, or other organization) to people who might not otherwise have access to those services.


lexentry: eng/outreach__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: outreach
trans_list: missionieren | streetworken
sense:
(intransitive) To provide charitable or religious services to people who would otherwise not have access to those services.


lexentry: eng/outrigger__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: outrigger
trans_list: Ausleger
sense:
(nautical) A long thin timber, pontoon, or other float attached parallel to a canoe or boat by projecting struts as a means of preventing tipping or capsizing.


lexentry: eng/outro__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: outro
trans_list: Nachspiel
sense:
(music, informal) A portion of music at the end of a song; like an intro, but at the end instead of the beginning.


lexentry: eng/outside__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: outside
trans_list: außerhalb | draußen
sense:
To or in the outdoors or outside; to or in an area that is beyond the scope, limits, or borders of a given place.


lexentry: eng/outsource__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: outsource
trans_list: auslagern
sense:
(chiefly, US, business, management, transitive) To transfer the management and/or day-to-day execution of a business function to a third-party service provider.


lexentry: eng/outspoken__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
sense: Speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal; frank.
written_rep: outspoken
trans_list:
frank und frei redend | geradeaus sprechend | mit seiner Meinung nicht hinter dem Berg haltend | nicht drumherum redend | unverblümt


lexentry: eng/outtake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: outtake
trans_list: Nichtkopierer | Outtake | herausgeschnittenes Filmmaterial
sense:
A portion of a recording (a take) that is not included in the final version of a film or a musical album, often because it contains a mistake.


lexentry: eng/outwork__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: outwork
trans_list: Vorwerk
sense:
(architecture, countable) A minor, subsidiary fortification built beyond the main limits of fortification.


lexentry: eng/ouvrierism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ouvrierism
trans_list: Ouvrierismus
sense:
(communism) The glorification of manual laborers, often in opposition to the leadership of labor or socialist movements.


lexentry: eng/ovarian_follicle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ovarian follicle
trans_list: Eibläschen | Ovarialfollikel
sense:
(anatomy) A spherical cellular aggregation found in the ovaries, each of them containing a single oocyte, or an immature ovum.


lexentry: eng/ovary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ovary
trans_list: Eierstock | Ovarium | Fruchtknoten | Ovar
sense:
(anatomy) A female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova in most animals, and in mammals, secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone.


lexentry: eng/over-the-counter__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: over-the-counter
trans_list: rezeptfrei
sense:
(pharmacology, of medicine and other treatments) Legal for sale or distribution without the requirement of a prescription.


lexentry: eng/over__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: over
trans_list: Schluss | kommen
sense:
(procedure word, military) A radio procedure word meaning that the station is finished with its transmission and is expecting a response.


lexentry: eng/over_a_barrel__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: over a barrel
trans_list: hoffnungslos
sense:
(idiomatic) In a disadvantageous or helpless situation, especially one in which one may be controlled or victimized.


lexentry: eng/over_easy__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: over easy
trans_list: sauer
sense:
(US) Of an egg prepared as food, fried on one side until most of the whites have cooked, then lightly fried on the other to finish cooking the whites, leaving the yolk unbroken and slightly soft (runny).


lexentry: eng/overage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overage
trans_list: Kassenüberschuss | Surplus | Überbestand | Überhang | Überschuss
sense:
A surplus of inventory or capacity or of cash that is greater than the amount in the record of an account.


lexentry: eng/overall__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overall
trans_list: Overall | Latzhose
sense:
(British) A garment worn over other clothing to protect it; a coverall or boiler suit. A garment, for manual labor or for casual wear, often made of a single piece of fabric, with long legs and a bib upper, supported from the shoulders with straps, and having several large pockets and loops for carrying tools.


lexentry: eng/overalls__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: overalls
trans_list: Latzhose
sense:
(US, Canada, Australia) Loose-fitting pants with supporting cross-straps and a panel of material in the chest (called a bib), often associated with farm work.


lexentry: eng/overcharge__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overcharge
trans_list: überziehen
sense:
(ambitransitive) To charge (somebody) more money than the correct amount or to surpass a certain limit while charging a bill.


lexentry: eng/overdo__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: overdo
trans_list: übertreiben | zu lange kochen
sense:
To give (someone or something) too much work; to require too much effort or strength of (someone); to use up too much of (something).


lexentry: eng/overdrive__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overdrive
trans_list: Overdrive | Schnellgang
sense:
(dated, automotive) A gear, on an automobile, higher than the traditionally normal top gear, mainly to allow better fuel economy at highway speeds. In the 21st century, such gears are no longer viewed as "extra" and thus are often not called by this name anymore.


lexentry: eng/overexpose__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: overexpose
trans_list: überbelichten
sense:
(photography) To expose (film) to light during the development process for a longer time than is required to accurately produce the image.


lexentry: eng/overexposure__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: overexposure
trans_list: Überbelichtung
sense:
(photography) Exposure of film to light during the development process for a longer time than is required to accurately produce the image.


lexentry: eng/overfit__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overfit
trans_list: überanpassen
sense:
(statistics) To use a statistical model that has too many parameters relative to the size of the sample leading to a good fit with the sample data but a poor fit with new data.


lexentry: eng/overground__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overground
trans_list: S-Bahn | Stadtschnellbahn
sense:
(chiefly, London) A commuter rail or similar rail transport system, or a train in such systems, generally running through an urban area largely above ground and faster than an underground or metro with fewer stops.


