# translation

lexentry: eng/man_Friday__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: man Friday
trans_list: Handlanger
sense:
A trusted man whose job is to assist and organize someone else's day-to-day business or personal tasks; a personal assistant, a right-hand man; also, a trusted male companion.


lexentry: eng/man__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: man
trans_list: Mann
sense:
Used to place emphasis upon something or someone; sometimes, but not always, when actually addressing a man.


lexentry: eng/man__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: man
trans_list: Mann | Mensch | Herr | menschliches Wesen
sense:
A male person, usually an adult; a (generally adult male) sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc.


lexentry: eng/man_boob__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: man boob
trans_list: Männerbrüste | Männertitte
sense:
(slang) One of a pair of large or womanly breasts on a man caused by pectoral fat, or sometimes a hormonal condition such as gynecomastia.


lexentry: eng/man_cave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: man cave
trans_list: Höhle
sense:
(informal, jocular) A part of a home specifically reserved for adult male activities, such as drinking beer, playing games and watching TV; often a garage or den.


lexentry: eng/man_flu__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: man flu
trans_list: Männerschnupfen
sense:
(British, colloquial) A cold, influenza, or similar minor ailment as suffered by a male seen as wildly exaggerating the severity of his symptoms.


lexentry: eng/man_in_the_moon__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: man in the moon
trans_list: Mann im Mond | Mondgesicht
sense:
An image of a man perceived in the dark maria (plains or "seas") and light highlands or other features of the Moon, originally regarded as a man with a burden on his back or accompanied by a small dog, and now more commonly as a man's face in the full moon or his profile in a crescent moon; hence, an imaginary man thought to be living on the Moon.


lexentry: eng/man_overboard__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: man overboard
trans_list: Mann über Bord
sense:
(nautical) A cry used to announce that one of the crew or passengers has fallen over the side of the vessel.


lexentry: eng/manacle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manacle
trans_list: Handschellen
sense:
A shackle for the wrist, usually consisting of a pair of joined rings; a handcuff; (by extension) a similar device put around an ankle to restrict free movement.


lexentry: eng/management__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: management
trans_list: Führung | Verwaltung | Management | Leitung | Handhabung | Regie
sense:
(uncountable) Administration; the use of limited resources combined with forecasting, planning, leadership and execution skills to achieve predetermined specific goals.


lexentry: eng/manager__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manager
trans_list: Manager | Direktor | Verwalter | Direktorin | Managerin | Verwalterin
sense:
(management) A person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team.


lexentry: eng/manager__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: manager
trans_list: Verwalter
sense:
(software) A window or application whose purpose is to give the user the control over some aspect of the system.


lexentry: eng/manchineel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manchineel
trans_list: Manchinelbaum | Manzanillobaum
sense:
A tropical American tree (Hippomane mancinella), having apple-like, poisonous fruit, and a sap that causes blisters on contact with the skin.


lexentry: eng/mandala__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mandala
trans_list: Mandala
sense:
(Hinduism, Buddhism) Any ritualistic geometric design, symbolic of the Universe, used as an aid to meditation.


lexentry: eng/mandarin_duck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mandarin duck
trans_list: Mandarinente
sense:
A colorful perching duck that has a red bill, large white crescent above the eye and reddish face, Aix galericulata.


lexentry: eng/mandarin_orange__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mandarin orange
trans_list: Mandarine
sense:
A small citrus tree (Citrus reticulata) with oblate fruits smaller than the (so-named) sweet oranges.


lexentry: eng/mandarin_orange__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mandarin orange
trans_list: Mandarine
sense:
The fruit of this tree; in loose, informal usage, the term may include other similar citrus fruits such as Citrus unshiu (satsuma or mikan).


lexentry: eng/mandate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mandate
trans_list: Mandat
sense:
An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept; an authorization.


lexentry: eng/mandate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mandate
trans_list: autorisieren | bevollmächtigen | ermächtigen | legitimieren
sense:
To (officially) require someone to do something or act in a certain way, to give them the authority to do so; to command.


lexentry: eng/mandola__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mandola
trans_list: Mandola
sense:
(musical instruments) A stringed musical instrument resembling the mandolin, but of larger size and tuned lower.


lexentry: eng/mandolin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mandolin
trans_list: Mandoline
sense:
(string instrument) A stringed instrument of the lute family, having eight strings in four courses, frequently tuned as a violin, and with either a bowl-shaped back or a flat back.


lexentry: eng/mandorla__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mandorla
trans_list: Mandorla
sense:
A vesica piscis-shaped aureola that surrounds the figures of Christ and the Virgin Mary, or represents God the Father (who is not traditionally depicted) in traditional Eastern Christian art.


lexentry: eng/mandrake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mandrake
trans_list: Alraune
sense:
Any plant of the genus Mandragora, certain of which are said to have medicinal or aphrodisiac properties; the root of these plants often resembles the shape of a small person, hence occasioning various mythic, magical, or occult uses.


lexentry: eng/mandrake__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mandrake
trans_list: Alraune
sense:
A root of a mandrake plant that resembled human form, especially one kept or used for magic or occult purposes.


lexentry: eng/mandrel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mandrel
trans_list: Aufweitdorn | Dorn | Drehstift | Ringriegel | Spreizdorn
sense:
A round object used as an aid for shaping a material, e.g. shaping or enlarging a ring, or bending or enlarging a pipe without creasing or kinking it.


lexentry: eng/mandrel__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mandrel
trans_list: Dorn | Drehstift | Mandrell | Montagedorn | Scheibenträger | Spanndorn
sense:
A tool or component of a tool that guides, grips or clamps something, such as a workpiece to be machined, a machining tool or a part while it is moved.


lexentry: eng/maneb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maneb
trans_list: Maneb
sense:
A foliate fungicide consisting of a polymeric complex of manganese with the ethylene bis(dithiocarbamate) anionic ligand.


lexentry: eng/maned_rat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maned rat
trans_list: Mähnenratte
sense:
Lophiomys imhausi, a nocturnal, long-haired and bushy-tailed East African rodent that superficially resembles a porcupine.


lexentry: eng/manes__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manes
trans_list: Manen
sense:
The souls or spirits of dead ancestors, conceived as deities or the subjects of reverence, or of other deceased relatives.


lexentry: eng/maneuver__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maneuver
trans_list: Manöver | Übung
sense:
(military) The planned movement of troops, vehicles etc.; a strategic repositioning; (later also) a large training field-exercise of fighting units. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/maneuver__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: maneuver
trans_list: Manöver
sense:
A movement of the body, or with an implement, instrument etc., especially one performed with skill or dexterity. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/maneuver__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maneuver
trans_list: manövrieren
sense:
(ambitransitive) To move (something, or oneself) carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position.


lexentry: eng/manga__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: manga
trans_list: Manga
sense:
(countable, loosely, sometimes, proscribed) Any comic in such a style, regardless of the country of origin.


lexentry: eng/mangal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mangal
trans_list: Mangrove
sense:
(ecology) A tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees.


lexentry: eng/manganese__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manganese
trans_list: Mangan
sense:
(uncountable) A metallic chemical element (symbol Mn) with an atomic number of 25, not a free element in nature but often found in minerals in combination with iron, and useful in industrial alloy production.


lexentry: eng/manganin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manganin
trans_list: Manganin
sense:
Any of several alloys of copper, manganese and nickel used in the manufacture of electrical resistors because of the thermal stability of their resistance


lexentry: eng/mange__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mange
trans_list: Krätze | Räude | Grind | Skabies | Tierräude
sense:
(veterinary medicine) A skin disease of nonhuman mammals caused by parasitic mites (Sarcoptes spp., Demodecidae spp.).


lexentry: eng/mangrove__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mangrove
trans_list: Mangrovenbaum | Mangrove
sense:
Any of various tropical and subtropical evergreen shrubs or trees chiefly of the Rhizophoraceae family that have aerial roots and grow in clumps in brackish intertidal coastal areas; (specifically) any of various trees of the genus Rhizophora, especially the red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle). [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/manhood__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: manhood
trans_list: Männlichkeit | Mannsein
sense:
The self-concept of a man being with respect to his possession of the various qualities traditionally and ideally ascribed to manliness; a man's sense or view of himself as being more or less manly.


lexentry: eng/manic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: manic
trans_list: maniakalisch | manisch | überdreht | überschäumend | übersteigert
sense:
(psychiatry) Suffering from mania (the state of an abnormally elevated or irritable mood, arousal, and/or energy levels).


lexentry: eng/manifest__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manifest
trans_list: manifestieren
sense:
(transitive) To show plainly; to make to appear distinctly, usually to the mind; to put beyond question or doubt; to display; to exhibit.


lexentry: eng/manifest_destiny__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manifest destiny
trans_list: Manifest Destiny
sense:
The political doctrine or belief held by the United States of America, particularly during its expansion, that the nation was destined to expand toward the west.


lexentry: eng/manifest_destiny__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: manifest destiny
trans_list: Manifest Destiny
sense:
The political doctrine or belief held by many citizens of the United States of America that their system is best, and the idea that all humans would like to become Americans.


lexentry: eng/manifest_destiny__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: manifest destiny
trans_list: Manifest Destiny
sense:
The belief that God supports the expansion of the United States of America throughout the entire North American continent except Mexico.


lexentry: eng/manifold__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: manifold
trans_list: Mannigfaltigkeit
sense:
(mathematics) A Hausdorff topological space that looks locally like the "ordinary" Euclidean space \mathbb{R}^n.


lexentry: eng/manila_paper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manila paper
trans_list: Manilapapier
sense:
(sometimes, capitalized) A stiff paper with a yellowish-brown finish made from hemp obtained from the abaca plant.


lexentry: eng/manioc__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manioc
trans_list: Mandiok
sense:
(countable, uncountable) The tropical plant Manihot esculenta, from which cassava and tapioca are prepared.


lexentry: eng/maniple__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maniple
trans_list: Manipel
sense:
(Ancient Rome, military) A division of the Roman army numbering 120 (or sometimes 60) soldiers exclusive of officers; (generally, obsolete) any small body of soldiers.


lexentry: eng/maniple__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: maniple
trans_list: Manipel
sense:
(Christianity, chiefly, historical) In Western Christianity, an ornamental band or scarf worn upon the left arm as a part of the vestments of a priest in the Roman Catholic Church, and sometimes the Church of England.


lexentry: eng/manliness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manliness
trans_list: Männlichkeit | Mannhaftigkeit
sense:
The quality of being manly; the set of qualities, traits and abilities considered appropriate to men (as opposed to women or children); similarity to a man.


lexentry: eng/mannequin__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mannequin
trans_list: Puppenfigur | lebensgroße Puppe
sense:
A jointed model of the human body used by artists, especially to demonstrate the arrangement of drapery.


lexentry: eng/manner_of_articulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manner of articulation
trans_list: Artikulationsart
sense:
(phonetics, of a consonant) The configuration and interaction of the articulators (speech organs such as the tongue, lips, and palate) when making a speech sound.


lexentry: eng/mannerism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mannerism
trans_list: Manier | Maniertheit
sense:
A noticeable personal habit, a verbal or other (often, but not necessarily unconscious) habitual behavior peculiar to an individual.


lexentry: eng/manometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manometer
trans_list: Manometer | Druckmessgerät
sense:
An instrument to measure pressure in a fluid, especially a double-legged liquid column gauge used to measure the difference in the pressures of two fluids.


lexentry: eng/manor__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: manor
trans_list: Herrschaft
sense:
A district over which a feudal lord could exercise certain rights and privileges in medieval western Europe.


lexentry: eng/mansard_roof__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mansard roof
trans_list: Mansarddach
sense:
A roof having two slopes on each side, the lower one having a steeper pitch than the upper; this increases the volume of the enclosed space.


lexentry: eng/manslaughter__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: manslaughter
trans_list: Totschlag | fahrlässige Tötung | mit Todesfolge
sense:
(law) The unlawful killing of a human, either in negligence or incidentally to the commission of some unlawful act, but without specific malice, or upon a sudden excitement of anger; considered less culpable than murder, but more culpable than justifiable homicide.


lexentry: eng/manta_ray__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manta ray
trans_list: Mantarochen | Riesenmanta
sense:
Any of several very large pelagic rays formerly of the genus Manta, now placed in genus Mobula, with winglike pectoral fins, a long tail, and two fins resembling horns that project from the head.


lexentry: eng/manticore__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manticore
trans_list: Mantikor
sense:
(Greek mythology) A beast with the body of a lion (usually red), the tail of a scorpion, and the head/face of a man with a mouth filled with multiple rows of sharp teeth (like a shark), said to be able to shoot spikes from its tail or mane to paralyse prey. It may be horned, winged, or both; its voice is described as a mixture of pipes and trumpets.


lexentry: eng/mantis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mantis
trans_list: Gottesanbeterin | Fangschrecke
sense:
Any of various large insects of the order Mantodea that catch insects or other small animals with their powerful forelegs.


lexentry: eng/mantis_shrimp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mantis shrimp
trans_list: Fangschreckenkrebs
sense:
A stomatopod, a marine crustacean of the order Stomatopoda, with powerful claws and a carapace which covers only the rear part of the head and part of the thorax.


lexentry: eng/mantissa__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mantissa
trans_list: Mantisse
sense:
(mathematics) The part of a common logarithm after the decimal point, the fractional part of a logarithm.


lexentry: eng/mantle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mantle
trans_list: Mantel | Umhang
sense:
A piece of clothing somewhat like an open robe or cloak, especially that worn by Orthodox bishops. [from 9th c.]


lexentry: eng/mantle__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: mantle
trans_list: Glühstrumpf
sense:
A gauzy fabric impregnated with metal nitrates, used in some kinds of gas and oil lamps and lanterns, which forms a rigid but fragile mesh of metal oxides when heated during initial use and then produces white light from the heat of the flame below it. (So called because it is hung above the lamp's flame like a mantel.) [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/mantle_plume__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mantle plume
trans_list: Diapir | Manteldiapir | Plume
sense:
(geology) An upwelling of abnormally hot molten material from the Earth's mantle which spreads sideways when it reaches the lithosphere.


lexentry: eng/manual_labor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manual labor
trans_list: Handarbeit
sense:
(American spelling) Work done by hand or using basic tools rather than by machines; usually physically demanding but (sometimes, _, pejorative) unskilled labor.


lexentry: eng/manual_transmission__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manual transmission
trans_list: Handschaltung | Schaltgetriebe | herkömliches Getriebe | manuelles Getriebe
sense:
(automotive) A multi-speed vehicle transmission, where gear changes require the driver to manually select the gears by operating a gear stick and clutch (which is usually a foot pedal for cars, or a hand lever for motorcycles).


lexentry: eng/manumission__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manumission
trans_list: Freilassung
sense:
Release from slavery or other legally sanctioned servitude; the giving of freedom; the act of manumitting.


lexentry: eng/manure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manure
trans_list: Mist | Dung | Odel
sense:
Animal excrement, especially that of common domestic farm animals and when used as fertilizer. Generally speaking, from cows, horses, sheep, pigs and chickens.


lexentry: eng/manuscript__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manuscript
trans_list: Handschrift | Manuskript
sense:
A book, composition or any other document, written by hand (or manually typewritten), not mechanically reproduced.


lexentry: eng/manuscript__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: manuscript
trans_list: Manuskript
sense:
A single, original copy of a book, article, composition etc, written by hand or even printed, submitted as original for (copy-editing and) reproductive publication.


lexentry: eng/manwhore__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: manwhore
trans_list: Stricher
sense:
(slang, occasionally, vulgar) A promiscuous man who has no regard for his sexual partners or the emotional value of his relationships.


lexentry: eng/many_a__Determiner__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: many a
trans_list: manch
sense:
Being one of a large number, each one of many; belonging to an aggregate or category, considered singly as one of a kind.


lexentry: eng/many_a_mickle_makes_a_muckle__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: many a mickle makes a muckle
trans_list: Kleinvieh macht auch Mist | steter Tropfen höhlt den Stein
sense:
(chiefly, Northern England, Scotland) A lot of small amounts, put together, become a large amount. [from 1793]


lexentry: eng/map__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: map
trans_list: Karte | Landkarte | Plan
sense:
A visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary, showing the relative positions of places and other features.


lexentry: eng/map__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: map
trans_list: Abbildung
sense:
(mathematics) A function, especially a function satisfying a certain property (e.g. continuity, linearity, etc.; see Usage notes).


lexentry: eng/map__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: map
trans_list: kartografieren | abbilden
sense:
(transitive, followed by a "to" phrase) To create a direct relationship to; to create a correspondence with.


lexentry: eng/map__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: map
trans_list: abbilden
sense:
(mathematics, transitive, followed by a "to" phrase) To act as a function on something, taking it to something else.


lexentry: eng/mapping__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: mapping
trans_list: Abbildung
sense:
(mathematics) A function that maps every element of a given mathematical structure (eg: a set) to a unique element of another structure; a correspondence.


lexentry: eng/maquis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: maquis
trans_list: Partisanenkampf
sense:
(historical) The French resistance movement during World War II, or other similar movements elsewhere. [from 1940s]


lexentry: eng/mara__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mara
trans_list: Alb | Mahr | Nachtmahr
sense:
(European folklore) A nightmare; a spectre or wraith-like creature in Germanic and particularly Scandinavian folklore; a female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions.


lexentry: eng/marabou__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marabou
trans_list: Marabu
sense:
Leptoptilos crumeniferus, a large wading bird native to Africa, with a naked head and neck adapted for scavenging.


lexentry: eng/maraca__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maraca
trans_list: Rumbakugel | Maraca
sense:
(percussion instrument) A Latin American percussion instrument consisting of a hollow-gourd rattle containing pebbles or beans and often played in pairs, as a rhythm instrument.


lexentry: eng/marble__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: marble
trans_list: Murmel
sense:
(uncountable, games) A small ball used in games, originally of marble but now usually of glass or ceramic. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/marble__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: marble
trans_list: marmorieren
sense:
(intransitive) To get or have the streaked or swirled appearance of certain types of marble, for example due to the incomplete mixing of viscous ingredients, or the uneven application of paint or other colorants.


lexentry: eng/marbled_cat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marbled cat
trans_list: Marmorkatze
sense:
Pardofelis marmorata, a cat similar in size to the domestic cat, with a longer, more thickly furred tail.


lexentry: eng/marbled_polecat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marbled polecat
trans_list: Tigeriltis
sense:
Vormela peregusna, a polecat found from Eastern Europe to parts of China, with yellow and black markings on its back.


lexentry: eng/marcasite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marcasite
trans_list: Markasit
sense:
(mineral) The orthorhombic form of iron disulfide, FeS2, occurring as yellow crystals. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/march__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: march
trans_list: Mark
sense:
(now, _, archaic, historical, often plural) A border region, especially one originally set up to defend a boundary.


lexentry: eng/march_to_the_beat_of_a_different_drum__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: march to the beat of a different drum
trans_list: aus der Art schlagen | aus der Reihe tanzen
sense:
(idiomatic) To do things in one's own way regardless of societal norms and conventional expectations.


lexentry: eng/marching_band__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marching band
trans_list: Band
sense:
A group of instrumental musicians who generally perform outdoors, and who often incorporate movement, usually some type of marching, with their musical performance.


lexentry: eng/mare__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mare
trans_list: Alb | Drude | Mahr | Nachtalb
sense:
(obsolete, or, historical) A type of evil spirit formerly thought to sit on the chest of a sleeping person; also, the feeling of suffocation felt during sleep, attributed to such a spirit.


lexentry: eng/mare__Noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mare
trans_list: Mare
sense:
(planetology) A large, dark plain, which may have the appearance of a sea, such as those on the Moon


lexentry: eng/margarine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: margarine
trans_list: Margarine
sense:
A spread, manufactured from a blend of vegetable oils (some of which are hydrogenated), emulsifiers etc, mostly used as a substitute for butter.


lexentry: eng/margarita__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: margarita
trans_list: Margarita
sense:
A cocktail made with tequila, an orange-flavoured liqueur, and lemon or lime juice, often served with salt encrusted on the rim of the glass.


lexentry: eng/margin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: margin
trans_list: Seitenrand | Marge
sense:
(typography) The edge of the paper, typically left blank when printing but sometimes used for annotations etc.


lexentry: eng/margin__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: margin
trans_list: Einschuss
sense:
(finance) Collateral security deposited with a broker, to compensate the broker in the event of loss in the speculative buying and selling of stocks, commodities, etc.


lexentry: eng/marginal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marginal
trans_list: marginal
sense:
(uncomparable) Of, relating to, or located at or near a margin or edge; also figurative usages of location and margin (edge).


lexentry: eng/marginal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: marginal
trans_list: marginal
sense:
(politics, chiefly, UK, Australia, NZ, of a constituency) Subject to a change in sitting member with only a small change in voting behaviour, this usually being inferred from the small winning margin of the previous election.


lexentry: eng/marginal_cost__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marginal cost
trans_list: Grenzkosten
sense:
(economics) The increase in cost that accompanies a unit increase in output; the unit cost of that additional output; the partial derivative of the cost function with respect to output.


lexentry: eng/marginalize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marginalize
trans_list: exkludieren | marginalisieren
sense:
(transitive) To relegate (something, especially a topic or a group of people) to the margins or to a lower limit; to exclude socially or otherwise.


lexentry: eng/margrave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: margrave
trans_list: Markgraf
sense:
(historical) A feudal era military-administrative officer of comital rank in the Carolingian empire and some successor states, originally in charge of a border area.


lexentry: eng/margrave__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: margrave
trans_list: Markgraf
sense:
(historical) A hereditary ruling prince in certain feudal states of the Holy Roman Empire and elsewhere; the titular equivalent became known as marquis or marquess.


lexentry: eng/marimba__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marimba
trans_list: Marimbaphon
sense:
(musical instrument) A percussion instrument with African origins, similar to a xylophone with resonators, but much lower in range and darker in timbre.


lexentry: eng/marimbaphone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marimbaphone
trans_list: Marimbaphon
sense:
(obsolete, music) A kind of percussion idiophone, like the marimba, but with either wooden or steel keys designed to be bowed as well as played normally, developed by J.C. Deagan in early 20th century United States.


lexentry: eng/marinade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marinade
trans_list: Marinade
sense:
A seasoned, often acidic liquid mixture in which food is marinated, or soaked, usually to flavor and prepare it for cooking.


lexentry: eng/marinate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marinate
trans_list: marinieren
sense:
(ergative) To allow a sauce or flavoring mixture to absorb into something; to steep or soak something in a marinade to flavor or prepare it for cooking.


lexentry: eng/marine__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marine
trans_list: Meer | See
sense:
Belonging to or characteristic of the sea; existing or found in the sea; formed or produced by the sea.


lexentry: eng/marine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marine
trans_list: Marineinfanterist
sense:
(military, nautical) A soldier, normally a member of a marine corps, trained to serve on board or from a ship.


lexentry: eng/marine_corps__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marine corps
trans_list: Marine | Marineinfanterie | Marineinfanteriekorps
sense:
A military organization of marines, soldiers who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships.


lexentry: eng/marine_engine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marine engine
trans_list: Schiffsmotor
sense:
An engine for marine use, installed inboard on a boat or ship. For small vessels, these are usually adapted automotive engines; for large vessels they are specially built for the purpose.


lexentry: eng/marine_mammal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marine mammal
trans_list: Meeressäuger | Meeressäugetier
sense:
A mammal which lives partly or wholly in the ocean, or at least is heavily dependent on the ocean for its lifestyle; such as cetaceans, sirenians, seals, the sea otter or the polar bear.