lexentry: eng/overgrown__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overgrown
trans_list: überwachsen
sense:
Having large numbers of plants which have become too big, and are hence spoiling the picturesqueness of a garden.


lexentry: eng/overhand_knot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overhand knot
trans_list: Überhandknoten | Kreuzschlag
sense:
A particular very simple knot, used e.g. to prevent the end of a rope from unraveling, and as part of other knots.


lexentry: eng/overhang__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: overhang
trans_list: Überhang
sense:
Anything that overhangs or protrudes over its base, such as a wave immediately before breaking, or a protruding cliff or rock wall.


lexentry: eng/overhang_seat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overhang seat
trans_list: Überhangmandat
sense:
A legislative seat distribution, used to guarantee that a party gets their fair share of seats, when a party is entitled to fewer seats as a result of party votes than it has won constituencies. Additional seats granted to that party would be overhang seats.


lexentry: eng/overhead__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overhead
trans_list: allgemeine Unkosten
sense:
(uncountable, business, accounting) The expense of a business not directly assigned to goods or services provided.


lexentry: eng/overhead__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: overhead
trans_list: Mehraufwand
sense:
(uncountable) Any cost or expenditure (monetary, time, effort or otherwise) incurred in a project or activity, which does not directly contribute to its progress or outcome.


lexentry: eng/overhead__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: overhead
trans_list: Overhead
sense:
(computing) Data or steps of computation used only to facilitate the computations in the system and not directly related to the actual program code or data being processed.


lexentry: eng/overhead_press__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overhead press
trans_list: Schulterdrücken | Überkopfdrücken
sense:
(weightlifting) An exercise in which weight is lifted with the arms, which are straightened vertically over one's head.


lexentry: eng/overindulgence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overindulgence
trans_list: Maßlosigkeit | Völlerei | Übermäßigkeit | übermäßiger Genuss
sense:
An act of overindulging; indulgence in too much; pleasure or consumption taken in excess of what is satisfying or necessary.


lexentry: eng/overking__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overking
trans_list: Oberkönig
sense:
A king who has sovereignty over inferior kings or ruling princes; a ruler of an overkingdom; a king that is truly superior or supreme.


lexentry: eng/overleaf__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overleaf
trans_list: Vers
sense:
On the other side of a sheet of paper (including a leaf of a book); thus, on the next page when flipping from a recto to the sequential verso.


lexentry: eng/overlearn__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overlearn
trans_list: überlernen
sense:
To learn (something) more than is necessary; to study excessively, to take (something) too much to heart.


lexentry: eng/overload__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: overload
trans_list: überladen
sense:
(transitive, object-oriented) To create different functions for the same name, to be used in different contexts.


lexentry: eng/overloading__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overloading
trans_list: Überladen
sense:
(object-oriented) A type of polymorphism, where different functions, operators or variables with the same name are invoked based on the data types of the parameters passed.


lexentry: eng/overlook__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: overlook
trans_list: übersehen
sense:
To pretend not to have noticed (something, especially a mistake or flaw); to pass over (something) without censure or punishment.


lexentry: eng/overnutrition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overnutrition
trans_list: Überernährung
sense:
A form of malnutrition in which nutrients are oversupplied relative to the amounts required for normal growth, development, and metabolism.


lexentry: eng/overplay__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: overplay
trans_list: aufbauschen
sense:
(transitive, music) To play (a song or record) too frequently, often to the point of causing weariness and annoyance.


lexentry: eng/overplay__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: overplay
trans_list: überbewerten
sense:
(ambitransitive, figurative) To overestimate one's strength in a game or event, which ultimately may end in a defeat.


lexentry: eng/overpopulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overpopulation
trans_list: Überbevölkerung | Übervölkerung
sense:
(biology, demography) An excessive number of occupants (people, animals, plants, etc.) in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them.


lexentry: eng/overrated__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overrated
trans_list: überschätzt | überbewertet
sense:
Given an undue amount of credit for quality or merit in a field; not necessarily related to popularity.


lexentry: eng/overreach__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overreach
trans_list: Übergriff | Übergriffigkeit
sense:
(also, figuratively) An act of extending or reaching over, especially if too far or too much; overextension.


lexentry: eng/overreach__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: overreach
trans_list: sich unangemessen verhalten hinsichtlich | überspannen | überstrapazieren
sense:
(ambitransitive, figuratively) To do something beyond an appropriate limit, or beyond one's ability; to overextend.


lexentry: eng/override__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: override
trans_list: überschreiben
sense:
(object-oriented) To define a new behaviour of a method by creating the same method of the superclass with the same name and signature.


lexentry: eng/overrun__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overrun
trans_list: überrennen
sense:
(transitive) To defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing the enemy positions conclusively.


lexentry: eng/overshare__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: overshare
trans_list: ausplaudern
sense:
(intransitive) To offer inappropriate disclosure concerning one's personal life to others, now especially on social media.


lexentry: eng/oversite__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: oversite
trans_list: Sauberkeitsschicht | Unterbeton
sense:
(construction) An oversite slab, a slab on grade, a flat, solid layer of concrete laid over prepared ground, usually serving as a base for flooring or for pouring the reinforced concrete floor slab (base plate).


lexentry: eng/overstep__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overstep
trans_list: Überwinden
sense:
(transitive) To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.


lexentry: eng/overstrain__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overstrain
trans_list: überfordern | überlasten
sense:
(ambitransitive) To subject to an excessive demand on strength, resources, abilities, or the imagination.


lexentry: eng/overtime__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: overtime
trans_list: Überstundenvergütung | Mehrarbeitszuschlag | Zuschlag | Überstundenlohn | Überstundenzuschlag
sense:
(uncountable) The rate of pay, usually higher, for work done outside of or in addition to regular hours.


lexentry: eng/overtime__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: overtime
trans_list: Verlängerung | Overtime
sense:
(sports, countable, US) An extra period of play when a contest has a tie score at the end of regulation.


lexentry: eng/overtone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overtone
trans_list: Oberton
sense:
(physics, music) A tone whose frequency is an integer multiple of another; a member of the harmonic series. [from 1867]


lexentry: eng/overture__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: overture
trans_list: Angebot | Annäherungsversuch | Offerte
sense:
(often in plural) An approach or proposal made to initiate communication, establish a relationship etc. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/overvalued_idea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overvalued idea
trans_list: überwertige Idee
sense:
(psychiatry) A false or exaggerated and sustained belief that is maintained with much less than delusional intensity (i.e., the individual is able to acknowledge the possibility that the ideas may not be true). The belief is accompanied by a strong emotional response, that take priority over all other mental activity.


lexentry: eng/overweight__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overweight
trans_list: übergewichtig
sense:
(of a person) Having a higher weight, especially body fat, than what is generally considered healthy for a given body type and height.


lexentry: eng/overweight__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: overweight
trans_list: überladen
sense:
(transportation, legal, of a vehicle) Weighing more than what is allowed for safety or legal commerce.


lexentry: eng/oviduct__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oviduct
trans_list: Eileiter | Ovidukt
sense:
(anatomy, typically used in, _, zoology) A duct through which an ovum passes from an ovary to the uterus or to the exterior.


lexentry: eng/ovine__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ovine
trans_list: Schaf
sense:
(comparable) Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a sheep; also, (not comparable) of an animal: from the genus Ovis.


lexentry: eng/ovine__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ovine
trans_list: schafsmäßig
sense:
(comparable, figuratively) Resembling a sheep in character; acquiescent, easily influenced, passive, or willing to follow a leader blindly.


lexentry: eng/owe__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: owe
trans_list: schulden | schuldig sein
sense:
(ditransitive) To be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone.


lexentry: eng/owe_it_to_oneself__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: owe it to oneself
trans_list: verdienen
sense:
To believe it necessary for one (to do something) in order to advance one's one interests; to deserve.


lexentry: eng/owl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: owl
trans_list: Eule | Uhu | Eulenvogel
sense:
Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement, and good hearing. [from 8th c.]


lexentry: eng/own__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: own
trans_list: eigen
sense:
Belonging to; possessed; acquired; proper to; property of; titled to; held in one's name; under/using the name of. Often marks a possessive determiner as reflexive, referring back to the subject of the clause or sentence.


lexentry: eng/own__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: own
trans_list: besitzen | haben
sense:
(transitive) To have rightful possession of (property, goods or capital); to have legal title to; to acquire a property or asset.


lexentry: eng/own_goal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: own goal
trans_list: Eigentor
sense:
(sports) A goal that results from a player putting the ball or puck into the goal of their own team; the resulting goal being scored for the opposition.


lexentry: eng/oxalic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oxalic acid
trans_list: Oxalsäure
sense:
(carboxylic acid) A colourless, crystalline dicarboxylic acid, (COOH)2, found in rhubarb, spinach and other plants, often as crystals of the calcium salt.


lexentry: eng/oxbow_lake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oxbow lake
trans_list: Altwasser | Altarm
sense:
A crescent-shaped lake formed near a flat-valleyed river when one of its meanders becomes pinched off and isolated.


lexentry: eng/oxidase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oxidase
trans_list: Oxidase
sense:
(enzyme) Any of many enzymes which catalyze oxidation reactions, especially ones using molecular oxygen.


lexentry: eng/oxidation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: oxidation
trans_list: Oxidation
sense:
(chemistry) A reaction in which the atoms of an element lose electrons and the oxidation state of the element increases.


lexentry: eng/oxidizing_agent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oxidizing agent
trans_list: Oxidationsmittel
sense:
(chemistry) Any substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another; in so doing, it becomes reduced.


lexentry: eng/oximeter__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: oximeter
trans_list: Oximeter
sense:
(medicine, specifically) A device that measures the oxygen saturation of arterial blood. [from 1942]


lexentry: eng/oxlip__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oxlip
trans_list: Hohe Schlüsselblume
sense:
A plant of species Primula elatior, similar to cowslip (Primula veris) but with larger, pale yellow flowers.


lexentry: eng/oxonium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oxonium
trans_list: Oxonium
sense:
(inorganic chemistry) Any univalent oxygen cation derived from water, the simplest of which is the hydronium ion (H3O+).


lexentry: eng/oxtail__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: oxtail
trans_list: Ochsenschlepp | Ochsenschwanz
sense:
A cut of meat taken from the tail of a cow or calf; it requires long, slow braising, and is used to prepare oxtail soup.


lexentry: eng/oxycodone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oxycodone
trans_list: Oxycodon
sense:
(organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) An addictive, semisynthetic opioid (trademark OxyContin) that is similar to morphine in effect and structure; C18H21NO4.


lexentry: eng/oxygen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oxygen
trans_list: Sauerstoff | Oxygen | Oxygenium | Sauerstoffatom
sense:
The chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 15.9994. It is a colorless and odorless gas.