lexentry: eng/marital_status__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marital status
trans_list: Familienstand
sense:
One of several discrete options describing a person's relationship with a significant other, such as single, married, divorced, widowed, civil union, domestic partnership, etc.


lexentry: eng/mark__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mark
trans_list: Note | Zensur
sense:
A score for finding the correct answer, or other academic achievement; the sum of such points gained as out of a possible total. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/mark__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: mark
trans_list: Mark | Reichsmark
sense:
(historical) A half pound, a former English and Scottish currency equivalent to 13 shillings and fourpence and notionally equivalent to a mark of sterling silver.


lexentry: eng/mark__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mark
trans_list: markieren
sense:
To put a mark on (something); to make (something) recognizable by a mark; to label or write on (something).


lexentry: eng/mark__Verb__1
sense_num: 18
written_rep: mark
trans_list: korrigieren | benoten
sense:
(Canada, UK) To indicate the correctness of and give a score to (a school assignment, exam answers, etc.).


lexentry: eng/mark__Verb__1
sense_num: 21
written_rep: mark
trans_list: decken
sense:
(sports) To follow a player not in possession of the ball when defending, to prevent them receiving a pass easily.


lexentry: eng/marker__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: marker
trans_list: Markierung
sense:
(competition, _, law) A formal certification that a company was the first to approach a competition authority to reveal the existence of a cartel, generally entitling it to greater leniency during the cartel's dissolution and punishment.


lexentry: eng/market__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: market
trans_list: Markt-
sense:
A relatively spacious outdoor or covered site where traders set up stalls, either temporarily or permanently or semi-permanently, and buyers browse the merchandise.


lexentry: eng/market_basket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: market basket
trans_list: Warenkorb
sense:
(economics) A list of items used specifically to track the progress of inflation in an economy or specific market.


lexentry: eng/market_economy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: market economy
trans_list: Marktwirtschaft
sense:
An economy in which goods and services are exchanged in a market, as opposed to a state-controlled economy.


lexentry: eng/market_failure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: market failure
trans_list: Marktversagen
sense:
(economics) A situation in which the allocation of goods and services by a free market is not efficient.


lexentry: eng/market_price__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: market price
trans_list: Marktpreis
sense:
(economics) The price at which a product, financial instrument, service or other tradable item can be bought and sold at an open market; the going price.


lexentry: eng/market_research__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: market research
trans_list: Marktforschung
sense:
(marketing) The systematic collection and evaluation of data regarding customers' preferences for actual and potential products and services.


lexentry: eng/market_share__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: market share
trans_list: Marktanteil
sense:
The percentage of some market held by a company, country, (sub)sector or any other actor or aggregate.


lexentry: eng/market_value__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: market value
trans_list: Marktwert
sense:
(finance) The price which a seller or insurer might reasonably expect to fetch for goods, services or securities on the open market.


lexentry: eng/marketing__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: marketing
trans_list: Marketing | Vertrieb
sense:
(uncountable) The promotion, distribution and selling of a product or service; the work of a marketer; includes market research and advertising.


lexentry: eng/markhor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: markhor
trans_list: Schraubenziege
sense:
A large wild goat, Capra falconeri, especially Capra falconeri megaceros, syn. Capra megaceros, having huge flattened spiral horns, found in the western Himalayas.


lexentry: eng/markka__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: markka
trans_list: Mark | Finnische Mark | Finnmark
sense:
A (Finnish) mark, the currency used in Finland before the introduction of the euro, consisting of 100 penni. Abbreviation FIM.


lexentry: eng/markup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: markup
trans_list: Marge | Preisaufschlag
sense:
The percentage or amount by which a seller hikes up his buy-in price when determining his selling price.


lexentry: eng/markup__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: markup
trans_list: Auszeichnung
sense:
(computing) The notation that is used to indicate the meaning of the elements in an electronic document, or to dictate how text should be displayed.


lexentry: eng/marl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marl
trans_list: Mergel
sense:
A mixed earthy substance, consisting of carbonate of lime, clay, and possibly sand, in very variable proportions, and accordingly designated as calcareous, clayey, or sandy.


lexentry: eng/marlin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marlin
trans_list: Speerfisch | Fächerfisch | Marline
sense:
Any species of game fish belonging to either of the genera Tetrapturus or Makaira, with a crested dorsal fin and a pointed, spear-like projection of the upper jaw.


lexentry: eng/marmoset__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marmoset
trans_list: Marmosette
sense:
Any small monkey, now specifically a Central and South American monkey of the genera Callithrix, Mico, Cebuella, and Callibella, with claws instead of nails, and a rather primitive layout. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/marmot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marmot
trans_list: Murmeltier
sense:
Any of several large ground-dwelling rodents of the genera Marmota and Cynomys in the squirrel family.


lexentry: eng/maroon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maroon
trans_list: Maroon | Maroon-Frauen | Maroon-Männer
sense:
An escaped black slave of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of such a person. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/marquee__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: marquee
trans_list: Markise | Vordach
sense:
(US) A projecting canopy over an entrance, especially one with a sign that displays the name of the establishment or other information of it.


lexentry: eng/marquetry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marquetry
trans_list: Marketerie
sense:
(uncountable, woodworking) A decorative technique in which veneers of wood, ivory, metal etc. are inlaid into a wooden surface to form intricate designs.


lexentry: eng/marriage_agency__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marriage agency
trans_list: Ehevermittlung | Heiratagentur | Heiratsbüro | Partnervermittlung
sense:
A business that endeavors to introduce men and women for the purpose of marriage, dating or penpals.


lexentry: eng/marriage_certificate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marriage certificate
trans_list: Eheurkunde | Heiratsurkunde | Ehebescheinigung | Heiratsschein | Trauschein
sense:
(law) An official record indicating that two individuals were legally married on the date of the certificate.


lexentry: eng/marriage_guidance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marriage guidance
trans_list: Eheberatung
sense:
(often, attributive) Advice or support about marriage, especially in the form of professional counselling, and typically given to couples looking to overcome problems in a relationship.


lexentry: eng/marriage_of_convenience__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marriage of convenience
trans_list: Konvenienzehe | Vernunftehe | Zweckehe
sense:
A marriage motivated by some reason other than love; for example, one conducted to obtain residence rights in a country, for financial gain, or for political purposes.


lexentry: eng/marry__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marry
trans_list: heiraten
sense:
(intransitive) To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/marry__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: marry
trans_list: heiraten | verheiraten
sense:
(transitive) To unite in wedlock or matrimony; to perform the ceremony of joining spouses; to bring about a marital union according to the laws or customs of a place. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/marsh_mallow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marsh mallow
trans_list: Eibisch
sense:
A European species of plant in the mallow family, Althaea officinalis, historically used medicinally and the source of what became the modern marshmallow confection (which no longer contains the plant).


lexentry: eng/marshal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marshal
trans_list: Marschall
sense:
(historical) A high-ranking officer in the household of a medieval prince or lord, who was originally in charge of the cavalry and later the military forces in general.


lexentry: eng/marshal__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: marshal
trans_list: Marschall | Feldmarschall
sense:
A military officer of the highest rank in several countries, including France and the former Soviet Union; equivalent to a general of the army in the United States. See also field marshal.


lexentry: eng/marshmallow__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: marshmallow
trans_list: Marshmallow | Mäusespeck
sense:
(countable, uncountable) A type of confectionery, originally (since Ancient Egyptian times) made from this plant, but now generally made of sugar or corn syrup, gelatin that has been presoftened in water, gum arabic, flavorings, and sometimes beaten egg whites, all whipped to a spongy consistency. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/marshrutka__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marshrutka
trans_list: Marschrutka
sense:
(Russia, _, &, _, nearby, _, countries) Synonym of shared taxi in former Soviet contexts, particularly a minibus on fixed routes.


lexentry: eng/marsupial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marsupial
trans_list: Beuteltier
sense:
Any member of the mammalian infraclass Marsupialia, including those where the female has a pouch in which it rears its young through early infancy, such as kangaroos, koalas, wombats and opossums, as well as the pouchless shrew opossums.


lexentry: eng/marsupialization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marsupialization
trans_list: Marsupialisation
sense:
(surgery) The surgical technique of cutting a slit into a cyst and suturing its edges to form a continuous surface from the exterior to the interior of the cyst, allowing it to drain freely.


lexentry: eng/martial_art__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: martial art
trans_list: Kampfkunst | Kampfsport
sense:
Any of several fighting styles which contain systematized methods of training for combat, both armed and unarmed; often practiced as a sport, e.g. boxing, karate, judo, silat, wrestling, or Muay Thai.


lexentry: eng/martial_law__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: martial law
trans_list: Kriegsrecht | Ausnahmezustand
sense:
Rule by military authorities, especially when imposed on a civilian population in time of war or other crisis, or in an occupied territory.


lexentry: eng/martin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: martin
trans_list: Mehlschwalbe
sense:
Many of the various passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, which also includes swallows, that catch insects whilst flying.


lexentry: eng/martini__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: martini
trans_list: Martini
sense:
(sometimes, proscribed) Any cocktail served in a cocktail glass, often sweet or fruity and aimed at women.


lexentry: eng/martyr__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: martyr
trans_list: Märtyrer | Märtyrerin
sense:
One who willingly accepts being put to death or willingly accepts challenging and exposing iniquity done to oneself for adhering openly to one's religious beliefs; notably, saints canonized after red martyrdom.


lexentry: eng/martyr__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: martyr
trans_list: Märtyrer | Märtyrerin
sense:
(by extension) One who sacrifices their life, station, or something of great personal value, for the sake of principle or to sustain a cause.


lexentry: eng/martyr__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: martyr
trans_list: Märtyrer | Märtyrerin
sense:
(with a prepositional phrase of cause) One who suffers greatly and/or constantly, even involuntarily.


lexentry: eng/martyrdom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: martyrdom
trans_list: Märtyrertod | Martyrium
sense:
The condition of a martyr; the death or suffering of a martyr; the death or suffering on account of adherence to the Christian faith, or to any cause.


lexentry: eng/martyrology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: martyrology
trans_list: Martyrologium
sense:
(Roman Catholicism, often, _, capitalized) A liturgical calendar of days for the commemoration of formally recognized saints, usually including some biographical notes.


lexentry: eng/marvel_of_Peru__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marvel of Peru
trans_list: Wunderblume | Nachtschön | falsche Jalappa
sense:
Mirabilis jalapa, an ornamental flowering plant from the Americas, used until the 19th century also medicinally.


lexentry: eng/masala_chai__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: masala chai
trans_list: Chai | Masala chai
sense:
A South Asian beverage of black tea brewed in milk and water and then sweetened with sugar, with the addition of aromatic herbs and spices.


lexentry: eng/mascaron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mascaron
trans_list: Maskaron | Fratzenkopf
sense:
(architectural element) A carved, ornamental face, either human-like or grotesque, whose alleged function was originally to frighten away evil spirits so that they would not enter the building.


lexentry: eng/mascot__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mascot
trans_list: Maskottchen
sense:
Something, especially a person or animal, used to symbolize a sports team, company, organization or other group.


lexentry: eng/maser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maser
trans_list: Maser
sense:
(physics) a device for the coherent amplification or generation of electromagnetic radiation (especially of microwave frequency) by the use of excitation energy in resonant atomic or molecular systems


lexentry: eng/mash__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mash
trans_list: Maische | Mus | Brei
sense:
(uncountable) A mass of mixed ingredients reduced to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; a mass of anything in a soft pulpy state.


lexentry: eng/mash__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mash
trans_list: Maische | Futterbrei
sense:
(brewing) Ground or bruised malt, or meal of rye, wheat, corn, or other grain (or a mixture of malt and meal) steeped and stirred in hot water for making the wort.


lexentry: eng/mashallah__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mashallah
trans_list: masch­al­lah
sense:
(Islam, ) Expressing the speaker's gratitude for a blessing or their recognition of divine intervention in its occurrence. God willed it.


lexentry: eng/mashed_potatoes__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mashed potatoes
trans_list: Kartoffelpüree | Kartoffelbrei
sense:
(uncountable, or, in the plural) A dish consisting of potatoes that have been boiled, mashed to a pulpy consistency, and mixed with such ingredients as butter or milk.


lexentry: eng/mashup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mashup
trans_list: Mashup
sense:
(chiefly, computing, slang) A derivative work consisting of two or more pieces of (generally digital) media joined together, such as a video clip with a different soundtrack applied for humorous effect, or a map overlaid with user-supplied data.


lexentry: eng/mashup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mashup
trans_list: Bastard Pop | Mashup
sense:
(music, slang) A remix created by combining two or more songs from different artists into one piece of music.


lexentry: eng/mask__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mask
trans_list: maskieren
sense:
(transitive) To cover (the face or something else), in order to conceal the identity or protect against injury; to cover with a mask or visor.


lexentry: eng/masked_lapwing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: masked lapwing
trans_list: Maskenkiebitz
sense:
A large, common and conspicuous species of lapwing native to Australia, New Zealand and New Guinea, Vanellus miles.


lexentry: eng/masking_tape__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: masking tape
trans_list: Malerband | Kreppband | Kreppklebeband | Malerkreppband
sense:
A pressure-sensitive tape made of a thin and easy-to-tear paper characterized by its ease of removal, not leaving adhesive behind. It is used mainly in painting, to mask off areas that should not be painted.


lexentry: eng/masochist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: masochist
trans_list: Masochist | Masochistin
sense:
Someone who enjoys pain or humiliation, or who derives pleasure from harming oneself or being harmed by others.


lexentry: eng/masonite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: masonite
trans_list: Masonit
sense:
A type of hardboard formed using wooden chips and blasting them into long fibers with steam and then forming them into boards.


lexentry: eng/masonry__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: masonry
trans_list: Mauerwerk | Gemäuer
sense:
That which is built by a mason; anything constructed of the materials used by masons, such as stone, brick, tiles, or the like.


lexentry: eng/masquerade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: masquerade
trans_list: Maskerade | Maskenspiel
sense:
An assembly or party of people wearing (usually elaborate or fanciful) masks and costumes, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions.


lexentry: eng/masquerade__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: masquerade
trans_list: Maskerade
sense:
(figuratively) An act of living under false pretenses; a concealment of something by a false or unreal show; a disguise, a pretence; also, a pretentious display.


lexentry: eng/mass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mass
trans_list: Masse
sense:
(physics) A measure of the inertia of a mass of matter, one of four fundamental properties of matter. SI unit of mass: kilogram.


lexentry: eng/mass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mass
trans_list: Masse
sense:
A quantity of matter cohering so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or quantity, usually of considerable size.


lexentry: eng/mass_defect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mass defect
trans_list: Massendefekt
sense:
(physics) the difference between the mass of an atom and the sum of the masses of its individual components in the free state; equivalent to the binding energy


lexentry: eng/mass_extinction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mass extinction
trans_list: Massenaussterben
sense:
(evolutionary theory, geology) A sharp decrease in the total number of species in a relatively short period of time; specifically, a loss of ∼75% of all species on the planet over a geologically interval of less than 3 million years, as a result of a mass extinction event.


lexentry: eng/mass_media__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mass media
trans_list: Massenmedien
sense:
Collectively, the communications media, especially television, radio, and newspapers, that reach the mass of the people.


lexentry: eng/mass_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mass number
trans_list: Massenzahl
sense:
(physics, physical chemistry) The total number of protons and neutrons in an atomic nucleus. Symbol: A


lexentry: eng/mass_shooting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mass shooting
trans_list: Massenschießerei
sense:
(chiefly, US, crime) The shooting of multiple people over a short period of time, particularly when there are many victims and in which the victims are targeted indiscriminately.


lexentry: eng/mass_start__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mass start
trans_list: Massenstart
sense:
(sport) A format of starting in certain racing sports, such as long-distance running, cycling and biathlon, where the competitors start at the same time and same place and proceed along the same course.


lexentry: eng/massacre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: massacre
trans_list: Massaker | Gemetzel
sense:
The killing of a considerable number (usually limited to people) where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and/or contrary to civilized norms.


lexentry: eng/massacre__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: massacre
trans_list: massakrieren
sense:
(transitive) To kill in considerable numbers where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to civilized norms. (Often limited to the killing of human beings.)


lexentry: eng/massage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: massage
trans_list: Massage
sense:
The action of rubbing, kneading or hitting someone's body, to help the person relax, prepare for muscular action (as in contact sports) or to relieve aches.


lexentry: eng/massage__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: massage
trans_list: massieren
sense:
(transitive) To rub and knead (someone's body or a part of a body), to perform a massage on (somebody).


lexentry: eng/massage__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: massage
trans_list: schönen
sense:
(transitive) To manipulate (data, a document etc.) to make it more presentable or more convenient to work with.


lexentry: eng/massage_parlor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: massage parlor
trans_list: Massagesalon
sense:
A place that offers a happy ending (a hand job) after the massage; a front organization for a brothel.


lexentry: eng/massasauga__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: massasauga
trans_list: Massasauga
sense:
The rattlesnake Sistrurus catenatus (formerly Crotalinus catenatus) in the family Viperidae, found in three subspecies.


lexentry: eng/masseter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: masseter
trans_list: Kaumuskel | Masseter
sense:
(muscle) The large muscle which runs through the rear part of the cheek from the temporal bone to the lower jaw on each side, raises the lower jaw, and assists in mastication.


lexentry: eng/massify__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: massify
trans_list: vermassen
sense:
(transitive, and, intransitive, anthropology) To become, or cause to become, oriented toward mass production, mass consumption, and high throughput rather than individuality.


lexentry: eng/massively_multiplayer_online_role-playing_game__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: massively multiplayer online role-playing game
trans_list: Massen-Mehrspieler-Online-Rollenspiel
sense:
An online computer role-playing game in which a large number of players can interact with one another.


lexentry: eng/mast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mast
trans_list: Mast
sense:
(nautical, communications, aviation) A tall, slim post or tower, usually tapering upward, used to support, for example, sails or observation platforms on a ship, the main rotor of a helicopter, flags, floodlights, meteorological instruments, or communications equipment, such as an aerial, usually supported by guy-wires (except in the case of a helicopter). [from 9th c.]


lexentry: eng/mast__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mast
trans_list: Mast
sense:
The fruit of forest-trees (beech, oak, chestnut, pecan, etc.), especially if having fallen from the tree, used as fodder for pigs and other animals. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/mastaba__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mastaba
trans_list: Mastaba
sense:
(architecture) A rectangular structure with a flat top and slightly sloping sides, built during Ancient Egyptian times above tombs that were situated on flat land. Mastabas were made of wood, mud bricks, stone, or a combination of these materials. Some are solid structures, while others can contain one or more rooms, sometimes decorated with paintings or inscriptions.


lexentry: eng/master's_degree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: master's degree
trans_list: Master | Masterabschluss
sense:
A postgraduate degree which aims to assist students in developing a mastery for a particular academic field or profession.


lexentry: eng/master__Noun__1
sense_num: 15
written_rep: master
trans_list: Junker
sense:
(legal) A parajudicial officer (such as a referee, an auditor, an examiner, or an assessor) specially appointed to help a court with its proceedings.


lexentry: eng/master__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: master
trans_list: beherrschen | meistern | mastern
sense:
(transitive) To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.


lexentry: eng/master_class__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: master class
trans_list: Meisterkurs
sense:
(education) A class, typically in a performing art such as music or drama, in which a teacher listens to and critiques the performance of individual students, one at a time, while the other students observe.


lexentry: eng/master_of_ceremonies__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: master of ceremonies
trans_list: Ansager | Moderator | Conférencier | Präsentator | Showmaster
sense:
Someone who conducts a programme of varied entertainment, for example by introducing performers to the audience.


lexentry: eng/master_of_the_mint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: master of the mint
trans_list: Münzmeister
sense:
The chief executive of the national mint corporation in charge of coining coinage of legal coin tender.


lexentry: eng/mastermind__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mastermind
trans_list: Drahtzieher | Mastermind
sense:
(idiomatic) A person responsible for the highest level of planning and execution of a major operation.


lexentry: eng/masterpiece__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: masterpiece
trans_list: Meisterwerk | Meisterstück
sense:
A piece of work that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career.


lexentry: eng/masterwort__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: masterwort
trans_list: Meisterwurz
sense:
Peucedanum ostruthium, an umbelliferous plant grown in gardens, formerly much used for medicinal purposes. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/masthead__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: masthead
trans_list: Mitarbeiterverzeichnis
sense:
(US) A list of a newspaper or other periodical's main staff, contributing writers, publisher, circulation, advertising rates etc.


lexentry: eng/masthead__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: masthead
trans_list: Mastspitze | Titel
sense:
(UK, AU) The title (normally in a large and distinctive font) of a newspaper or other periodical at the top of the front page; (by extension) the publication itself or the rights to it.


lexentry: eng/mastic__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: mastic
trans_list: Dichtmasse | Dichtstoff | Gummimasse | Versiegelung
sense:
(especially, Commonwealth English) Any of various cements, usually flexible and waterproof, used as an adhesive, sealant, caulk, or filler.


lexentry: eng/mastiff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mastiff
trans_list: Dogge
sense:
One of an old breed of powerful, deep-chested, and smooth-coated dogs, used chiefly as watchdogs and guard dogs.


lexentry: eng/mastodon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mastodon
trans_list: Mastodon
sense:
Extinct elephant-like mammal of the genus †Mammut that flourished worldwide from Miocene through Pleistocene times; differs from elephants and mammoths in the form of the molar teeth.


lexentry: eng/masturbate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: masturbate
sense:
(intransitive) To stimulate oneself sexually, especially by use of one’s hand or a sex toy made for this purpose, often to the point of ejaculation or orgasm.

trans_list:
masturbieren | onanieren | wichsen | (sich) selbstbefriedigen | sich befriedigen | sich einen runterholen


lexentry: eng/mat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mat
trans_list: Matte
sense:
A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.


lexentry: eng/match__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: match
trans_list: Match | Spiel | Wettkampf | Wettspiel
sense:
(sports) A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet (commonly called a "bout"), a baseball game, or a cricket match.


lexentry: eng/match__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: match
trans_list: Streichholz | Zündholz | Hölzchen
sense:
A device made of wood or paper, having the tip coated with chemicals that ignite with the friction of being dragged (struck) against a rough dry surface.


lexentry: eng/match_fixing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: match fixing
trans_list: Match-Fixing | Spielmanipulation
sense:
(sports) The act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result, in sports matches after betting against oneself.


lexentry: eng/match_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: match point
trans_list: Matchball
sense:
(sports, tennis) A state in a game where a player can win the entire match by winning the next point. Often used in tennis.


lexentry: eng/matchbook__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: matchbook
trans_list: Streichholzbriefchen
sense:
A small folded sheet of cardboard containing rows of cardboard matches, generally with a striker on the outside.


lexentry: eng/matching__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: matching
trans_list: Matching
sense:
(graph theory) A set of independent edges in a given graph, i.e. a set of edges which do not intersect, such that pairs of vertices are "matched" to each other one to one.


lexentry: eng/matchmaking__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: matchmaking
trans_list: Eheanbahnung | Ehestiftung | Heiratsvermittlung | Kuppelei
sense:
An attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other, especially an attempt to set up a date between people or to arrange a marriage.


lexentry: eng/mate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mate
trans_list: Kollege
sense:
A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.


lexentry: eng/mate__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: mate
trans_list: Freund | Kollege | Kumpel
sense:
(colloquial, British, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, sometimes elsewhere in the Commonwealth) A friend, usually of the same sex.


lexentry: eng/mate__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: mate
trans_list: Kollege
sense:
(nautical) In naval ranks, a non-commissioned officer or his subordinate (e.g. Boatswain's Mate, Gunner's Mate, Sailmaker's Mate, etc).


lexentry: eng/material__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: material
trans_list: materiell
sense:
(logic) Of or relating to the matter of reasoning, as distinguished from the form of it, especially empirical.


lexentry: eng/material__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: material
trans_list: materiell
sense:
Relating to or concerned with what is purely physical rather than intellectual or spiritual, especially excessively so; materialistic.


lexentry: eng/material__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: material
trans_list: Material | Rohstoff
sense:
A basic matter (as metal, wood, plastic, fiber, etc.) from which the whole or the greater part of something physical (as a machine,


lexentry: eng/material__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: material
trans_list: Material
sense:
(sometimes, collective, preceded by a qualifying word) A person, or people collectively, who are qualified or suited for a certain position or activity.


lexentry: eng/material__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: material
trans_list: Material
sense:
Something (as data, observations, perceptions or ideas) that may be incorporated, elaborated or otherwise reworked into a finished form or new form, or may serve as the basis for arriving at interpretations, judgments or conclusions.


lexentry: eng/material__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: material
trans_list: Material
sense:
The elements, constituents or substance of which something physical or non-physical composed of or can be made of.


lexentry: eng/materialism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: materialism
trans_list: Materialismus
sense:
Constant concern over material possessions and wealth; a great or excessive regard for worldly concerns.


lexentry: eng/maternal_grandfather__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maternal grandfather
trans_list: Großvater mütterlicherseits
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see maternal,‎ grandfather. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/maternal_grandmother__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maternal grandmother
trans_list: Großmutter mütterlicherseits
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see maternal,‎ grandmother. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/maternalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maternalism
trans_list: Mütterlichkeit
sense:
The treatment of people in a motherly manner, especially by caring for them as a mother would care for her children.


lexentry: eng/mathematical_economics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mathematical economics
trans_list: Wirtschaftsmathematik
sense:
(economics, mathematics) A sub-field of economics which aims at expressing economic theories with mathematical formulae.


lexentry: eng/mathematical_space__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mathematical space
trans_list: mathematischer Raum
sense:
(topology) A set (a "universe") that consists of selected mathematical objects that are treated as points, and selected relationships between them.


lexentry: eng/mathematical_statistics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mathematical statistics
trans_list: mathematische Statistik
sense:
(statistics) The study of statistics from a purely mathematical standpoint, using probability theory, measure theory, linear algebra and analysis.


lexentry: eng/mathematics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mathematics
trans_list: Mathematik
sense:
An abstract representational system studying numbers, shapes, structures, quantitative change and relationships between them.


lexentry: eng/mathematics__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mathematics
trans_list: Mathematik
sense:
A person's ability to count, calculate, and use different systems of mathematics at differing levels.


lexentry: eng/mathematizable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mathematizable
trans_list: mathematisierbar
sense:
(chiefly, philosophy, and, science) Capable of being analyzed or described using mathematical concepts or notation.


lexentry: eng/mathesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mathesis
trans_list: Mathesis
sense:
(now, _, rare) Mental calculation or discipline; science, especially mathematical learning. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/matins__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: matins
trans_list: Mette
sense:
Together with lauds, the earliest of the canonical hours; traditionally prayed at sunrise or earlier.


lexentry: eng/matjes_herring__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: matjes herring
trans_list: Matjeshering
sense:
Young filleted herring that has been matured for a short time in brine and prepared traditionally with vinegar, sugar, salt, and spices.


lexentry: eng/matristic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: matristic
trans_list: matristisch
sense:
(feminism) Being or relating to a prehistoric female-led society based around Mother Goddess worship.


lexentry: eng/matrix__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: matrix
trans_list: Matrix
sense:
(mathematics) A rectangular arrangement of numbers or terms having various uses such as transforming coordinates in geometry, solving systems of linear equations in linear algebra and representing graphs in graph theory.


lexentry: eng/matte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: matte
trans_list: Passepartout
sense:
(arts, photography) A decorative border around a picture used to inset and center the contents of a frame.


lexentry: eng/matter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: matter
trans_list: Angelegenheit
sense:
(philosophy) Aristotelian: undeveloped potentiality subject to change and development; formlessness. Matter receives form, and becomes substance.


lexentry: eng/matter__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: matter
trans_list: Materie | Angelegenheit
sense:
An affair, condition, or subject, especially one of concern or (especially when preceded by the) one that is problematic.


lexentry: eng/matter__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: matter
trans_list: zählen | wichtig sein | etwas ausmachen
sense:
(transitive, in negative constructions, now, England, _, regional, Caribbean) To care about, to mind; to find important. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/mattress__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mattress
trans_list: Matratze | Steppbett
sense:
A pad on which a person can recline and sleep, usually having an inner section of coiled springs covered with foam or other cushioning material then enclosed with cloth fabric.


lexentry: eng/matura__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: matura
trans_list: Matura
sense:
A final exam that young adults (aged 18 or 19) take at the end of their secondary education in certain European countries.


lexentry: eng/mature__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: mature
trans_list: reifen
sense:
(intransitive, of a person) To proceed toward or become mature or full-grown, either physically or psychologically; to gain experience or wisdom with age.


lexentry: eng/maturity_date__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maturity date
trans_list: Laufzeit
sense:
(finance) The date on which a principal amount of a note, draft, acceptance bond, or other debt instrument becomes due or payable.


lexentry: eng/maudlin__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maudlin
trans_list: larmoyant | verheult
sense:
Affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner, especially because of drunkenness. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/maulstick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maulstick
trans_list: Malerstock
sense:
(arts) A short stick with a pad on one end, used by a painter to steady their hand, and to prevent it from accidentally touching the painting.


lexentry: eng/maven__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maven
trans_list: Experte | Expertin | Kenner | Kennerin
sense:
(chiefly, US) An expert in a given field; also, a person who is interested in and knowledgeable about a particular activity or thing; an aficionado.


lexentry: eng/maw-worm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maw-worm
trans_list: Spulwurm
sense:
Any of several parasitic worms which infest the mammalian stomach and intestines, especially a nematode.


lexentry: eng/maw__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: maw
trans_list: Rachen | Schlund
sense:
The upper digestive tract (where food enters the body), especially the mouth and jaws of a fearsome and ravenous creature; craw.


lexentry: eng/maxilla__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maxilla
trans_list: Oberkiefer
sense:
(skeleton) Either of the two bones that lie with one on each side of the upper jaw lateral to the premaxilla and that in higher vertebrates bear most of the teeth.


lexentry: eng/maximum__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: maximum
trans_list: Maximum
sense:
(mathematics) The greatest value of a set or other mathematical structure, especially the global maximum or a local maximum of a function.


lexentry: eng/may__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: may
trans_list: dürfen | können
sense:
(modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have permission to, be allowed. Used in granting permission and in questions to make polite requests. [from 9th c.]


lexentry: eng/may__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: may
trans_list: mögen | sollen
sense:
(subjunctive present, defective, chiefly, poetic) Expressing a wish (with present subjunctive effect). [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/maybe__Adverb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: maybe
trans_list: vielleicht | möglicherweise | womöglich | gut möglich | kann sein
sense:
(as a pro-sentence) Perhaps that is true (expressing no commitment to a decision or a neutral viewpoint to a statement).


lexentry: eng/mayflower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mayflower
trans_list: Eingriffeliger Weißdorn
sense:
Any of several plants that flower in May - especially the hawthorn (in Britain) and the trailing arbutus (in the US).


lexentry: eng/mayfly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mayfly
trans_list: Eintagsfliege | Ephemeride
sense:
Any of the many fragile insects of the order Ephemeroptera that develop in fresh water and live very briefly as winged adults.


lexentry: eng/mayhem__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: mayhem
trans_list: Verstümmelung
sense:
(legal) The maiming of a person by depriving them of the use of any of their limbs which are necessary for defense or protection.


lexentry: eng/mayor_of_the_palace__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mayor of the palace
trans_list: Bürgermeister
sense:
(historical) In the Merovingian kingdoms, the king’s steward and, by the 7th century, de facto regent.


lexentry: eng/mayoralty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mayoralty
trans_list: Bürgermeisteramt
sense:
The office of a mayor, or the tenure during which a particular mayor holds office, where the time span may encompass one term or multiple terms.


lexentry: eng/maze__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maze
trans_list: Irrgarten | Labyrinth
sense:
A labyrinth; a puzzle consisting of a complicated network of paths or passages, the aim of which is to find one's way through.


lexentry: eng/mazel_tov__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mazel tov
trans_list: masel tov | masseltoff | masseltopp
sense:
(in a, _, Jewish, _, context) Used to express congratulations or good wishes, especially at weddings.


lexentry: eng/mazurka__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mazurka
trans_list: Mazurka
sense:
(music) A Polish folk dance in triple time, usually moderately fast, containing a heavy accent on the third beat and occasionally the second beat.


lexentry: eng/mazurka__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mazurka
trans_list: Mazurka
sense:
(music) A classical musical composition inspired by the folk dance and conforming in some respects to its form, particularly as popularized by Chopin.


lexentry: eng/mazut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mazut
trans_list: Masut
sense:
(petrochemistry) A grade of heavy fuel oil used in industry and also sometimes used in lieu of home heating oil.


lexentry: eng/me-tooism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: me-tooism
trans_list: Mitläufertum
sense:
(by extension) The tendency to do or say the same as somebody else; the tendency to follow something that is trendy.


lexentry: eng/me__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: me
trans_list: ich
sense:
(nonstandard, not with a conjunction) As the subject of a verb. Sometimes used to indicate or imitate limited English fluency.


lexentry: eng/me_neither__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: me neither
trans_list: ich auch nicht
sense:
(colloquial) Used to say that a negative-containing statement of the previous speaker applies to the speaker as well.


lexentry: eng/me_time__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: me time
trans_list: Me-Time
sense:
(uncountable, informal) Time to oneself; a period spent relaxing or engaging in a hobby on one's own.


lexentry: eng/meadow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meadow
trans_list: Wiese | Weide | Aue
sense:
A field or pasture; a piece of land covered or cultivated with grass, usually intended to be mown for hay.


lexentry: eng/meadowlark__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: meadowlark
trans_list: Lerchenstärling | Wiesenlerche | Wiesenstärling
sense:
Any of several songbirds of the genera Sturnella and Leistes, native to the Americas. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/meal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meal
trans_list: Mahlzeit | Essen
sense:
(countable) Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity (as opposed to a snack).


lexentry: eng/meal__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meal
trans_list: Schrot | Mehl
sense:
The ground-up edible part of various grains, used as a basis of food or feed; either flour or a coarser blend than flour (usage varies).


lexentry: eng/meal_ticket__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: meal ticket
trans_list: Scheibe Brot
sense:
(idiomatic) Someone or something that provides income or livelihood, especially as an exploited source.


lexentry: eng/meals_on_wheels__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meals on wheels
trans_list: Essen auf Rädern
sense:
A service that delivers food to those unable to cook for themselves, such as the elderly and people with disabilities.


lexentry: eng/mealworm_beetle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mealworm beetle
trans_list: Mehlkäfer | Schwarzkäfer
sense:
A darkling beetle (or darkening beetle) of species Tenebrio molitor, in the family Tenebrionidae, whose larvae (mealworms) are typically used as a food source for reptile, fish, and avian pets.


lexentry: eng/mean__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: mean
trans_list: Mittel
sense:
Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/mean__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: mean
trans_list: Mittel
sense:
(statistics) The average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms; the arithmetic mean. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/mean__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: mean
trans_list: meinen
sense:
(transitive) To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says). [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/mean_value_theorem__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mean value theorem
trans_list: Mittelwertsatz
sense:
(calculus, uncountable) The theorem that for any real-valued function that is differentiable on an interval, there is a point in that interval where the derivative of the curve equals the slope of the straight line between the graphed function values at the interval's end points.


lexentry: eng/meander__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: meander
trans_list: Mäander | Flussbiegung | Flussschlinge | Flusswindung | Windung
sense:
(geography) One of a series of regular sinuous curves, bends, loops, turns, or windings in the channel of a river, stream, or other watercourse


lexentry: eng/meaning_of_life__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meaning of life
trans_list: Sinn des Lebens
sense:
(philosophy, religion) A hypothetical answer to all of life's ultimate questions; the purpose or raison d'être of human life.


lexentry: eng/means_of_grace__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: means of grace
trans_list: Gnadenmittel
sense:
(Christianity, theology) a means by which God gives grace, usually considered to include both word and sacrament, and often other ways as well


lexentry: eng/means_of_production__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: means of production
trans_list: Produktionsmittel
sense:
(economics, Marxism) The combination of the means of labor, such as machines, tools, and equipment, and the subject of labor used by workers to make products.


lexentry: eng/means_test__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: means test
trans_list: Bedarfsprüfung
sense:
An inquiry into the financial position of a person applying for some form of financial assistance in order to determine their eligibility.


lexentry: eng/measles__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: measles
trans_list: Masern
sense:
(disease) An acute and highly contagious disease which often afflicts children caused by the virus Measles morbillivirus and causing red rashes, fever, runny nose, coughing, and red eyes.


lexentry: eng/measure__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: measure
trans_list: Maß
sense:
(mathematics, measure theory) A function which obeys a particular set of formal conditions, created to generalize and rigorize the notions of length, volume, and probability. Formally, a non-negative, countably additive set function on a sigma-algebra; see w:Measure (mathematics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/measure__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: measure
trans_list: Maß
sense:
The size of someone or something, as ascertained by measuring. (Now chiefly in make to measure.) [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/measure__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: measure
trans_list: Takt
sense:
(music) A musical designation consisting of all notes and or rests delineated by two vertical bars; an equal and regular division of the whole of a composition; a bar. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/measure__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: measure
trans_list: messen
sense:
To ascertain the quantity of a unit of material via calculated comparison with respect to a standard.


lexentry: eng/measure__Verb__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: measure
trans_list: abmessen
sense:
(often with out or off) To allot or distribute by measure; to set off or apart by measure; often with.


lexentry: eng/measure_theory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: measure theory
trans_list: Maßtheorie
sense:
(mathematics) A branch of mathematical analysis, concerned with the theory of integration, that generalizes the intuitive notions of length, area and volume.


lexentry: eng/measure_word__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: measure word
trans_list: Zählwort
sense:
(linguistics) A word or morpheme used in combination with a numeral to indicate the count of nouns, used especially in Asian languages.


lexentry: eng/measuring_spoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: measuring spoon
trans_list: Maß
sense:
A kitchen utensil used primarily to measure small volumes of liquid or bulk solid cooking ingredients.


lexentry: eng/meatloaf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meatloaf
trans_list: Hackbraten | Heuchelhase | Wiegebraten | falscher Hase | faschierter Braten
sense:
A dish of ground meat (usually made from ground beef, although lamb, pork, veal, venison, poultry and seafood are also used) formed into a loaf shape, mixed with egg and breadcrumbs, then baked or smoked, and usually served in slices.


lexentry: eng/mebibyte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mebibyte
trans_list: Mebibyte
sense:
(computing) Strictly, 220 (10242, or 1,048,576) bytes or 210 (1024) kibibytes, as opposed to a megabyte.


lexentry: eng/mechanic__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mechanic
trans_list: Mechaniker | Mechanikerin
sense:
Someone who builds or repairs machinery, a technician; now specifically, someone who works with and repairs the mechanical parts of a motor vehicle, aircraft or similar. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/mechanical_advantage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mechanical advantage
trans_list: Übersetzungsverhältnis
sense:
(mechanical engineering) The ratio of the output force produced by a machine (especially a simple machine) to the applied input force.


lexentry: eng/mechanical_engineering__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mechanical engineering
trans_list: Maschinenwesen
sense:
(engineering) The subfield of engineering concerned with designing and building machines and mechanical systems.


lexentry: eng/mechanical_pencil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mechanical pencil
trans_list: mechanischer Stift | Druckbleistift | Minenschreiber | Fallbleistift
sense:
(North America) A pencil with a replaceable and mechanically extendable lead that wears away with use, designed to provide lines of constant thickness without requiring sharpening, and typically featuring a small eraser at the end opposite the tip.


lexentry: eng/mechanism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mechanism
trans_list: Mechanismus
sense:
(within a machine or machinery) Any mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion, or the transmission or control of power.


lexentry: eng/mechanized_infantry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mechanized infantry
trans_list: Panzergrenadiere | Panzergrenadiertruppe | mechanisierte Infanterie
sense:
(military) Infantry which uses infantry fighting vehicles (types of tanks) in combination with regular infantry tactics.


lexentry: eng/mechatronics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mechatronics
trans_list: Mechatronik
sense:
The synergistic combination of mechanical engineering, electronic engineering and software engineering for the study of automata from an engineering perspective and the control of advanced hybrid systems.


lexentry: eng/meconium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meconium
trans_list: Kindspech
sense:
(medicine) A dark green mass, the contents of the fetal intestines during the later stages of mammalian gestation, that forms the first feces of the newborn.


lexentry: eng/meddlesome__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meddlesome
trans_list: lästig | vorwitzig | aufdringlich | zudringlich
sense:
Characterized or marked by meddling; inclined or having a tendency to meddle or interfere in other people's business.


lexentry: eng/media__Noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: media
trans_list: Medien | Medium
sense:
(often, treated as, _, uncountable) Means and institutions for publishing and broadcasting information.


lexentry: eng/media__Noun__3
sense_num: 03
written_rep: media
trans_list: Medien | Medium
sense:
(usually, with a definite article; often treated as, _, uncountable) The journalists and other professionals who comprise the mass communication industry.


lexentry: eng/media_outlet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: media outlet
trans_list: Presseorgan
sense:
(media) A publication or broadcast program that provides news and feature stories to the public through various distribution channels, including newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and web sites.


lexentry: eng/media_studies__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: media studies
trans_list: Medienwissenschaft
sense:
Academic discipline that deals with the content, history, meaning and effects of various media, in particular mass media.


lexentry: eng/medial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: medial
trans_list: medial | median
sense:
(anatomy, zootomy) Pertaining to the inside; closer to the median plane of the body or the midline of an organ.


lexentry: eng/medial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: medial
trans_list: zentral
sense:
(phonetics) (of a consonant) Central: produced when air flows across the center of the mouth over the tongue.


lexentry: eng/medial_pterygoid_muscle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: medial pterygoid muscle
trans_list: Musculus pterygoideus medialis
sense:
(muscle) A muscle that arises from the inner surface of the lateral pterygoid plate and from the palatine and maxillary bones, is inserted into the ramus and the gonial angle, cooperates with the masseter and temporalis in elevating the lower jaw, and controls certain lateral and rotary movements of the jaw.


lexentry: eng/median__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: median
trans_list: Median
sense:
(statistics) A number separating the higher half from the lower half of a data sample, population, or probability distribution. The median of a finite list of numbers can be found by arranging all the observations from lowest value to highest value and picking the middle one (e.g., the median of {3, 3, 5, 9, 11} is 5). If there is an even number of observations, then there is no single middle value; the median is then usually defined to be the mean of the two middle values. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/median_age__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: median age
trans_list: Medianalter
sense:
(demography) The age that divides a population (of a country etc.) into two numerically equivalent groups.


lexentry: eng/median_nerve__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: median nerve
trans_list: Medianusnerv | Nervus medianus
sense:
(anatomy) A nerve in the upper limb in humans and other animals, formed from parts of the medial and lateral cords of the brachial plexus, and compression of which in the carpal tunnel of the wrist causes carpal tunnel syndrome.


lexentry: eng/median_plane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: median plane
trans_list: Medianebene
sense:
(anatomy) The only plane along which the human body is roughly symmetrical, running from the top to the bottom through the navel, separating the left and the right hand.


lexentry: eng/mediastinum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mediastinum
trans_list: Mediastinum
sense:
(anatomy) The region in mammals between the pleural sacs, containing the heart and all of the thoracic viscera except the lungs.


lexentry: eng/mediate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mediate
trans_list: vermitteln
sense:
(intransitive) To intervene between conflicting parties in order to resolve differences or bring about a settlement.


lexentry: eng/medical_certificate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: medical certificate
trans_list: Attest | Gesundheitszeugnis
sense:
A statement from a physician or other health care provider that attests to the result of a medical examination of a patient.


lexentry: eng/medical_doctor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: medical doctor
trans_list: medizinisch
sense:
A physician; a person who holds a doctoral degree or first professional degree in medicine, and practices in that profession.


lexentry: eng/medical_history__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: medical history
trans_list: Krankengeschichte | Anamnese | KG
sense:
Details of a patient's previous medical experiences, such as existing comorbidities, past infections, operations undergone, and medications taken.


lexentry: eng/medical_tourism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: medical tourism
trans_list: Medizintourismus
sense:
(pejorative) Travelling across international borders, generally from a rich country to a poor country, to deliver healthcare, often on a temporary basis.


lexentry: eng/medicalize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: medicalize
trans_list: medikalisieren
sense:
(transitive) To make medical; to convert or reduce to a branch of medicine; especially, to pathologize.


lexentry: eng/medicine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: medicine
trans_list: Medizin | Arznei | Medikament
sense:
(uncountable, countable) A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way; a pharmaceutical drug.


lexentry: eng/medicine_ball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: medicine ball
trans_list: Medizinball
sense:
A large, heavy sphere of leather, plastic or rubber etc. filled with sand or similar, and used for athletic training or physical rehabilitation.


lexentry: eng/medick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: medick
trans_list: Luzerne
sense:
Any of various European and North African herbs, of the genus Medicago, several of which are grown for fodder etc.


lexentry: eng/mediocrity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mediocrity
trans_list: Mittelmaß | Mittelmäßigkeit
sense:
(uncountable) The condition of being mediocre; having only an average degree of quality, skills etc.; no better than standard.


lexentry: eng/mediopassive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mediopassive
trans_list: mediopassiv
sense:
(grammar) Pertaining to a voice of a transitive verb that is both middle voice and passive voice or reflexive and passive voice.


lexentry: eng/mediterranean_sea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mediterranean sea
trans_list: Mittelmeer
sense:
(oceanography) A mostly enclosed sea that has limited exchange of deep water with outer oceans, and where the water circulation is dominated by salinity and temperature differences rather than winds.


lexentry: eng/medium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: medium
trans_list: Medium
sense:
The material of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas, vacuum, or a specific substance such as a solvent.


lexentry: eng/medium__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: medium
trans_list: Medium
sense:
(countable, spiritualism, plural mediums or (rare, nonstandard) media) Someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world.


lexentry: eng/medium_rare__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: medium rare
trans_list: halb durch
sense:
(of cooking, particularly meats) Cooked somewhat lightly, so the meat is no longer red, but is not brown (in the case of beef); cooked to a degree between rare and medium.


lexentry: eng/medlar__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: medlar
trans_list: Mispel
sense:
Any tree of the genus Mespilus, now Crataegus sect. Mespilus, including many species now in other genera.


lexentry: eng/medley__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: medley
trans_list: Lagenschwimmen
sense:
(swimming) A competitive swimming event that combines the four strokes of butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/medullary_ray__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: medullary ray
trans_list: Holzstrahl | Markstrahl
sense:
(botany) any of the bands of cells in various trees extending across the wood from the pith to the bark


lexentry: eng/medusa__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: medusa
trans_list: Meduse
sense:
(zoology) A jellyfish; specifically, a non-polyp form of individual cnidarians, consisting of a gelatinous umbrella-shaped bell and trailing tentacles. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/meerkat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meerkat
trans_list: Erdmännchen
sense:
Suricata suricatta, a small carnivorous mammal of the mongoose family, from the Kalahari Desert, known for its habit of standing on its hind legs.