lexentry: eng/oxygen_bar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oxygen bar
trans_list: Sauerstoffbar
sense:
A nightclub or similar venue in which patrons pay to inhale doses of gas containing concentrations of oxygen higher than in air.


lexentry: eng/oxymoron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oxymoron
trans_list: Oxymoron
sense:
(rhetoric) A figure of speech in which two words or phrases with opposing meanings are used together intentionally for effect.


lexentry: eng/oxytocin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oxytocin
trans_list: Oxytocin | Ocytocin
sense:
(hormone) A hormone that stimulates contractions during labor, and then the production of milk; also plays a role in social bonding.


lexentry: eng/oyster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oyster
trans_list: Auster
sense:
Any of certain marine bivalve mollusks, especially those of the family Ostreidae (the true oysters), usually found adhering to rocks or other fixed objects in shallow water along the seacoasts, or in brackish water in the mouth of rivers.


lexentry: eng/oyster__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: oyster
trans_list: Auster | Pfaffenschnittchen | Pfaffenstückchen
sense:
The delicate oyster-shaped morsel of dark meat contained in a small cavity of the bone on each side of the lower part of the back of a fowl.


lexentry: eng/oyster_mushroom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oyster mushroom
trans_list: Austernpilz | Austern-Seitling
sense:
(US) The mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus, which in the wild grows chiefly on hardwood trees, and is cultivated for food.


lexentry: eng/oyster_plant__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: oyster plant
trans_list: Haferwurzel
sense:
Tragopogon porrifolius (common salsify, vegetable oyster, purple salsify, Jerusalem star), cultivated for its light-skinned edible root


lexentry: eng/oystercatcher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oystercatcher
trans_list: Austernfischer
sense:
Any of several black or pied coastal wading birds in the genus Haematopus that have a long red or orange bill and feed on shellfish.


lexentry: eng/ozone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ozone
trans_list: Ozon
sense:
(inorganic chemistry) An allotrope of oxygen (symbol O₃) having three atoms in the molecule instead of the usual two; it is a toxic gas, generated from oxygen by electrical discharge.


lexentry: eng/ozone_hole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ozone hole
trans_list: Ozonloch
sense:
A region of the stratosphere over Antarctica (and a smaller one over the Arctic) that is depleted of ozone in the local spring.


lexentry: eng/ozone_layer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ozone layer
trans_list: Ozonschicht | Ozonosphäre
sense:
A region of the stratosphere, between 15 and 30 kilometres in altitude, containing a relatively high concentration of ozone, which absorbs most solar ultraviolet radiation.


lexentry: eng/ozonosphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ozonosphere
trans_list: Ozonosphäre
sense:
A layer in part of the stratosphere that has a larger than normal concentration of ozone; the ozone layer.


lexentry: eng/p-adic_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: p-adic number
trans_list: p-adische Zahl
sense:
(number theory) An element of a completion of the field of rational numbers with respect to a p-adic ultrametric.


lexentry: eng/p.m.__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: p.m.
trans_list: am Nachmittag | nachmittags
sense:
(used after the hour) In the 12-hour period from noon to midnight (the latter half of the day) when using the 12-hour clock.


lexentry: eng/paan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paan
trans_list: Betelbissen | Betelpriem
sense:
(India) A psychoactive preparation of betel leaf combined with areca nut and/or cured tobacco, chewed recreationally in Asia; such a preparation served wrapped in the leaf. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/paca__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paca
trans_list: Paka
sense:
Any of the large rodents of the genus Cuniculus (but see also its synonyms), native to Central America and South America, which have dark brown or black fur, a white or yellowish underbelly and rows of white spots along the sides.


lexentry: eng/pacarana__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pacarana
trans_list: Pakarana
sense:
A large, rare, slow-moving rodent, Dinomys branickii, with a thick, furry tail, native to South America, the second-largest rodent after the capybara.


lexentry: eng/pace__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pace
trans_list: Schritt
sense:
The distance covered in a step (or sometimes two), either vaguely or according to various specific set measurements. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/pace__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pace
trans_list: Gangart
sense:
A manner of walking, running or dancing; the rate or style of how someone moves with their feet. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/pace__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: pace
trans_list: Pass | Passgang
sense:
(cricket) A measure of the hardness of a pitch and of the tendency of a cricket ball to maintain its speed after bouncing. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pace_egg__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pace egg
trans_list: Osterei
sense:
A hard-boiled coloured egg traditionally made at Easter, often given to relatives and friends as a token of goodwill. It was traditional to jarp with the eggs before eating them.


lexentry: eng/pacemaker__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pacemaker
trans_list: Herzschrittmacher | Pacemaker
sense:
(hence, medicine) A medical implement that is used to stimulate a heart to beat by simulating the action of the natural pacemaker.


lexentry: eng/pachyderm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pachyderm
trans_list: Dickhäuter
sense:
(obsolete, zoology) A member of the obsolete taxonomic order Pachydermata, grouping of thick-skinned, hoofed animals such as the rhinoceros, hippopotamus, elephant and tapir.


lexentry: eng/pachyderm__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pachyderm
trans_list: Dickhäuter
sense:
(idiomatic) A person with thick skin; someone who is not affected by or does not care what others say about them.


lexentry: eng/pachytene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pachytene
trans_list: Pachytän
sense:
(biology) The third stage of prophase 1 of meiosis, during which the chromosomes shorten and divide into four chromatids.