lexentry: eng/meet__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: meet
trans_list: treffen | begegnen | entsprechen | aufeinandertreffen | gerechtwerden | kennen lernen
sense:
To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer.


lexentry: eng/meet_one's_Waterloo__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meet one's Waterloo
trans_list: sein Stalingrad erleben | sein Waterloo erleben
sense:
To be decisively defeated by an encounter with a powerful opponent or a problem that is too difficult.


lexentry: eng/meet_one's_match__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meet one's match
trans_list: sich die Zähne ausbeißen
sense:
To be opposed by someone of comparable strength and ability to oneself; to be defeated by such an opponent.


lexentry: eng/mega-__Prefix__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mega-
trans_list: mega-
sense:
In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by one million (106.) SI Symbol: M.


lexentry: eng/megadeath__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: megadeath
trans_list: Megatote
sense:
One million deaths, especially as a unit of measure for estimating deaths due to nuclear warfare. [from mid 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/megafarad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: megafarad
trans_list: Megafarad
sense:
(physics, obsolete) A unit of quantity of electric charge; the quantity of electricity flowing through a one megohm resistor when driven by an electromotive force of one volt for one second.


lexentry: eng/megalomania__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: megalomania
trans_list: Größenwahn
sense:
A psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence.


lexentry: eng/megalopolis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: megalopolis
trans_list: Megalopolis
sense:
A large conurbation, where two or more large cities have sprawled outward to meet, forming something larger than a normal metropolis.


lexentry: eng/megamouth_shark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: megamouth shark
trans_list: Riesenmaulhai
sense:
A rare species of deepwater shark, Megachasma pelagios, a filter-feeder, swimming with its large mouth wide open to capture plankton and jellyfish.


lexentry: eng/megaphone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: megaphone
trans_list: Flüstertüte | Megafon | Sprachrohr | Sprechtrichter
sense:
A portable, usually hand-held, funnel-shaped device that is used to amplify a person’s natural voice toward a targeted direction.


lexentry: eng/megaron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: megaron
trans_list: Megaron
sense:
(architecture, historical) The rectangular great hall in a Mycenaean building, usually supported with pillars.


lexentry: eng/megaton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: megaton
trans_list: Megatonne
sense:
A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many million tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy. (A derived unit for TNT equivalent.)


lexentry: eng/megatsunami__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: megatsunami
trans_list: Megatsunami
sense:
(oceanography) An extremely large tsunami-like wave caused by an avalanche or landslide displacing large amounts of water very quickly.


lexentry: eng/megawatt-hour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: megawatt-hour
trans_list: Megawattstunde
sense:
A unit of energy, especially of electrical energy, equal to that done by one megawatt acting for one hour (abbreviation: MWh).


lexentry: eng/megrim__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: megrim
trans_list: Hahn
sense:
A flatfish of the genus Lepidorhombus native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean; specifically, a Cornish sole, sail-fluke, witch or whiff (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis).


lexentry: eng/meiosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: meiosis
trans_list: Meiose
sense:
(usually, uncountable, cytology) Cell division of a diploid cell into four haploid cells, which develop to produce gametes.


lexentry: eng/melancholic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: melancholic
trans_list: melancholisch | schwermütig
sense:
Filled with or affected by melancholy—great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.


lexentry: eng/melanin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: melanin
trans_list: Melanin | Melanine
sense:
(biochemistry) Any of a group of naturally occurring dark pigments, especially the pigment found in skin, hair, fur, and feathers.


lexentry: eng/melanism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: melanism
trans_list: Melanismus
sense:
Congenital abundance or excess of melanin pigmentation in the skin, hair, feathers and/or eyes, more than is typical for the species.


lexentry: eng/melanoma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: melanoma
trans_list: Melanom
sense:
(oncology, disease) A dark-pigmented, usually malignant tumor arising from a melanocyte and occurring most commonly in the skin.


lexentry: eng/meld__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meld
trans_list: Rolle
sense:
(card games) Especially in games of the rummy family: a combination of playing cards which is announced or played to score points. [from late 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/melee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: melee
trans_list: Nahkampf | Handgemenge | Prügelei | Händel | Rauferei | Schlägerei
sense:
(especially, military, gaming) A battle fought at close range, (especially) one not involving ranged weapons; hand-to-hand combat; brawling.


lexentry: eng/melliferous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: melliferous
trans_list: honigend | honigproduzierend
sense:
(botany) Of a plant or its parts: bearing any substance (such as nectar or pollen) which is collected by bees to produce honey.


lexentry: eng/mellifluous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mellifluous
trans_list: honigsüß | wohlklingend | lieblich
sense:
(figurative) Sweet, smooth and musical; pleasant to hear (generally used of a person's voice, tone or writing style).


lexentry: eng/melodica__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: melodica
trans_list: Melodica
sense:
A free-reed keyboard wind instrument, often played with a flexible plastic tube connected to the mouthpiece.


lexentry: eng/melodrama__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: melodrama
trans_list: Melodrama
sense:
(countable) A drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, with a musical accompaniment only in parts which are especially thrilling or pathetic.


lexentry: eng/melt__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: melt
trans_list: schmelzen | schmelzen lassen
sense:
(ergative) To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat.


lexentry: eng/melt__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: melt
trans_list: schmelzen
sense:
(transitive, figurative) To soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences; sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of; to weaken.


lexentry: eng/melt_in_the_mouth__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: melt in the mouth
trans_list: auf der Zunge zergehen
sense:
(idiom, of food) To be deliciously soft and creamy; to create a melting sensation when eaten; to need little chewing.


lexentry: eng/meltdown__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meltdown
trans_list: Kernschmelze
sense:
Severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and potentially in radiation escaping.


lexentry: eng/melting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: melting
trans_list: Schmelzen
sense:
The process of changing the state of a substance from solid to liquid by heating it past its melting point.


lexentry: eng/melting_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: melting point
trans_list: Schmelzpunkt
sense:
(chemistry, physics) The temperature at which the solid and liquid phases of a substance are in equilibrium; it is relatively insensitive to changes in pressure.


lexentry: eng/melting_pot__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: melting pot
trans_list: Schmelztiegel | Schmelztopf
sense:
(figurative) A place where many divergent things (often races or cultures, but also talents) come together and are homogenized.


lexentry: eng/mem__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mem
trans_list: Mem
sense:
The thirteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).


lexentry: eng/member_function__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: member function
trans_list: Mitgliedsfunktion
sense:
(programming) A function that belongs to a class and can be called on instances of the object defined by that class.


lexentry: eng/member_state__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: member state
trans_list: Mitgliedsland | Mitgliedsstaat
sense:
A sovereign state which is a member of an international organisation or some kind of confederation of other such states.


lexentry: eng/membership_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: membership card
trans_list: Mitgliedskarte
sense:
A small card issued to and held by a member of a club, society or other organisation, verifying the member's membership for a given period.


lexentry: eng/membrane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: membrane
trans_list: Membran | Häutchen | Membrane
sense:
(anatomy, zootomy) A flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film and separating two environments.


lexentry: eng/membrane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: membrane
trans_list: Membran | Membrane
sense:
A mechanical, thin, flat flexible part that can deform or vibrate when excited by an external force.


lexentry: eng/meme__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meme
trans_list: Mem
sense:
(originally) Any unit of (originally cultural) information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes.


lexentry: eng/meme__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: meme
trans_list: Meme | Mem
sense:
(Internet) Media, usually humorous, which is copied and circulated online with slight adaptations, such as basic pictures, video templates, etc. [from 1993]


lexentry: eng/memoir__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: memoir
trans_list: Lebenserinnerungen | Memoiren
sense:
A biography; a book describing the experiences of a subject from personal knowledge of the subject or from sources with personal knowledge of the subject.


lexentry: eng/memorandum_of_understanding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: memorandum of understanding
trans_list: Absichtserklärung | Memorandum of Understanding
sense:
(legal) A document that outlines the legal and factual premises believed by the parties to have been agreed to between them.


lexentry: eng/memorial__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: memorial
trans_list: Denkmal | Mahnmal
sense:
(legal) A statement of facts set out in the form of a petition to a person in authority, a court or tribunal, a government, etc. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/memorial_service__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: memorial service
trans_list: Gedenkfeier
sense:
An informal service honoring a deceased person, especially one that does not adhere to the traditional customs of a funeral.


lexentry: eng/memory-hole__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (transitive) To cause something or someone to be forgotten.
written_rep: memory-hole
trans_list:
aus dem Gedächtnis streichen | dem Vergessen anheimstellen | entfernen | ins Nirwana verschwinden lassen | löschen


lexentry: eng/memory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: memory
trans_list: Gedächtnis | Speicher
sense:
(uncountable) The ability of the brain to record information or impressions with the facility of recalling them later, usually at will.


lexentry: eng/memory__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: memory
trans_list: Speicher | Gedächtnis
sense:
(computing) The part of a computer that stores variable executable code or data (RAM) or unalterable executable code or default data (ROM).


lexentry: eng/memory_hole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: memory hole
trans_list: Erinnerungsloch | Gedächtnisloch
sense:
A figurative place to which information is deliberately sent to be forgotten, or to which forgotten or lost information ends up; nowhere, oblivion.


lexentry: eng/memory_leak__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: memory leak
trans_list: Speicherleck | Speicherloch
sense:
(computing) Any of several faults in the memory allocation logic of a computer or program whereby parts of memory become hidden or unusable.


lexentry: eng/memory_stick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: memory stick
trans_list: Multimedia-Card | SD-Card | Speicherkarte
sense:
(computing) One of a series of memory devices manufactured by the Sony Corporation ranging in size from a USB drive down to a flash card.


lexentry: eng/men's_studies__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: men's studies
trans_list: Männerforschung | Männerstudien | Männerstudium
sense:
The academic field which examines topics concerning men, masculinity, and the relationship of gender and politics.


lexentry: eng/menagerie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: menagerie
trans_list: Menagerie
sense:
A collection of live wild animals as an exhibition historically associated with the aristocracy and considered a precursor of modern zoos.


lexentry: eng/mend__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mend
trans_list: flicken | reparieren
sense:
(archaic) To increase the quality of (someone or something); to better, to improve on; also, to produce something better than (something else).


lexentry: eng/menhir__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: menhir
trans_list: Menhir | Hinkelstein | Hünenstein | Druidenstein
sense:
(archaeology) A single tall standing stone as a monument, especially one dating to prehistoric times.


lexentry: eng/meningitis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meningitis
trans_list: Hirnhautentzündung | Meningitis
sense:
(pathology) Inflammation of the meninges, characterized by headache, neck stiffness and photophobia and also fever, chills, vomiting and myalgia.


lexentry: eng/meninx__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meninx
trans_list: Hirnhaut
sense:
(anatomy, usually, in the plural) A membrane, especially one of the three membranes lining the skull and vertebral canal and enclosing the brain and spinal cord in vertebrates.


lexentry: eng/meniscus__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: meniscus
trans_list: Meniskus
sense:
The curved surface of liquids in tubes, whether concave or convex, caused by the surface tension of the liquid. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/meniscus__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: meniscus
trans_list: Meniskus
sense:
(anatomy) Either of two parts of the human knee that provide structural integrity to the knee when it undergoes tension and torsion. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/mens_rea__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mens rea
trans_list: Vorsatz
sense:
(legal) A guilty mind, the conscious knowing of a perpetrator while committing an act that the act is illicit.


lexentry: eng/menses__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: menses
trans_list: Menstruation
sense:
The discharge of blood mixed with pieces of cellular tissue from the uterus out through the vagina, which occurs roughly every month in uninseminated women; menstrual flow.


lexentry: eng/mensiversary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mensiversary
trans_list: Monat-Jubiläum
sense:
(rare) A day that marks an exact month (or specified number of months) since the occurrence of a significant event.


lexentry: eng/menstrual_cycle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: menstrual cycle
trans_list: Menstruationszyklus
sense:
The recurring cycle of physiological changes in the uninseminated females of some animal species that is associated with reproductive fertility; especially the cycle in a human.


lexentry: eng/menstruation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: menstruation
trans_list: Menstruation | Monatsblutung | Regel | Periode | Regelblutung | ihre Tage haben
sense:
The periodic discharging of the menses, the flow of blood and cells from the lining of the uterus in unfertilized females of humans and other primates.


lexentry: eng/mental__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mental
trans_list: seelisch | psychisch | geistig | mental
sense:
(relational) Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality.


lexentry: eng/mental_calculation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mental calculation
trans_list: Kopfrechnen
sense:
Arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator.


lexentry: eng/mental_disorder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mental disorder
trans_list: psychische Störung | seelische Störung
sense:
(psychiatry) A behavioral or mental pattern that may cause suffering or a poor ability to function in life.


lexentry: eng/mental_hospital__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mental hospital
sense:
A hospital facility designed to treat persons with serious mental disorders, as opposed to disorders of the body.

trans_list:
psychiatrische Klinik | Irrenanstalt | Nervenheilanstalt | Psychiatrie | Nervenklinik | Verrücktenanstalt


lexentry: eng/mentalese__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mentalese
trans_list: Gedankensprache | Mentalese | Mentalesisch
sense:
(philosophy, psychology) A hypothetical non-verbal language in which concepts are represented in the mind. [from 1960s]


lexentry: eng/mentalis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mentalis
trans_list: Kinnmuskel
sense:
(muscle) A paired central muscle of the lower lip, situated at the tip of the chin; it originates in the incisive fossa of the mandible, inserts in the skin of the chin, and raises the chin and pushes up the lower lip.


lexentry: eng/mentalization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mentalization
trans_list: Mentalisierung
sense:
(psychology) The ability to understand mental states that underlies the overt behaviour of oneself or others.


lexentry: eng/menthol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: menthol
trans_list: Menthol
sense:
(organic compound) A cyclic monoterpene alcohol; the major component of the essential oil of peppermint; used in pharmaceutical preparations as an antitussive and antipruritic agent, as a nasal decongestant, and in menthol cigarettes.


lexentry: eng/menthone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: menthone
trans_list: Menthon
sense:
(organic compound) A minty-flavoured monoterpenoid ketone that is used in perfumery, cosmetics and flavouring.


lexentry: eng/menu__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: menu
trans_list: Speisekarte | Menü
sense:
A list containing the food and beverages served at a restaurant, café, or bar. Menus may be printed on paper sheets provided to customers, put on a large poster or display board inside the establishment, displayed outside the restaurant, or digital.


lexentry: eng/menu__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: menu
trans_list: Menü | Speisekarte
sense:
(computing, gaming) A list from which the user may select an operation to be performed, often done with a keyboard, mouse, or controller under a graphical user interface


lexentry: eng/menu_bar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: menu bar
trans_list: Menüleiste
sense:
(graphical user interface) A rectangular region of a graphical user interface where computer menus are housed.


lexentry: eng/mercantilism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mercantilism
trans_list: Merkantilismus
sense:
(historical, economics) The theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade, in the manner that a merchant would operate a shop. Typically this model presupposes protectionism.


lexentry: eng/mercaptan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mercaptan
trans_list: Mercaptan
sense:
(chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds of sulphur, ( R1.S.R2 ); they tend to be foul-smelling. When R2 is a hydrogen atom, they are termed thiols or thioalcohols.


lexentry: eng/mercenary__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mercenary
trans_list: Söldner | Söldnerin | Legionär | Mietsoldat
sense:
A person employed to fight in an armed conflict who is not a member of the state or military group for which they are fighting and whose primary motivation is private gain.


lexentry: eng/mercerize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mercerize
trans_list: merzerisieren
sense:
(transitive) To treat (cotton fabric) with sodium hydroxide to make it more lustrous and accepting of dyes.


lexentry: eng/merchandising__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: merchandising
trans_list: Vermarktung
sense:
(originally, US) The promotion of goods for sale in a store, especially through advertising, attractive displays, discounts, etc.; also (generally) , the promotion of any goods or services for sale.


lexentry: eng/merchant_navy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: merchant navy
trans_list: Handelsflotte | Handelsmarine
sense:
A civilian maritime fleet dedicated to the sea transport of goods and merchandise; especially, such a fleet of any particular nationality.


lexentry: eng/mercurial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mercurial
trans_list: launenhaft | lebhaft | sprunghaft
sense:
(comparable) Having a lively or volatile character; animated, changeable, quick-witted. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/mercurial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: mercurial
trans_list: quecksilberhaltig
sense:
(not comparable, chemistry) Of or pertaining to the element mercury or quicksilver; containing mercury. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/mercury-vapour_lamp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mercury-vapour lamp
trans_list: Quecksilberdampflampe
sense:
(British spelling) a gaseous discharge lamp in which the arc discharge takes place in mercury vapour; used for highway illumination and as an industrial source of ultraviolet radiation


lexentry: eng/mercury__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mercury
trans_list: Quecksilber
sense:
(science, historical) One of the elemental principles formerly thought to be present in all metals. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/mercury__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mercury
trans_list: Bingelkraut
sense:
An annual plant, annual mercury (Mercurialis annua), formerly grown for its medicinal properties; French mercury, herb mercury. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/mere__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mere
trans_list: bloß
sense:
Just, only; no more than, pure and simple, neither more nor better than might be expected. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/meretricious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meretricious
trans_list: großkotzig | großspurig | ordinär | protzig
sense:
Tastelessly gaudy; superficially attractive but having in reality no value or substance; falsely alluring.


lexentry: eng/merganser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: merganser
trans_list: Säger | Aucklandsäger | Dunkelsäger | Gänsesäger | Kappensäger | Mittelsäger
sense:
Any of various diving ducks of the genera Mergus or Lophodytes, which feed on fish and have a sharply serrated bill.


lexentry: eng/merger__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: merger
trans_list: Fusion | Firmenzusammenschluss | Zusammenschluss
sense:
(economics) The legal union of two or more corporations into a single entity, typically assets and liabilities being assumed by the buying party.


lexentry: eng/merger__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: merger
trans_list: Fusion | Firmenzusammenschluss | Zusammenschluss
sense:
(legal) An absorption of one or more estate(s) or contract(s) into one other, all being held by the same owner; of several counts of accusation into one judgement, etc.


lexentry: eng/meridian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meridian
trans_list: Meridian
sense:
(also, geography) In full terrestrial meridian: a great circle on the Earth's surface, passing through the geographic poles (the terrestrial North Pole and South Pole); also, half of such a circle extending from pole to pole, all points of which have the same longitude. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/meridian__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: meridian
trans_list: Sabon
sense:
(US, printing, dated) The size of type between double great primer and canon, standardized as 44-point.


lexentry: eng/meridional__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meridional
trans_list: Süd
sense:
located in the south, southern; later especially, often pertaining to the southern parts of Europe. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/meridional__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: meridional
trans_list: Süd
sense:
of or characteristic of southern areas or people, especially those in the southern parts of Europe [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/meridional__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: meridional
trans_list: südlich
sense:
(astronomy, geography, meteorology) along a north–south direction, or relative to a meridian; or relating to meridians or a meridian [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/meringue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meringue
trans_list: Baiser | Meringue
sense:
A mixture consisting of beaten egg whites and sugar which is added to the tops of pies then browned.


lexentry: eng/merkin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: merkin
trans_list: Schamhaartoupet
sense:
A woman's pubic wig. Worn for nude stage appearances and by women, originally after shaving their pubic hair to eliminate lice or for other reasons, now often as a fashion item.


lexentry: eng/merlon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: merlon
trans_list: Zinne
sense:
(architectural element, military, historical) Any of the upright projections between the embrasures of a battlement, originally for archers to shield behind while shooting arrows over the embrasures, or through loopholes in the merlons.


lexentry: eng/meronymy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meronymy
trans_list: Meronymie
sense:
(semantics, philosophy) The relationship of being a constituent part or member of something; a system of meronyms.


lexentry: eng/merry-go-round__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: merry-go-round
trans_list: Karussell | Ringelspiel
sense:
A carousel; a pleasure ride, typically found at fairs and amusement parks, consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which various seats are fixed, frequently shaped like horses or other animals.


lexentry: eng/mescaline__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mescaline
trans_list: Meskalin
sense:
(biochemistry) A hallucinogenic and intoxicating compound present in the peyote cactus (Lophophora williamsii), the San Pedro cactus (Echinopsis pachanoi), and the Peruvian torch (Echinopsis peruviana).


lexentry: eng/mesentery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mesentery
trans_list: Gekröse
sense:
(anatomy) The membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen, maintaining their position in the abdominal cavity, and supplying them with blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics.


lexentry: eng/mesh__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mesh
trans_list: Gitter | Netz
sense:
A structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them.


lexentry: eng/mesite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mesite
trans_list: Stelzenralle
sense:
Any of three species of bird in the family Mesitornithidae within the order Mesitornithiformes, endemic to Madagascar.


lexentry: eng/mesmerize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mesmerize
trans_list: faszinieren | fesseln | mesmerisieren
sense:
To exercise mesmerism on; to affect another person, such as to heal or soothe, through the use of animal magnetism.


lexentry: eng/meso-region__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meso-region
trans_list: Meso-Regierung
sense:
An administrative system that is equivalent to a prefecture or a department. It is used in Brazil as a third-level administration between state and micro-region.


lexentry: eng/mesoderm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mesoderm
trans_list: Mesoderm
sense:
(embryology) One of the three tissue layers in the embryo of a metazoan animal, which will produce, through development, many internal organs of the adult, e.g. muscles, spine and the circulatory system.


lexentry: eng/mesology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mesology
trans_list: Mesologie
sense:
The study of the mutual interrelationships between organisms and their environment; branch of biology; former term for ecology.


lexentry: eng/meson__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: meson
trans_list: Meson
sense:
(now specifically, particle) An elementary particle that is composed of a quark and an antiquark, such as a kaon or pion. (Mesons composed of rarer quarks are much heavier.)


lexentry: eng/mesosphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mesosphere
trans_list: Mesosphäre
sense:
(meteorology) The layer of the Earth's atmosphere that is directly above the stratosphere and directly below the thermosphere.


lexentry: eng/mesothelioma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mesothelioma
trans_list: Mesotheliom
sense:
(pathology, oncology) An uncommon malignant tumour of the mesothelium, usually of the lungs after exposure to asbestos.


lexentry: eng/mesquite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mesquite
trans_list: Mesquite-Baum
sense:
Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Prosopis found in America, and used as forage, which have long, beige seed/bean pods which may be dried and ground into a sweet, nutty flour.


lexentry: eng/mess__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mess
trans_list: Durcheinander | Unordnung | Chaos | Mist | Saustall | Schweinerei
sense:
A disagreeable mixture or confusion of things; hence, a situation resulting from blundering or from misunderstanding.


lexentry: eng/mess_kit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mess kit
trans_list: Gamelle
sense:
A compact set of eating utensils (including plate, cup, utensils) and sometimes cooking pots etc, used in the field by soldiers and by campers.


lexentry: eng/message_in_a_bottle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: message in a bottle
trans_list: Flaschenpost
sense:
A message written on a scrap of paper, rolled up and put in an empty bottle and set adrift on the ocean; traditionally, a method used by castaways to advertise their distress to the outside world.


lexentry: eng/messenger_RNA__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: messenger RNA
trans_list: Boten-RNA | Boten-RNS | messenger-RNA
sense:
(biochemistry) RNA that encodes and carries information from DNA during transcription to sites of protein synthesis to undergo translation in order to yield a protein.


lexentry: eng/messenger_bag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: messenger bag
trans_list: Bodybag
sense:
A sack worn over one shoulder with a strap winding around the chest, traditionally used by bicycle messengers.