lexentry: eng/pacifier__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pacifier
trans_list: Schnuller | Beruhigungssauger
sense:
(North America) A rubber or plastic device imitating a nipple that goes into a baby’s mouth, used to calm and quiet the baby. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/pacifism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pacifism
trans_list: Pazifismus
sense:
The conviction that it is morally wrong to settle disputes (especially between countries) by war or other violent means. [from c. 1900]


lexentry: eng/pacify__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pacify
trans_list: befrieden
sense:
(transitive) To bring peace to (a place or situation), by ending war, fighting, violence, anger or agitation.


lexentry: eng/pack-year__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pack-year
trans_list: Packungsjahr
sense:
(medicine, smoking) A unit for estimating the number of cigarettes a person has smoked previously; it is calculated by multiplying the average number of packs (each containing 20 cigarettes) the person smokes per day by the number of years the person has smoked.


lexentry: eng/pack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pack
trans_list: Bündel | Packung | Pack
sense:
A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back, but also a load for an animal, a bale.


lexentry: eng/pack__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pack
trans_list: einpacken | verpacken | packen
sense:
(physical) To put or bring things together in a limited or confined space, especially for storage or transport.


lexentry: eng/pack__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pack
trans_list: packen | einpacken | verpacken
sense:
(transitive) To make a pack of; to arrange closely and securely in a pack; hence, to place and arrange compactly as in a pack


lexentry: eng/package__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: package
trans_list: Paket
sense:
(software) A piece of software which has been prepared in such a way that it can be installed with a package manager.


lexentry: eng/package__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: package
trans_list: einpacken | packen
sense:
To prepare (a book, a television series, etc.), including all stages from research to production, in order to sell the result to a publisher or broadcaster.


lexentry: eng/package_holiday__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: package holiday
trans_list: Pauschalreise | Pauschalurlaub
sense:
(chiefly, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A holiday that consists of transport and accommodation advertised and sold together by a vendor known as a tour operator.


lexentry: eng/packed_lunch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: packed lunch
trans_list: Futterpaket
sense:
A meal, sandwiches or anything packed and intended to be eaten away from home; especially, one packed at home as opposed to a portable packaged lunch from a vendor.


lexentry: eng/packet__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: packet
trans_list: Paket
sense:
(networking) A small fragment of data as transmitted on some types of network, notably Ethernet networks (Wikipedia).


lexentry: eng/packetization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: packetization
trans_list: Paketierung
sense:
(signal processing) The act or process of bundling data into packets according to a specific protocol


lexentry: eng/pad__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
sense: A stuffed guard or protection, especially one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising.
written_rep: pad
trans_list:
Ellbogenschützer | Ellenbogenschützer | Kniepolster | Knieschoner | Knieschützer | Schienbeinschoner


lexentry: eng/pad__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: pad
trans_list: Schienbeinschoner
sense:
(cricket) A soft cover for a batsman's leg that protects the player from damage when hit by the ball.


lexentry: eng/pad__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: pad
trans_list: Block | Abreissblock | Memoblock | Notizblock | Notizklotz | Quittungsblock
sense:
A kind of cushion for writing upon, or for blotting, especially one formed of many flat sheets of writing paper; now especially such a block of paper sheets as used to write on.


lexentry: eng/pad_printing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pad printing
trans_list: Tampondruck
sense:
A printing process that can transfer a 2-D image onto a 3-D object, the image being transferred from the cliché via a silicone pad onto a substrate.


lexentry: eng/paddle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paddle
trans_list: Paddel | Schieber
sense:
A two-handed implement consisting of a shaft with one or two blades attached to the end(s) used to propel a canoe, kayak or a small boat. A paddle is unattached to the boat and freely operated with the hands, compared with an oar which is attached to the boat at a pivot point.


lexentry: eng/paddle_wheel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paddle wheel
trans_list: Schaufelrad
sense:
(nautical) A large wheel, fitted with paddles, used to propel a vessel (especially a paddle steamer)


lexentry: eng/paddlefish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paddlefish
trans_list: Löffelstör
sense:
Any of several primitive fish, of the family Polyodontidae, that have a long snout shaped like a paddle.


lexentry: eng/paddock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paddock
trans_list: Koppel
sense:
(also, figuratively) A small enclosure or field of grassland, especially one used to exercise or graze horses or other animals.


lexentry: eng/paddock__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: paddock
trans_list: Fahrerlager
sense:
(motor racing) An area at a racing circuit where the racing vehicles are parked and worked on before and between races.


lexentry: eng/paddy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: paddy
trans_list: Reisfeld
sense:
(countable) A paddy field, a rice paddy; an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/pagan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pagan
trans_list: Heide | Heidin | Ungläubige | Ungläubiger
sense:
A person not adhering to a main world religion; a follower of a pantheistic or nature-worshipping religion.


lexentry: eng/page-turner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: page-turner
trans_list: Pageturner
sense:
(idiomatic) A highly interesting or suspenseful written work that one is compelled to read very rapidly.


lexentry: eng/page-turner__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: page-turner
trans_list: Notenwender | Notenumblätterer | Seitenumblätterer | Umblätterer
sense:
(music) A person who is responsible for turning the pages of another musician’s (especially a pianist or organist’s) sheet music during a performance.


lexentry: eng/page__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: page
trans_list: Seite | Folio
sense:
(computing) A screenful of text and possibly other content; especially, the digital simulation of one side of a paper leaf.