lexentry: eng/messiah__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: messiah
trans_list: Messias
sense:
(Abrahamism) The one who is ordained by God to lead the people of Israel, believed by Christians and Muslims to be Jesus Christ.


lexentry: eng/messuage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: messuage
trans_list: Anwesen
sense:
(chiefly, law) Originally, a plot of land as the site for a dwelling house and its appurtenant interests; now, a dwelling house or residential building together with its outbuildings and assigned land.


lexentry: eng/mestizo__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mestizo
trans_list: Mestize | Mestizin
sense:
(Philippines, historical) A person of mixed ancestry, especially one of Austronesian Filipino and Spanish or Chinese ancestry, such as that of the Spanish mestizos and Chinese mestizos from the Spanish Colonial Era of the Philippines.


lexentry: eng/meta-analysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meta-analysis
trans_list: Metaanalyse
sense:
(statistics) Any systematic procedure for statistically combining the results of many different studies.


lexentry: eng/metacarpus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metacarpus
trans_list: Mittelhand
sense:
(anatomy) The five bones that form the intermediate part of the hand between the fingers and the wrist.


lexentry: eng/metaclass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metaclass
trans_list: Metaklasse
sense:
(object-oriented programming) A class that serves as a template for other classes rather than objects.


lexentry: eng/metadiegetic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metadiegetic
trans_list: metadiegetisch
sense:
(narratology) Pertaining to a secondary narrative embedded within the primary narrative (a story within a story).


lexentry: eng/metagenomics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metagenomics
trans_list: Metagenomik
sense:
(genetics) The study of genomes recovered from environmental samples; especially the differentiation of genomes from multiple organisms or individuals, either in a symbiotic relationship, or at a crime scene.


lexentry: eng/metal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metal
trans_list: Metall
sense:
Any of a number of chemical elements in the periodic table that form a metallic bond with other metal atoms; generally shiny, somewhat malleable and hard, often a conductor of heat and electricity.


lexentry: eng/metal__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: metal
trans_list: Metal | Metall
sense:
(music) A category of rock music encompassing a number of genres (including thrash metal, death metal, heavy metal, etc.) characterized by strong drumbeats and distorted guitars.


lexentry: eng/metal_detector__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: metal detector
trans_list: Metalldetektor
sense:
A structure, similar to a doorway, through which people pass; an alarm is sounded if the person is carrying a metal object, as this may indicate a weapon.


lexentry: eng/metalanguage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metalanguage
trans_list: Metasprache
sense:
(linguistics, translation studies, critical theory) Any language or vocabulary of terms used to describe or analyze a language or linguistic process.


lexentry: eng/metallocene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metallocene
trans_list: Metallocen
sense:
(organic compound) Any of a class of organic compounds containing two cyclopentadienyl anions and a transition metal whose bonding involves overlap of ns and np orbitals of the metal with molecular orbitals of appropriate symmetry of each cyclopentadienyl ring; the rings are parallel to each other, or sometimes canted.


lexentry: eng/metalloid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metalloid
trans_list: Halbmetall | Metalloid
sense:
(chemistry) An element, such as silicon or germanium, intermediate in properties between that of a metal and a nonmetal; especially an elemental semiconductor.


lexentry: eng/metallurgy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metallurgy
trans_list: Metallurgie | Hüttenwesen | Hüttenkunde
sense:
The science of metals; their extraction from ores, purification and alloying, heat treatment, and working.


lexentry: eng/metamorphic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: metamorphic
trans_list: metamorphes
sense:
(geology) Pertaining to metamorphism; having been structurally altered as a result of, or resulting from, exposure to intense heat and/or pressure (at the contact zone between colliding plates, for example). [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/metamorphic_rock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metamorphic rock
trans_list: Metamorphit | metamorphes Gestein
sense:
(geology) one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; consists of pre-existing rock mass in which new minerals or textures are formed at higher temperatures and greater pressures than those present on the Earth's surface


lexentry: eng/metanarrative__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metanarrative
trans_list: meistererzählung | metanarrativ
sense:
A narrative which concerns narratives of historical meaning, experience or knowledge and offers legitimation of such through the anticipated completion of some master idea; a grand story that is self-legitimizing.


lexentry: eng/metaphor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metaphor
trans_list: Metapher
sense:
(uncountable, figure of speech) The use of a word or phrase to refer to something other than its literal meaning, invoking an implicit similarity between the thing described and what is denoted by the word or phrase.


lexentry: eng/metaphysical_naturalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metaphysical naturalism
trans_list: metaphysischer Naturalismus
sense:
(philosophy, metaphysics) Philosophical worldview which holds that there is nothing but natural elements, principles, and relations of the kind studied by the natural sciences.


lexentry: eng/metaprogramming__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metaprogramming
trans_list: Metaprogrammierung
sense:
(programming) The writing of computer programs that write or manipulate other programs or themselves as their data, or that perform part of the task during runtime that would otherwise be performed during compile time.


lexentry: eng/metastability__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metastability
trans_list: Metastabilität
sense:
An unstable but potentially long-lived state of a system; for example, a supersaturated solution or an excited atom.


lexentry: eng/metastable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metastable
trans_list: metastabil
sense:
(physics, chemistry) Of or pertaining to a physical or chemical state that is relatively long-lived, but may decay to a lower energy state when slightly perturbed or through a quantum transition.


lexentry: eng/metastasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: metastasis
trans_list: Metastase
sense:
(medicine) The transference of a bodily function or disease to another part of the body, specifically the development of a secondary area of disease remote from the original site, as with some cancers.


lexentry: eng/metastasize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metastasize
trans_list: metastasieren
sense:
(intransitive, medicine, of a disease or tumor) To spread to other sites in the body; to undergo metastasis.


lexentry: eng/metathesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metathesis
trans_list: Metathese
sense:
(phonetics, prosody) The transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word, such as in ask as /æks/.


lexentry: eng/metaverse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metaverse
trans_list: Metaversum
sense:
(science fiction, Internet, computing) A hypothetical future (counterpart or continuation of the) Internet, created by the convergence of virtually enhanced physical reality and physically persistent virtual space.


lexentry: eng/mete__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mete
trans_list: messen
sense:
(transitive, usually with “out”) To dispense, measure in order to dispense, allot (especially punishment, reward etc.).


lexentry: eng/meteor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: meteor
trans_list: Meteor
sense:
A fast-moving streak of light in the night sky caused by the entry of extraterrestrial matter into the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or falling star. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/meteor_shower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meteor shower
trans_list: Meteorstrom
sense:
(astronomy) A phenomenon occurring when many meteors are seen on Earth during a short period of time.


lexentry: eng/meteoroid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meteoroid
trans_list: Meteorit
sense:
(astronomy) A relatively small (sand- to boulder-sized) fragment of debris in a star system that produces a meteor when it hits the atmosphere


lexentry: eng/meteorology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meteorology
trans_list: Meteorologie | Wetterkunde | Witterungslehre
sense:
The science that deals with the study of the atmosphere and its phenomena, especially with weather and weather forecasting.


lexentry: eng/methadone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: methadone
trans_list: Methadon
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A powerful synthetic analgesic drug which is similar to morphine in its effects but less sedative and is used as a substitute drug in the treatment of morphine and heroin addiction.


lexentry: eng/methamphetamine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: methamphetamine
trans_list: Methamphetamin
sense:
A highly addictive phenethylamine stimulant drug. Its systematic (IUPAC) name is (S)-N-methyl-1-phenylpropan-2-amine.


lexentry: eng/methane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: methane
trans_list: Methan
sense:
(organic compound, uncountable) The simplest aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH₄, being a constituent of natural gas, and one of the most abundant greenhouse gases.


lexentry: eng/methanoic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: methanoic acid
trans_list: Methansäure
sense:
(carboxylic acid) The simplest carboxylic acid, HCOOH, a colorless, corrosive liquid with a sharp odor; it is present in the stings of ants, bees and nettles, and is prepared industrially by oxidation of methanol or formaldehyde; it has some industrial uses, and its esters, the methanoates, are used in perfumes.


lexentry: eng/methanol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: methanol
trans_list: Methanol
sense:
(organic compound) The simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH; a colourless, toxic, inflammable liquid, used as a solvent, antifreeze, in the chemical industry, and in the preparation of methylated spirit.


lexentry: eng/methionine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: methionine
trans_list: Methionin
sense:
(amino acid, organic compound) A lipotropic, sulphur-containing essential amino acid, C5H11NO2S, found in most protein.


lexentry: eng/method__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: method
trans_list: Methode | Verfahren | Art und Weise
sense:
(countable) A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something (followed by the adposition of, to or for before the purpose of the process).


lexentry: eng/method_acting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: method acting
trans_list: Method Acting
sense:
(acting) An acting technique in which the actor fully immerses themselves into the character they are playing.


lexentry: eng/methodology__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: methodology
trans_list: Methodologie | Methodik
sense:
(loosely) A collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field.


lexentry: eng/methotrexate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: methotrexate
trans_list: Methotrexat
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) An antimetabolite and antifolate drug used in treatment of cancer, autoimmune diseases, and ectopic pregnancies.


lexentry: eng/methyl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: methyl
trans_list: Methyl
sense:
(organic compound) The univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3-, formally derived from methane by the loss of a hydrogen atom; a compound or part of a compound formed by the attachment of such a radical.


lexentry: eng/methylated_spirit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: methylated spirit
trans_list: Brennspiritus | Spiritus
sense:
(Commonwealth) Ethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent, and usually free of taxes on alcohol; denatured alcohol.


lexentry: eng/methylation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: methylation
trans_list: Methylierung
sense:
(genetics) The addition of a methyl group to cytosine and adenine residues in DNA that leads to the epigenetic modification of DNA and the reduction of gene expression and protein production.


lexentry: eng/methylene__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: methylene
trans_list: Methylen
sense:
(organic chemistry) The same group, present as a repeating unit, in aliphatic compounds with names such as hexamethylenediamine.


lexentry: eng/methylmercury__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: methylmercury
trans_list: Methylquecksilber
sense:
(chemical compound) The organometallic cation CH3Hg+; it is a toxicant that accumulates in the environment in the form of various compounds


lexentry: eng/methylphenidate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: methylphenidate
trans_list: Methylphenidat
sense:
(medicine) A stimulant used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy, better known by the trade name Ritalin


lexentry: eng/metic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metic
trans_list: Metöke
sense:
(historical) In Ancient Greek city-states, a resident alien who did not have the rights of a citizen and who paid a tax for the right to live there.


lexentry: eng/metonym__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metonym
trans_list: Metonym
sense:
(grammar) A word that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object; a word used in metonymy.


lexentry: eng/metonymic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metonymic
trans_list: metonymisch
sense:
Of, or relating to, a word or phrase that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object.


lexentry: eng/metonymy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metonymy
trans_list: Metonymie | Namenvertauschung
sense:
(rhetoric) The use of a single characteristic or part of an object, concept or phenomenon to identify the entire object, concept, phenomenon or a related object.


lexentry: eng/metre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metre
trans_list: Meter
sense:
The basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités), equal to the distance travelled by light in a vacuum in 1/299 792 458 seconds. The metre is equal to 39+47⁄127 (approximately 39.37) imperial inches.


lexentry: eng/metric__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metric
trans_list: Metrik | Indikator | Kenngröße | Kennzahl | Kriterium | Maß
sense:
A measure for something; a means of deriving a quantitative measurement or approximation for otherwise qualitative phenomena (especially used in engineering).


lexentry: eng/metric__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: metric
trans_list: Metrik
sense:
(analysis) A function which satisfies a particular set of formal conditions, created to generalize the notion of the distance between two points. Formally, a real-valued function d on M \times M, where M is a set, is called a metric if (1) d(x,y) = 0 if and only if x=y, (2) d(x,y) = d(y,x) for all pairs (x,y), and (3) d obeys the triangle inequality.


lexentry: eng/metric_space__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metric space
trans_list: metrischer Raum
sense:
(mathematics, analysis, topology) Any set on which a metric is defined, giving a distance between any two elements.


lexentry: eng/metrizable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: metrizable
trans_list: metrisierbar
sense:
(topology) Of a topological space: for which a metric exists that will induce the original topology.


lexentry: eng/metronome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metronome
trans_list: Metronom
sense:
(music) A device, containing an inverted pendulum, used to mark time by means of regular ticks at adjustable intervals; an electronic equivalent that emits flashes.


lexentry: eng/metropolis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: metropolis
trans_list: Metropole | Weltstadt
sense:
A large, busy city, especially as the main city in an area or country or as distinguished from surrounding rural areas.


lexentry: eng/metrosexual__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metrosexual
trans_list: Metrosexueller | metrosexuell
sense:
A man — typically urban, heterosexual, and affluent — who is concerned with personal appearance, such as personal grooming, fashion, and aesthetics in general.


lexentry: eng/mezuzah__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mezuzah
trans_list: Mesusa
sense:
(Judaism, and, _, occasionally, _, Christianity) A piece of parchment inscribed with specific Hebrew verses from the Torah (Deuteronomy 6:4–9 and 11:13–21) and attached in a case to the doorpost of a house.


lexentry: eng/mezzanine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mezzanine
trans_list: Halbgeschoss | Mezzanin | Empore | Galerie | Galeriegeschoss | Zwischengeschoss
sense:
An intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building, and so resembles a large balcony overlooking the ground floor; an entresol.


lexentry: eng/mica__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mica
trans_list: Glimmer
sense:
(mineral) Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic.


lexentry: eng/micelle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: micelle
trans_list: Mizelle
sense:
(chemistry) a colloidal aggregate, in a simple geometric form, of a specific number of amphipathic molecules which forms at a well-defined concentration, called the critical micelle concentration


lexentry: eng/micro-region__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: micro-region
trans_list: Mikro-Regierung
sense:
An administrative system that is equivalent to a county or a prefecture and a department. It is used in Brazil as a third-level administration between state and micro-region.


lexentry: eng/microaggression__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microaggression
trans_list: Mikroaggression
sense:
(sociology, chiefly, US) Any small-scale verbal or physical interaction between those of different races, cultures, beliefs, or genders that may have no malicious intent, but that can be interpreted as an aggression.


lexentry: eng/microbiology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microbiology
trans_list: Mikrobiologie
sense:
(biology) The branch of biology that deals with microorganisms, especially their effects on man and other living organisms.


lexentry: eng/microbiota__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microbiota
trans_list: Mikrobiota
sense:
The microbial community that inhabits a multi-cellular organism, whether the entire organism or a specific body surface.


lexentry: eng/microbrewery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microbrewery
trans_list: Kleinbrauerei
sense:
A small commercial brewery, often one serving a single pub at which it is physically located; in the United States, often used to indicate a brewery that produces fewer than 15,000 barrels of beer annually.


lexentry: eng/microcephaly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microcephaly
trans_list: Mikrozephalie
sense:
A neurological disorder in which the person affected has an abnormally small head due to a failure of brain growth.


lexentry: eng/microclimate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microclimate
trans_list: Mikroklima
sense:
A small, local region having a unique pattern of weather or weather effects that differ from the local climate.


lexentry: eng/microcomputer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microcomputer
trans_list: Mikrorechner
sense:
(computer hardware, now, primarily, historical) A computer designed around a microprocessor, smaller than a minicomputer or a mainframe.


lexentry: eng/microcontroller__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microcontroller
trans_list: Mikrocontroller
sense:
(computing, electronics) A microcomputer on a single chip, used to control some device such as an automobile engine or a toy.


lexentry: eng/microcosm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microcosm
trans_list: Mikrokosmos
sense:
Human nature or the human body as representative of the wider universe; man considered as a miniature counterpart of divine or universal nature. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/microcosm__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: microcosm
trans_list: Mikrokosmos
sense:
(ecology) A small natural ecosystem; an artificial ecosystem set up as an experimental model. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/microdot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microdot
trans_list: Mikropunkt
sense:
A text or photographic image that has been reduced in size to that of a typographical dot in order to escape detection by unintended recipients.


lexentry: eng/microeconomics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microeconomics
trans_list: Mikroökonomie
sense:
(economics) The field of economics that deals with small-scale economic activities such as those of an individual or company.


lexentry: eng/microelectrode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microelectrode
trans_list: Mikroelektrode
sense:
A very small, fine electrode, most often used to study the electrical behaviour of biological cells or tissues.


lexentry: eng/microevolution__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microevolution
trans_list: Mikroevolution
sense:
Small-scale changes in the history of life, such as changes in allele frequencies in a population (over a few generations); also known as change at or below the species level.


lexentry: eng/microfiche__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microfiche
trans_list: Mikrofiche
sense:
A sheet of microfilm, six by four inches, holding several hundred reduced images of document pages, read using a microfiche reader or microfilm reader.


lexentry: eng/microflora__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microflora
trans_list: Mikroflora
sense:
Microscopic life, especially the bacterial colonies found in the gut of normal, healthy animals and humans.


lexentry: eng/microgram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microgram
trans_list: Mikrogramm
sense:
(metrology) An SI unit of mass equal to 10−6 grams. Symbol: μg A unit of mass equal to one millionth of a gram, or 0.000 001 grams.


lexentry: eng/microgravity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microgravity
trans_list: Mikrogravitation
sense:
(physics) A state of very low acceleration between two free floating objects, as found in sustained freefall, in orbit, or in interstellar space.


lexentry: eng/microhistory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microhistory
trans_list: Mikrogeschichte
sense:
The study of the past on a small scale, such as an individual neighborhood or town, as a case study for general trends.


lexentry: eng/microkernel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microkernel
trans_list: Mikrokernel
sense:
(operating systems) A minimal operating system kernel offering basic mechanisms rather than abstract services.


lexentry: eng/microlinguistics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microlinguistics
trans_list: Mikrolinguistik
sense:
A branch of linguistics that concerns itself with the study of language systems in the abstract, without regard to the meaning of expressions.


lexentry: eng/micrometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: micrometer
trans_list: Mikrometer | Mikrometerschraube | Messschraube
sense:
A device used to measure distance very precisely but within a limited range, especially depth, thickness, and diameter.


lexentry: eng/micron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: micron
trans_list: Mikron
sense:
(physics, metrology) The thousandth part of one millimeter; the millionth part of a meter; a micrometer.


lexentry: eng/micronation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: micronation
trans_list: Mikronation
sense:
A non-autonomous entity that claims to be a sovereign state and mimics the actions of a state (with varying degrees of seriousness), but lacks any legal recognition and exists only on paper or in the mind of its creator; a micronational entity.


lexentry: eng/micronutrient__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: micronutrient
trans_list: Mikronährstoff | Spurenelement
sense:
A mineral, vitamin or other substance that is essential, even in very small quantities, for growth or metabolism.


lexentry: eng/microorganism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microorganism
trans_list: Mikroorganismus
sense:
(microbiology) An organism that is too small to be seen by the unaided eye; especially, a single-celled organism, such as a bacterium.


lexentry: eng/micropaleontology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: micropaleontology
trans_list: Mikropaläontologie
sense:
The branch of paleontology dealing with the fossilized microscopic organic remains (microfossils) of the geologic past; including their structure, biology, relationships and distribution.


lexentry: eng/microphone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microphone
trans_list: Mikrofon | Mikrophon
sense:
A device (transducer) used to convert sound waves into a varying electric current; normally fed into an amplifier and either recorded or transmitted over radio.


lexentry: eng/microplastic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microplastic
trans_list: Mikroplastik
sense:
Small particles of plastic (typically less than 5 mm) produced by the degradation of plastic products, found in high levels in the marine environment and increasingly throughout all environments and in food and drinks.


lexentry: eng/micropyle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: micropyle
trans_list: Mikropyle
sense:
(botany) In seed-bearing plants, a small opening in the integuments of the ovule through which sperm are able to access the ovum.


lexentry: eng/microraion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microraion
trans_list: Mikrorajon
sense:
A residential complex in a current or former communist country, chiefly one which was previously part of the Soviet Union; a microdistrict.


lexentry: eng/microsecond__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microsecond
trans_list: Mikrosekunde
sense:
(metrology) An SI unit of time equal to 10−6 seconds. Symbol: μs It is commonly represented with symbol µs.


lexentry: eng/microtome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microtome
trans_list: Mikrotom
sense:
A special instrument that produces very thin slices of plant and animal tissues, for later examination by light microscope or electron microscope.


lexentry: eng/microvillus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microvillus
trans_list: Mikrovillus | Mikrozotte
sense:
Any of many fingerlike extensions on the surfaces of many cells, consisting of the proteins actin, fimbrin, and villin.


lexentry: eng/mid-life_crisis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mid-life crisis
trans_list: Midlife-Crisis | Midlifekrise
sense:
(psychology) An emotional period of doubt and anxiety sometimes experienced by middle-aged people who realize that their life is already half over.


lexentry: eng/mid-ocean_ridge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mid-ocean ridge
trans_list: Mittelozeanischer Rücken
sense:
(geology, oceanography) any of an interconnected system of broad submarine rises formed by plate tectonics


lexentry: eng/mid__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mid
trans_list: mittel
sense:
(linguistics) Made with a somewhat elevated position of some certain part of the tongue, in relation to the palate; midway between the high and the low; said of certain vowel sounds, such as, [e o ɛ ɔ].


lexentry: eng/midbrain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: midbrain
trans_list: Mittelhirn
sense:
(neuroanatomy) A part of the brain located rostral to the pons and caudal to the thalamus and the basal ganglia, composed of the tectum (dorsal portion) and the tegmentum (ventral portion).


lexentry: eng/middle_child__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: middle child
trans_list: zweitälteste
sense:
(psychology) In an immediate family containing three children, the child who is neither the oldest nor the youngest.


lexentry: eng/middle_ear__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: middle ear
trans_list: Mittelohr
sense:
(anatomy) The cavity in the temporal bone between the eardrum and the inner ear that contains the ossicles, and which conveys sound to the cochlea.


lexentry: eng/middle_finger__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: middle finger
trans_list: Stinkefinger | Mittelfinger
sense:
An obscene gesture directed towards another as an insult, made by sticking up the middle finger of a hand.


lexentry: eng/middle_of_nowhere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: middle of nowhere
trans_list: Arsch der Welt | wo sich Fuchs und Hase gute Nacht sagen
sense:
(idiomatic) A very remote or secluded area; a nondescript place lacking population, interesting things, or defining characteristics.


lexentry: eng/middle_scalene_muscle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: middle scalene muscle
trans_list: mittlerer Treppenmuskel
sense:
(muscle) A muscle arising from the transverse processes of the lower six cervical vertebrae, inserting on the upper surface of the first rib, and functioning to bend the neck forward and laterally and to rotate it to the side.


lexentry: eng/middle_school__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: middle school
trans_list: Mittelstufe
sense:
(schools, countable) A school which crosses the traditional divide between primary school and secondary school.


lexentry: eng/middle_voice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: middle voice
trans_list: Medium
sense:
(grammar) A voice that is neither active nor passive, because the subject of the verb cannot be unambiguously categorized as either agent or patient, having elements of both.


lexentry: eng/midge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: midge
trans_list: Mücke
sense:
Any of various small two-winged flies, for example, from the family Chironomidae or non-biting midges, the family Chaoboridae or phantom midges, and the family Ceratopogonidae or biting midges, all belonging to the order Diptera.


lexentry: eng/midget__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: midget
trans_list: Zwerg | mini- | Liliputaner | Liliputanerin | Mini- | Zwerg-
sense:
(sometimes, derogatory) A very small thing; especially one which is conspicuously smaller than expected or by comparison. [from early 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/midnight_sun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: midnight sun
trans_list: Mitternachtssonne
sense:
The phenomenon occurring when the Sun does not set but only approaches the horizon at midnight; it occurs near the summer solstice in the polar regions.


lexentry: eng/midriff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: midriff
trans_list: Bauch | Taille
sense:
(anatomy) The middle section of the human torso, from below the chest to above the waist; the abdomen and its back part.


lexentry: eng/midst__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: midst
trans_list: Mitte | Mitten
sense:
(often, literary) A place in the middle of something; may be used of a literal or metaphorical location.


lexentry: eng/midwife__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: midwife
sense:
(obstetrics) A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.

trans_list:
Hebamme | Geburtshelferin | Entbindungspfleger | Geburtshelfer | Entbindungshelfer | Entbindungshelferin


lexentry: eng/mien__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mien
trans_list: Auftreten | Ausdruck | Benehmen | Gebahren | Gesichtsausdruck | Miene
sense:
(countable, uncountable) Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer.


lexentry: eng/mifepristone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mifepristone
trans_list: Mifepriston
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A steroid medication that inhibits the action of progesterone, typically given orally in combination with misoprostol in early pregnancy to induce abortion.


lexentry: eng/migraine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: migraine
trans_list: Migräne
sense:
(pathology) A severe, disabling headache, usually affecting only one side of the head, and often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, photophobia and visual disturbances.


lexentry: eng/migrant_worker__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
sense: A person with temporary permission to work in another country; a guest worker.
written_rep: migrant worker
trans_list:
Saisonarbeitnehmer | Saisonarbeitnehmerin | Wanderarbeiter | Wanderarbeiterin | Wanderarbeitnehmer | Wanderarbeitnehmerin


lexentry: eng/migrate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: migrate
trans_list: migrieren
sense:
(intransitive) To relocate periodically from one region to another, usually according to the seasons.


lexentry: eng/migration__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: migration
trans_list: Migration | Tierwanderung | Vogelstrich | Vogelwanderung | Vogelzug | Wanderung
sense:
Seasonal moving of animals, as mammals, birds or fish, especially between breeding and non-breeding areas.


lexentry: eng/migratory_bird__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: migratory bird
trans_list: Zugvogel
sense:
A bird that moves from one area of the world to another according to the season, usually from north to south and vice versa.


lexentry: eng/mil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mil
trans_list: Strich | artillerischer Strich
sense:
An angular mil, a unit of angular measurement equal to 1⁄6400 of a complete circle. At 1000 metres one mil subtends about one metre (0.98 m). Also 1⁄6000 and 1⁄6300 are used in other countries.


lexentry: eng/milch_cow__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: milch cow
trans_list: Goldesel
sense:
(military, slang) A German WWII submarine designed to carry large cargoes of supplies and transfer them to other submarines.


lexentry: eng/mild_steel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mild steel
trans_list: Baustahl | Karbonstahl
sense:
Any of various steels having a lower proportion of carbon than hardenable steels, rendering them softer and more malleable and ductile.


lexentry: eng/mildew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mildew
trans_list: Schimmel | Mehltau
sense:
(plant disease) A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances.


lexentry: eng/mile__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mile
trans_list: Meile
sense:
Any of several customary units of length derived from the 1593 English statute mile of 8 furlongs, equivalent to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards of various precise values.


lexentry: eng/mile__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: mile
trans_list: Meile
sense:
Any of many customary units of length from other measurement systems of roughly similar values, as the Chinese mile or Arabic mile.


lexentry: eng/mile_marker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mile marker
trans_list: Motorrad
sense:
(automotive, road transport) A numbered milepost or sign along a highway, or some other road, used to determine the location of a motor vehicle.


lexentry: eng/milecastle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: milecastle
trans_list: Meilenkastell
sense:
One of a series of small rectangular fortifications, spaced roughly one Roman mile apart, built during the period of the Roman Empire.


lexentry: eng/milestone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: milestone
trans_list: Meilenstein | Kilometerstein | Postmeilensäule
sense:
A stone milepost (or by extension in other materials), one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals, typically at the side of the road or in a median.


lexentry: eng/milestone__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: milestone
trans_list: Meilenstein | Etappenziel | Markstein
sense:
(idiomatic) An important event in a person's life or career, in the history of a nation, in the life of some project, etc.


lexentry: eng/militant__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: militant
trans_list: militant
sense:
Aggressively supporting of an idea, group, political or social cause, etc.; adamant, combative. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/militarism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: militarism
trans_list: Militarismus
sense:
An ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect.


lexentry: eng/military__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: military
trans_list: militärisch | Militär
sense:
(North America) Relating to armed forces such as the army, marines, navy and air force (often as distinguished from civilians or police forces).


lexentry: eng/military_exercise__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: military exercise
trans_list: Manöver | Kriegsübung | Militärübung
sense:
A large-scale activity involving military forces from multiple countries or commands, designed to demonstrate the level of alliance between those forces and their ability to coordinate, as a signal to potential military adversaries.


lexentry: eng/military_parade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: military parade
trans_list: Aufmarsch | Heerschau | Militärparade | Revue
sense:
(military) A show of troops, an assembly of troops as a show of force, to receive orders, or especially for inspection at set times.


lexentry: eng/military_police__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: military police
trans_list: Militärpolizei
sense:
(collective) A unit of a military organization whose duty is to police the organization. They are in charge of law enforcement on military property, and of military personnel.


lexentry: eng/military_rank__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: military rank
trans_list: Dienstgrad
sense:
A grade conferred upon officers in armed forces, police and intelligence agencies, typically denoted by particular insignia affixed to their uniforms.


lexentry: eng/military_science__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: military science
trans_list: Wehrwissenschaft
sense:
The science of how best to run a military; the academic discipline which examines institutions and behaviours in, and optimized administration of, a military.


lexentry: eng/military_service__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: military service
trans_list: Militärdienst | Wehrdienst | Kriegsdienst
sense:
Service in an army or other military organisation, whether as a chosen job (volunteering) or as a result of an involuntary draft (conscription).


lexentry: eng/militia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: militia
trans_list: Miliz | Volksheer | Landwehr | Reserve
sense:
An army of trained civilians, which may be an official reserve army, called upon in time of need, the entire able-bodied population of a state which may also be called upon, or a private force not under government control.


lexentry: eng/milium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: milium
trans_list: Hautgrieß | Grießkorn | Milium
sense:
(dermatology) A keratin-filled cyst that can appear just under the epidermis or on the roof of the mouth.


lexentry: eng/milk__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: milk
trans_list: Milch
sense:
(uncountable, by extension) A white (or whitish) liquid obtained from a vegetable source such as almonds, coconuts, oats, rice, or soy beans.


lexentry: eng/milk__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: milk
trans_list: ausreizen | ausschöpfen
sense:
(transitive, figurative) To make excessive use of (a particular point in speech or writing, a source of funds, etc.); to exploit; to take advantage of (something).


lexentry: eng/milk_fever__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: milk fever
trans_list: Milchfieber
sense:
A type of fever caused by infection, occurring in women shortly after childbirth (previously associated with the start of lactation).


lexentry: eng/milk_float__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: milk float
trans_list: Milchauto | Milchwagen
sense:
An electric accumulator battery-driven vehicle (formerly also horse-drawn), designed for the house-to-house delivery of fresh milk; common in Europe, especially the United Kingdom.


lexentry: eng/milk_glass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: milk glass
trans_list: Milchglas
sense:
(usually, uncountable) Opaque glass, especially the kind having a white shade; first produced in Italy in the 1500s as an imitation of Chinese porcelain.


lexentry: eng/milk_skin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: milk skin
trans_list: Schmand
sense:
A sticky film of protein that forms on top of dairy milk and foods containing dairy milk (such as hot chocolate and some soups).


lexentry: eng/milk_snake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: milk snake
trans_list: Dreiecksnatter | Milchschlange
sense:
Any of various snakes, Lampropeltis triangulum, with smooth and shiny scales and typically a pattern of colours that runs red-black-yellow or white-black-red.


lexentry: eng/milk_substitute__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: milk substitute
trans_list: Milchersatz | Pflanzenmilch
sense:
Liquid that replaces milk#Noun (usually and especially cow's milk) in a diet#Noun or a recipe (for adults).


lexentry: eng/milkshake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: milkshake
trans_list: Milchshake | Milchmischgetränk | Milchmix | Milchmixgetränk
sense:
A thick beverage consisting of milk and ice cream mixed together, often with fruit, chocolate, or other flavoring.


lexentry: eng/milkshake__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: milkshake
trans_list: Milchshake | Milchmischgetränk | Milchmix | Milchmixgetränk
sense:
(New England, Australia, New Zealand) A thin beverage, similar to the above, but with no ice cream or significantly less of it.


lexentry: eng/milkwort__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: milkwort
trans_list: Kreuzblume
sense:
Any of more than 500 species of flowering plants of the genus Polygala that are used as a food source by the larvae of some members of the Lepidoptera order.


lexentry: eng/mill__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mill
trans_list: Mühle | Fabrik | Mahlwerk | Werk
sense:
The building housing such a grinding apparatus; also, any similar building that houses a similarly material activity (such as weaving, fulling, dying, etc.); the place of business comprising such a building and its outbuildings and grounds.


lexentry: eng/mill_dam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mill dam
trans_list: Mühldamm
sense:
A dam constructed across a river or stream to raise the water level so that it can turn a millwheel; also, the millpond so created.


lexentry: eng/mill_race__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mill race
trans_list: Mühlgraben | Mühlbach
sense:
A fast-running water-filled channel diverted from a river or stream used to drive the millwheel in a watermill.


lexentry: eng/mille-feuille__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mille-feuille
trans_list: Cremeschnitte
sense:
A type of pastry made of several layers of puff pastry usually filled with cream or custard, and topped with icing or sugar.


lexentry: eng/millennial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: millennial
trans_list: Millennial
sense:
(originally, US, demography) Often capitalized: a person from the generation born in the last two decades of the 20th century, from around the early 1980s to the mid-1990s and who reached adulthood early in the third millennium C.E., characterized by their familiarity with computer technology and poorer financial prospects than their parents.


lexentry: eng/millennium__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: millennium
trans_list: Jahrtausend | Millennium
sense:
(with definite article) The year in which one period of one thousand years ends and another begins, especially the year 2000.


lexentry: eng/millet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: millet
trans_list: Hirse
sense:
Any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food, widely cultivated in the developing world.


lexentry: eng/milli-__Prefix__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: milli-
trans_list: milli-
sense:
In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, one-thousandth of the unit to which it is prefixed; that is, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10-3. Symbol: m.


lexentry: eng/millilitre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: millilitre
trans_list: Milliliter
sense:
(British spelling) A unit of measure of capacity, equal to one thousandth of a litre. Symbol: mL or ml.


lexentry: eng/millimeter_of_mercury__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: millimeter of mercury
trans_list: Millimeter Quecksilber | Millimeter Quecksilbersäule
sense:
A unit of pressure equal to the amount of fluid pressure one millimeter deep in mercury at zero degrees Celsius on Earth.


lexentry: eng/milling_machine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: milling machine
trans_list: Fräsmaschine
sense:
(machining, manufacturing, idiomatic) A machine tool in which a rotating cutter is moved against the workpiece (or vice versa) in order to cut the latter to a desired shape.


lexentry: eng/millionairess__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: millionairess
trans_list: Millionärin
sense:
A woman whose wealth is greater than one million dollars, or the local currency; a female millionaire.


lexentry: eng/millipede__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: millipede
trans_list: Tausendfüßler
sense:
Any of many elongated arthropods, of the class Diplopoda, with cylindrical bodies that have two pairs of legs for each one of their 20 to 100 or more body segments. [from 1601]


lexentry: eng/millrind__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: millrind
trans_list: Mühleisen
sense:
An iron support, usually four-armed or cross-shaped, for the turning ("runner") stone in a pair of millstones.


lexentry: eng/millstone__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: millstone
trans_list: Klotz am Bein | Mühlstein
sense:
(figurative) Ellipsis of millstone round one's neck, a heavy responsibility that is difficult to bear (referring to Matthew 18:6 in the Bible).


lexentry: eng/milquetoast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: milquetoast
trans_list: Angsthase | Hasenfuß
sense:
(originally, US, informal, derogatory) A person of meek or timid disposition; a person who lacks character or effectiveness.


lexentry: eng/mimicry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mimicry
trans_list: Mimikry | Nachahmung
sense:
An act or ability to simulate or effect the appearance, characteristics, or behavior of someone or something else.


lexentry: eng/mimosa__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mimosa
trans_list: Mimose
sense:
(botany) A plant belonging to the genus Mimosa usually found in tropical climates, their leaves are usually prickly and sensitive to touch or light, and have small white or pink flowers.


lexentry: eng/mina__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mina
trans_list: Mine
sense:
(historical) A monetary unit of ancient Greece and the Middle East, originally equivalent to the weight of a mina of silver. [From 15th C.]


lexentry: eng/mina__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mina
trans_list: Mine
sense:
(historical) A unit of weight of varying value used in the ancient Middle East, especially Babylonia, Mesopotamia and Egypt; also an ancient Greek measure of weight equivalent to 1/60th of a talent, approximately 400-700 grams. [From 16th C.]


lexentry: eng/minaret__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minaret
trans_list: Minarett
sense:
The tall slender tower of an Islamic mosque, from which the muezzin recites the adhan (call to prayer).


lexentry: eng/mince__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mince
trans_list: abschwächen | mildern | unterdrücken
sense:
(transitive) To lessen; to diminish; to diminish in speaking; to speak of lightly or slightingly; to minimise.


lexentry: eng/mince_pie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mince pie
trans_list: Mince Pie (süßes Weihnachtsgebäck)
sense:
A pie, traditionally served around Christmas time, having a filling of mincemeat (now usually in the sweet sense) and sometimes also containing alcohol or other ingredients.


lexentry: eng/mince_words__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mince words
trans_list: sich kein Blatt vor den Mund nehmen
sense:
(idiomatic, intransitive, chiefly in the negative) To restrain oneself when speaking by withholding some comments or using euphemisms in order to be polite, tactful, etc.


lexentry: eng/minced_oath__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minced oath
trans_list: abgemildertes Schimpfwort | entschärfter Fluch
sense:
A type of euphemism based on a profanity or blasphemy that has been altered to remove the objectionable characteristics of the original expression; a polite version of an expletive.


lexentry: eng/mind's_ear__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mind's ear
trans_list: Bewusstsein
sense:
(idiomatic) The mental faculty or inner sense with which one produces or reproduces imagined or recalled sounds solely within the mind; the supposed organ within the mind which experiences such sounds.


lexentry: eng/mind-numbing__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mind-numbing
trans_list: stumpfsinnig
sense:
(idiomatic) Excessively boring, tedious, or dull; repetitive; of an activity, etc., lacking any interest or variety that might serve as intellectual stimulation.


lexentry: eng/mind__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: mind
trans_list: Wahrnehmung
sense:
(philosophy) The non-material substance or set of processes in which consciousness, perception, affectivity, judgement, thinking, and will are based.


lexentry: eng/mind__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: mind
trans_list: aufpassen | beachten | dagegen haben
sense:
(chiefly, in the imperative) To pay attention or heed to so as to obey; hence to obey; to make sure, to take care (that). [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/mind_control__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mind control
trans_list: Bewusstseinskontrolle
sense:
The subversion of a person’s control of his or her mind (thinking, behavior, emotions or decisions), especially by means of psychological tactics.


lexentry: eng/mind_game__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mind game
trans_list: Psychotrick
sense:
(psychology) An attempt at using psychological manipulation against someone, in order to confuse them.


lexentry: eng/mind_map__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mind map
trans_list: Mindmap
sense:
A diagram used to represent words, ideas, tasks or other items linked to and arranged radially around a central key word or idea.


lexentry: eng/mind_one's_own_business__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mind one's own business
trans_list: sich um seine eigenen Angelegenheiten kümmern
sense:
(idiomatic) To concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others.


lexentry: eng/mind_you__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mind you
trans_list: wohlgemerkt
sense:
(idiomatic, colloquial, chiefly, UK) Used to introduce a qualification or contrastive statement, especially when toning down or rectifying


lexentry: eng/mindfuck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mindfuck
trans_list: Auflösung
sense:
(slang, vulgar) Something that intentionally destabilizes, confuses, or manipulates the mind of another person.


lexentry: eng/mine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mine
trans_list: Bergwerk | Mine | Grube | Tagebau | Abbaustelle | Grub
sense:
An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.


lexentry: eng/mine__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: mine
trans_list: Mine | Bergwerk
sense:
(military) A device intended to explode when stepped upon or touched, or when approached by a ship, vehicle, or person.


lexentry: eng/mine__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: mine
trans_list: verminen | abbauen | fördern
sense:
To dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine.


lexentry: eng/mine_flail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mine flail
trans_list: Minenflegel
sense:
A device mounted in front of an armoured vehicle to clear its track of explosive threats otherwise activated when passing by means of striking them with a chain.


lexentry: eng/mine_plow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mine plow
trans_list: Minenpflug
sense:
A device mounted in front of an armoured vehicle to clear its track of explosive threats otherwise activated when passing by means of digging them up and removing them.


lexentry: eng/mine_roller__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mine roller
trans_list: Minenroller | Minenwalze
sense:
A device mounted in front of an armoured vehicle to clear its track of explosive threats otherwise activated when passing by means of placing pressure on them.


lexentry: eng/minefield__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: minefield
trans_list: Minenfeld
sense:
(figuratively, by extension) A matter or situation presenting multiple risks, dangers, complications or difficulties.


lexentry: eng/mineral__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mineral
trans_list: Mineral
sense:
(geology) Any naturally occurring material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties; especially, an inorganic one.


lexentry: eng/mineral_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mineral acid
trans_list: Mineralsäure
sense:
(inorganic chemistry) Any inorganic acid, especially common acids such as sulfuric acid, nitric acid, phosphoric acid etc.


lexentry: eng/mineral_water__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mineral water
trans_list: Mineralwasser | Wasser
sense:
Water from a spring that naturally contains dissolved minerals, often treated in any of several ways (filtering, aerating etc) and bottled; used either therapeutically or by preference, as a beverage, bath, or food ingredient.


lexentry: eng/mineralocorticoid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mineralocorticoid
trans_list: Mineralocorticoid | Mineralokortikoide
sense:
(steroid hormone) Any of a group of steroid hormones, characterised by their similarity to aldosterone and their influence on salt and water metabolism.


lexentry: eng/minesweeper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minesweeper
trans_list: Minenräumboot | Minenabwehrfahrzeug
sense:
A vehicle, device or person with the purpose of removing explosive mines (landmines or water mines).


lexentry: eng/mingle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mingle
trans_list: untermischen | vermengen | vermischen
sense:
(transitive) To intermix; to combine or join, as an individual or part, with other parts, but commonly so as to be distinguishable in the product.


lexentry: eng/miniature_golf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: miniature golf
trans_list: Minigolf
sense:
(golf) An informal form of golf, played with a putter on a short course featuring novelty obstacles.


lexentry: eng/miniature_sheet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: miniature sheet
trans_list: Block
sense:
(philately) A smaller-than-normal sheet or pane of usually identical postage stamps, commonly containing gum and perforations, sometimes bearing a marginal inscription identifying an event being commemorated, printed as a souvenir or for collecting purposes.


lexentry: eng/minibar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minibar
trans_list: Minibar
sense:
A small refrigerator in a hotel room, containing drinks and snacks that the guest may choose to purchase during their stay.


lexentry: eng/minimal_pair__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minimal pair
trans_list: Minimalpaar
sense:
(phonology) A pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment, used to prove the validity of a proposed phoneme, toneme, or chroneme.


lexentry: eng/minimalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: minimalism
trans_list: Minimalismus
sense:
(music genre) A style of music that emphasises extreme simplicity of rhythms and melodic forms to achieve a trancelike effect.


lexentry: eng/minimize__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: minimize
trans_list: minimieren
sense:
(computing, transitive, graphical user interface) To remove (a window) from the main display area, collapsing it to an icon or caption.


lexentry: eng/minimum_wage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minimum wage
trans_list: Mindestlohn
sense:
(economics) The lowest rate at which an employer must legally pay an employee, usually expressed as pay per hour.


lexentry: eng/minion__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: minion
trans_list: Colonel | Kolonel | Mignon
sense:
(uncountable, typography, printing) The size of type between nonpareil and brevier, standardized as 7-point.


lexentry: eng/minionette__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: minionette
trans_list: Insertio
sense:
(uncountable, US, _, printing, typography, dated) A size of type between nonpareil and minion, standardized as 6½-point.


lexentry: eng/minister__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minister
trans_list: Priester | Pfarrer
sense:
(Protestantism) A person who is trained to preach, to perform religious ceremonies, and to afford pastoral care at a Protestant church.


lexentry: eng/minister__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: minister
trans_list: Dienstamtsträger | Dienstamtsträgerin
sense:
(Roman Catholicism) A person (either a layperson or an ordained clergy member) who is commissioned to perform some act on behalf of the Catholic Church.


lexentry: eng/minister__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minister
trans_list: kümmern | sorgen
sense:
(intransitive, used with "to") To attend to (the needs of); to tend; to take care (of); to give aid; to give service.


lexentry: eng/minister_without_portfolio__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minister without portfolio
trans_list: Minister ohne Geschäftsbereich | Minister ohne Portefeuille
sense:
(government) A member of a government having the rank of cabinet minister, but not assigned to oversee a particular government department or other permanent area of responsibility.


lexentry: eng/ministry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ministry
trans_list: Ministerium
sense:
Government department, at the administrative level normally headed by a minister (or equivalent rank, e.g. secretary of state), who holds it as portfolio, especially in a constitutional monarchy, but also as a polity


lexentry: eng/ministry__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ministry
trans_list: Ministerium
sense:
The complete body of government ministers (whether or not they are in cabinet) under the leadership of a head of government (such as a prime minister)


lexentry: eng/minivan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minivan
trans_list: Minivan
sense:
A small van, especially (North America, Australia, NZ, Philippines) one primarily used for family transport.


lexentry: eng/miniver__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: miniver
trans_list: Feh
sense:
A light gray or white fur used to trim the robes of judges or state executives, also used in medieval times.


lexentry: eng/minivet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minivet
trans_list: Mennigvogel
sense:
Any of about 13 species of passerine birds in the genus Pericrocotus of the cuckooshrike family of southern and eastern Asia.


lexentry: eng/mink__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mink
trans_list: Nerz | Mink
sense:
(plural mink or minks) Any semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammal in the Mustelinae subfamily, similar to weasels, with dark fur, native to Europe and America, of which two species in different genera are extant: the American mink (Neogale vison) and the European mink (Mustela lutreola).


lexentry: eng/mink_coat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mink coat
trans_list: Nerzmantel
sense:
A fur coat made from the fur of the mink, symbolic of membership in a social class of wealthy people.


lexentry: eng/minke_whale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minke whale
trans_list: Zwergwal
sense:
Either of two baleen whales, Balaenoptera acutorostrata and Balaenoptera bonaerensis, found in coastal waters.


lexentry: eng/minnow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minnow
trans_list: Elritze | Bitterfisch | Maipiere | Pfrille
sense:
The common minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus), a small freshwater fish of the carp family Cyprinidae which has a green back with black elongated blotches, commonly swimming in large shoals.


lexentry: eng/minor__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minor
trans_list: moll | Moll
sense:
(music) Incorporating a minor third interval above the (in scales) tonic or (in chords) root note, (also, _, figurative) tending to produce a dark, discordant, sad, or pensive effect.