lexentry: eng/page__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: page
trans_list: Page
sense:
(historical) A serving boy; a youth attending a person of high degree, especially at courts, often as a position of honor and education.


lexentry: eng/page__Verb__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: page
trans_list: anpiepen
sense:
(transitive, telecommunications, dated) To contact (someone) by means of a pager or other mobile device.


lexentry: eng/pagination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pagination
trans_list: Paginierung
sense:
The act of creating pages for a document, book, etc., or determining when to truncate text on the pages.


lexentry: eng/pagoda__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pagoda
trans_list: Pagode
sense:
A religious building in South and Southeast Asia, especially a multi-storey tower erected as a Hindu or Buddhist temple. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/pahoehoe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pahoehoe
trans_list: Fladenlava | Pahoehoe-Lava
sense:
A form of lava flow of basaltic rock, usually dark-colored with a smooth or ropey surface. It is one of two chief forms of lava flow emitted from volcanoes of the Hawaiian type, the other form being aa.


lexentry: eng/pain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pain
trans_list: Schmerz
sense:
(countable, and, uncountable) An ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt.


lexentry: eng/pain__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pain
trans_list: Schmerz
sense:
(uncountable) The condition or fact of suffering or anguish especially mental, as opposed to pleasure; torment; distress


lexentry: eng/pain__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pain
trans_list: schmerzen
sense:
(transitive) To hurt; to put to bodily uneasiness or anguish; to afflict with uneasy sensations of any degree of intensity; to torment; to torture.


lexentry: eng/painted_lady__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: painted lady
trans_list: Distelfalter
sense:
Any of certain cryptic patterned butterflies of genus Vanessa (family Nymphalidae), especially Vanessa cardui.


lexentry: eng/painter's_tape__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: painter's tape
trans_list: Abdeckband
sense:
masking tape specifically intended to protect areas from paint, having a weaker adhesive than regular masking tape


lexentry: eng/painter__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: painter
trans_list: Fangleine
sense:
(obsolete) A chain or rope used to attach the shank of an anchor to the side of a ship when not in use. [14th–17th c.]


lexentry: eng/painter__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: painter
trans_list: Fangleine
sense:
(nautical) A rope that is attached to the bow of a dinghy, or other small boat, and used for tying up or towing. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/painting_by_numbers__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: painting by numbers
trans_list: Malen nach Zahlen
sense:
A recreation in which a board containing a picture to be painted is made up of numbered areas, each number corresponding to a colour of paint to be applied.


lexentry: eng/pair__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: pair
trans_list: Paar
sense:
(cards) A poker hand that contains two cards of identical rank, which cannot also count as a better hand.


lexentry: eng/pair__Noun__1
sense_num: 15
written_rep: pair
trans_list: Gelenk
sense:
(kinematics) In a mechanism, two elements, or bodies, which are so applied to each other as to mutually constrain relative motion; named in accordance with the motion it permits, as in turning pair, sliding pair, twisting pair.


lexentry: eng/pair_of_compasses__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pair of compasses
trans_list: Zirkel
sense:
A tool for drawing accurate circles or circular arcs, or for measuring or transferring lengths, usually consisting of two arms joined with an adjustable hinge at one end; until the middle ages both arms always had metal points at their free ends (this version is now called a divider or pair of dividers), but in recent centuries for a device called a compass or pair of compasses, one arm typically holds a ruling pen, pencil, or some other implement for making marks.


lexentry: eng/pairwise_disjoint__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pairwise disjoint
trans_list: paarweise disjunkt
sense:
(mathematics, set theory, of a collection of two or more sets) Let \{A_\lambda\}_{\lambda\in\Lambda} be any collection of sets indexed by a set \Lambda. We call the indexed collection pairwise disjoint if for any two distinct indices, \lambda,\mu\in\Lambda, the sets A_\lambda and A_\mu are disjoint.


lexentry: eng/pajamas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pajamas
trans_list: Pyjama | Schlafanzug | Pölter
sense:
Clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in, usually consisting of a loose-fitting shirt and pants/trousers.


lexentry: eng/paktong__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paktong
trans_list: Packfong | Packtong | Pakfong | Paktong | chinesisches Weißkupfer
sense:
An alloy of zinc, copper and nickel, closely resembling silver, of Chinese origin; any of a number of similar alloys developed in imitation of the Chinese product.


lexentry: eng/palaestra__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palaestra
trans_list: Palästra
sense:
(historical) A public area in ancient Greece and Rome dedicated to the teaching and practice of wrestling and other sports; a wrestling school, a gymnasium. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/palanquin__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: palanquin
trans_list: Palankin
sense:
(loosely) Synonym of litter, any similar vehicle open or closed, human or animal-borne, particularly (historical) in colonial Asian contexts.


lexentry: eng/palatalize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palatalize
trans_list: palatalisieren
sense:
(phonetics, transitive) To pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth when that sound normally would not be so pronounced.


lexentry: eng/palate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palate
trans_list: Gaumen
sense:
(anatomy) The roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/palatine_tonsil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palatine tonsil
trans_list: Gaumenmandel
sense:
(anatomy) One of the two tonsils that can be seen on the left and right sides at the back of the throat.


lexentry: eng/palaver__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: palaver
trans_list: Palaver
sense:
(North America, archaic, _, in Britain) Talk, especially unnecessary talk; chatter. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/pale_clouded_yellow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pale clouded yellow
trans_list: Goldene Acht
sense:
A small butterfly (Colias hyale) of the family Pieridae found in most of Europe and large parts of Asia.