lexentry: eng/minor__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minor
trans_list: unbedeutend | gering | geringfügig | klein | nachgeordnet | untergeordnet
sense:
Lesser, smaller in importance, size, degree, seriousness, or significance compared to another option, particularly:


lexentry: eng/minor__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: minor
trans_list: Nebenfach
sense:
(North America, education) A formally recognized secondary area of undergraduate study, requiring fewer course credits than the equivalent major.


lexentry: eng/minor__Noun__1
sense_num: 17
written_rep: minor
trans_list: Minderjährige | Minderjähriger | minderjährige Person
sense:
(Scots law, obsolete) An adolescent, a person above the legal age of puberty but below the age of majority.


lexentry: eng/minor_premise__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minor premise
trans_list: Minderjährige
sense:
(logic) The second premise in a categorical syllogism, whose subject is the minor term and whose predicate is the middle term.


lexentry: eng/minor_third__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minor third
trans_list: kleine Terz
sense:
(music) A musical interval in Western music that approximates a frequency ratio of 6:5, spanning two degrees of the diatonic scale.


lexentry: eng/minority__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minority
trans_list: Minderheit | Minorität
sense:
The state of being a minor; youth, the period of a person's life prior to reaching adulthood. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/minority_government__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minority government
trans_list: Minderheitsregierung
sense:
(politics) Government by a political party or a coalition that does not have a majority of seats or votes in parliament.


lexentry: eng/minstrel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minstrel
trans_list: Spielmann | Minnesänger | Troubadour
sense:
(historical) Originally, an entertainer employed to juggle, play music, sing, tell stories, etc.; a buffoon, a fool, a jester; later, a medieval (especially travelling) entertainer who would recite and sing poetry, often to their own musical accompaniment.


lexentry: eng/mint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mint
trans_list: Münze | Münzstätte | Münzanstalt
sense:
A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.


lexentry: eng/minuet__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: minuet
trans_list: Menuett
sense:
(music) A complete short musical composition inspired by and conforming to many formal characteristics of the traditional musical accompaniment to the dance of same name.


lexentry: eng/minus__Preposition__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minus
trans_list: minus | weniger
sense:
(mathematics) Made less or reduced by (followed by an expression of number or quantity). [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/minus_sign__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minus sign
trans_list: Minuszeichen
sense:
(arithmetic) The symbol −, used to denote the operation of subtraction or to indicate that a number is negative.


lexentry: eng/minuscule__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: minuscule
trans_list: Minuskel
sense:
(uncountable) Either of the two medieval handwriting styles minuscule cursive and Caroline minuscule.


lexentry: eng/minute__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: minute
trans_list: Protokoll
sense:
(chiefly in the plural, minutes) A (usually formal) written record of a meeting or a part of a meeting.


lexentry: eng/minute__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: minute
trans_list: Minute
sense:
A unit of purchase on a telephone or other similar network, especially a cell phone network, roughly equivalent in gross form to sixty seconds' use of the network.


lexentry: eng/minute_of_angle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minute of angle
trans_list: Bogenminute
sense:
An angle, one sixtieth (1/60th) of a degree, used by gunners as a measurement of accuracy. One minute of angle is roughly equal to 1 inch at 100 yards distance.


lexentry: eng/mirabelle_plum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mirabelle plum
trans_list: Mirabelle | Gelbe Zwetschge
sense:
The sweet, edible drupaceous fruit of the mirabelle prune tree, a cultivar of the plum tree of the subspecies Prunus domestica subsp. syriaca, often used in pies, wines, and brandy


lexentry: eng/miracle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: miracle
trans_list: Wunder | Mirakel
sense:
An event that appears inexplicable by the laws of nature and so is held to be supernatural in origin.


lexentry: eng/miracle_play__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: miracle play
trans_list: Mirakelspiel
sense:
A kind of mystery play that re-enacted miraculous interventions by the saints into the lives of ordinary people.


lexentry: eng/miraculous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: miraculous
trans_list: wundertätig | mirakulös | Wunder
sense:
By supernatural or uncommon causes, e.g. by a god; that cannot be explained in terms of normal events.


lexentry: eng/mirage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mirage
trans_list: Fata Morgana | Luftspiegelung
sense:
An optical phenomenon in which light is refracted through a layer of hot air close to the ground, often giving the illusion of a body of water.


lexentry: eng/mirative__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mirative
trans_list: Admirativ
sense:
(uncountable, grammatical mood) A grammatical mood that expresses (surprise at) unexpected revelations or new information.


lexentry: eng/mirativity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mirativity
trans_list: Mirativität
sense:
(grammar, of a mood) The quality of being mirative, that is, of expressing (surprise at) an unexpected revelation or new information.


lexentry: eng/mirepoix__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mirepoix
trans_list: Mirepoix
sense:
A combination of diced onions, carrots, celery and herbs sautéed in oil or butter as used in French cooking.


lexentry: eng/mirror__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mirror
trans_list: Spiegel
sense:
A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.


lexentry: eng/misanthropic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: misanthropic
trans_list: menschenfeindlich
sense:
Having a negative view of mankind. This may express itself as, e.g., distrust, dislike, hate, or contempt.


lexentry: eng/misbehave__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: misbehave
trans_list: Fehlverhalten | schlechtes Benehmen
sense:
(intransitive, or, reflexive) To act or behave in an inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected manner.


lexentry: eng/miscarriage__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: miscarriage
trans_list: Fehlgeburt
sense:
(medicine) The spontaneous natural termination of a pregnancy, especially before it is viable; the fatal expulsion of a foetus from the womb before term. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/miscarriage_of_justice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: miscarriage of justice
trans_list: Justizirrtum | Fehlurteil
sense:
(law) An error at a trial which led to an unjust outcome, such as the conviction of a person for a crime they did not commit.


lexentry: eng/miscarry__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: miscarry
trans_list: misslingen
sense:
To fail to achieve some purpose; to be unsuccessful, to go wrong (of a business, project etc.). [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/mischief__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: mischief
trans_list: Rowdy | Störenfried | Anstifter | Aufrührer | Schläger | Unruhestifter
sense:
(archaic, countable) A cause or agent of annoyance, harm or injury, especially a person who causes mischief.


lexentry: eng/mischievous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mischievous
trans_list: schelmisch | spitzbübisch | unartig | dreist | frech | ungehorsam
sense:
Troublesome, cheeky, badly behaved, impish, naughty, disobedient; showing a fondness for causing trouble in a playful way and liking to have fun by playing harmless tricks on people or doing things they are not supposed to do.


lexentry: eng/misdeed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: misdeed
trans_list: Missetat
sense:
That which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime.


lexentry: eng/misdemeanor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: misdemeanor
trans_list: Vergehen
sense:
(law, criminology, historical, _, in, _, UK) A lesser criminal act in most common law legal systems, generally punished less severely than a felony.


lexentry: eng/misericord__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: misericord
trans_list: Misericordie
sense:
A ledge, sometimes ornately carved, attached to a folding church seat to provide support for a person standing for long periods; a subsellium.


lexentry: eng/misgender__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: misgender
trans_list: misgendern
sense:
(transitive) To refer to (someone) using terms that express the wrong gender, either unknowingly or intentionally; for example, calling a woman "son" or a boy "she".


lexentry: eng/misnomer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: A use of a term that is misleading; a misname.
written_rep: misnomer
trans_list:
Falschbezeichnung | Fehlbenennung | Fehlbezeichnung | Namensirrtum | irreführende Bezeichnung | unpassende Bezeichnung


lexentry: eng/miso__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: miso
trans_list: Miso
sense:
A thick paste made by fermentation of soybeans with the mold Aspergillus oryzae, used in making soups and sauces.


lexentry: eng/misophonia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: misophonia
trans_list: Misophonie
sense:
A neurological disorder in which negative experiences, such as anger or disgust, are triggered by specific sounds.


lexentry: eng/misprision__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: misprision
trans_list: Verwechslung
sense:
(uncountable) In full misprision of felony or misprision of treason: originally, a less serious form of felony or treason; later, the crime of (intentionally) failing to give information about a felony or treason that one knows about; (countable) an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/misrepresentation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: misrepresentation
trans_list: Falschdarstellung | Fehldarstellung | falsche Darstellung
sense:
Incorrect or unfaithful representation in the capacity of agent or official representative, such as of a principal in a matter of business, or of constituents in legislation.


lexentry: eng/miss__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: miss
trans_list: vermissen | sich sehnen
sense:
(transitive) To become aware of the loss or absence of; to feel the want or need of, sometimes with regret.


lexentry: eng/miss__Verb__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: miss
trans_list: verpassen | verfehlen
sense:
(transitive) To be too late to connect with or meet something or someone (a means of transportation, a deadline, etc.).


lexentry: eng/miss__Verb__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: miss
trans_list: verpassen | mangeln
sense:
(transitive, mostly continuous tenses) To be wanting; to lack something that should be present (see also adjectival missing).


lexentry: eng/miss_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: miss out
trans_list: verpassen
sense:
(intransitive, or, transitive with 'on') To miss an experience or lose an opportunity, etc. that should not be missed.


lexentry: eng/missal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: missal
trans_list: Messbuch | Missal
sense:
(Catholicism) A book containing the prayers and responses needed when celebrating the Roman Catholic Mass throughout the year.


lexentry: eng/missile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: missile
trans_list: Geschoss | Fluggeschoss
sense:
Any object used as a weapon by being thrown or fired through the air, such as stone, arrow or bullet. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/missile__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: missile
trans_list: Lenkflugkörper | Lenkwaffe
sense:
(military) A self-propelled projectile whose trajectory can be adjusted after it is launched. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/missing_link__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: missing link
trans_list: Missing Link | fehlende Verbindung | fehlendes Bindeglied | fehlendes Glied
sense:
(colloquial) A hypothetical primate once thought necessary to explain a perceived evolutionary gap between apes and humans.


lexentry: eng/missiology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: missiology
trans_list: Missionswissenschaft
sense:
The area of practical theology which studies the mandate, message and work of the Christian missionary.


lexentry: eng/mission__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mission
trans_list: Auftrag | Mission
sense:
(countable) A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself.


lexentry: eng/mission__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: mission
trans_list: Mission
sense:
(countable, Catholicism) An infrequent gathering of religious believers in a parish, usually part of a larger regional event with a central theme.


lexentry: eng/missionary__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: missionary
trans_list: Missionar | Missionarin
sense:
(religion) A person who travels attempting to spread a religion or creed (Particularly used in context of Christianity).


lexentry: eng/mistletoe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mistletoe
trans_list: Mistel
sense:
(countable, uncountable) Any of numerous hemiparasitic evergreen plants of the order Santalales with white berries that grow in the crowns of apple trees, oaks, and other trees, such as the European mistletoe (Viscum album) and American mistletoe or eastern mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum).


lexentry: eng/mistletoe__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mistletoe
trans_list: Mistel
sense:
(uncountable) A sprig of one such plant used as a Christmas decoration, associated with the custom that a man may kiss any woman standing beneath it.


lexentry: eng/mistrial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mistrial
trans_list: Verfahrenshindernis
sense:
(legal) A trial that is prematurely ended upon being declared invalid because of an error in procedure, or because of a hung jury.


lexentry: eng/misunderstanding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: misunderstanding
trans_list: Missverständnis
sense:
A mistake as to the meaning of something or a specific point of view; erroneous interpretation or comprehension; misconception.


lexentry: eng/mite__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: mite
trans_list: Winzigkeit | bisschen
sense:
(sometimes used adverbially) Anything very small; a minute object; a very little quantity or particle.


lexentry: eng/miter_joint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: miter joint
trans_list: Gehrung
sense:
(American spelling) A joint between two members at an angle to each other; each member is cut at an angle equal to half the angle of the junction and usually joint at right angles to each other.


lexentry: eng/mither__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mither
trans_list: anpöbeln
sense:
(intransitive, Northern England, especially, _, Manchester) To make an unnecessary fuss, moan, bother.


lexentry: eng/mithridate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mithridate
trans_list: Mithridat
sense:
(historical, pharmacology) Any of various historical medicine, typically an electuary compounded with various poison, believed to derive from Mithridates VI and to serve as a universal antidote.


lexentry: eng/mithridatism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mithridatism
trans_list: Mithridatisation
sense:
The practice of gradually ingesting successively greater amounts of a poison in order to build immunity. [1851]


lexentry: eng/mitigate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mitigate
trans_list: mildern | abschwächen | abmildern
sense:
(transitive, of problems or flaws) To reduce, lessen, or decrease and thereby to make less severe or easier to bear.


lexentry: eng/mitochondrion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mitochondrion
trans_list: Mitochondrium | Mitochondrion
sense:
(cytology) A spherical or ovoid organelle found in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells and containing genetic material separate from that of the host; it is responsible for the conversion of food to usable energy in the form of ATP.


lexentry: eng/mitosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mitosis
trans_list: Mitose
sense:
(cytology) The division of a cell nucleus in which the genome is copied and separated into two identical halves. It is normally followed by cell division.


lexentry: eng/mitre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mitre
trans_list: Mitra
sense:
A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries, which has been made in many forms, mostly recently a tall cap with two points or peaks.


lexentry: eng/mitre_box__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mitre box
trans_list: Gehrlade | Gehrungsschneidlade | Schneidlade
sense:
A wood working appliance used to guide a handsaw or backsaw for making precise cuts, usually 45° and 90° mitre cuts. The mitre boxes are made of wood or plastic.


lexentry: eng/mitre_saw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mitre saw
trans_list: Kappsäge
sense:
A power saw that is a bench circular saw that is used to make accurate crosscuts and miters in a workpiece by positioning a mounted blade onto a board, that can be positioned at a variety of angles.


lexentry: eng/mitten__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mitten
trans_list: Fäustling | Fausthandschuh
sense:
A type of glove or garment that covers a hand with a separate sheath for the thumb, but not for other fingers, which are either enclosed in a single section or left uncovered.


lexentry: eng/mixed_declension__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mixed declension
trans_list: gemischte Deklination
sense:
(German grammar) The declension pattern for masculine and neuter nouns that have -en in the plural but -s, -es, or -ens in the genitive singular.


lexentry: eng/mixed_economy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mixed economy
trans_list: gelenkte Volkswirtschaft
sense:
A market economy with governmental provision of public goods, often with strong regulatory oversight, other forms of economic interventionism and some level of economic planning.


lexentry: eng/mixed_marriage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mixed marriage
trans_list: Mischehe
sense:
Marriage between people of different socially-distinguished groups, such as different races, cultures or religions.


lexentry: eng/mixed_martial_arts__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mixed martial arts
trans_list: Mixed Martial Arts | gemischte Kampfkünste
sense:
(sports, martial arts) A style of combat sport allowing a wide range of combat techniques such as striking and grappling.


lexentry: eng/mixed_reaction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mixed reaction
trans_list: sortierte Reaktionen | verschiedene Reaktionen
sense:
The state of diverse reception, when there are many who praise something while there are also many who dislike it.


lexentry: eng/mixed_reality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mixed reality
trans_list: Mixed Reality | gemischte Realität | vermischte Realität
sense:
The merging of real and virtual worlds to produce new environments and visualizations where physical and digital objects coexist and interact.


lexentry: eng/mixer__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: mixer
trans_list: Mixer
sense:
A machine outfitted with (typically blunt) blades with which it mixes or beats ingredients in a bowl below.


lexentry: eng/mixer__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: mixer
trans_list: Mischgetränk
sense:
A nonalcoholic drink (such as lemonade, Coca-Cola or fruit juice) that is added to spirits to make cocktails.


lexentry: eng/mixing_console__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mixing console
trans_list: Mischpult
sense:
(sound engineering) An electronic device to combine and route audio signals from many sources to various destinations.


lexentry: eng/mixologist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mixologist
trans_list: Barkeeper
sense:
(often, jocular) A person who creates cocktails, especially one considered an artist at it; (loosely) any bartender. [from 1856]


lexentry: eng/mizzenmast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mizzenmast
trans_list: Besanmast | Achtermast | Hintermast | Kreuzmast
sense:
(nautical) The aftmost mast on a ship having three masts; the third-tallest mast on a full-rigged ship.


lexentry: eng/mnemonic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mnemonic
trans_list: Eselsbrücke | Gedächtnishilfe | Gedächtnisstütze | Memorierungshilfe | Merkhilfe | Merkreim
sense:
Something (especially a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.) used to help in remembering a thing; a memory aid.


lexentry: eng/moa__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moa
trans_list: Moa
sense:
Any of several species of large, extinct, flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae that were native to New Zealand; until its extinction, one species was the largest bird in the world. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/mob__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: mob
trans_list: Herde | Pöbel
sense:
(Australian Aboriginal) A group of Aboriginal people associated with an extended family group, clan group or wider community group, from a particular place or country.


lexentry: eng/mob_cap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mob cap
trans_list: Morgenhaube
sense:
(chiefly, historical) A plain cap or headdress for women or girls, especially one tied under the chin by a very broad band, and having a puffy crown and frills.


lexentry: eng/mobile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mobile
trans_list: Mobile
sense:
(sculpture) A kinetic sculpture or decorative arrangement made of items hanging so that they can move independently from each other.


lexentry: eng/mobile_home__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mobile home
trans_list: Mobilheim
sense:
A prefabricated home built in a factory, rather than on site, and then taken to the place where it will be occupied.


lexentry: eng/mobile_library__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mobile library
trans_list: Bücherbus | Fahrbibliothek | Fahrbücherei
sense:
A library housed in a large van that provides a library service to those unable to attend their nearest local library.


lexentry: eng/mobilise__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mobilise
trans_list: mobilmachen
sense:
(transitive) To assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war.


lexentry: eng/mobility__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: mobility
trans_list: Mobilität
sense:
(military) The ability of a military unit to move or be transported to a new position. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/mobility__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: mobility
trans_list: Mobilität
sense:
(chiefly, sociology) The ability of people to move between different social levels or professional occupations. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/mobility_scooter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mobility scooter
trans_list: Elektromobil
sense:
An electric-powered scooter, similar in use to a wheelchair, that is specially designed for disabled and/or elderly people.


lexentry: eng/mobilization__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mobilization
trans_list: Mobilmachung | Mobilisierung
sense:
The marshalling and organizing of troops and national resources in preparation for war, bringing them to a state of readiness for an action.


lexentry: eng/mobocracy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mobocracy
trans_list: Ochlokratie
sense:
Rule or control by the mob (or by the mass of ordinary people); a mob as a politically powerful force.


lexentry: eng/moccasin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moccasin
trans_list: Mokassin
sense:
A traditional Native North American shoe, usually without a heel or sole, made of a piece of deerskin or other soft leather turned up at the edges which are either stitched together at the top of the shoe, or sewn to a vamp (a piece covering the top of the foot). [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/moccasin__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: moccasin
trans_list: Mokassin
sense:
A modern shoe with either a low or no heel resembling a traditional Native American moccasin in that the leather forming the sides of the shoe is stitched at the top.


lexentry: eng/mock-up__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mock-up
trans_list: Modell | Mockup | Nachbildung | Vorführmodell
sense:
A scale or full-size model of a design or device which is not fully functional, used for teaching, demonstration, design evaluation, promotion, or other purposes.


lexentry: eng/mock__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: mock
trans_list: Prototyp
sense:
(software engineering) A mockup or prototype; particularly, ellipsis of mock object, as used in unit testing.


lexentry: eng/mock_strawberry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mock strawberry
trans_list: indische Scheinerdbeere
sense:
The ornamental plant Potentilla indica and its fruit, resembling the strawberry and of the same tribe as it.


lexentry: eng/mockingbird__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mockingbird
trans_list: Spottdrossel
sense:
Any of various long-tailed American songbirds of the genera Mimus and Melanotis, noted for their ability to mimic calls of other birds.


lexentry: eng/mockumentary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mockumentary
trans_list: Mockumentary
sense:
(film genre) A film or television programme presented as if it were a documentary but that is not factual and often a parody or satire.


lexentry: eng/mod__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: mod
trans_list: Mod
sense:
(video games) An end user-created package containing modifications to the look or behaviour of a video game.


lexentry: eng/modal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: modal
trans_list: modal
sense:
(GUI) Requiring immediate user interaction and thus presented so that it cannot be closed or interacted behind until a decision is made.


lexentry: eng/modality__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: modality
trans_list: Modalität
sense:
(logic) The classification of propositions on the basis on whether they claim possibility, impossibility, contingency or necessity; mode.


lexentry: eng/mode__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mode
trans_list: Modus | Betriebsart
sense:
(computing) One of various related sets of rules for processing data; more generally, any state of the system associated with certain behaviours.


lexentry: eng/mode_of_production__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mode of production
trans_list: Produktionsweise
sense:
(Marxism) A combination of productive forces such as labour power and means of production, and social and technical relations of production such as property, power, laws and regulations, etc.


lexentry: eng/model-view-controller__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: model-view-controller
trans_list: Model-View-Controller | Modell-Präsentation-Steuerung
sense:
(software architecture) A type of computer user interface that separates the representation of information from the user's interaction.


lexentry: eng/model-view-presenter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: model-view-presenter
trans_list: Model-View-Presenter
sense:
(software architecture) A derivative of the model-view-controller (MVC) architectural pattern, where the presenter assumes the functionality of the "middle-man".


lexentry: eng/model__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: model
trans_list: Modell | Model
sense:
(software architecture) In software applications using the model-view-controller design pattern, the part or parts of the application that manage the data.


lexentry: eng/model_aircraft__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: model aircraft
trans_list: Modellflugzeug
sense:
An aircraft made to a smaller scale, either as a static (non-flying) model, or built to fly with the aid of an engine or electric motor, and controlled by radio from the ground. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/modem__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: modem
trans_list: Modem
sense:
(computing) A device that encodes digital computer signals into analog telephone signals and vice versa, allowing computers to communicate over a phone line.


lexentry: eng/moderator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moderator
trans_list: Moderator | Moderatorin
sense:
(Internet) A person who enforces the rules of a discussion forum by deleting posts, banning users, etc.


lexentry: eng/modern__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: modern
trans_list: modern
sense:
(history) Pertaining to the modern period (c.1800 to contemporary times), particularly in academic historiography.


lexentry: eng/modern_art__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: modern art
trans_list: Moderne Kunst
sense:
(arts) Any of very many genres of art from the late 19th to the mid 20th centuries, especially those forms that move away from a traditional narrative towards experimentation and conceptual art.


lexentry: eng/modern_pentathlon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: modern pentathlon
trans_list: Fünfkampf
sense:
An athletics event where athletes compete in épée fencing, shooting, freestyle swimming, show jumping and cross country.


lexentry: eng/modernism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: modernism
trans_list: Modernismus
sense:
Any of several styles of art, architecture, literature, philosophy, etc., that flourished in the 20th century.


lexentry: eng/modernize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: modernize
trans_list: modernisieren
sense:
(transitive) To make (something old or outdated) up to date, or modern in style or function by adding or changing equipment, designs, etc.


lexentry: eng/modest__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: modest
trans_list: anständig | sittsam
sense:
(especially of behavior or clothing) Intending to avoid the encouraging of sexual attraction in others.


lexentry: eng/modesty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: modesty
trans_list: Bescheidenheit
sense:
The quality of being modest; having a limited and not overly high opinion of oneself and one's abilities.


lexentry: eng/modification__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: modification
trans_list: Modifikation | Änderung | Abänderung
sense:
The act of making a change to something while keeping its essential character intact; an alteration or adjustment. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/modification__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: modification
trans_list: Modifikation
sense:
(biology) A change to an organism as a result of its environment that is not transmissable to offspring. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/modifier__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: modifier
trans_list: Bestimmungswort | Attribut | Bestimmung
sense:
(grammar) A word, phrase, or clause that limits or qualifies the sense of another word or phrase. (It may be any of the following: an adjective phrase, an adverb phrase, a prepositional phrase, a noun phrase, or a subordinate clause.)