lexentry: eng/paleface__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paleface
trans_list: Bleichgesicht
sense:
(ethnic slur) A white person, a person of European descent, particularly in Native American contexts.


lexentry: eng/paleobotany__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paleobotany
trans_list: Paläozoologie
sense:
The branch of paleontology that deals with the study of plant fossils. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/paleoconservative__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paleoconservative
trans_list: Paleokonservative
sense:
(US politics) A political conservative who espouses paleoconservatism, opposing mass immigration, embracing states' rights and supporting cultural conservatism and social structures perceived to be traditional.


lexentry: eng/paleologism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paleologism
trans_list: Paleologismus
sense:
A word or phrase that was coined in the distant past, often now obscured, or if recently used: possibly having a definition or implication different from that of any earlier usage.


lexentry: eng/paleontology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paleontology
trans_list: Paläontologie
sense:
(American spelling) Study of the forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times, especially as represented by fossils.


lexentry: eng/paleozoology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paleozoology
trans_list: Paläozoologie
sense:
(zoology) The branch of zoology dealing with fossils, and the creatures that were transformed into them


lexentry: eng/palette_knife__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palette knife
trans_list: Palettmesser
sense:
In painting, a small, edge-less, more or less flexible steel blade used to mix paint on a palette and sometimes to apply paint to a surface.


lexentry: eng/palfrey__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palfrey
trans_list: Zelter
sense:
(historical) A small horse with a smooth, ambling gait, popular in the Middle Ages with nobles and women for riding (contrasted with a warhorse).


lexentry: eng/palilalia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palilalia
trans_list: Palilalie
sense:
(clinical psychology) A complex tic comprising the repetition or echoing of one's own spoken words, which may sound like stuttering.


lexentry: eng/palimpsest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palimpsest
trans_list: Palimpsest
sense:
A manuscript or document that has been erased or scraped clean, for reuse of the paper, parchment, vellum, or other medium on which it was written.


lexentry: eng/palindrome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palindrome
trans_list: Palindrom
sense:
A word, phrase, number or any other sequence of units which has the property of reading the same forwards as it does backwards, character for character, sometimes disregarding punctuation, capitalization and diacritics.


lexentry: eng/pall__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pall
trans_list: Göpel
sense:
(heraldic charge) A charge representing an archbishop's pallium, having the form of the letter Y, sometimes charged with crosses.


lexentry: eng/pallet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pallet
trans_list: Palette | Transportpalette
sense:
A portable platform, usually designed to be easily moved by a forklift, on which goods can be stacked, for transport or storage.


lexentry: eng/pallet_jack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pallet jack
trans_list: Hubwagen
sense:
A manually operated device used to lift and move pallets chiefly within a warehouse; the most basic form of a forklift.


lexentry: eng/palliate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: palliate
trans_list: beschönigen
sense:
To cover or disguise the seriousness of (a mistake, offence etc.) by excuses and apologies. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/palliative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: palliative
trans_list: palliativ | lindernd | beschönigend
sense:
(medicine) Minimising the progression of a disease and relieving undesirable symptoms for as long as possible, rather than attempting to cure the (usually incurable) disease.


lexentry: eng/palliative_care__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palliative care
trans_list: Palliativpflege
sense:
A specialized area of healthcare that focuses on relieving and preventing the suffering of patients.


lexentry: eng/pallisander__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pallisander
trans_list: Palisander
sense:
a dense, heavy wood, similar to teak or mahogany, mostly from species of Dalbergia and Pterocarpus, as well as Machaerium


lexentry: eng/pallium__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pallium
trans_list: Pallium
sense:
(Christianity) A woolen liturgical vestment resembling a collar and worn over the chasuble in the Western Christian liturgical tradition, conferred on archbishops by the Pope, equivalent to the Eastern Christian omophorion. [from 11th c.]


lexentry: eng/palm__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palm
trans_list: Handfläche | Handteller
sense:
The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.


lexentry: eng/palm_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palm card
trans_list: Kartei
sense:
A small card listing items to be discussed in a speech or presentation, usually in bullet point form, to assist the speaker.


lexentry: eng/palm_cockatoo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palm cockatoo
trans_list: Arakakadu
sense:
Probosciger aterrimus, a large smoky-grey or black parrot of the cockatoo family native to New Guinea and far north Queensland, Australia, with a large black beak and prominent red cheek patches.


lexentry: eng/palm_oil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palm oil
trans_list: Palmöl
sense:
An edible plant oil derived from the mesocarp (reddish pulp) of the fruit of the oil palm (Elaeis guineensis).


lexentry: eng/palm_tree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palm tree
trans_list: Palme | Palmbaum | Palmenbaum
sense:
A tree of the family Arecaceae usually characterised by having a single stem or trunk, directly from which sprout several leaves or fronds giving a shape like an outstretched hand.


lexentry: eng/palmer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palmer
trans_list: Pilger
sense:
(now, historical) A pilgrim who had been to the Holy Land and who brought back a palm branch in signification; a wandering religious votary.


lexentry: eng/palmitic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palmitic acid
trans_list: Palmitinsäure
sense:
(fatty acid) One of the most common saturated fatty acids; it is found in all animal and most vegetable oils and fats; it is used in the manufacture of soap etc.