lexentry: eng/modulate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: modulate
trans_list: modulieren
sense:
(intransitive, music) to move from one key or tonality to another, especially by using a chord progression


lexentry: eng/modulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: modulation
trans_list: Modulation
sense:
(engineering, physics, uncountable) Chiefly preceded by a descriptive word: modification of an electromagnetic wave or other oscillating carrier wave to apply a signal to it; (countable) an instance of this; also, the extent to which such a wave is modified; and the modified wave or signal.


lexentry: eng/module__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: module
trans_list: Modul
sense:
A self-contained component of a system, often interchangeable, which has a well-defined interface to the other components.


lexentry: eng/module__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: module
trans_list: Modul
sense:
(algebra, ring theory) An abelian group equipped with the operation of multiplication by an element of a ring (or another of certain algebraic objects), representing a generalisation of the concept of vector space with scalar multiplication.


lexentry: eng/modulus__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: modulus
trans_list: Modul
sense:
(physics) A coefficient that expresses how much of a certain property is possessed by a certain substance.


lexentry: eng/modulus__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: modulus
trans_list: Modul
sense:
(computing, programming) An operator placed between two numbers, to get the remainder of the division of those numbers.


lexentry: eng/modus_operandi__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: modus operandi
trans_list: Modus Operandi
sense:
(law enforcement) A known criminal's established habits and mode of work when committing specific offences, especially fraud, matched with characteristics of an unsolved crime to narrow down (limit to a specific list) or profile suspects.


lexentry: eng/modus_tollens__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: modus tollens
trans_list: Modus tollens
sense:
(philosophy, logic) A valid form of argument in which the consequent of a conditional proposition is denied, thus implying the denial of the antecedent. Modus tollens has this form:


lexentry: eng/moggy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moggy
trans_list: Katzenvieh
sense:
(UK, Irish, Commonwealth) A domestic cat, especially (depreciative, _, or, _, derogatory) a non-pedigree or unremarkable cat.


lexentry: eng/mogul_skiing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mogul skiing
trans_list: Buckelpistenfahren
sense:
A type of freestyle skiing where skiers ski terrain characterized by a large number of different bumps called moguls.


lexentry: eng/mojibake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mojibake
trans_list: Krähenfüße | Mojibake | Zeichensalat
sense:
(computing) Corrupt characters or letters, especially resulting from being displayed or transferred through an inappropriate character set or encoding.


lexentry: eng/moka_pot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moka pot
trans_list: Espressokanne
sense:
A coffeemaker that produces coffee by passing boiling water pressurized by steam through ground coffee, traditionally made of aluminium.


lexentry: eng/molality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: molality
trans_list: Molalität
sense:
(chemistry) the concentration of a substance in solution, expressed as the number of moles of solute per kilogram of solvent


lexentry: eng/molar__Adjective__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: molar
trans_list: molar
sense:
(chemistry) Of, relating to, or being a solution containing one mole of solute per litre of solution.


lexentry: eng/molarity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: molarity
trans_list: Molarität | Stoffmengenkonzentration
sense:
(chemistry) the concentration of a substance in solution, expressed as the number of moles of solute per litre of solution


lexentry: eng/molasses__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: molasses
trans_list: Melasse | Sirup
sense:
A thick, sweet syrup drained from sugarcane, especially (North America) the still thicker and sweeter syrup produced by boiling down raw molasses.


lexentry: eng/mold__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mold
trans_list: Schimmel | Mehltau
sense:
A natural substance in the form of a woolly or furry growth of tiny fungi that appears when organic material lies for a long time exposed to (usually warm and moist) air.


lexentry: eng/moldavite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moldavite
trans_list: Moldavit
sense:
(geology) A substance formed by meteorite impact, a component of the tektites found across central Europe.


lexentry: eng/molding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: molding
trans_list: Abformen | Ausformung | Formen | Formung | Formverfahren | Guss
sense:
The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder.


lexentry: eng/molding__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: molding
trans_list: Band | Fuge | Leiste | Profil | Profilleiste | Schattenfuge
sense:
(architecture) A plane, or curved, narrow surface, either sunk or projecting, used for decoration by means of the lights and shades upon its surface and to conceal joints, especially between unlike materials.


lexentry: eng/mole__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: mole
trans_list: Maulwurf
sense:
(espionage) An internal spy, a person who involves themself with an enemy organisation, especially an intelligence or governmental organisation, to determine and betray its secrets from within.


lexentry: eng/mole__Noun__4
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mole
trans_list: Mole
sense:
(nautical) A massive structure, usually of stone, used as a pier, breakwater or junction between places separated by water.


lexentry: eng/mole__Noun__5
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mole
trans_list: Mol | Gramm-Molekül
sense:
(chemistry, physics) In the International System of Units, the base unit of amount of substance; the amount of substance of a system which contains exactly 6.02214076×1023 elementary entities (atoms, ions, molecules, etc.). Symbol: mol. The number of atoms is known as Avogadro’s number. [from 1897]


lexentry: eng/mole_cricket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mole cricket
trans_list: Maulwurfsgrille
sense:
Any of various large insects from the family Gryllotalpidae that burrow into moist soil and feed on plant roots.


lexentry: eng/molecular_cloud__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: molecular cloud
trans_list: Molekülwolke
sense:
(astronomy) A large and relatively dense cloud of cold gas and dust in interstellar space from which new stars are formed


lexentry: eng/molecular_formula__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: molecular formula
trans_list: Summenformel | Bruttoformel
sense:
(chemistry) A notation indicating the number of atoms of each element present in one molecule of a substance.


lexentry: eng/molecular_orbital__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: molecular orbital
trans_list: Molekülorbital
sense:
(physical chemistry, quantum mechanics) The quantum mechanical behavior of an electron in a molecule describing the probability of the electron's particular position and energy; approximated by a linear combination of atomic orbitals.


lexentry: eng/molecular_sieve__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: molecular sieve
trans_list: Molekularsieb
sense:
(chemistry) A material, usually a zeolite silicate mineral, having pores of a precise and uniform size, that can be used to separate molecules of different shape and size.


lexentry: eng/molecule__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: molecule
trans_list: Molekül
sense:
(chemistry) The smallest particle of a specific element or compound that retains the chemical properties of that element or compound; two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.


lexentry: eng/mollusc__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mollusc
trans_list: Weichtier | Molluske
sense:
A soft-bodied invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically with a hard shell of one or more pieces.


lexentry: eng/molybdenite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: molybdenite
trans_list: Molybdänit
sense:
(mineral) A mineral, molybdenum disulfide MoS2, that is the principal ore of molybdenum; it is structurally similar to graphite and has a similar look and feel.


lexentry: eng/molybdenum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: molybdenum
trans_list: Molybdän
sense:
A chemical element (symbol Mo) with an atomic number of 42: a silvery metal, not found as a free element, used in steel alloys.


lexentry: eng/molybdomancy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: molybdomancy
trans_list: Bleigießen
sense:
divination by interpreting shapes formed when molten metal, typically lead or tin, is dropped into water.


lexentry: eng/moment__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: moment
trans_list: Moment | Augenblick | Zeitpunkt
sense:
(historical, unit) A definite period of time, specifically one-tenth of a point, or one-fortieth or one-fiftieth of an hour.


lexentry: eng/moment__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: moment
trans_list: Moment | Zeitpunkt
sense:
(colloquial, Internet slang, of a person) The current center of public attention and awe; the most important celebrity in their prime.


lexentry: eng/moment_of_force__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moment of force
trans_list: Drehmoment | Kraftmoment
sense:
(physics) The turning effect of a force applied to a rotational system at a distance from the axis of rotation. The moment is equal to the magnitude of the force multiplied by the perpendicular distance between its line of action and the axis of rotation.


lexentry: eng/moment_of_inertia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moment of inertia
trans_list: Trägheitsmoment | Inertialmoment | Massenträgheitsmoment
sense:
(physics, classical mechanics) A measure of a rigid body's resistance to change in its angular velocity around a given axis.


lexentry: eng/moment_of_silence__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: moment of silence
trans_list: Gedenkminute | Schweigeminute
sense:
A period of silence conducted to honor or provide a gesture of respect to a recently deceased person, as part of the mourning process. May also be conducted following a tragic event or on the anniversary thereof.


lexentry: eng/moment_of_truth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moment of truth
trans_list: Augenblick der Wahrheit | Moment der Wahrheit | Stunde der Wahrheit
sense:
(idiomatic) A deciding instant; the time when a test determines or makes it apparent whether something will succeed.


lexentry: eng/momentum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: momentum
trans_list: Schwung | Moment | Schwungkraft | Wucht
sense:
(physics) Of a body in motion: the tendency of a body to maintain its inertial motion; the product of its mass and velocity, or the vector sum of the products of its masses and velocities.


lexentry: eng/momo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: momo
trans_list: Momo
sense:
A type of dumpling from Nepal, Ladakh or Tibet made with a simple flour and water dough and filled with meat, vegetables or cheese.


lexentry: eng/monad__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: monad
trans_list: Monade
sense:
(functional programming) A data type which represents a specific form of computation, along with the operations "return" and "bind".


lexentry: eng/monarchy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monarchy
trans_list: Monarchie
sense:
A government in which sovereignty is embodied within a single, today usually hereditary head of state (whether as a figurehead or as a powerful ruler).


lexentry: eng/monasticism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monasticism
trans_list: Monastizismus | Mönchtum
sense:
(religion) The practice of renouncing all worldly pursuits in order to fully devote one's life to spiritual work.


lexentry: eng/monatomic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monatomic
trans_list: monoatomar
sense:
(chemistry) Of an element, consisting of a single atom in the molecule, for example, the noble gases. Note: Strictly speaking, a molecule has at least two atoms.


lexentry: eng/mondegreen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mondegreen
trans_list: Verhörer
sense:
(linguistics) A form of (possibly intentional) error arising from mishearing a spoken or sung phrase, possibly in a different language. [from 1954]


lexentry: eng/monergism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monergism
trans_list: Monergismus
sense:
(theology) A Christian position holding that God, through the Holy Spirit, works to bring about effectually the salvation of individuals through spiritual regeneration without cooperation from the individual.


lexentry: eng/monetarism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: monetarism
trans_list: Monetarismus
sense:
(economics) The political doctrine that a nation's economy can be controlled by regulating the money supply.


lexentry: eng/monetary_policy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monetary policy
trans_list: Geldmarktpolitik
sense:
(economics) The process by which the government, central bank, or monetary authority manages the supply of money, or trading in foreign exchange markets.


lexentry: eng/monetize__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: monetize
trans_list: monetarisieren | geldlich verwerten | gewinnbringend nutzen | monetär verwerten
sense:
(transitive) To make an activity profit-generating, particularly in computer and Internet-related activities.


lexentry: eng/money__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: money
trans_list: Geld
sense:
A currency maintained by a state or other entity which can guarantee its value (such as a monetary union).


lexentry: eng/money__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: money
trans_list: Bargeld | Geld
sense:
Hard cash in the form of banknotes and coins, as opposed to cheques/checks, credit cards, or credit more generally.


lexentry: eng/money_laundering__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: money laundering
trans_list: Geldwäsche | Geldwäscherei
sense:
The act of engaging in transactions designed to obscure the origin of money, especially money that has been obtained illegally. [from early 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/money_market__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: money market
trans_list: Geldmarkt
sense:
(finance) A market for trading short-term debt instruments, such as treasury bills, commercial paper, bankers' acceptances, and certificates of deposit.


lexentry: eng/money_order__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: money order
trans_list: Postanweisung | Geldbrief
sense:
(banking, finance) A directive to pay a prespecified amount of money from prepaid funds, making it a more trusted method of payment than a check.


lexentry: eng/money_pit__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: money pit
trans_list: Fass ohne Boden
sense:
(informal, sometimes, capitalized) A complicated, seemingly man-made excavation on Oak Island in Nova Scotia, Canada, rumored to contain pirate treasure and which has been repeatedly and unsuccessfully probed at great expense.


lexentry: eng/money_supply__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: money supply
trans_list: Geldmenge
sense:
(economics) The total amount of money (bills, coins, loans, credit, and other liquid instruments) in a particular economy.


lexentry: eng/moneyboy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moneyboy
trans_list: Nuttesohn | Stricher
sense:
(slang, LGBTQ, especially in China and Thailand) A rentboy; a (usually young) male who earns money by offering sexual services.


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/mongoloid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mongoloid
trans_list: asiatisch
sense:
(anthropology, dated) A member of the racial classification of humanity composed of peoples native to North Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Pacific Oceania, the Americas, and parts of Central Asia and South Asia (and sometimes eastern Fennoscandia) – as well as their descendants in other parts of the world.


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__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: monitor
trans_list: Monitor
sense:
(nautical) A relatively small armored warship with only one or two turrets (but often carrying unusually large guns for a warship of its size), usually designed for shore bombardment or riverine warfare rather than open-ocean combat. [from 1862]


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/monopodium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monopodium
trans_list: Monopodium | echte Hauptachse
sense:
(botany) A single and continuous axis of growth of a plant (stem or trunk), producing lateral shoots or branches.


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) Any of the order Monotremata of mammals that lay eggs and have single orifices for urogenital and digestive functions (cloaca); an echidna, platypus or one of their extinct relatives.


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/montane__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: montane
trans_list: Gebirge
sense:
(ecology) Of, inhabiting, or growing in mountain areas; specifically, the cool, moist upland slopes below the timberline. [from mid 19th 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: 05
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/moonstruck__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moonstruck
trans_list: mondsüchtig
sense:
(archaic) Of a person: perverted or insane, originally supposedly due to the influence of the Moon; compare lunatic.


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 | umstritten | strittig
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:
(countable, weapon) A weapon consisting of a heavy ball set with spikes attached rigidly to a staff, in contrast to a flail.


lexentry: eng/morning_tea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: morning tea
trans_list: Znüni
sense:
(Australia, NZ) A small meal or snack eaten between breakfast and lunch; a period of time set aside for this purpose, taken as a break from schoolwork, work, a conference, etc.


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/moron__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: moron
trans_list: Depp | Schwachkopf | Trottel
sense:
(philosophy) A hypothetical particle whose existence and configuration can make a moral judgment true.


lexentry: eng/morph__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: morph
trans_list: morph
sense:
(grammar, linguistics) A recurrent distinctive sound or sequence of sounds representing an indivisible morphological form; especially as representing a morpheme.


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 (4,5-epoxy-17-methyl-7,8-didehydromorphinan-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/morphosyntax__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: morphosyntax
trans_list: Morphosyntax
sense:
(linguistics) The system of the internal structure of words (morphology) and the way in which words are put together to form phrases and sentences (syntax), regarded as an interlinked unit.


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/mortmain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mortmain
trans_list: unveräußerlich
sense:
(legal) The perpetual, inalienable possession of lands by a corporation or non-personal entity such as a church.


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 whose entrances are immediately adjacent to a parking lot to facilitate convenient access to parked automobiles.


lexentry: eng/moth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moth
trans_list: Motte | Nachtfalter
sense:
Any flying insect of the order Lepidoptera not in the superfamily Papilionoidea, most species of which are nocturnal and can be 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, especially of 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, aircraft or spacecraft 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_ship__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: motor ship
trans_list: Motorschiff
sense:
(watercraft) A seagoing vessel powered by an internal combustion engine, usually a diesel. Compare with steamship.


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/motorized_infantry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: motorized infantry
trans_list: motorisierte Infanterie | motorisierte Schütze
sense:
(military) Infantry which are transported in trucks, motor vehicles, and sometimes in light-armoured vehicles


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: 03
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__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mount
trans_list: Auffälligkeit | erhöhte Stelle
sense:
(palmistry) Any of seven fleshy prominences in the palm of the hand, taken to represent the influences of various heavenly bodies.


lexentry: eng/mount__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: mount
trans_list: besteigen | montieren | anbringen | bespringen | (an Wert) zunehmen | Gefechtsposition einnehmen
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: 06
written_rep: mount
trans_list: aufsteigen lassen | erheben | in die Höhe heben
sense:
(intransitive, rare) To rise on high; to go up; to be upraised or uplifted; to tower aloft; to ascend; often with up.


lexentry: eng/mount__Verb__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: mount
trans_list: anmelden | einbinden | einhängen | 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 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 arboreal birds of the family Coliidae within the 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_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, NZ) 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 or Italian-style cheese made from cow's or buffalo's milk and commonly used as a pizza topping and in salads etc.


lexentry: eng/mozzetta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mozzetta
trans_list: Mozetta
sense:
(Roman Catholicism) A short cape covering the shoulders and buttoned in front, with a hood, which is worn by the pope, cardinals, bishops, and other senior clergy.


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


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 treat a situation unseriously.


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/mudskipper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mudskipper
trans_list: Schlammspringerverwandter
sense:
Any of various gobies of the subfamily Oxudercinae that are able to survive out of water by breathing through their skins and having strong pectoral fins that act as simple legs.


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/mudstone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mudstone
trans_list: Mergel
sense:
(petrology) A fine-grained sedimentary rock whose original constituents were clays or muds. [from 18th c.]


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:
(law enforcement) A photograph of a person's face, especially one taken by the police during an 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/mule__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mule
trans_list: Pantolette
sense:
Any shoe with an upper covering the front of the foot but without a back flap or strap, leaving the heel exposed.


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. [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 | mehrfach
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__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: multiple
trans_list: Vielfache
sense:
(mathematics) A whole number that is obtained by multiplying a specific whole number by another whole number.


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
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 a 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:
(countable, veterinary disease, chiefly, historical) Any of several highly infectious diseases of cattle or other livestock, such as anthrax, babesiosis, or rinderpest; or a particular epizootic thereof; also, an infectious disease affecting other animals, such as poultry.


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 coupes from the 1960s and early 1970s, that are modified to look and perform like race cars and equipped with large, powerful V-8 engines that allow for quick acceleration to high speeds; but still designed for travel on regular highways.


lexentry: eng/muscle_dysmorphia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: muscle dysmorphia
trans_list: Dysmorphophobie
sense:
(bodybuilding, psychology) A disorder in which a person becomes obsessed with the idea that they are not muscular enough.


lexentry: eng/muscle_memory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: muscle memory
trans_list: Muskelgedächtnis
sense:
(physiology) The ability to reproduce a particular movement using subconscious neuromuscular control which is acquired as a result of the physiological adaptation of the body to repetition of the movement.


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:
(children's 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 | Musikerin | Musikant | Musikantin | 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, music 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/musk_thistle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: musk thistle
trans_list: Bisamdistel | Nickende Distel
sense:
A biennial herb of species Carduus nutans, in the sunflower family Asteraceae with a large drooping purple flower head, native to parts of Eurasia and North Africa and a common invasive species elsewhere.


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:
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/musth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: musth
trans_list: Musth
sense:
(also, attributive, uncountable) Chiefly preceded by in or on: the state each year during which a male animal (usually a camel or an elephant) exhibits increased aggressiveness and sexual activity due to a high level of testosterone; (countable) an instance of this.


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_arse__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: my arse
trans_list: am Arsch
sense:
(slang, UK, Irish, Commonwealth, sometimes, vulgar) Indicates incredulous disapproval, contradiction or disbelief.


lexentry: eng/my_ass__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: my ass
trans_list: am Arsch | von wegen
sense:
(slang, sometimes, 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: ein Königreich für ein …
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 | Mykorrhiza
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 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: 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/myself__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: myself
trans_list: mich | mir
sense:
(proscribed) Me, as the object of a verb or preposition without a reflexive trigger. Sometimes used for intensifying the pronoun of oneself. [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: nennen | benennen | 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. in order to avoid conflicts with items in unrelated code that carry 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. [from 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 by an overinflated sense of self-importance (incl. subordination of other people's needs), sensitivity to criticism and difference in opinion and the denigration of others that are deemed lesser.


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: schmal | eng | 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/narrowness__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: narrowness
trans_list: Enge | Beschränktheit
sense:
(countable) A constriction; a narrow passage or place; an instance or aspect of being narrow, or having a limited scope or extent.


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: nasal 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 common national identity (historically, culturally, or ethnically; as with 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_service__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: national service
trans_list: Wehrdienst
sense:
Service, especially compulsory service, either in military service or in non-military service, on behalf of one's nation.


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


lexentry: eng/nationalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nationalism
trans_list: Nationalismus
sense:
A more extreme form of patriotism; the idea of a more extreme support for one's country, people or culture.


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: 02
written_rep: naumachia
trans_list: Naumachie
sense:
(historical) The location where such recreated sea battles took place; a building featuring an artificial body of water. [from 17th 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: Marinebasis | Marinestützpunkt
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: rein | lösungsmittelfrei
sense:
(chemistry) Conditions with a liquid reagent or gas performed with no standard solvent or cosolvent.


lexentry: eng/neaten__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neaten
trans_list: abändern
sense:
(transitive) To make (someone or something) neat; to arrange (people or things) in an orderly, tidy way; to tidy.


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 kennt kein Gebot | Not bricht 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/neckbeard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neckbeard
trans_list: Nackenbart
sense:
A style of facial hair wherein the beard is allowed to grow down the chin and is trimmed to an even length over the entirety of the face.


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.


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 | Nachlässigkeit
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:
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/neo-Nazi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neo-Nazi
trans_list: Neonazi
sense:
An adherent of neo-Nazism, any of various (far right, authoritarian, or bigoted) post-World War II Nazi ideologies.


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/neoconservatism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neoconservatism
trans_list: Neokonservativismus
sense:
(US) A right-wing political movement that opposes liberalism in economic areas and supports an interventionist foreign policy.


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.


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:
(grammar) A pronoun used in place of he, she, one, it, 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/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_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__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: network
trans_list: Netzwerk
sense:
(computing, Internet) A computer network: multiple computers and other devices connected together to share information.


lexentry: eng/network__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: network
trans_list: Netzwerk
sense:
A set of people with sociocultural connections to one another; especially, such a set consisting of occupational or business connections.


lexentry: eng/network__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: network
trans_list: Netz | Netzwerk
sense:
(literal) A fabric or structure of fibrous elements attached to each other at regular intervals; the act or process of making such an object.


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:
(pseudoscience, 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 typical way of processing sensory, linguistic, and social information. [from early 21th c.]


lexentry: eng/neuter__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: neuter
trans_list: sächlich | neutral | 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: 06
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/neuter_gender__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neuter gender
trans_list: Neutrum
sense:
(linguistics) A grammatical gender in some languages: which is not masculine nor feminine, or which is not of common gender.


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:
(originally 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: 03
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/newt__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: newt
trans_list: Molch
sense:
(by extension, informal, transitive) To (usually temporarily) expel a user from a MUD or similar system


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/nibble__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nibble
trans_list: knabbern
sense:
Chiefly followed by at, away, or on: to take a small, quick bite, or several of such bites; to eat (at frequent intervals) with small, quick bites.


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/nicety__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nicety
trans_list: Genauigkeit
sense:
Behaving in an unpleasant or spiteful way that is seemingly, or perceived as, pleasant or agreeable.


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/nictate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nictate
trans_list: blinzeln
sense:
(intransitive) To wink or blink; (of certain animals) to close the nictating membrane. [from 18th c.]


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 from the order Caprimulgiformes, 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/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/nineteenth_hole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nineteenth hole
trans_list: neunzehnte
sense:
(golf) A pub/bar where golfers go for drinks after a game of golf, usually in the clubhouse at the course; equivalent to après-ski.


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: 06
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: 09
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