lexentry: eng/palmitoleic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palmitoleic acid
trans_list: 9Z-Hexadecensäure
sense:
(fatty acid) An unsaturated fatty acid, having 16 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in the adipose tissue of all animals.


lexentry: eng/palo_verde__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palo verde
trans_list: Türkisch
sense:
(US) Any of a variety of trees in the genus Parkinsonia, with characteristic green bark, found in desert areas of North America.


lexentry: eng/palpate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palpate
trans_list: abtasten | palpieren
sense:
To examine or otherwise explore through touch, particularly (medical) in reference to an area or organ of the human body.


lexentry: eng/palpation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palpation
trans_list: Palpation
sense:
(medicine) The act of feeling or pushing on various parts of a patient’s body to determine medical condition such as the normality of organs or the presence or absence of tumors, swelling, muscle tension, etc.


lexentry: eng/palpitation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palpitation
trans_list: Herzklopfen | Palpitation
sense:
An abnormal beating of the heart that may be perceived by the patient, a result of excitement, exertion, or illness.


lexentry: eng/palsa__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palsa
trans_list: Palsa
sense:
(geomorphology) A hummock rising out of a bog with a core of ice; similar in appearance to a pingo but due to different structure palsas cannot grow as big as pingos.


lexentry: eng/palsy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palsy
trans_list: Lähmung
sense:
(pathology) Complete or partial muscle paralysis of a body part, often accompanied by a loss of feeling and uncontrolled body movements such as shaking.


lexentry: eng/palynology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palynology
trans_list: Palynologie
sense:
(science) The scientific study of spores, pollen and particulate organic matter in various matrices including the air (pollen counts), crime scenes, and sedimentary rocks.


lexentry: eng/pamphlet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pamphlet
trans_list: Flugschrift | Pamphlet
sense:
A small, brief printed work, consisting either of a folded sheet of paper, or several sheets bound together into a booklet with only a paper cover, formerly containing literary compositions, newsletters, and newspapers, but now chiefly informational matter.


lexentry: eng/panacea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panacea
trans_list: Allheilmittel | Panazee
sense:
A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all.


lexentry: eng/pancake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pancake
trans_list: Pfannkuchen | Eierkuchen | Blinse | Flins | Palatschinken | Plins
sense:
(countable, and, uncountable) A thin batter cake fried in a pan or on a griddle in oil or butter; in particular:


lexentry: eng/pancreas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pancreas
trans_list: Bauchspeicheldrüse | Pankreas
sense:
(anatomy) A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid into the duodenum to help with food digestion. The fluid contains protease, carbohydrase and lipase, which breaks down larger molecules into smaller pieces. The pancreas also produces the hormones insulin and glucagon which regulate blood sugar. These hormones are released into the cardiovascular system.


lexentry: eng/pancytopenia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pancytopenia
trans_list: Panzytopenie
sense:
(pathology) A reduction in the numbers of red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets in the blood


lexentry: eng/pandect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pandect
trans_list: Pandekten
sense:
(Ancient Rome, law, historical) Usually in the plural form Pandects: a compendium or digest of writings on Roman law divided in 50 books, compiled in the 6th century C.E. by order of the Eastern Roman emperor Justinian I (c. 482–565).


lexentry: eng/pandeism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pandeism
trans_list: Pandeismus
sense:
(religion) A belief in a god who is both pantheistic and deistic, in particular a god who designed the universe and then became it and ceased to exist separately and act consciously with respect to it.


lexentry: eng/pandemic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pandemic
trans_list: pandemisch
sense:
(epidemiology) Of a disease: epidemic over a wide geographical area and affecting a large proportion of the population; also, of or pertaining to a disease of this nature.


lexentry: eng/pandemic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pandemic
trans_list: Pandemie
sense:
(epidemiology) A pandemic disease; a disease that affects a wide geographical area and a large proportion of the population.


lexentry: eng/pandemonium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pandemonium
trans_list: Anarchie | Hexensabbat | Tohuwabohu | Tumult
sense:
A loud, wild, tumultuous protest, disorder, or chaotic situation, usually of a crowd, often violent.


lexentry: eng/pander__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pander
trans_list: Befriedigung verschaffen | anbiedern | andienen | befriedigen | frönen | huldigen
sense:
(intransitive) To tempt with, to appeal or cater to (improper motivations, etc.); to assist in gratification.


lexentry: eng/pandiculation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pandiculation
trans_list: Räkeln | Strecken
sense:
A stretching and stiffening of the trunk and extremities, as when fatigued and drowsy or on waking, often accompanied by yawning.


lexentry: eng/panel__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: panel
trans_list: Diskussionsrunde
sense:
A group of people gathered to judge, interview, discuss etc. as on a television or radio broadcast for example.


lexentry: eng/panel_discussion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panel discussion
trans_list: Podiumsdiskussion
sense:
A conversation about a specific topic conducted by a group of experts, usually either in the presence of an audience or in a broadcast (or both).


lexentry: eng/panelling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panelling
trans_list: Holzvertäfelung | Vertäfelung | Paneel
sense:
(British spelling) The panels with which a surface (especially an indoor wall) is covered, considered collectively.


lexentry: eng/panentheism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panentheism
trans_list: Panentheismus
sense:
(philosophy, religion) A doctrine that the universe subsists within God, but that God nevertheless transcends or has some existence separate from the universe.


lexentry: eng/panettone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panettone
trans_list: Panettone
sense:
A soft Italian sourdough brioche from Milan, with candied fruit, usually prepared for Christmas as a dessert.


